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L.A. Taco Podcast: Discussing Filming Locations of ‘Heat’ ~ Trying Macheen’s Mole Fries

1:25 AM PST on February 20, 2019

[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]his week, we went to Koreatown to try the mole fries at Macheen's latest pop-up. We also went to talk to homeless Angelenos facing rain and city sweeps. And we sat down with Jared Cowan to discuss the many L.A. filming locations of the iconic bank-heist thriller 'Heat.'

This episode was edited and directed by Erick Galindo. It was produced by Brian Feinzimer, Mariah Castañeda, Cesar Hernandez, and Daniel Hernandez. Special thanks to the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory in Boyle Heights.

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Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book "Down & Delirious in Mexico City."

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