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L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastHotel 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).2025-08-011h 50L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastHeir 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).2025-07-011h 51L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastSongs 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.2025-05-012h 14L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe L.A. Meekly Junk Drawer: Part IVSpring 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 other episodes. We'll be covering the Los Angeles Pigeon Farm (20:24), the geographic center of Los Angeles (34:09) and the Bella Union Hotel shootout (46:55).2025-04-011h 22L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastL.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 (14:24), mental health pioneer Agnes Richards (23:20) and suffragette Caroline Severance (43:33).2025-03-011h 14L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe 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 covering some of our favorite ethnic enclaves of Los Angeles including Little Ethiopia (16:22), Historic Filipinotown (32:55) and Koreatown (51:25).2025-01-011h 18L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastYOUltide (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 all of those as well as our own and a some historic old holiday traditions from Los Angeles of yesteryear.2024-11-011h 21L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastOur 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 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).2024-10-011h 30L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastChain 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 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).2024-08-011h 29L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastFlaw 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 including their early history (18:00) and the recent scandals surrounding former sheriff Alex Villanueva (53:23).2024-07-011h 36L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastHome 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't happen in Los Angeles but come to a conclusion here. We'll be covering notorious cereal killer Belle Gunness (15:55) and daughter of someone else notorious Maria Rasputin (45:17).2024-06-011h 42L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastSunkist Fruit GemsIt 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 a topic close to the heart of Meeklings: Sunkist Fruit Gems. We get into the LA based history of these beloved gummy candies and then get to tasting. Listen in and, if you haven't already, jump aboard the Candy is Dandy train to get more Greg and Daniel!2024-05-271h 07L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastAutomospiel (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 covering the very first cars and car factories that came to the city (14:27), the emergence of low rider culture (41:45) and how it all unraveled (1:03:06).2024-05-011h 21L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastTalk-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 documentaries about Los Angeles that we feel captures something about the city be it donuts, music, gangs or, perhaps...madness.2024-03-012h 00L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastYou 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 sense of: these kidnappers had no idea what they were doing. Tune in to hear the stories of Mary Skeele (18:10) and Frank Sinatra Jr (45:39).2024-02-011h 44L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastSects 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 movements from around Los Angeles. We're covering the Jewish eruv (19:06), the Mormon Los Angeles California Temple (31:35), the Pentecostal Azusa Street Revival (45:54) and the Koyasan Buddhist Temple (1:16:55).2024-01-011h 32L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastField Trip! How to Eat LA w/ Katherine SpiersThanksgiving 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 website How to Eat LA, what sorts of food define the city and Daniel's least favorite Mexican restaurant. Check out Katherine's website How to Eat LA and her food podcast Smart Mouth as well!2023-11-201h 00L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastDressed 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. We'll be covering the movie styles of Edith Head (17:44) and the outrageous cowboy fashion of Nudie Cohn (58:09).2023-10-011h 52L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastNow 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 Los Angeles that are now lost to time. We have the oceanside paradise of Surfridge (15:41) and the desert socialist utopia of Llano del Rio (34:49).2023-09-011h 14L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastTop 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 wanted to hear us rank our top 3s of from around Los Angeles and here it is! We'll be covering everything from our top 3 bean and cheese burritos to our top 3 freeway interchanges so strap in!2023-08-012h 26L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastOur 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 Bloods (1:03:25). Warning: There are some graphic depictions of violence in this episode.2023-07-011h 57L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastRude 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 (14:10) to the rise of Edward Doheny (27:11) and a few of the most influential oil fields in town including Fairfax (1:12:20), Signal Hill (1:20:02) and Long Beach (1:24:33).2023-06-011h 42L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Day the Music Subdivided (Lost Music Venues of Los Angeles)Put on your dancing shoes and your listening ears because this month we're taking in some shows in musical venues of days long gone! We'll be covering some of the lost influential music venues of Los Angeles including the El Monte Legion Stadium (15:05), the Masque (33:07) and the Palomino (1:06:11). 2023-03-011h 33L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastGhirardelli Squares by Candy Is DandyA San Francisco treat in MY Los Angeles history feed? Put the fists away. It is merely an episode of our new show Candy Is Dandy in the LA Meekly feed! In place of a Music Box this month we are releasing here our newest episode of Candy Is Dandy on Ghirardelli Squares. If you haven't already, subscribe to Candy Is Dandy anywhere you get your podcasts and enjoy more Greg and Daniel every month!2023-02-151h 06L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastTinker Tailor Soldier Barbie (Toy Companies of LA)It's time to regress with the Meekly boys because it's playtime! We'll be talking about the two big local Los Angeles toy brands up to and including Wham-O (14:48) and Mattel (48:37).2023-02-011h 44L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Strange HotelsCrank up the player piano and crank open your ears because it's time for the first Meekly Music Box of 2023. This month we are thrilled to feature the band Strange Hotels and listen to their songs "10PM In Los Feliz" and "Only 18." 2023-01-2318 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Rose's Pawn ShopTo close out 2022 we've got a couple tunes for you. This month we're featuring some Americana-Folk-Rock-Bluegrass straight from the country heart of Los Angeles with Rose's Pawn Shop. Tune in while we take a listen to their songs Ghost Town and Better Now.2022-12-1223 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastCreepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah Part: heX (LA Ghost Stories)A decade of ghost stories. That is what we have given you. Now it's time for you to give it to US. This Creepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah you sent in your Los Angeles ghost and alien stories and we're reading them here tonight! This episode is best enjoyed at night.2022-12-011h 53L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastHoliday Merch AnnouncementTis the season...TO SPEND! Our 2023 365 days of Los Angeles history calendars are out now. Listen in on how to buy yours in time for black friday!2022-11-2205 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Angela O'Neill and the Outrageous8Settle in by the turkey roasting fire and pop on the latest Meekly Music Box because, to get you in the mood for the holiday, this week we're featuring the big band jazz of Angela O'Neill and the Outrageous8. Tune in as we learn about the band and listen to their songs "Now and Again" and "New York Minute." And don't miss out on hearing Daniel accidentally call Christmas "Halloween" once again proving he's Jack Skellington. 2022-11-2123 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastPodcast On Haunted Hill (L.A. Horror Movies)Grab some popcorn and a bloody knife because for Halloween this year we're discussing some of the most iconic Los Angeles horror movies. We'll be talking about everything from Night of the Comet and Nope to Chopping Mall and Tales From the Hood.2022-10-011h 48L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastKMEEK (Radio Stations)Crank up that dial (volume button) on your receiver (phone) and tune in to our newest broadcast (episode). This month we'll be talking about the radio history of Los Angeles. We'll cover the very early days (16:44), KHJ (29:55), Power 106 (52:36) and KDAY (1:19:07).2022-09-011h 45L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Mariachi Arcoiris de Los AngelesIf you're hearing music that must mean it's Meekly Music Box Monday. A phrase we've never used before. This month we are thrilled to feature Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles. They are the world's first LGBTQ+ mariachi band and we'll tell you all about them as we listen to "Popurri Rocio Durcal" and their cover of "My Way."2022-08-1520 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastY Tu Mob Boss Tambien (Jack Dragna vs Mickey Cohen)Just when you thought you were out, we pull you back in to another episode of L.A. Meekly. This month we're diving into two of the titans of the classic mob era of Los Angeles: Jack Dragna (16:09) and Mickey Cohen (42:30).2022-08-011h 40L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: A Horse A Spoon A BucketPack your headphones, we're taking a trip to Magic Baby Island. Courtesy of this month's featured band: A Horse A Spoon A Bucket. We'll tell you everything you need to know about one of the most unique bands in Los Angeles as we listen to Party Baby and Gopher Jamboree.2022-07-1817 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastGlazed and Confused (Donuts)It took 103 tries but we're finally doing the episode we've always dreamed of: the donut history of Los Angeles. And the best part: we try a donut from every place we cover. We'll be discussing (eating) Yum Yum (14:58), Winchell's (29:28), Randy's (46:30) and the Cambodian American history of the modern day mom and pop donut shop (1:05:13). Grab a dozen and eat along with us!2022-07-011h 29L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastPlans, Trains and Automobiles (Daytrips from LA)We're going on a trip and you're coming with us whether you have the time off or not. This month we're getting loose and offering up the best day trips surrounding Los Angeles and how L.A. has shaped these places and vice versa from Solvang to Knott's Berry Farm.2022-06-011h 36L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Lamar Woods & Juancho Ca$h (Interview w/ Carl Tart)Has it been a year of the Meekly Music Box already? We started 12 months ago so it must be. This month we're featuring the music of Lamar Woods and Juancho Ca$h. For this very special anniversary episode we have Juancho Ca$h himself (aka Carl Tart) to talk about their music and the specific flavor Los Angeles gives to "lifestyle rap."2022-05-1649 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastGardena of Edena (Gambling)Listening to L.A. Meekly has always been a gamble but this month that's a good thing. That's because we'll be discussing the history of gambling in Los Angeles. From the early wild west days (10:51) to the offshore gambling boats (21:12) to the heyday of Gardena (55:56). This episode is brought to you by People's Choice Beef Jerky. Use promo code LAMEEKLY15 to get 15% off your order today.2022-05-011h 20L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastL.A. Taco Live's Laura Tejeda (An Interview)An L.A. Meekly episode in your feed this late in the month? Why, Easter must have come late and Passover and Ramadan right on time! Tune in for this virtual field trip with Laura Tejeda of L.A. Taco Live. We'll discuss the ins and outs of L.A. Taco, her food based activism in East Los Angeles and how Daniel can stop gentrifying things.2022-04-2042 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastHail Mary (Mary Pickford 100th Episode Bonanza)100 episodes. Could you ever have believed it? Could you ever have wanted it? To celebrate, we're going deep into the life and work of the patron saint of Los Angeles and L.A. Meekly: Mary Pickford. We'll cover her life (11:46), United Artists (49:24) and Pickfair (1:28:03). Plus we get sappy thanking all you smelly fans. This episode brought to you by the Hometown History podcast found anywhere you get podcasts. And by Q for Quinn. Use promo code LAMEEKLY for 15% off today.2022-04-011h 59L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Los YesterdaysSit back, plug in the old podcast turntable and bask in the glory of this month's Meekly Music Box. This go round we are featuring the "souldies" of Los Yesterdays including "Time" and "Nobody's Clown." You're going to love them as much as Daniel loves claiming his car is a low rider.2022-01-1719 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Eban SchletterJust press play. We dare you. It's not much of a dare because we know you'll love what you hear. This month our featured musician is the legendary Eban Schletter. Learn about his career spanning from the Gilman Street Warehouse in Berkeley to Spongebob while we listen to his songs "In The Future" and "Super Small" while Daniel keeps bringing up ancient Egypt for some reason. This episode brought to you by Heart Soul Heat. Use promo code LA at checkout to save 50% off your first order today.2021-12-1528 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastHidden History of Los Angeles Crossover Extravaganza w/ Robert PetersenThe shared universe you've been waiting for is finally here: L.A. Meekly and The Hidden History of Los Angeles are finally together in one meta podcast episode. We sat down with fellow Los Angeles history podcast host Robert Petersen to talk about his show (The Hidden History of Los Angeles) and our show (well, you know the one) and we answer his 5 L.A. questions. Take a listen and also listen to The Hidden History of Los Angeles to get even more L.A. history in your diet2021-12-0849 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastCreepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah Part: Malign (Haunted Tales)Channukah came early this year and it swears this has never happened before. Settle in for a night by the artificial fireplace with us as we get into a couple haunted tales of Los Angeles in this: what we declare to be your favorite holiday tradition. This year we will cover the Colorado Street aka "Suicide" Bridge (14:42) and the Beverly Hills Bermuda Triangle including the stories of Howard Hughes' plane crash (57:16), the whacking of Bugsy Siegel (1:11:09), the crash of Jan Berry (1:25:52) and the murder of Ronni Chasen (1:47:34). This episode brought to you by Glaze Hair. Use promo code LAHISTORY15 for 15...2021-12-012h 04L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Hannah RoothIt's the middle of the month and you know what that means: The Meekly Music Box is back and it demands you to dance. To help with that, this month we are featuring the music of Hannah Rooth. Listen in to her songs "Dust" and "Do Me Like That" and be wowed by her vocal range and Greg and Daniel are ok too. This episode brought to you by SmileBrilliant.com. Use promo code LAMEEKLY to get a special discount today!2021-11-1521 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: The Sloppy BoysWarm up your Zunes, we've got a brand new Meekly Music Box for you. This month we are thrilled to feature The Sloppy Boys (Mike Hanford, Jeff Dutton and Tim Kalpakis). Daniel will gush endlessly about their comedy credentials and Greg will tap his toes to the beat while we listen to "Here for the Beer" and "Tha Mastah Bong Rippah."2021-08-1618 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastWe Need To Talk About Terminator (L.A. Action Movies)This summer. There's only one podcast dedicated entirely to talking about action movies that took place in Los Angeles. And if there is more than one, ignore the rest. This month we're covering a few of the classic L.A. action movies from the Terminator to Speed delving into filming locations and what role the city plays in them (if any). 2021-08-011h 48L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Music Box: Jessica FichotWelcome, followers, to the inaugural episode of the Meekly Music Box! In this brand new segment to the show you love and follow we will be highlighting local musicians by playing a couple of their songs and telling you about their story and connection to Los Angeles. This month's featured musician is Jessica Fichot! The child of a Chinese mother and French father, Jessica blends the styles of French chanson, Shanghai jazz, gypsy swing and international folk into something that is uniquely her that embodies the spirit of L.A. perfectly. Today you'll be hearing her songs "La Spectatrice" and "...2021-06-1819 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastGet hAAPI (Asian-American Achievements In L.A.)To kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, it's time to celebrate a few people and organizations from Los Angeles that made their mark on the city and the world. We'll cover architect Helen Liu Fong (16:22), Gidra magazine (30:31) and Anna May Wong (57:07).2021-05-011h 34L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastStealing Home with Eric Nusbaum (An Interview)- The Creation of Dodger StadiumIf you haven't already read "Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the Lives Caught In Between" by Eric Nusbaum then you're about to want to after hearing our interview with the author himself. The book covers the political intrigue and social injustice involved in the razing of the Chavez Ravine communities on the path towards the construction of Dodger Stadium. We'll cover the book, the author's process and the time he watched Daniel sneak french fries into Staples Center in his pocket. This episode is brought to you by Podcorn. If you have a podcast and want help monetizing...2021-04-1445 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastMake Art, Not Podcasts (L.A. Artists)Soak in some culture this month while we cover a few of Los Angeles' greatest contributions to the world of art. We'll cover Mike Mollett and the L.A. Mudpeople (16:58), Frank Romero (33:11) and Sister Corita Kent (1:00:45).2021-04-011h 34L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastTasting History with Max Miller (An Interview)- The History of Tamales in L.A.For this very special bonus we have a very special interview with Max Miller of "Tasting History." Today Max gives us a rundown on his show, his time being the voice of Iago for Disney and the history of tamales in Los Angeles. If you want to check out Max's episode of his own show about tamales you can watch it right here and we highly recommend you do:2021-03-1739 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastAvoid The Annoyed (Things That Annoy People In L.A.)We asked you, dear listener, what annoyed you most in Los Angeles and after we got past the snarky remarks putting us down we have our answers. This month we go off the cuff to air the grievances we and our listeners have with the city from what parts of town are considered suburbs to parking in Century City.2020-11-011h 43L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly Mysteries (Unsolved Disappearances)Happy Cancelled Halloween! This month we learned how many p's are in the word "disappearances" to bring you this decidedly un-spooky episode on some of the biggest unsolved mysteries in Los Angeles history. We'll cover Jean Spangler (22:24), Gertrude Tompkins Silver (42:16), Jonathan Aujay (1:10:59) and the Salomon family (1:26:59).2020-10-011h 54L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastGlendale Library, Arts and Culture Presents: Be The Change with Eric NusbaumRegular episode of L.A. Meekly this is not! Your beloved Greg has made a special recording on the history of displacement in Los Angeles for the Glendale Public Library's lead up to a virtual author discussion with Eric Nusbaum author of "Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the Live Caught in Between" and we wanted to share it with you. Be sure to tune in to the discussion! Details inside. Produced with support from Glendale Arts & Culture Commission2020-09-1730 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Route Less Traveled (Route 66 In LA)I'll get it out of the way early and invite you to get your kicks right now. Take a cruise down LA's stretch of route 66 with us as long as you're in a completely different car with a mask on and nowhere near us. We'll cover the convoluted history