1. Episode 7: How Tom Sawyer changed my life, featuring Larry Goldstein

    Imagine Mark Twain’s iconic ne’er-do-well as the high school counselor who launched your career. Only in L.A. Listen in, as University of Michigan professor Larry Goldstein showcases work from his book of literary criticism, ‘Poetry Los Angeles: Reading the Essential Poems of the City.’ The book features 40 poems about L.A., with chapters on Hollywood, the freeway, the Pacific Ocean, and more. Goldstein provides historical, critical, and cultural context throughout.