LA Made: The Other Moonshot

M.G. Lord, Antonia Cereijido, Julia Paskin, Frank Stoltze, Libby Rainey

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Booking Overview

LA Made: The Other Moonshot is a California-innovation focused series that blends investigative reporting with cultural history. It’s built around uncovering overlooked contributors to major breakthroughs, which makes it valuable for PR outreach tied to science, history, and social impact.

Metrics

Episodes: 69

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.7k subscribers

Instagram: 142.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

M.G. Lord - Writer and aerospace enthusiast who uncovers and reveals the origins and hidden stories behind space exploration and aerospace teams; described as joining the series to uncover “their story.”

Antonia Cereijido - Co-host for Season 2, sharing the backstory and origin narratives tied to Barbie with author/biographer M.G. Lord.

Julia Paskin - LAist All Things Considered host who takes listeners inside a Los Angeles museum devoted to AI-generated art.

Frank Stoltze - LAist Civics and Democracy Correspondent who discusses an unprecedented week involving ICE raids and protests.

Libby Rainey - LAist reporter who looks at the Iranian team’s path to Los Angeles and how politics shaped the World Cup context.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Journalism professionals (LAist reporters/correspondents) and subject-matter experts connected to the episode’s theme (e.g., policy/civic impact for ICE protests; sports/politics context; arts/AI museums). In the series seasons, credible primary-source access or firsthand knowledge tied to historical/innovator narratives is emphasized (e.g., engineers’ accounts, creators/marketers).
Required Achievements:  
Published reporting or correspondence roles at major media outlets, Credible subject expertise through professional work (e.g., journalism, policy/civic reporting, cultural/arts coverage), For deeper season storytelling: primary-source involvement/knowledge tied to historically influential innovations or creators

Recent Guest Discussions

Julia Paskin - Dataland Museum Concept And How It May Shift The Conversation Around Human-ai Collaboration.

Frank Stoltze - ICE Protests And The Context/history Of ICE Raids And What Comes Next; Interviews With Family Members Of People Detained By Ice.

Libby Rainey - Iran National Soccer Team’s Precarious Path To Los Angeles For The World Cup; The Role Of Politics In The Tournament And Issues Facing The Team And La’s Iranian Diaspora.

Recent Topics

Aerospace, Spaceflight, History, Civil Unrest, Journalism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
LA Made: The Other Moonshot
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Imperfect Paradise: Can this museum rebrand AI art?

July 03, 2026

Los Angeles has a new museum: Dataland –- the world’s first museum completely devoted to AI-generated art. In a time of high anxiety around the impact of AI on jobs, the environment and human creativity, can Dataland change the conversation around human-AI collaboration? LAist All Things Considered Host Julia Paskin takes us inside Dataland.   Read Julia’s essay on Dataland at LAist.com. Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a o...

Imperfect Paradise: On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests (Redux)

June 26, 2026

This episode originally aired on June 13, 2025. ICE raids began last Friday across Southern California. People have been detained and there have been confrontations between protesters and law enforcement. What exactly went down and where does Los Angeles go from here? We hear from family members of people detained by ICE and talk with LAist Civics and Democracy Correspondent Frank Stoltze about the unprecedented week that Angelenos just experienced. Also we take a look at the history of this ...

Imperfect Paradise: War, politics, and sports collide as Iran competes in LA for the World Cup

June 19, 2026

The Iran national soccer team competed in its first match at the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles – after months of uncertainty over whether they’d play amid the US war on Iran. It's the first time in the tournament’s history that a host nation has gone to war with a participating nation. In our final installment of our World Cup series, LAist reporter Libby Rainey looks at the Iranian team’s precarious path to LA, the role politics has played in the largest and longest W...

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