L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History Podcast

By: Daniel Zafran & Greg Gonzalez & the history of Los Angeles
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  • L.A. Meekly is a monthly comedy podcast about Los Angeles history put out by comedians Greg Gonzalez and Daniel Zafran that battles the idea that LA has no history by delving in the weird, unbelievable and, occasionally, haunted details from the past of their native city.
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  • Our Little Secrets (Secret Societies)
    Oct 1 2024

    What's the secret word? That's ok, we don't remember either so just come in. This month, to throw you into spooky season, we'll be covering the history of some of Los Angeles' secret societies. We'll be covering the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America (17:06), the Philosophical Research Society (26:25) and the Magic Castle (52:37).

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Gossip Ghouls (Louella Parsons & Hedda Hopper)
    Sep 1 2024

    This month we're juicing Hollywood and getting into the two matrons of juicy Hollywood gossip. We'll be covering Louella Parsons (17:26) and Hedda Hopper (45:07) and their legendary feud.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Chain of Foods (Restaurant Chains)
    Aug 1 2024

    Make sure you're hungry for this one, or not so that you don't faint from hunger. That's because we're talking about a few sitdown food chains that started in Los Angeles. We'll be covering The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (16:19), Bob's Big Boy (35:02) and IHOP (58:54).

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    1 hr and 30 mins

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The best podcast about history of LA

I’ve been listening to this podcast for years and can say that I have never found anything with so much information about Los Angeles in a podcast form. Highly recommended!

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