Simone Biles' decision to pull out of the women's team final has prompted comments and analysis around the world, including much praise for Biles' choosing to prioritize her mental health. Biles spoke at length about her decision, saying she was shaking before the Olympic team gymnastics final – and that she withdrew after realizing that the "mental's not there." Biles has now also withdrawn from the individual all-around competition. Here's NPR's transcript of what Biles said at the news conference that followed Tuesday's team event, in which the U.S. women won silver.
Media mogul Barry Diller, who oversaw Paramount when it released hits like Grease, recently told NPR that “the movie business is over.” We wanted to know more, so Kim Masters asked him to elaborate in part 1 of their interview for The Business this week. He said the internet may have slightly misinterpreted his statement, but that our conception of a movie is rapidly evolving. He did offer another hot take on movie theaters though...
Yesterday’s episode of Greater LA was all about one of the industries hardest hit by the pandemic – the theater. Premiering this weekend at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon is The Last, Best Small Town, a show about the differing realities of the American dream. The play follows two families, one Latino and one white, as they navigate the 2008 financial crisis and its impact on the career prospects and aspirations of young people. But don’t worry if that sounds a little heavy, playwright John Guerra says that at its heart, it’s a love story.
As the various areas of California’s economy recover, consumer spending is now back to about where it was before the pandemic. Despite that, small business revenue levels are still 30-40% below what they were pre-COVID. Bill Allen, CEO of the LA County Economic Development Corporation, says the reason for the uneven growth is that more people than ever started relying on ecommerce from big companies like Amazon for their everyday needs. He thinks those small businesses, the majority in LA owned by women and POC, can still recover with a little adaptation.
KCRW invites you to a virtual premier of the new Hulu original documentary feature Homeroom, followed by a Behind the Screens conversation with KCRW's Steve Chiotakis and Director Peter Nicks and three students from the film. In Homeroom, Oakland High School’s class of 2020 confronts an unprecedented year. Anxiety over test scores and college applications gives way to uncertainty springing from a rapidly developing pandemic. Efforts to eliminate the school district’s police force unfold against the backdrop of growing nationwide demands for systemic change.
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