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The awe-inspiring professional photographer reveals how few tricks are actually up his sleeve despite critics and ignorant podcasters who insist there must be layers and strings and smoke and mirrors in his beautifully creative work.

When she's not exploring her own sexuality by interviewing women about theirs, this Historic Core resident is whipping up incredible meals as a private chef, using her photography and video skills to create a compelling web series, or making TikTok videos that magically go viral.

Di is the sweetest activist sporting an ACAB necklace you'll ever meet. The native Angeleno talks about going to an all-girls high school, what she learned at UCLA, why she takes to the streets fighting for the unhoused and underserved communities, and why she loves living in Little Tokyo.

The beloved and prolific journalist claims the two proposed parks that would be built atop the 101 freeway are not as crazy as they appear, how the Metro tunnel through Bel Air cannot be stopped by the locals, and what she thinks about the proposed Dodger Stadium gondola.

The multi-talented journalist had a video of the LAPD bum rushing Dodger fans. The LAPD and City Attorney did not like it and charged him with Failure to Disperse. Odd, since they didn't charge him at the time and they didn't charge any of the other dozens of journalists or hundreds of fans. In this episode we talk about the PTSD he experienced from being chilled by the law. We also talk about cov...

A longtime journalist, foodie, and music lover, Pat Saperstein tells us about growing in in Malibu, escaping up north to be a hippie, spinning records in the middle of the night at KCRW and what sort of tacos she's loving right now.

She was Dov Charney's apprentice for 7 years, is currently a VP at a huge music tech company, and is raising two young children near Dodger Stadium. Today we talk ethics, how she landed her gig at American Apparel, and where to get good Chinese food in Chinatown.

Whether it be berating the LAPD on Twitter or heckling LA City Council members in person, Ricci usually gets his point across. The problem is he is either escorted out of the facility or his two minutes expires. So we have given him two hours to talk about his origin story, his take on local LA politics, Antifa, GoFundMe, as well as some good places to eat in and around his neighborhood.

This mild mannered studio engineer was told by his wife to 'keep busy' after their two daughters went off to college. The empty nester picked up several hobbies, but it was his urban beekeeping that caught the eyeballs of over 10 million people on TikTok.

From teaching struggling kids in Compton to running the website of 10 Black newspapers, Liz is a biracial writer and editor from outside Chicago who has made a positive dent from her Virgil Village home and has the pictures with Depeche Mode to show for it.

The longtime Valley resident and former research librarian for the LA Times now has one goal: to set sail with nary a care. We talk about what's changed in her Sherman Oaks neighborhood, what it was like living among the sweet spirits in her home, and what it was like working in the old LA Times building for nearly 20 years.

Gregg is 72 and has lived a life. From getting to know Andy Kaufman when they became friends in grade school, to moving out of NYC after seeing Jimi Hendrix rip it up at the Cafe Wha?, to touring with Bob Dylan in 1984 supporting the Infidels album, Gregg has stories for days. What kind of stories? All the rock n roll type that everyone loves to hear. Best of all, they are all true.

He's spent over 20 years in television, but one look through his IG and you will see he's a talented photographer who shares the spotlight with others. Most recently he is doing just that through his book California Love which features the work of over 100 photographic artists "celebrating our beautifully diverse and progressive nation-state of california." And best of all: all proceeds from sales...

When she's not raising teenagers, being a doting wife, and and excellent friend, Alex is a realtor at Keller Williams Larchmont. Today she answers questions from our Hear in LA Facebook group. Should you paint your house white for a faster sale? Has she experienced any haunted houses? What's the most expensive house she's sold? And can a normal person afford a home in LA any more? Those answers an...

Mark has played on nearly every Beastie Boys album and might be one of the dudes playing ping pong on Paul's Boutique. But he's def the illest MF from Gardenia. Here he talks about how he got involved with the three bad brothers we know so well, what the work ethic was like back in the day, and what it was like to live in nearby Echo Park in the early to mid '90s

Charlie lives in the much desired Balboa Highlands neighborhood of Granada Hills. More specifically the Eichler Tracks which contain about 100 of the mid century modern designer's houses. The musician, location scout, and Porsche restorer teaches us about the neighborhood, his home, and what makes Eichler houses so wonderful.

Co-Founder/COO at Ruth Health , Audrey has raised over $3 million via Y-Combinator for her company that provides house-calls for womxn wellness and pregnancy healthcare from licensed professionals via telehealth.

Does the wisest Uber & Lyft driver live in Granada Hills? Listen to Sergio, a retired Wall St. broker talk about his techniques and study habits of rideshare and it's no wonder he is the Sr. Contributor to the Rideshare Guy site.

Heidi grew up in Idaho, moved to Maui, then came to LA in her mid 20s to make it happen. And boy did she. Her place in Atwater is beautiful and feng shuied to incredible results. She is co-founder of MaeMae on Glendale Blvd. We talk about so much in this episode including Landmark / Lifespring which "is so LA," she says.

Miles went to Beverly Hills High, spent his college years in Boston, had a magical kiss after he graduated, came back to LA to work on one of the most popular TV shows in history, proposed in the middle of the street in West Hollywood, and now buys and sells real estate to fortunate souls who cross his path from the desert to the sea.

Sabrina aka Sabrina See says she might live in Atwater Village forever. She doesn’t need your money, but she’ll accept it. And if you send her a dick pic you'll probably pay. Huge Dodger fan and native Angeleno talks about her large Italian family, the most expensive thing a man has bought off her wishlist, how she feels about Trevor Bauer, and John Stamos.

Best known as Dwight Yoakam's lead guitar player, Eugene also has two solo albums, a podcast, a family, and a deep love and respect for music history and theory. And yes he plays a little for us.

The former Santa Monica gem has moved across town and has added a vintage movie house, the Eagle, to compliment its curated assortment of rare, out of print, and magical DVDs and tapes. Set to open soon, we were blessed with a tour of the sacred space with Maggie Mackay, its Executive Director.

Dalila visually brings to life stories of resilience, elders, LGBTQ, matriarchs, and the environment using vibrant colors and even humor sometimes. Try not to laugh as she tells us how her grandmother reacted when she finally came out. :)

The LA native on smoking drugs with her babysitter, the demise of Melrose, ditching school to hang out at KROQ in nearby Pasadena, and taking the bus to Hollywood teen clubs. Also: why, like the X song predicted, she had to leave Los Angeles.