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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
    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 all of those as well as our own and a some historic old holiday traditions from Los Angeles of yesteryear.
    1 November 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    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 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).
    1 October 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    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 Hopper (45:07) and their legendary feud. 
    1 September 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    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 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).
    1 August 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    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 including their early history (18:00) and the recent scandals surrounding former sheriff Alex Villanueva (53:23).
    1 July 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 42 minutes
    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'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).
    1 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    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 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!
    27 May 2024, 7:00 am
  • 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
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