Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Networks:
Autio
Description:
Entrepreneurs, athletes, journalists, politicians, and cultural trailblazers connected to Los Angeles come into view through the lives of individuals who helped shape the region’s identity.
Language:
English
Ruth Handler
3/9/2026
A savvy businesswoman who invented the Barbie Doll.
Duration:00:02:26
Charlotta Bass
3/9/2026
First African American Woman to Own a Newspaper.
Duration:00:03:26
Matthew “Don Mateo” Keller
3/9/2026
The Irishman who owned Malibu & became Los Angeles’s "Father of Horticulture"
Duration:00:01:32
Harriett Wieder
3/9/2026
Challenging political gender roles.
Duration:00:01:50
Arcadia Bandini
3/9/2026
19th century Californio businesswoman, landowner & Belle of the ball.
Duration:00:03:47
Venus Williams
3/9/2026
An iconic player in the field of women tennis, Venus Williams is a name to reckon with.
Duration:00:02:51
Charles F. Lummis
3/4/2026
Early So Cal journalist walked from Cincinnati to LA.
Duration:00:02:58
George Caralambo - Camel Corps
3/4/2026
Would you rather have one camel or four mules - an intriguing US military question in 1856.
Duration:00:03:08
Augustus Hawkins
3/4/2026
A prominent American Democratic Party politician.
Duration:00:03:21
Captain Archibald H. Gillespie
3/4/2026
The Martial Law that backfired.
Duration:00:02:34
J. Harvey McCarthy
3/4/2026
A ruthless developer, dreamer, and pioneer.
Duration:00:03:20
James Irvine
3/4/2026
The founder of Irvine, CA.
Duration:00:03:14
Charles I. D. Looff
3/4/2026
Maker of Santa Monica Pier’s cherished carousel & hippodrome.
Duration:00:02:50
George C. Page
3/4/2026
History of the entrepreneur and philanthropist George C. Page.
Duration:00:02:39