LA River
PlaceOn 7 shows in Business & Startups this week · 1.2× usual · most on Marketplace
The Los Angeles River is a major waterway running through the Los Angeles metropolitan area, much of it contained within a concrete flood-control channel.
Rank this week
Share of the conversation
0.7‰ of what listeners heard
Reach this week
Tone this week
- Neutral 5
Share of the conversation
Mentions of LA River per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, business & startups.
Show the data
| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | 1.07‰ | 1 |
| Aug 13 | 1.13‰ | 1 |
| Aug 14 | 1.51‰ | 2 |
| Aug 17 | 1.71‰ | 3 |
| Aug 19 | 1.71‰ | 1 |
| Aug 21 | 1.88‰ | 3 |
| Aug 24 | 1.49‰ | 1 |
| Aug 25 | 1.77‰ | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 1.77‰ | 1 |
| Aug 28 | 1.36‰ | 2 |
| Aug 29 | 1.53‰ | 1 |
| Aug 30 | 2.02‰ | 2 |
| Aug 31 | 1.95‰ | 1 |
| Sep 2 | 1.68‰ | 1 |
| Sep 3 | 2.17‰ | 2 |
| Sep 8 | 1.06‰ | 1 |
| Sep 13 | 0.47‰ | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 0.62‰ | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 1.04‰ | 3 |
| Sep 16 | 1.19‰ | 1 |
| Sep 18 | 1.70‰ | 3 |
| Sep 22 | 1.36‰ | 4 |
| Sep 23 | 1.36‰ | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 1.01‰ | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 0.50‰ | 1 |
| Sep 30 | 0.50‰ | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 0.88‰ | 2 |
| Oct 2 | 1.44‰ | 3 |
| Oct 5 | 1.83‰ | 3 |
| Oct 6 | 2.12‰ | 2 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
Los Angeles references span economic, entertainment, and business discussions
Marketplace discusses economic data and markets from Los Angeles, including the bond market and inflation, jobs, and GDP figures.[1][2][3]
Prof G Markets connects Los Angeles to Hollywood films portraying tech founders negatively, while Ed Elson says the hostility toward tech founders exists but declines to judge whether it is warranted.[4]
YAP discusses podcast outreach in Los Angeles, where Courtney Dorning describes driving around the city to make it easier for guests to appear.[5]
Other shows use Los Angeles as context for entertainment and career stories, including a retired Six Flags Magic Mountain roller coaster and Drew Forde's move to LA to pursue performance work.[6][7]
PBD Podcast and REAL AF discuss separate Los Angeles-related social and political claims, including public nudity in Hollywood and free smartphones allegedly given to undocumented migrants.[8][9]
Sources · 9 moments
- 1.Marketplace · A tale of two deficitsKai Ryssdal · Oct 5 · Listen at 0:06 ↗
“big picture. From American Public Media, this is Marketplace. In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Ryssdal. Monday, today, 5 October. Good as it always is. Have you along, everybody. There is a relative paucity of economic data this week. We're going to”
- 2.Marketplace · Nike's not just doing itKai Ryssdal · Oct 2 · Listen at 0:01 ↗
“All right, you know what? This week we got a pretty good picture of where this economy stands. From American Public Media, this is Marketplace. In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Ryssdal. It is Friday, Friday, Friday today. This one is the 2nd of Octo”
- 3.Marketplace · Inflation held steady in August. Yay?Kai Ryssdal · Oct 1 · Listen at 0:10 ↗
“From American Public Media, this is Marketplace. In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Ryssdal. It is Thursday today. This one is the 1st of October, if you can believe it. Good as always to have you along, everybody. You know, there's a developing truth”
- 4.Prof G Markets · 5 Stocks Are Carrying The Market — Here's How To Protect YourselfEd Elson · Oct 5 · Listen at 21:13 ↗
“uh, which we've been talking about for a long time. And whether that hate is warranted or unwarranted, I don't know. I'm not going to opine on that. But what I can tell you is it exists, and the fact that it exists matters. And while you're”
Written by AI from the cited moments; every quote is checked against the transcript.
The conversation on X
X discusses LA River access, cleanup, pollution, and scattered local references
X posts discuss practical improvements and activities along the LA River, including shade, cleanup, biking, recreation, and a performance. Some posts raise environmental concerns, including claims about contaminated fish and elevated metals after a fire.
Other posts are jokes, casual references, or unrelated uses of the river as a comparison or destination. The podcast story describes scattered Los Angeles references rather than a shared argument, while X adds a more direct focus on the river’s condition, access, and public use.
Points of view
Share of the 10 posts that take a position
- Improve access and recreation along the river40%
Supporters want the river to be safer, cooler, cleaner, and more usable for walking, biking, recreation, and community events. They point to shade, cleanup, bike-path improvements, and public activities as ways to achieve that.
“The Great LA River Cleanup will fan out over two October Saturdays, all to help that wonderful waterway look tip-top.”
@NBCLA · Oct 2
“if you’re in los angeles you should definitely go see @ perform their new record Autosmile at the LA river”
@poolnoodle93 · Oct 5
Other views: 60%
50% of the 20 posts report news or ask questions without taking a position.
Tone toward LA River on X
Neutral· sharply split
- Negative 6
- Neutral 6
- Positive 8
Also discussed
- Shade, cleanup, and recreation
- Bike paths and public access
- Pollution and environmental concerns
- Local events and casual references
- Note: Several posts mention the LA River only incidentally or humorously rather than taking a substantive position.
Written by AI from 20 posts on X in the week to Oct 7. Shares count the posts read, not a poll of opinion; quoted posts are shown as written.
Discussed alongside
Names that come up in the same conversations as LA River.
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