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The best and worst in 2022 politics
The best and worst in 2022 politics
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Dec 28, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Ukraine, abortion, midterms, racist tape leaks — 2022 was a lot, politically. We gather our newsroom experts to break down the year. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times U.S. Supreme Court David G. Savage, California politics columnist Mark Barabak, and L.A. city politics reporter Julia WickMore reading:News Analysis: Supreme Court likes separation of powers, but not of church and stateHate grows, L.A. politics go berserk and Gen Z saves democracy: Columnists dissect 2022L.A. on the Record: KDL, absurdist theater and a trick play
Released:
Dec 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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Who really created Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?: A junk snack may not seem like a big deal, especially in this current world. But the story of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos — a gnarled, messy, crunchy, bright-red corn puff that debuted in the early 1990s — and its creation has long been told as an inspirational fable from classrooms to boardrooms because of one man: Richard Montañez. His tale was irresistible: he was a former janitor at a Frito-Lay plant who became a high-ranking executive. That is all true. But he credited his rise to his creation of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Now, an L.A. Times investigation has cast doubts on those claims, and the internet is, well, aflame. We get some insight into the matter from Times business reporter Sam Dean and our very own senior podcast producer Denise Guerra. by The Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times