The Last Race | 7
Episode 7: Big Willie Robinson’s decision to make himself into a myth ends in tragedy. An effort to understand his legacy leads to a harrowi...
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Larger Than Life
In 1960s Los Angeles, after the catastrophic Watts riots, an outsized character emerged — one who found an unexpected way to unite people across race and class. Odds are you’ve never heard o...
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Listen to Larger Than Life, a Society & Culture podcast by Los Angeles Times. Stream 8 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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8 episodes
Shut Down | 6
Episode 6: As the drug trade and gang violence of the 1980s engulf South Los Angeles, Big Willie Robinson finds himself without a racetrack...
The Lie | 5
Episode 5: A startling revelation about Big Willie Robinson leads to a reappraisal of the street racer and his mission. As members of the Br...
Fast and Famous | 4
Episode 4: Big Willie Robinson has a surprising career turn in the entertainment industry, working as an actor, rubbing shoulders with A-lis...
Run Whatcha Brung | 3
Episode 3: Banned from street racing in L.A. in the early 1970s, Big Willie Robinson becomes fixated with building a racetrack for the Broth...
Becoming Big Willie | 2
Episode 2: In the five years after the 1965 Watts riots, Big Willie Robinson meets the love of his life, gets the car of his dreams, forges...
King of the Street | 1
Episode 1: L.A. street racing legend Big Willie Robinson uses cars to heal a city torn apart by racial violence. His larger-than-life exploi...
Introducing Larger Than Life
This is the true story of a street racer who united Los Angeles — but left behind a tangle of questions. Reported, written and hosted by Dan...