L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History Podcast
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L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History Podcast
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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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 hom...
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 celebr...
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,...
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 be...
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 Lo...
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).
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 song...
The L.A. Meekly Junk Drawer: Part IV
Spring is here and our drawers are loaded. That means it's time to empty them out in another junk drawer episode of topics that never found a home in...
L.A. Womans (Trailblazing Women)
For Women's History Month we're covering some notable women who made an impact on Los Angeles. We've got the first woman there was: the La Brea Woman...
My Scuzzy Valentine (Houses of Ill Repute)
This ValenTINE's Day we're doing the most romantic thing we can think of and going to a couple houses of ill repute.
This month we'll be coverin...
The Itty Bitty City Committee (Ethnic Enclaves)
In light of bad people trying to destroy the very fabric of our country, this month we're highlighting that which they want to destroy. We'll be cover...
Creepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah Part: XI(for an)I (Haunted Stories)
At long last it's here: our annual Creepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah. Hide the children. Hide the elf on the shelf. Hide the afikoman (wrong Jewish...
YOUltide (Holiday Traditions)
This holiday season we're putting the yu back in yultide as we asked YU, dear listener, your favorite LA holiday time traditions. We'll be going over...
Our Little Secrets (Secret Societies)
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 histor...
Gossip Ghouls (Louella Parsons & Hedda Hopper)
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 Hop...
Chain of Foods (Restaurant Chains)
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 st...
Flaw and Order (Sheriff's Department)
This month we're fighting the law and the outcome of who won? Yet to be determined. We're going over the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department inclu...
Home on the Strange (2 Famous Transplants)
This month we're celebrating those of us not from here. Those of us...not of this world. We're covering two famous transplants whose main stories don'...
Sunkist Fruit Gems
It seems as if someone got Candy is Dandy in your L.A. Meekly. That's because we are bringing to you an episode of our other podcast Candy is Dandy on...
Automospiel (Cars)
Hop in. We just stole this podcast and we're going for a spin. This month we're getting into the car culture and history of Los Angeles. We'll be cove...
The L.A. Meekly Junk Drawer: Part III
Spring is here and junk is going in the trash. By junk we mean topics that never found a home and by trash we mean your ears. It's time for our annual...
Talk-Umentaries (Los Angeles Documentaries)
As March arrives and madness descends upon us all, so too does a new episode of L.A. Meekly. This month we're talking docs and going over a handful of...
You Gotta Be Kidnapping Me (LA's Worst Kidnappings)
The love month is here and what better way to celebrate (we guess?) than covering a few of Los Angeles' worst kidnappings. And that's worst in the sen...
Sects Education (Religious Locations)
Welcome to 2024! The year that L.A. Meekly turns deeply religious! This month we're covering a few hidden and not so hidden religious locations and mo...
Creepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah Part: Heaven (and Hell) ((Haunted Stories))
Seasons screamings, everyone. Tis the season to be...unholly? That's because it's time once again for our annual haunted episode. This year we'll be c...
Field Trip! How to Eat LA w/ Katherine Spiers
Thanksgiving has come early, turkeys, so strap in for a discussion about food in LA with Katherine Spiers! We'll be covering her Los Angeles food webs...
Gettin' Malled (Malls)
Sound the alarms! It's L.A. Meekly's 10th anniversary episode! And sound the alarms again because they just shoplifted from the places they're coverin...
Dressed to Excess (Fashion Designers)
This Halloween we've got a passion for fashion and that means we're going to be talking about two of the biggest fashion moguls in Los Angeles history...
The Meekly Music Box: Valley Queen
Plug in the old headphones, my liege, because the Meekly Music Box is back! Tune in this month while we learn all about Valley Queen and listen to the...
Now You Live Here, Now You Don't (Lost Cities)
We're getting lost in the city. Lost in the city tonight (or day; whenever you listen to this, really). We're covering a couple failed cities within L...
Field Trip! The Bob Baker Marionette Theater with Alex Evans
We've got no strings to hold us down because we're back with a signature LA Meekly field trip! This time we are thrilled to visit with Alex Evans: hea...
Top Three, Amigos (Top 3 Things In Los Angeles)
For it's one! Two! Three recommendations at the old pod game! We asked, dear listeners, and you answered. You all sent in categories of things you wan...
Live From the Heritage Square Museum w/ L.A. Not So Confidential and Hollyweird Paranormal
It's a live (show)! It's a live (show)! As a special bonus this month here is the audio from our live show with the L.A. Not So Confidential podcast a...
Our Gangs (Gangs of Los Angeles)
The gang's all here. And that's what scares us. This month we'll be covering a handful of Los Angeles' biggest gangs: MS-13 (25:19) and the Crips and...
The Meekly Music Box: Spooky Tavi
It's time to get Spooky. It's also time to get Tavi. The Meekly Music Box is back and we are thrilled to feature the music of Spooky Tavi this month....
Rude Crude Dudes (Oil In LA)
Oil! Is! The! Topic! Of! This! Episode! This month we'll be discussing Los Angeles' history with the ooey gooey stuff from the earliest discoveries (1...
Hollyweird Paranormal Crossover Bonus (The Ghost of Mae West and Montgomery Clift)
An episode of L.A. Meekly that's NOT L.A. Meekly?! Yes, listener. Your dream come true. Today we're releasing an episode of the Hollyweird Paranormal...
The Garden of Good and Eatin' (Old Hollywood Hangouts)
We're taking a trip back into old Hollywood to spend a night in two of the most legendary celebrity hangouts the city has ever known. We'll be serving...
The L.A. Meekly Junk Drawer: Part II (Random Topics)
Spring cleaning is here so we're clearing out our junk drawer once again to make room for new junk. We'll be covering a mishmash of topics that didn't...
The Meekly Music Box: Skip Heller and Hollywood Film Noirchestra
The Oscars may be over but movies are here to stay, baby! This month we are excited to feature music from the big and little screen by Skip Heller and...