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Sinopsis
L.A. Meekly is a monthly podcast on Los Angeles history put out by Daniel Zafran and Greg Gonzalez in an effort to battle the false idea that their city has none; and also as an excuse to eat donuts and talk into a microphone.
Episodios
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Episode 6: Episode 2-11 (Bank Robberies)
31/05/2014 Duración: 01h26minLos 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).
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City Bites: Back for Seconds?
08/05/2014 Duración: 04minA poisonously vital part of the puzzle from one of last episode’s stories falls into place just a little too late so we present to you our very first bonus episode to fill in one of what promises to be many gaps.
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City Bites (Original LA Dishes)
30/04/2014 Duración: 59minOn tonight's menu we have a sampler of our proudest native dishes: the French dip (2:45), the hot fudge sundae (12:39), the chili burger (21:26), the cheeseburger (31:36), the Orange Julius (39:02) and the Cobb salad (48:25). Strap on your bib and get ready for the story of six famous foods invented in LA.
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Griffith vs. Getty (The Griffith Observatory and The Getty Center)
31/03/2014 Duración: 51minThe showdown you never knew you were waiting for. The dueling histories of the Griffith Observatory and the Getty Center.
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Broadway Theater District
20/02/2014 Duración: 01h04minAn historic look at the rise and fall of the country's greatest moving picture theater district: Broadway. After covering the history of the street we delve into a few theaters in particular the Million Dollar (21:12), the Orpheum (27:00) and the United Artists Theater (50:48).
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Creepy Christmas/Haunted Hannukah (Haunted Stories)
25/12/2013 Duración: 01h17minThe 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).
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Los Angeles Public Library
02/12/2013 Duración: 01h04minA brief history of the Los Angeles Public Library system.