The cost seems prohibitive. Only the privileged few will have access to it. Would love to see more stories about lack of access and what else could be done with the $150,000 spent on the Iron Man suit.

After 75 years, the last race will be run at Hollywood Park this coming Sunday. Once the celebrity playground of Hollywood stars, who owned thoroughbreds and stock in the racetrack, it's slated to become a multi-billion dollar mixed use development in the heart of Inglewood. Producer David Weinberg visits the track.

Saying goodbye to Hollywood Park

Madeleine Brand talks to David Weinberg about his "Random Tape" podcast and plays some amazing tape. On KCRW's Press Play on Monday 3/17/14.

RANDOM TAPE

An intimate and imagined conversation with Studs Terkel about the edges of life and death.

Winner of the 2015 People's Choice Award for Third Coast International Audio Festival's ShortDocs Challenge: Studs Rules
http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/competitions/shortdocs/2015

http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1675-where-do-i-find-you-now

Where Do I Find You Now?

This story was produced for KCRW's 24-hour Radio Race.

In the city of New Orleans - the Big Easy - it's a syrupy, sultry, slow passage of time. For Johnny Angel, time changes everything.

NOLA: Crawfish and Cowboys

I'm Marco Werman.
 
This upscale Persian carpet store in LA is all about imported rugs.
 
Some came here from Iran long before the US trade ban.
 
CLIP: "The rugs that were made 150 years ago, doesn't have anything to do with politics."
 
Now politics is getting out of the rug business.
 
As Iranian imports become legal once again.
 
Our story on The World.

Photo: Saul Gonzalez

PREVIEW: Iranian rug imports, legal again

ERIC DRACHMAN: Wife and Wife

Jamie and Marisa’s love is irresistible. It’s so sweet, Jamie worried it would sound saccharine, but it’s true and kind and generous. And it’s about to be celebrated by their "favorite dearest sweetests" at their wedding. Even a  few years ago, they wouldn’t have been able to legally marry each other, but today they are glowing with the anticipation of celebrating with family, friends, and even the state.

Special thanks to my brother, Evan Drachman, for the use of his beautiful cello recording of “Menuets - Bach Suite No. 1 In G Major” from his album, “Full Circle”!

Photo by: Matt Sumell

ERIC DRACHMAN: Wife and Wife (2016 Radio Race)

Bertrand de Gabriac, 72, was vacationing in Long Island, NY in July when he started having lower back pain. A few days later, he couldn't walk. He and his wife quickly flew home to Santa Barbara, where Cottage Hospital diagnosed de Gabriac with an autoimmune disease called Guillain-Barré syndrome. His body's immune system was attacking his nervous system.

He began taking antibiotics and getting better. But, he needed to learn how to walk again.

At Cottage Rehabilitation Center, he began using a robotic device called the Ekso, a skeletal suit that hooks to a patient’s body and supports them as they walk. The developer, Ekso Bionics, began selling the product to hospitals after receiving FDA clearance in April. Currently, only eight hospitals in the state of California have one. The price tag is $150,000.

KCRW’s Larry Perel visited de Gabriac to see the Ekso in action.

New robot helps patients learn to walk again

KCRW's Saul Gonzalez explores the rise and fall of Los Angeles fashion company American Apparel.

The Rise and Fall of American Apparel

Everything You've Ever Felt (with Lady Midnight and Mike Massey)

Raúl Pacheco and Ulises Bella from Ozomatli stopped by KCRW's Santa Barbara studio before their show at the Lobero Theater. They spoke with KCRW's Larry Perel about their eclectic style, hunting for 20-year-old tapes hidden in a vault on a mountain and their new album, Non-Stop: Mexico to Jamaica.

Ozomatli at KCRW's Santa Barbara studio

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