Alice's Los Angeles Checklist

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Hop in! Join your host Alice, a librarian born and raised in Los Angeles, as she explores various corners of L.A.'s history. Lots of people keep checklists of places they want to go- /this/ is Alice's Los Angeles Checklist. The podcast formerly known as Alice's Hollywood Checklist! alicewynne.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 05/07/2025

    Echo Park Lake

    This time on Alice's Los Angeles Checklist, we head to Echo Park and walk through Echo Park Lake with Stephanie Carrie, host of the Trees of L.A. walking tour. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicewynne.substack.com

    11 min

  2. 04/08/2025

    Libraries and the magic of reading

    On this episode of Alice's Los Angeles Checklist, we explore the magic of libraries and of words. Discussed are Bette Davis' anti-McCarthyism film Storm Center (1956), the life and work of Octavia E. Butler, the Los Angeles Public Library, censorship in Palestine, librarians in cinema, and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicewynne.substack.com

    41 min

  3. 02/04/2025

    Ice cream

    Tune in to this episode and dig in to a brief history of how Angelenos have convened in public spaces to enjoy ice cream throughout the years. Featuring commentary by Daniel Zafran of L.A. Meekly! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicewynne.substack.com

    29 min

  4. 10/08/2024

    Monsters

    This time on Alice's Los Angeles Checklist, we explore the role of celluloid monster as villainous other. Citing media throughout the decades, we look at the monster's connections to the queer community, the disability community, and the facial differences community. Find Alice's Hollywood Checklist on Instagram and TikTok @AlicesHollywoodChecklist. Happy Halloween! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicewynne.substack.com

    16 min

  5. 09/03/2024

    America's Gayest Magazine

    In 1947, Edythe Eyde adopted the pen name Lisa Ben - an anagram of "lesbian" - and wrote "Vice Versa: America's Gayest Magazine" from her office at RKO Radio Pictures in Hollywood. Thank you to Loni Shibuyama, archivist at USC’s ONE Archive, and the Making Gay History podcast. Edythe Eyde audio courtesy of Making Gay History. Find the Making Gay History podcast on all major podcast platforms and at makinggayhistory.org. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicewynne.substack.com

    22 min
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Hop in! Join your host Alice, a librarian born and raised in Los Angeles, as she explores various corners of L.A.'s history. Lots of people keep checklists of places they want to go- /this/ is Alice's Los Angeles Checklist. The podcast formerly known as Alice's Hollywood Checklist! alicewynne.substack.com

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