Best Katherine Spiers Podcasts (2024)

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Home on the Strange (2 Famous Transplants) 1:42:57

1h ago1:42:57

1:42:57

This month we're celebrating those of us not from here. Those of us...not of this world. We're covering two famous transplants whose main stories don't happen in Los Angeles but come to a conclusion here. We'll be covering notorious cereal killer Belle Gunness (15:55) and daughter of someone else notorious Maria Rasputin (45:17).…

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Sunkist Fruit Gems 1:07:34

21m ago1:07:34

1:07:34

It seems as if someone got Candy is Dandy in your L.A. Meekly. That's because we are bringing to you an episode of our other podcast Candy is Dandy on a topic close to the heart of Meeklings: Sunkist Fruit Gems. We get into the LA based history of these beloved gummy candies and then get to tasting. Listen in and, if you haven't already, jump aboar…

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Food Gifts with Elle Simone Scott 37:05

8d ago37:05

37:05

The resident food stylist at America's Test Kitchen on the history of boxes of chocolate ... and where she might find Lupin. Food Gifts: 150 Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents Elle IG Related episodes: Chocolate Eggnog Fika, Sweden's Obsession Christmas Candy Breadlines & Famines Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts …

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Automospiel (Cars) 1:21:53

20d ago1:21:53

1:21:53

Hop in. We just stole this podcast and we're going for a spin. This month we're getting into the car culture and history of Los Angeles. We'll be covering the very first cars and car factories that came to the city (14:27), the emergence of low rider culture (41:45) and how it all unraveled (1:03:06).…

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Hickory, Pecans, and Soup 10:07

9d ago10:07

10:07

A dish I had absolutely never heard of before. Related Episode: Diversity in Native American Food with Loretta Barrett Oden Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music • Podurama Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or …

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Raw Milk 20:03

1M ago20:03

20:03

Do I drink it? Yes. Am I a sovereign citizen? Depends on my mood. (Written version here.) Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal. Katherine …

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The L.A. Meekly Junk Drawer: Part III 1:30:20

2M ago1:30:20

1:30:20

Spring is here and junk is going in the trash. By junk we mean topics that never found a home and by trash we mean your ears. It's time for our annual junk drawer episode where we go over a hodgepodge of topics that didn't quite fit into other episodes. This time we'll be covering Captain "Mad" