L.A. Meekly: A Los Angeles History Podcast

Daniel Zafran & Greg Gonzalez & the history of Los Angeles

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 hour 21 minutes
    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 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).
    1 May 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    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 junk drawer episode where we go over a hodgepodge of topics that didn't quite fit into other episodes. This time we'll be covering Captain "Mad" Jack Morgan (16:53), the Rubel Castle in Glendora (36:30) and the Siege of Fort Anthony (57:13).
    1 April 2024, 7:00 am
  • 2 hours 30 seconds
    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 documentaries about Los Angeles that we feel captures something about the city be it donuts, music, gangs or, perhaps...madness.
    1 March 2024, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    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 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).
    1 February 2024, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 32 minutes
    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 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).
    1 January 2024, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 52 minutes
    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 covering the tales of the Alexandria Hotel (18:50) and a haunted tour through UCLA (1:00:56).
    1 December 2023, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 37 seconds
    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 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!
    20 November 2023, 8:19 am
  • 1 hour 50 minutes
    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 covering in this episode: malls. Just in time for your holiday shopping spree, we'll be covering the Glendale Galleria (25:49), the Sherman Oaks Galleria (39:09), Crossroads of the World (51:49) and Rodeo Drive (1:23:35).
    1 November 2023, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 52 minutes
    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. We'll be covering the movie styles of Edith Head (17:44) and the outrageous cowboy fashion of Nudie Cohn (58:09).
    1 October 2023, 7:00 am
  • 17 minutes 13 seconds
    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 their songs "Falling"  and "Nobody Ever."
    18 September 2023, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    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 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).
    1 September 2023, 7:00 am
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