of the road itself in LA (29:12), the Fair Oaks Pharmacy (38:59), the Aztec Hotel (51:22), the Formosa Cafe (1:12:59), the Rialto Theater (1:29:18) and, of course, Chicken Boy (1:45:26).2020-08-011h 58L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastVoices of Protest: 2020Listeners sick of our voices rejoice: an entire episode made up of you the listener! We reached out to all of you who took part in the Black Lives Matter protests to send in recordings of your experiences and you came through. What you're about to hear are a few different stories from the streets of the marches from the people who were there. We want to again thank everyone who helped out and also everyone who has been out there making their voices heard. We're proud of you.2020-07-0252 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History Podcast65-92-20 (Watts Uprising and '92 Riots)Another month of 2020, another episode of L.A. Meekly. In viewing what has been going on in our city the past month and looking towards the future we decided to take a look back at two parallels from the city's past: the 1965 Watts Uprising (21:09) and the 1992 Riots following the beating of Rodney King (1:04:31). ATTENTION! We mention in this episode we will be including recordings from people who attended the protests this past month. We got more than expected so we will be releasing that as it's own dedicated episode TOMORROW.2020-07-012h 20L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastSummer of Same (Summer In Los Angeles)Summer is here and it's nothing like any of us expected. In this very summer vacation style loose episode we'll be covering what summer in LA means to us and a few of our favorite traditions we like to take part in under better circumstances. DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded well before the current situation in the city unfolded which makes our laments sound even more trivial. More important history is in the making but if you need something light just to help you fall asleep at night, this is for you. Stay safe everybody.2020-06-011h 24L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Wrath of Con (Con Artists)Hold onto your wallets; this month we're covering some of the city's most notorious con artists. We'll be talking about the town of Girard (19:52), the Bling Ring (35:13), the Julian Pete Scandal (1:09:52), Michael Romanoff (1:30:03) and the Billionaire Boys Club (1:53:22).2020-05-012h 13L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastField Trip! The L.A. River with Paul HaddadPack a lunch or just catch what you eat out of the always fresh L.A. River as we sit down with author Paul Haddad to discuss his book "10,000 Steps A Day in LA." We'll cover some of the best walks in the city and how great his book is at being a jumping off point to explore new parts of the city. (Never fear: this episode was recorded pre-quarantine)2020-04-0849 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastEasy Writers (Pulp Authors)Stuck in the house all day and night? Scared to go outside and would rather get lost safely in a book? If this unique situation applies to you and you alone then this is the episode for you. This month we cover a few of LA's prized local pulp writers. Travel to Mars with Edgar Rice Burroughs (14:57), travel to Mars with Leigh Brackett (53:37), travel to Mars with Ray Bradbury (1:20:49) and travel to only LA with Raymond Chandler (1:51:01).2020-04-012h 21L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastOur Own Fault (Earthquakes)Strap down your porcelain butts and get ready for "the big one." Our episode on earthquakes. Relive the horror and aftermath of Longbeach '33 (16:42), Sylmar '71 (36:43) and Northridge '94 (47:46).2020-03-011h 31L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastDemolition, Man (Things We Lost in the Last Decade)Now that the '20s are roaring forward, we thought we'd take a look back on the previous decade to reflect on the buildings and businesses we lost during the 2010s. Relive the memories that are too soon to relive from places like the Buggy Whip, the LA Sports Arena and Meltdown Comics.2020-02-011h 22L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastA Tale of Two CDs (Record Stores)Put the needle on the podcast and ring in a whole new decade with a whole new episode on your favorite local record stores. We've got the granddaddy Wallichs Music City (:17), the young punk Rockaway Records (:41), the scrappy Tower Records (:55) and the mighty Amoeba (1:06).2020-01-011h 30L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastCreepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah Part: 7 Deadly Sins (The Queen Mary)Crack open the eggnog and fry up the latkes because it's time to get creepy and haunted. This year we tackle the Queen Mary in all her luxury lining, world war serving, ghost pool glory. Both the straight history (:14) and the ghouls (1:08).2019-12-011h 34L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastFangelenos (Listener Questions and Answers)You asked for it so we asked it right back. This month we tackle two listener submitted questions: What do you like most about Angelenos? and What should someone not from here be aware of to make their stay as agreeable as possible? Listen to our bumbling answers and the much better answers of you, the listener, who submitted your own takes. You know who you are. And those of you who