Hear In LA

The veteran bookseller on audiobooks, the Annex, Roxane Gay, Ken Layne, Trump's influence on sales and the challenges of competing with the largest online retailer in history.

For years Esther Tseng has written about food, drink, and unique spots in LA as a freelance journalist. Could it all be a way of saying she loves us?

Coulter, Dylan, Jeff, Jeff, and Os have released a follow up from #1. "Dose" is swirly and upbeat and romantic and beautiful.

So naturally we talk about handclaps, Def Leppard, and cereal.

For our 25th episode of Hear in LA, we bring you this special edition that has nothing to do with Los Feliz, even though I slept on Jeff's couch in Los Feliz for a few months while Tsar was getting started. All roads lead to 90027.

The government calls her Lauren Randolph, but online to her 200k Instagram followers is Lauren Lemon, a delightful photographer who has shot for many bigtime brands, including the Oscars. Join us as we talk about what it was like to be feet away from EnvelopeGate, and if you stick around she will clue you in to the best, secret burger in Los Feliz.

You may not know his name, but you know his costumes. The 'Epic Manager' sits down to talk about his 40+ year career at the corner of Hollywood & Sunset at the Vista, his new boss Quentin Tarantino, and how he was bored one day at work and decided to start wearing outfits.

Snoop Dogg could not have chosen a smarter, sharper, more honest person to run his weed website, Merry Jane than Mary. In this episode we talk about all manner of drugs, herbs, and shrooms and how people can enjoy them safely.

Sunny has a triple platinum award on her wall of the Beastie Boys' Licensed To Ill because she shot the gatefold image, but that's just the tip of the iceberg of the president of the Venice Art Crawl's accomplishments.

She's been arrested over 100 times by the Capitol Police fighting for peace, the environment and all the things that somehow need defending. She calls Venice Beach her church and today we were lucky to have her preach.

Jake McCollum is a 29 year-old Texan and popular YouTuber who picked up a terrible crystal meth addiction. Now 8 years clean, he has been sleeping in his car and intentionally making himself uncomfortable to help kick his habit. His YouTube channel blossomed last year when he came to LA. He's a good egg and an inspiration.

Louie is part of a family who has lived in Venice for generations. He co-created "Institutionalized," a unique hardcore punk song that will live through the ages. Here he talks about sex, drugs, rock, and what's weirder: legalized weed or a Whole Foods a few blocks away.