Imperfect Paradise
Stories of the reality behind the dream.
LAist Studios
Show overview
Imperfect Paradise has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 208 episodes, alongside 5 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 110 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 41 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 42 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 61 episodes published. Published by LAist Studios.
From the publisher
Imperfect Paradise is LAist's weekly on-demand news magazine show that pulls back the curtain and dives deeper into the biggest and most consequential SoCal stories of the week from our newsroom. New episodes drop every Friday. Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.