didn't? Consider yourselves uninvited from LA Meekly Thanksgiving.2019-11-011h 20L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastField Trip! Forest Lawn Museum with James FishburnePack your sack lunches for the nicest museum you've ever visited inside a cemetery: the Forest Lawn Museum. We talk with the museum's curator James Fishburne about the museum's role in shaping the art scene of Los Angeles, pigeon photography and the biggest painting of Jesus you've ever seen.2019-10-2831 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastBeyond the Graveyard (Cemeteries)Halloween is here and what better way to spend it than with your two favorite grave robbers? To get you in the...spirit...of the season we'll be covering the stories of a few of the biggest graveyards in the city: Valhalla Memorial Park (:14), Hollywood Forever (:32) and Forest Lawn (1:03).2019-10-011h 41L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastCrème de la Cream (Ice Cream)What's that sound? The Entertainer by Scott Joplin? That must mean it's the podcast truck with its barely regulated freezer full of treats! This month we go into the stories of everyone but Greg's favorite summer treats: ice cream. We'll dive deep into the history of Fosters Freeze (:14), Baskin-Robbins (:25), Fosselman's (:47) and, of course, Thrifty (:59).2019-08-011h 20L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastIt's A Riot (Sleepy Lagoon and the Zoot Suit Riots)Put on your weekend finest and zip on over to listen to the story of the zoot. Join us as we trace one of the saddest, most disappointing low points in Los Angeles history from the murder and unfair trial at Sleepy Lagoon (:15) to the brutal and just as unfair Zoot Suit Riots (:57). Get ready to be ashamed of your city.2019-06-011h 33L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastPun, Forest, Pun (LA's Forests)Strap on your sturdiest hiking boots and sit on the couch and listen to our newest episode on a couple of the city's forests! We'll be covering the exploitation and criminal population of the Angeles National Forest (:12) and the Hollywood glory of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (1:04).2019-05-011h 43L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastField Trip! Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Interview with Carl TartActivate your spellcheck because we are at the harder-than-you-think to-spell Coliseum! We are joined by the hilarious comedian/Los Angeles history connoisseur Carl Tart as we discuss this place's meaning to himself and to the city at large. 2019-04-2352 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastBehind the Times (LA Times)What's black and white and read all over? This description for our episode about a newspaper. This month we cover the Los Angeles Times and the major players behind it from the warlike Harrison Gray Otis (:16), the conservative Harry Chandler (:54), the moderate Norman Chandler (1:23) and the surfing Otis Chandler (1:31). This episode brought to you by Forkspot. Use promo code MEEKLY to get $15 off your first order.2019-02-011h 48L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastGems In the La La Land (Hidden Gems of LA)We found an old pirate's treasure map and we're hunting hidden gems all over this city! We'll be looking up at Yamashiro Hollywood (:20), over to Travel Town (:35), sneaking into St. Vincent Court (:49), visiting the Venice Mosaic Tile House (:54), disappearing into the Max Factor Hollywood Museum (1:00) and seeking out the Great Wall of Los Angeles (1:24). If you want to learn about more hidden gems in the city follow LifeHacks LA on Instagram and Facebook! This episode also brought to you by Forkspot! Use promo code MEEKLY and get $15 towards a meal today!2019-01-011h 41L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastCall Me By Your Nickname (Famous Nicknamed People)This is episode 57 but you might know it better as the old "Heinz Variety." That's because this month we're talking about some of the most famous nicknames of people in Los Angeles history. We'll go from the confrontational "Fighting Bob" Shuler (:17), "Slapsy" Maxie (:32) and "Greek" George Caralambo (:49) to the criminal "Two Gun" Davis (:58) and "Machine Gun" Walker (1:20).2018-09-011h 37L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastField Trip! The Breakfast Club Interview with Lily and PhilWe've already disabled your snooze button so it's time to get up and listen to our trip to one of the strangest, most indescribable "secret" societies in the city: the Los Angeles Breakfast Club. We talk with the wizards behind the curtain of it all Lily Holleman and Phil Leirness about the inclusive positivity of the place and which of your favorite stars from yesteryear were once members. 