L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History Podcast

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.

  1. DEC 1

    Creepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah: The 13th (Haunted Tales)

    It's the most wonderful time of the year or, should we say, the most punderful crime of the scare...ear. No, I suppose we shouldn't. Welcome in to our 13th annual telling of creepy and chaunted tales from Los Angeles. This year we're covering Igor's Alley in Long Beach (19:15), the Buried Man of Burbank (27:03), the haunted Cobb Estate (38:17) and the alien encounters in Big Tujunga Canyon (57:29). This episode best enjoyed at night.

    1h 24m

  2. NOV 1

    Hometown Zeros (Our Hometown Neighborhoods)

    This month we're giving thanks and taking names. For the time of Thanksgiving and returning to hometowns, we are delving into the histories of our hometown neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Greg with his precious Elysian Heights (15:39) and Daniel with his beloved Granada Hills (53:11).

    1h 43m

  3. OCT 1

    Murder, He Podcasted (Celebrity Murders)

    The Halloween season is here so that means we're getting eerie and disturbing but NOT creepy and haunted (TM). We'll be covering the cases of a celebrity who was murdered (allegedly) in Thelma Todda (16:48) and a celebrity who was a murderer (allegedly) in Robert Blake (1:03:50).

    2h 6m

  4. SEP 1

    Now That's What I Call Musings (Punk & Rap Music in LA)

    In this, our longest episode ever, we are diving, if not deep then at least long into two major LA music scenes: punk (16:26) and rap (1:47:53). And, yes, our new friend Aux Cable is sitting in so you can listen to the music along with us.

    2h 50m

  5. AUG 1

    Hotel it Like it is (Hotels)

    Room for two? Shared bed? An extra cot? You got it because this month we're checking into some of the most iconic hotels in Los Angeles. We get the bed, you get the cot. We'll be going over the history of the Sportsmen's Lodge (21:48), the Hollywood Roosevelt (41:22) and the Chateau Marmont (1:12:15).

    1h 50m

  6. JUL 1

    Heir and Space (Aerospace Industry)

    Look! What's that up in the sky? It's a bird? It's a plane? It's a plane. This month we're diving into one of the foundational industries in Los Angeles history: aerospace. We'll be covering the companies and the men behind them of Douglas (27:32) and Hughes (1:00:22).

    1h 51m

  7. JUN 1

    Surfin' Bacardi (Tiki and Surf)

    Surfs up, glasses down. To kick of summer we're diving into two pillars of the hot months of the year: Tiki culture (17:00) and surfing (58:27).

    1h 44m

  8. MAY 1

    Songs the City Taught us (LA Songs)

    Hey Mr. DJ (Daniel and Jreg) put a record on. This month we're going to be talking about AND listening to a smattering of some of the most iconic songs about Los Angeles. We'll discuss some of their backstory and what they say about the city. Come for the ones you expect; be angry at the ones we missed.

    2h 15m
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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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