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LA Made: The Other Moonshot
“LA Made” is a series exploring stories of bold Californian innovators and how they forever changed the lives of millions all over the world. Each season will unpack the untold and surprising stories behind some of the most exciting innovations that continue to influence our lives today.
Season 3, "LA Made: The Other Moonshot," tells the story of three Black aerospace engineers in Los Angeles, who played a crucial role in America’s race to space, amid the civil unrest of the…
Episodes
LA Made: The Other MoonshotImperfect Paradise: The Huntington Beach library at the center of America’s culture wars
Censorship efforts at libraries nationwide have increased steadily over the last several years. In the 2023 - 24 school year, more than 10,000 book bans were…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotPart 4: The Landing
In the final episode of "LA Made: The Other Moonshot": Despite several stopgaps and hiccups, the moon landing is a monumental success, although many Black…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotPart 3: Making an Impact
In this episode of "LA Made: The Other Moonshot": The launch of Apollo 6. Nate and Charlie must choose how to respond when their work is undermined by…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotPart 2: Spring Loaded to Failure
In this episode of "LA Made: The Other Moonshot": Were these three engineers set up to fail? The space race starts to hit debilitating roadblocks, and the…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotPart 1: Ignition Starts
In this first episode of "LA Made: The Other Moonshot": America aims for the moon. President John F. Kennedy stands proudly behind the mission to advance the…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotIntroducing LA Made: The Other Moonshot (Coming January 29)
When Joanne Higgins was growing up in Compton in Los Angeles, she heard her godfather, Charlie Cheathem, tell stories about his key role in the Apollo mission…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotThe Barbie Tapes: When Girls--and Barbie--Could Do Anything
In this episode, Ruth and Elliot Handler are gone, and the new Mattel team, led by a man who feared the volatility of the toy business, diversified the company…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotThe Barbie Tapes: Battle of the Bulge
For Barbie, the cultural upheaval of the 60s and 70s incites one identity crisis after another as Mattel tries to keep up with the times. On top of that, she…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotThe Barbie Tapes: A Toy is Born
When Barbie arrives on the toy scene in 1959, her celebrity is instantaneous, and not just because of her controversial appearance. Worldwide, Barbie is still…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotIntroducing LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios
Season 2 of “LA Made” tells the true story of the making and marketing of the most famous doll in the world, Barbie, told by the people who did it. We’ll hear…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotSpecial Feature: Pomona's Victor Glover Will Pilot NASA's 2024 Moon Mission
It's been more than 50 years since an American has set foot on the moon, or even gotten close to it. But on Monday, NASA named the four astronauts who will…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Flights of Fancy in Southern California (Bonus Episode)
What is it about gazing at the stars that inspires humans — including our very own Suicide Squad — to attempt the impossible? And what is it about sunny…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Inside JPL (Bonus Episode)
We go inside the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and get a tour that’s not available to the public: watching technicians build spacecraft with Kobie Boykins, hanging…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: The Legacy of Frank Malina
Frank Malina’s legacy has often been eclipsed by flashier figures in American aerospace (like Jack Parsons and Werner Von Braun). But in this episode, we’ll…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: The Explosive Demise of Jack Parsons
When Jack Parsons dies in an explosion, conspiracy theories foment. Was it murder by a disgruntled ex-cop? Assassination by the US government? In this episode…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Operation Paperclip
After WWII, the U.S. hired and promoted Nazi aerospace engineers in a program called Operation Paperclip — yet it drove away its own rocketeers, Malina and…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: The Curse of Tsien
While Frank Malina escaped the worst of the FBI's treatment, Suicide Squad member Tsien Hsue-Shen was not so lucky. This episode chronicles the shocking story…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Lucky Break
Malina leaves behind military work and brings his idealism to a new life and a new organization: UNESCO, in Paris. Back in the US, the FBI fumes, arrests…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Seeing Red
Horrified that his new rocket design will become the vehicle for a nuclear warhead, Malina leaves JPL… just in time for the Red Scare to ramp up. Malina flees…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Babalon
Jack Parsons’s involvement in sexmagick threatens his position at Aerojet. And his troubles at home reach a breaking point when a red-haired, thirtysomething…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Women in Aerospace
Women trailblazers in aerospace often weren’t credited — including one woman who accomplished critical work with the Suicide Squad: Barbara Canright. This…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Sexmagick in the Desert
While Frank Malina struggles with the militarization of his work, Jack Parsons is not so bothered. Instead, he's having the time of his life enjoying the…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: The Other Side of Frank Malina
Frank Malina is wracked with inner conflict over working for the military. His calls for scientific advancement for the purpose of bettering humanity fall on…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: Cred
The semi-successful Halloween test earns the squad some legitimacy and some money. Without consistent funding, though, the Suicide Squad breaks up before…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotBlood, Sweat & Rockets: The Suicide Squad
Meet the Suicide Squad: Jack Parsons, Frank Malina, and their crew. They're a band of young engineers, chemists, and mathematicians who saw the limitless…
LA Made: The Other MoonshotIntroducing LA Made: Blood, Sweat & Rockets, from LAist Studios
From NASA sending astronauts to the moon to billionaires launching themselves into space, there’s something about the cosmos that inspires people to attempt…