Introducing The Sellout and Smoke Screen Plus 01:40

Hey there, this is Jonathan Hirsch. I'm the host of I Am Rama and the CEO of Neon Hum. I want to introduce you to the next season of Smokescreen. You're not going to want to miss it. It's about a politician in Los Angeles who was the first Mexican immigrant elected to LA's city council. His rise was really important to a lot of people, but then the feds arrested him for allegedly taking and soliciting bribes from luxury developers looking to gentrify his district.

The Sellout is hosted by Mariah Castaneda. She's a really talented journalist with LA Taco, this grassroots media organization in Los Angeles. They're our partners for the season. And by the way, if you buy a paid subscription to Smokescreen Plus on Apple Podcasts, you'll get three episodes of bonus content throughout the season.

You'll get each episode without ads and 24 hours early. And in the weeks and months ahead, we'll be providing all kinds of updates behind the scenes, continuing coverage on all the investigations we do here at Smokescreen. And if you don't subscribe or don't want to subscribe right away, that's fine too. You're still going to get access to all the episodes here on this feed free.

So listen to this season of Smokescreen. The first two episodes are out October 26th. Thank you so much for supporting me on Hum and Smokescreen, and we hope you enjoy this new season.