Pandemics leave a trace on culture, whether it's architecture, public space, poetry or painting. Our guest is L.A. Times culture writer Carolina Miranda, who has been documenting how artists are reacting to this moment and unearthing the remnants of past pandemics in our cultural life.

More reading: Rafael Cardenas set out to capture L.A. in a photo a day. He ended up recording a pandemic.

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