15 Years in LA Pod

Send us Fan Mail in this solo episode of 15 years in LA, i'm reflecting on one of the most transformative seasons of my life. i share what life has been like after losing my sweet boy, serbi, and how grief has quietly reshaped the way i move through the world. i also talk about stepping into an entirely new career as an on-air host in the trading card community; a job i never could have imagi...

Send us Fan Mail in this second installment of i almost didn't share this - i took my voice notes on a walk at night with my dogs and just… talked. no outline, no plan: just where i’m at right now. i took the podcast outside of the studio and into my actual everyday life no setup, no edits, no polish. this was recorded entirely while walking my dogs through my neighborhood in Los Angeles, thi...

Send us Fan Mail welcome to bite size minisodes: a new series from 15 years in la. short, under-10-minute episodes where you step inside my world for a moment: what i’m thinking, where i am, and how life feels in real time. these minisodes are a little in-between moment… a reset… a quick drop of honesty and perspective. think of it as a mini check-in. unfiltered, in real time. a fun little breathe...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of our conversation with Lexie Skye, we dive deeper into her improv journey and the spaces that helped shape her as a performer.  Lexie shares her experience training at WGIS (World’s Greatest Improv School), the Los Angeles-based improv school founded by Will Hines, Sarah Claspell, and Jim Woods, and how its unique philosophy challenged her to grow both on and off stage...

Send us Fan Mail this one is different. i took my voice notes on a walk at night with my dogs and just… talked. no outline, no plan: just where i’m at right now. it’s vulnerable. it’s messy. it’s honest. i’m not doing great, if i’m being real. but i also know i’m going to be okay. and this is what it sounds like to be in the middle of that. if you’ve ever felt lost, overwhelmed, or like you’re fig...

Send us Fan Mail in this bonus episode of 15 years in LA , i get real about rejection. the kind that comes from auditions, jobs, crushes, creative projects, improv teams, career paths, and all the dreams we chase in this city. after facing some recent “no’s,” i sit down to unpack the emotional rollercoaster of rejection and why it can hit so hard when you care deeply about something. i also pull a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about Lexie’s life before Los Angeles, growing up in Boca Raton, Florida and what led her to make the move out west. We get into what those first few years in LA were really like, navigating the chaos of the city, figuring things out as you go, and what it means to build a life here from scratch. We also talk about the LA fires and how moments like that sh...

Send us Fan Mail xoxo, babes. this episode? zero edits. zero pretending. just me, the mic, and the truth. today i’m spilling the real tea on where i’m at right now: acting, improv, tarot, identity, confidence, doubt, and what it actually feels like trying to build a creative life in los angeles without losing your soul. it’s vulnerable. it’s uncomfortable. it’s honest in a way i usually don’t let...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off the first episode of 2026, I sit down with my dear friend Laura Raczka for a long overdue catch-up. We talk about how we first met, her nearly 20-year journey living and working in Los Angeles, and the realities of building a creative life in the entertainment industry. Laura shares insights into her career specializing in makeup across print, fashion shoots, modeling,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of 15 Years in LA, Sam Adler (@_sadl3r) welcomes writer, actor, and comedian Sean Leviashvili (@seanslostit) for an open and heartfelt conversation about identity, confidence, and connection. Sean shares his experience living between Los Angeles and New York, navigating dating on both coasts, and embracing life with cerebral palsy while celebrating self-acceptance...

Send us Fan Mail ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions around mental health , including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders . Please take care of yourself and listen only if and when you feel ready. In this bonus episode, I open up about my personal journey with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and my eating disorder: what it’s looked like, how it’s evo...

Send us Fan Mail I sit down with writer and producer Jon Zuber, who I first met on my debut feature film Killer Holiday . Jon shares stories from his 40+ year career in film & TV, his time living and working in Santa Barbara, and the making of his Emmy-winning documentary Stories in Time: Santa Barbara . Now based in Palo Alto, Jon reflects on balancing family life with creative work, the evol...

Send us Fan Mail In this deep and raw mini episode, I open up about the heavy days—the ones where depression keeps me from showing up, where being absent feels easier than facing the world. I talk about what it’s like to try and pick myself back up when I’m very much down, and the small steps I take to find purpose and self-motivation in uncertain times. From discovering that tarot is something I’...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you’re halfway through Griffith Park, alone with your dogs, and two coyotes appear on the trail ahead of you? In this solo episode of 15 Years in LA , I share the story of one of the most nerve-racking hikes of my life and how it became a reminder of something bigger. Because whether it’s wildlife on a hike or a challenge in your own head, LA will put you in si...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with the brilliant and hilarious Edgar Momplaisir to talk about 15 years in LA.   The chaos, the grind, the gigs, the wins, the weird parties, and the city that raised us, reinvented us, and almost broke us (more than once). We get into:  – how we met and what we remember about each other back then  – the realities of moving to LA and making it home – t...

Send us Fan Mail In the premiere episode of 15 Years in LA , host Sam Adler shares her journey from a small town in South Jersey to the edge of Los Angeles — landing in Ventura in 2010 with big dreams, no roadmap, and a whole lot of Jersey girl energy. Sam reflects on the pop culture that shaped her (think The Hills , Kristin Cavallari, Paris Hilton), her early days as a child actor, and the unexp...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to 15 Years in LA! A storytelling podcast about the people, places, and moments that shaped the last fifteen years of my life in and around Los Angeles. I’m your host, Sam Adler. Each episode, I’ll be sitting down with friends, family, collaborators, and fellow transplants (the people I met along the way), to look back on where we were when we met, how LA shaped us, and wh...