And DJs riding in the back of her golf cart — Billboard’s Katie Bain might be in charge of reporting on all the sparkly, trippy, futuristic robot music the tweakers are booming from their Priuses, but at heart she’s a midwestern hippie and Green Bay Packer stock owner who cries when the team lets her down. Nestled away in her Beachwood…

Can you find it on a map? Do you know what legendary movie was shot there? Rob Takata has the answers. Rob Takata is one of those smart guys who could have been a smart aleck, but he had bigger aspirations. Tony and Rob sat next to each other in…

Paul Haddad put the E! host on Wild On and grew up in the Mayberry of LA — For a guy who earned an Emmy at a young age, Paul sure is humble. So humble he calls himself LA Dork on his Twitter account where he teaches his 6,900 followers about quirky LA history, tips on where to hike, and interesting trivia about neighborhoods and landmarks long gone. …

Writer, producer, director, and movie buff Josh Tate on how he worked his way up in Hollywood simply by being cool. Josh Tate’s apartment is cool in several ways. Because he lives in the Valley, the AC is on (thank you), he’s got tasteful framed movie posters on his wall…

58 episodes in the debut year. And all of them good? Sure, but Zohra has questions. Why do people want to interview Tony? God only knows. Hasn’t he revealed enough on his blog, his socials, or in these 50+ podcasts? An astounding number of people wanted to do this interview…

Montecito Heights’ Ryan Schude on lack of tricks in his joyfully colorful photography — Ryan Schude is so interested in light all you just gotta do is get invited into his beautifully organized garage where you’ll be greeted by a half dozen lamps, all on, all different, all glowing with different hues of illumination. No wait, there are seven in there. Eight? Yep, eight! …

The chef, photographer, and DTLA resident on love, communication, and the differnce between Fairfax and Hollywood high schools. Zohra is the perfect guest. Got a question? She’ll answer. Go there. Go there for two hours, three hours, four hours. She’s got things to do (in fact she’s got a list…

Little Tokyo is home to many fascinating people, including a Filipina named Di who still has the rubber bullet the LAPD shot at her. Di is a Community Organizer who grew up in LA, attended UCLA, and when she’s not partying with fellow Filipino, Bruno Mars, enjoys doing her best…

Alissa Walker on the proposed tunnel through Bel Air, the parks above the 101, and raising a family in Historic Filipinotown Alissa Walker is one of LA’s most beloved journalists. Whether it be from her prolific work with Curbed LA (now just simply Curbed), her participation in the LA Pod…