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Episode #827

Getty Fabulous: Live in L.A.

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Friday, July 06, 2007

Studio 360 goes Hollywood. Kurt Andersen is live at the Getty Center in Los Angeles talking to some of the city’s creative movers and shakers. East L.A. fusion rockers Quetzal show how they're pushing the boundaries of Chicano music to a new level of cool. Jon Robin Baitz (creator of ABC's "Brothers and Sisters") explains why it’s good to be a playwright writing for TV. Plus, insightful commentary from Svetlana, L.A.'s most highly cultured escort (as performed by actress and playwright Iris Bahr).

Studio 360 Episode 923, Getty Fabulous: Live in LA Iris Bahr (Marc Goldstein)

Svetlana Explains it All

Playwright and performer Iris Bahr is a shape-shifter. Her recent one-woman show "Dai (Enough)" cast her as everyone from a Palestinian mother to a retired Israeli soldier, all sitting in a Tel Aviv café where tragedy is about to strike. She takes the stage at the Getty ...

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Jon Robin Baitz

There's an old story about a promising young playwright who gets lured out to Hollywood to write for the big screen.  Jon Robin Baitz says his version has a happy ending. The acclaimed young playwright returned to his hometown of L.A. a few years ago to ...

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Quetzal

East L.A. fusion rockers Quetzal show how they're pushing the boundaries of Chicano music to a new level of cool. Bandleader Quetzal Flores and his wife, vocalist Martha Gonzalez, tell Kurt why politics is something they can't help but sing about. They perform two ...

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: More from Quetzal

Quetzal performs "Voces" and "You Must Die" live at the Getty Center.

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Alexandra Patsavas

You may not know her by name, but if you're one of the 20 million viewers of the TV show "Grey's Anatomy," you know her work. Alexandra Patsavas curates the music sprinkled throughout hot shows like "Grey's," "The OC" and "Rescue Me" -- and she's been responsible ...

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