2018-03-2649 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastField Trip! The Los Angeles City Archives Interview with Michael HollandFile this episode under "filed" because the archive has already done its job. Tag along with us as we head to the Los Angeles City Archives where we visit the City Archivist for Los Angeles Michael Holland as he tells us about all the decades of information available there to any citizen of the city, the tremendously large rooms all that information's held in and the horrific fire suppression system in place just in case.2017-08-0948 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastBlah Blah Land (LA Movies)Buy a ticket for this very special episode where Greg and Daniel go through a slew of some of their favorite "LA" movies and their real life filming locations on their quest to understand what makes an "LA" movie "LA"..."movie." We cover Up In Smoke (9:18), the Big Lebowski (16:15), Heat (21:08), Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs (24:15), Boogie Nights (32:21), Back to the Future (36:32), Chinatown and LA noir (43:48), Boyz n the Hood and Friday (48:47), ET (51:46) and Mi Vida Loca (55:50).2017-07-011h 04L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastMagazinophobia (Magazines)Your monthly meekly has arrived! Flip through the pages of this month's episode where we discuss the stories of some of the biggest and most influential magazines from LA history from Land of Sunshine to Slash to the weekly one whose vaguely familiar name we can't remember. Ad free and just as little gloss as ever! We'll cover Land of Sunshine (8:54), Variety (30:21), the Hollywood Reporter (46:20), Slash Magazine (1:00:07), Los Angeles Magazine (1:11:16) and LA Weekly (1:21:30).2017-06-011h 33L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe First Timers Club (African-American Pioneers in LA)It's gonna feel like the first time all over again in this month's episode where, in honor of Black History Month, we discuss some trail blazing African-Americans from Los Angeles. From the city's first African-American mayor to the first African-American surfer, this just may be the first time you actually enjoy one of our episodes. We'll cover Peter Biggs (7:07), Samuel Marlowe (12:41), Nick Gabaldon (16:44), Miriam Matthews (39:58), Stepin Fetchit (50:15), Tom Bradley (1:06:33) and Paul R. Williams (1:22:26).2017-02-011h 47L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastCreepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah: Part Gore (Haunted Canyons)Take a festively eerie drive through the many canyons of Los Angeles with us as we talk about the strangest/spookiest stories that have taken place in them from Superman's ghost to a barrage of alien encounters. As the experts we are, we recommend you listen to this at night. Preferably walking alone through one of these canyons. We are not responsible for any lost items, respect or life if you choose to do so. (Keen eared listeners alert! The curse of our haunted episodes lives on! Listen out for strange flapping noises that are in this recording for no...2016-12-011h 52L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastFloat Hopes (Parades)March along with us to the beat of the stories of a few of LA's biggest parades! Including and limited to the PRIDE Parade (6:10), the Hollywood Christmas Parade (20:46), the Festival of the Chariots (36:51), La Fiesta de Los Angeles(42:53), the Rose Parade (1:03:50) and the Doo Dah Parade (1:20:23). No we do not have a permit for this episode.2016-07-011h 34L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastWell, Dam! (Man-made Disasters)In telling the stories of the two worst man made disasters in Los Angeles history, the St. Francis Dam (6:23) and the Porter Ranch gas leak (43:20), the LA Meekly boys inadvertently create the third worst man made disaster in Los Angeles history.2016-06-011h 15L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastLos Angeles: Year One (The Spanish and Mexican Eras of LA)Open wide for duck stuffed inside a turkey stuffed inside a podcast! Join us in giving thanks for the founding of Los Angeles as we explore the very beginnings of the city from the founding during the Spanish era (5:54), into the Mexican era and ending with the (almost) climactic battle against the American army as they took control...for now. (40:25)2015-11-011h 10L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastUproot, Root, Root For the Home Team (Chavez Ravine and Pre-Dodger Baseball in LA)Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks and we'll tell you the story of Los Angeles' baseball history before the boys in blue showed up including the upheaval in Chavez Ravine to make room for said boys in blue. We cover pre-Dodger baseball in LA (3:44) and the tragedy of Chavez Ravine (57:35).2015-09-011h 37L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastYou're Killin' Me LARy (Pacific Electric and the Los Angeles Railway)Hop aboard for the twisting, turning, overcrowded story of the Los Angeles Railway yellow cars (LARy) (4:39) and the Pacific Electric red cars (PE) (40:23). All fares are non-refundable (NR). We are not joking (NJK).2015-08-011h 28L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastGoogie A-Go-Go (Googie Architecture)Pull up a cantilevered stool and order a malt while we delve into the architectural style with the irritating name that defined the look of Los Angeles. We'll touch on the architects and establishments that made it possible from the eponymous Googie's itself to the legendary Armet and Davis. No substitutions. We'll cover a brief history of Googie as a style (5:01), Coffee Dan's and Googie's (27:28), Ships Coffee Shop (37:58), Denny's (48:56), Pann's (54:38) and Norm's (1:13:12).2015-05-011h 23L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastBoneless Episode (Origin Of The Chinese Chicken Salad)Chinatown episode leftovers are even better than the first time around. Here's the origin of another native Los Angeles dish: the Chinese chicken salad.2015-03-0807 minL.