title: Imperfect Paradise (podcast)
text: # Imperfect Paradise (podcast)
  
  Imperfect Paradise is a podcast series published by LAist Studios and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
  
  ## Production and awards
  
  Season one, episode one was released in January 2022.
  
  Season three was shortlisted for a 2022 International Documentary Association Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary or Series.
  
  ## Seasons
  
  * Home is Life, 3 episodes about homelessness and housing in Orange County, California. Season 1 was hosted by Jill Replogle.
  * The Forgotten Revolutionary, 8 episodes about the life and death of activist and broadcaster Oscar Gomez. Season 2 was hosted by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez.
  * Sheriff Villanueva, 5 episodes about the election and work of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Season 3 was hosted by Frank Stoltze.
  * Yoga’s Queen of Conspiracies, 3 episodes focussing on the work of American yoga instructor Guru Jagat's adoption of QAnon conspiracy theories. Season 4 was produced and hosted by Emily Guerin.
  