Welcome to LA

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Welcome to LA

Los Angeles is a city carved out of the desert — a conjured image of paradise. Award-winning journalist David Weinberg returns with stories of people who learn what lies beyond the dream.

  1. 08/07/2020

    Nikola and Fritz

    When David first got the email, it just seemed like one of those offers that’s too good to be true. The idea that he would be holding the reins of a horse drawn carriage tearing across the high plains of Colorado and that his passenger would be the famous movie star Ethan Hawke, the whole idea of being in a movie just seemed unlikely. This was the dream of millions of people who have made their way to L.A. It’s become a cliche, all those starry eyed dreamers flocking to California with a singular vision of becoming a movie star. And here was this offer sitting in his lap. All he had to do was say yes.  This is the story of David Weinberg’s acting gig on the movie “Tesla” — and the story of Nikola Tesla himself, an inventor who changed the world but who spent his life watching rivals steal his ideas to reap great fortunes.

    50 min

  2. 01/07/2020

    Welcome To Richard’s Famous LA Food Podcast

    A crossover spectacular! Richard Parks III, the host of Richard’s Famous Food Podcast, helps David find where food meets fame in Los Angeles. And is that Wolfgang Puck in the backseat?

    34 min

  3. 24/06/2020

    Friday Night: The Kingdom of Time

    Remember what Friday nights used to feel like? It was freedom, that moment when you get off work, and your time no longer belongs to someone else — the night is yours. Here is an ode, a time capsule, to everyone's favorite night of the week.

    58 min

  4. 17/06/2020

    What’s Ours

    In this episode of Welcome to LA: A look at redlining in Southern California. A story about how Black families are being priced-out of LA and moving to Palmdale and other cities of the High Desert. Also some rock and roll.

    36 min

  5. 10/06/2020

    A Quick Message

    ‘Welcome to LA’ is not putting out a new episode this week. In the meantime, host David Weinberg recommends some podcasts that are worth a listen during this current moment.

    3 min

  6. 03/06/2020

    Deep Time: The Strange Life of an LA Googie

    Inside an old restaurant you can hear the sound of kids hunkered down at the counter, plotting a revolution. It’s a long shot for sure, but maybe they will pull it off. Maybe they will save us all.

    30 min

  7. 27/05/2020

    Buffalo Soldiers

    How did a group of stuntmen in the 1960s diversify Hollywood? On this episode of Welcome to LA, we delve into the origin story of the Black Stuntmen’s Association.

    25 min

  8. 20/05/2020

    The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Prologue

    Have you ever had a friend who you thought should live their life differently than they do? A story about building a meaningful life out of chaos.

    1h 8m
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Los Angeles is a city carved out of the desert — a conjured image of paradise. Award-winning journalist David Weinberg returns with stories of people who learn what lies beyond the dream.

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  • Creator
    KCRW
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © KCRW 2024
  • Show Website
    Welcome to LA

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