The Cerca Guide to Los Angeles

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Hollywood loves a good ghost story, so we're going to take you to some of the most famous haunted sites in the city and introduce you to some famous spirits. From Marilyn Monroe at the Roosevelt Hotel, to some ghosts from LA's earliest days at Pico House, to Jim Belushi and the great hauntings of the Sunset Strip. 

~This Cerca Guide was written by Stacey Book and voiced by J.J. Duncan.

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Los Angeles has more than its fair share of kid-friendly things to do, so we've outlined a week of perfect So-Cal days, from the beach to the mountains - and don't worry, parents will like them just as much.

~This Cerca Guide was written by Stacey Book and voiced by J.J. Duncan.

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There is no better drive than the the coast of California, and there are some secrets to making it the most spectacular road trip ever, including appreciating the history of this gorgeous land. In Part Two, San Luis Obispo to Monterey.  

~This Cerca Guide was written by Stacey Book and voiced by J.J. Duncan.

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For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.

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There is no better drive than the coast of California, and there are some secrets to making it the most spectacular road trip ever, including appreciating the history of this gorgeous land. In Part One, Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo. 

~This Cerca Guide was written by Stacey Book and voiced by J.J. Duncan.

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For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS.  Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned.  Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.

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On its face LA’s architecture looks like a collection of various styles - pockets of neighborhoods with interesting design but little context. But scratch just below this surface and you’ll find the story of 100 years of LA’s history built into these walls.  LA came to be defined by a singular industry with the power to shape it - Hollywood.  This influence, from the art deco 20s, to the futuristic 70s, not only built these pockets of style but also filtered out to the rest of America through the big screen.  In this episode we’re going to explore some of the masterworks created here - both in real life and on that big screen.  

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In the second part of our series on the crimes that changed Los Angeles we’re going to explore an era when LA of modern Hollywood came into its own, and the flip-side to that glamorous life-styles-of-the-rich-and-famous image. The story of the Menendez brothers defined both sides of LA during the 1980s.  Then fast-forward to the 90s, when these brothers will cross paths with the man whose televised courtroom trial set the stage for how we think about true crime entertainment today - O.J. Simpson. 

~This Cerca Guide was written by Dominique Ferrari and voiced by J.J. Duncan.

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Like the people who populate this city - the crimes that happen here seem fit for the big screen. In a place full of cameras, paparazzi, and superstars - it makes sense. If you take a survey of the most infamous and well-known crimes and trials of the century - the ones seared into your memory like that nondescript condo entrance - a considerable handful of them are a product of the City of Angels. 

In Part One, we’ll dive back into LA before television, to a murder that changed the city - the murder of the Black Dahlia. Then we’ll jump forward to the far-out 60s to when a very different kind of story took what LA was and turned it upside down - the murders of Charles Manson and the Manson Family. 

~This Cerca Guide was written by Dominique Ferrari and voiced by J.J. Duncan.

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For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. 

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Los Angeles has long been home to the glamorous Hollywood lunch - and we’ll tell you about these old Hollywood standards - but these days the most exciting food in LA is also really, really good food. In a city that is constantly coming up with what’s new and trendy it’s no surprise that the food has followed. We’re going to explore what’s “new” in new California cuisine, from the fusion that created Korean BBQ tacos, to how to do sushi, to where the hottest chefs go shopping for produce.

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For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, [launching May 26th] available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide.

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Los Angeles. The City of Angels. Even if you’ve never set foot here in person, chances are you’ve been here in your imagination - or in someone else's via film and television. It’s Hollywood! But it’s also so, so much more. From the beach to the mountains, gritty on the rise Downtown to iconically posh Beverly Hills we’ve got you covered. In this primer we’ll show you how to find the Los Angeles of your own dreams. 

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Cerca Audio Guides are our modern take on a guide book. Imagine a podcast where each episode delivers insight and stories about somewhere in the world: everything from food to music, history, architecture, sports, fashion and more. Listen passively in the flow of your daily life, while immersing yourself in the sounds and feel of a new and extraordinary place.

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