The Sounds of LA

The Sounds of LA

By Anthony DedousisSociety & CulturePlaces & Travel
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The Sounds of LA episodes

  • Episode 4: The Hardest Trivia in LA
    Where do Jeopardy contestants go after their last episode airs? Why, to O'Brien's in Santa Monica, home to mindbendingly difficult yet delightful bar trivia. Also, I tell my own story of being a one-and-done Jeopardy contestant, complete with sound effects.
    22 min
  • Episode 8: Cat is Art Spelled Wrong

    Do cats and art go well together?  Absolutely.  In this episode, I visit the Kitty Paradise Show, an art exhibition in West Adams themed around cats and the people who love them.  Find out what a dress made of cats feels like, whether cats are capable of mind control, and what the difference between a cat lover and a cat aficionado is.

    23 min
  • Episode 7: Odd Squad Car Club
    Every Wednesday night, a loud, majestic armada of hot rods cruises down Venice Boulevard. Their owners are a motley crew of classic car enthusiasts who call themselves the Odd Squad Car Club. Find out why they got hooked on classic cars, and how they learned to build their own.
    18 min
  • Episode 6: It's Time for Dodger Baseball
    The audio adventure continues at LA's most venerable sporting venue, Dodger Stadium, where Anthony Dedousis shares his obsessive love of baseball, pontificates on the simple beauty of the Dodger Dog, and explains why Yasiel Puig has swag.
    25 min
  • Episode 5: The Dollar Bin
    The audio adventure continues at Record Surplus, the "last record store", where I find out why some people still buy records, and discuss my own childhood experience listening to Cat Stevens on vinyl. Special new feature: "L.A. Letters", where I offer career advice to Angelenos in distress.
    32 min
  • Episode 2: Sixteen Forty Two
    This episode's audio adventure takes us to Echo Park's 1642 Bar, where I find out what James Brown, Muddy Waters, Wynton Marsalis, and Little Richard all have in common.
    34 min
  • Episode 1: Introducing the Audio Adventure
    In this episode, we cover my misadventure in public singing at the Dresden, explore the parallels between Beethoven's Seventh and Charlie Brown at the LA Phil, and stop by Sunsesh for a lesson about indie music and careerism.
    30 min

About The Sounds of LA

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What does Los Angeles sound like? Join Anthony Dedousis on an audio adventure around the City of Angels, where music, nightlife, sports, and the outdoors come together through sound and storytelling.