LA River
Place#8 trending in Culture & Entertainment this week · most on Watch What Crappens
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
1.1‰ of what listeners heard
Reach this week
Tone this week
- Neutral 4
Share of the conversation
Mentions of LA River per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, culture & entertainment.
Show the data
| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | 0.60‰ | 1 |
| Aug 11 | 2.23‰ | 5 |
| Aug 12 | 2.32‰ | 1 |
| Aug 17 | 2.12‰ | 1 |
| Aug 19 | 0.65‰ | 1 |
| Aug 25 | 0.69‰ | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 1.05‰ | 2 |
| Aug 31 | 1.17‰ | 1 |
| Sep 2 | 2.22‰ | 5 |
| Sep 3 | 2.70‰ | 1 |
| Sep 4 | 3.26‰ | 1 |
| Sep 7 | 4.71‰ | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 3.95‰ | 1 |
| Sep 30 | 0.30‰ | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 0.68‰ | 1 |
| Oct 3 | 1.07‰ | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 1.36‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 2.44‰ | 2 |
| Oct 6 | 2.88‰ | 2 |
| Oct 7 | 3.11‰ | 1 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
Los Angeles references place the LA River in varied podcast scenes
Watch What Crappens discusses Los Angeles through hosts returning home, traffic, and a story about legal weed, but these excerpts do not explain the LA River reference.[1][2][3]
This American Life places its story in Los Angeles, including a gentrifying Central American neighborhood and a 2022 meeting with a birth father.[4][5]
House Guest discusses a film shot in LA, with Kerry Washington praising Ben Affleck as a director and describing the script as exciting and provocative.[6]
Sources · 6 moments
- 1.Watch What Crappens · #3566 Crappy Hour 10/05: Mayor Mauricio and Wendy Osefo’s Biblical G WagonRonnie Karam · Oct 6 · Listen at 0:30 ↗
“Good. Welcome back to Los Angeles. How you feeling?”
- 2.Watch What Crappens · #3564 Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip S509 Part One: Leave No Bluestone UnturnedRonnie Karam · Oct 6 · Listen at 12:18 ↗
“It's time for a crapping commercial. Uh, now it's 7:06 PM. They're all stuck in traffic. I don't know why human beings are constantly surprised that we're stuck in traffic. I'm guilty of it. I just did it on the way here from LA. I want— th”
- 3.Watch What Crappens · #3562 RHOSLC S7E3: I Left My Toothbrush in San Francisco - Live in KC!Ronnie Karam · Oct 4 · Listen at 47:15 ↗
“Are you recording us? I did that with my mom one time. I gave her weed because, you know, I was in LA and so we had legal weed. And I was like, smoke this. And she's like, I will not. That is not Christian. I was like, shut up, you're drunk”
- 4.This American Life · 899: Reaching OutSayre Quevedo · Oct 5 · Listen at 15:06 ↗
“The pandemic inspires inexplicable life choices. Some friends buzz their hair, others experiment with sobriety. You move to Los Angeles. You are surprised to find that your next-door neighbors A young white couple rarely return your greetin”
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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