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastForget It (Chinatown)It’s Chinatown. Take a non-offensive because they actually had them rickshaw ride through the atrocious history of old Chinatown and the Chinese community of Los Angeles all the way up to the present day new Chinatown or, as you know it, Chinatown. We go over the bad days of Old Chinatown, the unforgivable Chinese massacre, the dueling New Chinatown and China City, the many laws set to keep the Chinese community down, which spawned the endlessly internal support that the community used to flourish. Listen to the early days of Chinese immigrants to the city (3:27) and the creation of Ch...2015-03-011h 23L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastHollywood Area or Bust (Famous Out-Of-Towners In LA)This month we explore two of your favorite American authors, one of your favorite heroes from the Old West and one of your favorite Beatles who all spent brief but memorable (and drunken) stays in Los Angeles. Hint: It’s not Stephen King, John Ringo, Johnny Ringo or Ringo Starr. We've got William Faulkner (2:44), Wyatt Earp (27:06), F. Scott Fitzgerald (54:35) and John Lennon (1:31:45)2015-02-011h 48L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastCreepy Christmas/Haunted Hannukah Part Boo (Haunted Stories)Another year another fear. Our seasonally creepy and haunted look at LA’s sordid history is back to take on ghostly hospitals, culty parks, lizardy people and more. Pray to baby Jesus and hold on to your yarmulke. We discuss the Galster Park Butcher in West Covina (1:00:12), the Gates of Hell known as Turnbull Canyon in Whittier (1:07:12), the ghost orderly at Linda Vista Communtiy Hospital in Boyle Heights (36:00), the murder and hauntings at the Greystone/Doheny Mansion in Beverly Hills (45:36), the underground secret tunnels of the Los Angeles Lizard People (19:50), and Greg talks about his field trip to the funeral fo...2014-12-241h 18L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastPadre Issues (Native People and the Missions)In honor of what we now know as "Thanksgiving," we’ll be talking about the native people who lived in what we now know as "Los Angeles" and what happened to them once what we now know as "the Spanish" came to take their land and put them in what we now know as "the Missions." This description is now known as "over." We cover the pre-historic and Native days of the city (3:06) and the Spanish and mission days as well (28:25).2014-12-011h 10L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Podcast That Time Forgot (Forgotten Stories From LA's Past)Nazis? The plague? Union bombings? Aliens? Crimes against civil rights? What do all these have in common you ask? We forgot. Join us this month as we shine a light on some Los(t) Angeles history that most history books and Nazi sympathizers would rather not talk about. We cover the LA Times bombing (2:35), the plague outbreak of 1924 (17:46), Murphy Ranch (37:24), the Battle of LA (48:02) and the Japanese internment (59:42).2014-10-011h 22L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThe Meekly-Go-Round Broke Down (Animation In Los Angeles)DRAW up a chair as we ILLUSTRATE to you folks the ANIMATED story of Los Angeles’ cartoon history. We’ll TRACE it’s roots all the way from when Walt Disney first set up shop in his uncle’s Los Feliz garage (7:18), through the COLORFUL cast of characters that populated Termite Terrace (23:10), Hanna/Barbera (53:56), Jay Ward (1:02:17) up to the SYNCHRONIZED mayhem of he cartoon renaissance of the ‘90s and beyond!…INKING DEPARTMENT!2014-08-291h 18L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastThere Will Be Mud (Extreme Weather)This month we talk about the extreme forms of weather Los Angeles has been subjected to throughout history. Join us as we watch the thermometer go from hot and dry to hot and wet to hot and on fire. We’ll also give you tips on what you can do to survive the city’s impending environmental doom. Hint: not much! We cover heatwaves (3:55), the Santa Ana winds (11:13), snow (21:39), tornadoes (25:06), smog (28:53), wildfires (42:14), droughts (51:26), floods (58:12) and the dreaded ARkStorm (1:11:52). (We apologize for the slight loss in audio quality this episode. Tom Bosley was being very uncooperative. (That will make sense shortly)2014-07-311h 19L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastEpisode 6: Episode 2-11 (Bank Robberies)Los Angeles was once the bank robbery capital of the world so put the money in the bag and put your headphones in as we give you a rundown on some of the cities most notorious holdups, heists and bandits from Stanley Mark Rifkin (8:35) to the Yankee Bandit (14:41) to the great Dunbar heist (41:20) to the North Hollywood shootout (49:51) and, from the old days, the legendary Tiburcio Vasquez (1:05:09).2014-05-311h 26L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastCreepy Christmas/Haunted Hannukah (Haunted Stories)The first of our seasonally haunted episodes from LA's past covering the Sharon Tate murder (2:50), the Menendez Brothers (12:25), the Lincoln Heights Jail (29:23), Rudolph Valentino's ghost (40:30), Rancho Los Amigos (52:38) and the curse of Griffith Park (1:01:34).2013-12-251h 17L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History PodcastLos Angeles Public LibraryA brief history of the Los Angeles Public Library system.2013-12-021h 04