1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Rosecrans Baldwin on Los Angeles as a City-State This episode focuses on what novelist and writer Rosecrans Baldwin calls &quot;the city state Los Angeles.”&amp;nbsp;In his recent best-selling book&amp;nbsp;Everything Now: Lessons&amp;nbsp;From&amp;nbsp;the City-State of Los Angeles,&amp;nbsp;the award-winning author shares his thoughts on one of the United States’ most confounding metropolises – &quot;not just a great city, but a full-blown modern city-state.” Together with our hosts, Baldwin addresses issues such as the housing crisis, city planning and what can be learned from comparing L.A.’s infrastructure to another highly fascinating metropolis: Berlin. Baldwin is the winner of the 2022 California Book Award.&amp;nbsp; 55 Voices for Democracy – The Podcast http://55voices.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23733008/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/131844089