The Labyrinth Project

The Labyrinth Project at UCLA

English Documentary Natural Sciences Science Social Sciences Society & Culture

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Episodes 9

Avg. Duration 32m

Activity Dormant

Since Jan 2022

Latest Episode May 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule

Monthly

Format

Serial

Hosting

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About This Podcast

Exploring the Maze of Nature in Los Angeles.The Labyrinth Project explores the diverse and surprising ways in which Los Angeles is full of different natures--- a veritable trophic cascade of the absurd and surprising. Wetlands, lawns, rats, cats, coyotes, mountain lions interact with human affect, state power, indigenous politics, aesthetic pleasure, local governmental power and much more. It is a collaborative research project at UCLA, based in the Institute for Society and Genetics, and in collaboration with the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies, and using a mix of participant-observation, structured interviewing, collaborative urban anthropology, historical and archival digging, ecological observation, and analysis of social media content. Does this maze have a monster? Did you bring thread?
Read more at https://labyrinth.garden/

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Recent Episodes

S2E3 Hopelessly devoted: a cat detective story

May 02, 2025 23m

Feral cats are everywhere in Los Angeles — in a bush on a hill along the freeway, darting through shelves of an autoglass repair shop, and crouched under storage units. In this episode, Hana Almony…

S2E2 The LA River, a fish story

Apr 03, 2025 35m

Can you fish the LA river? UCLA undergrads Sami Ryan, Nico Le and Jae Hun Hwang find out in this episode about LA's storied river. They learn about native and invasive fish and plants, the plight of…

S2E1 The Los Angeles Animal Airlift

Mar 07, 2025 41m

Listen to the untold story of the Los Angeles Animal Airlift. It is a story about helicopters and overpasses, a story about compassion and fear, a story about deciding to live with animals, or…

S1E6 Also, Satan

Mar 21, 2022 53m

In this episode, Christopher Kelty explores the rather surprising background to the No Kill Movement in LA.Part of the UCLA Labyrinth Research Project, more at https://labyrinth.garden/The Labyrinth…

S1E5 How to See Coyotes

Mar 15, 2022 25m

Everybody in Los Angeles has a coyote story, but nobody can quite agree on what seeing a coyote in the city means. What do coyotes mean by the things they do? In this episode Chase Niesner explores…

S1E4 The Responsibility of Feral Cats

Mar 07, 2022 27m

The maze has brought you to a cat's cradle story of responsibility and moral failure. Listen as Niaz Sassounian takes us on a whirlwind tour of the feral cat controversy in Los Angeles. Part of the…

S1E3 Coyotes in the Cloud

Feb 28, 2022 37m

You just saw a coyote on the street in front of your apartment. What should you think? In this episode, Coyotes in the Cloud, Spencer Robins asks whether you actually saw that coyote or whether…

S1E2 Unsustainable

Feb 21, 2022 20m

Are you doing your part to save the planet today? Surely you’ve thought about it. All around you there are signs urging you to recycle, to save water, to use less energy. In this episode, Emma…

S1E1 The Lion and the Rat

Jan 27, 2022 27m

In this episode, produced by Christopher Kelty, we ask, “what can you live with” in Los Angeles? It’s a simple question without any good answers. It’s a deeply cultural question, about why we love…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does The Labyrinth Project have?

The Labyrinth Project has published 9 episodes since January 2022, covering topics in Documentary, Natural Sciences.

Is The Labyrinth Project still active?

The Labyrinth Project is currently dormant with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 32m.