Listeners of The Times enjoy over 400 episodes from the podcast’s two-year run. The show’s massive range of stunning topics keeps them listening. Though the podcast ended in 2023, its archive of extraordinary stories remains relevant. And it will continue to do so for years. L.A. Times produced and nurtured, it’s hard not to binge. Backed by a newspaper with decades of reliability and a stack of Pulitzer Prizes, no one expects less. Listeners get news from–and global stories viewed from–America’s newer melting pot. 

The podcast examines the world through the eyes of the U.S.’s West Coast. So, a casual tone and exceptional journalism meld in this podcast. Career L.A. Times journalists give listeners award-winning reporting and cutting investigative stories. Distinctive looks at diverse lives, struggles, and triumphs make this an addicting podcast. 

Times columnist Gustavo Arellano hosts. His bio states that he’s the son of immigrants and that one of his parents came to the U.S. from Mexico in the trunk of a Chevy. With pride, Arellano hard-rolls his Rs. He sprinkles in Spanish words here and there as he introduces episodes. His strong Latinx spirit matches the L.A. and West Coast demographic and many other parts of the world. But content is independent of place, despite the podcast’s title. And it’s also unbound by staff demographic. Arellano’s casual tone grounds listeners amidst intense stories. 

That’s good since no subject is off limits for The Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times. From interviews with striking farmworkers to tech news from Silicon Valley, the podcast delivers. With range and depth, reporters interview diverse voices worldwide. They interview unique voices in the field and analyze stories in the studio to reflect fully. 

Topics get intense and take up the focus of the nearly 30-minute episodes. They explore how mass shootings affect young voters in the United States. They go far, reporting on LGBTQ people’s experience on the battlefront in Ukraine. From a crisis on the Colorado River to L.A.’s complicated affordable housing system, stories are unique and come from many perspectives. 

The Times podcast covers the arts, culture, tech, politics, the savage, and the ridiculous. It rants for the vulnerable. It raves about their victories. It delivers fantastic investigative stories and breaking news. Episodes usually aired every other day and ran 20 to 30 minutes. Shows focus on one topic with commentary and news briefs on different events mixed in.