Julie Caine

Hey, everybody. It's Julie Cain. I'm the showrunner and one of the editors on ThruLine. And we're going to do something kind of special today. In the spirit of giving, we want to give you a preview of our monthly bonus episodes, our plus episodes. Usually these are just for our ThruLine Plus supporters because we want to give them a little bit extra for their support. And we're so grateful.

Hey, everybody. It's Julie Cain. I'm the showrunner and one of the editors on ThruLine. And we're going to do something kind of special today. In the spirit of giving, we want to give you a preview of our monthly bonus episodes, our plus episodes. Usually these are just for our ThruLine Plus supporters because we want to give them a little bit extra for their support. And we're so grateful.

Hey, everybody. It's Julie Cain. I'm the showrunner and one of the editors on ThruLine. And we're going to do something kind of special today. In the spirit of giving, we want to give you a preview of our monthly bonus episodes, our plus episodes. Usually these are just for our ThruLine Plus supporters because we want to give them a little bit extra for their support. And we're so grateful.

Thank you so much if you're already a Plus listener. But if you aren't a Plus supporter yet, we hope you'll consider signing up. It supports all our work at NPR and ThruLine. You get these bonus episodes where you get to hear more about us and how we make the show. And you get to listen to every episode live. without ads. So if you're interested, go to plus.npr.org to find out more.

Thank you so much if you're already a Plus listener. But if you aren't a Plus supporter yet, we hope you'll consider signing up. It supports all our work at NPR and ThruLine. You get these bonus episodes where you get to hear more about us and how we make the show. And you get to listen to every episode live. without ads. So if you're interested, go to plus.npr.org to find out more.

Thank you so much if you're already a Plus listener. But if you aren't a Plus supporter yet, we hope you'll consider signing up. It supports all our work at NPR and ThruLine. You get these bonus episodes where you get to hear more about us and how we make the show. And you get to listen to every episode live. without ads. So if you're interested, go to plus.npr.org to find out more.

Okay, so all of that said, let's get on to the episode. I am here with the fabulous ThruLine producer, Anya Steinberg. Hi, Anya. Hi, Julie.

Okay, so all of that said, let's get on to the episode. I am here with the fabulous ThruLine producer, Anya Steinberg. Hi, Anya. Hi, Julie.

Okay, so all of that said, let's get on to the episode. I am here with the fabulous ThruLine producer, Anya Steinberg. Hi, Anya. Hi, Julie.

Well, you know, we're doing this kind of behind the scenes conversation, which I love to do because so much goes into all of our episodes. And let's talk about this episode that you pitched, reported called Water in the West.

Well, you know, we're doing this kind of behind the scenes conversation, which I love to do because so much goes into all of our episodes. And let's talk about this episode that you pitched, reported called Water in the West.

Well, you know, we're doing this kind of behind the scenes conversation, which I love to do because so much goes into all of our episodes. And let's talk about this episode that you pitched, reported called Water in the West.

What was that? Tell me a little bit about what that is.

What was that? Tell me a little bit about what that is.

What was that? Tell me a little bit about what that is.

And, you know, when you first started talking to me about this, what I realized is my knowledge of the L.A. Aqueduct kind of comes from this 1974 Roman Polanski movie called Chinatown. Yes, a classic. It really is. But that's fictionalized, but it's fictionalized around a lot of the story of L.A. kind of moving from a dusty small town to becoming this paradise.

And, you know, when you first started talking to me about this, what I realized is my knowledge of the L.A. Aqueduct kind of comes from this 1974 Roman Polanski movie called Chinatown. Yes, a classic. It really is. But that's fictionalized, but it's fictionalized around a lot of the story of L.A. kind of moving from a dusty small town to becoming this paradise.

And, you know, when you first started talking to me about this, what I realized is my knowledge of the L.A. Aqueduct kind of comes from this 1974 Roman Polanski movie called Chinatown. Yes, a classic. It really is. But that's fictionalized, but it's fictionalized around a lot of the story of L.A. kind of moving from a dusty small town to becoming this paradise.

Got it. And so usually the story, as far as like what I would say common knowledge might be around it, is usually told from the perspective of Los Angeles. So like the movie Chinatown, like a lot of other things, Cadillac Desert, other kind of reporting around this. But you wanted to tell this story from a different perspective.

Got it. And so usually the story, as far as like what I would say common knowledge might be around it, is usually told from the perspective of Los Angeles. So like the movie Chinatown, like a lot of other things, Cadillac Desert, other kind of reporting around this. But you wanted to tell this story from a different perspective.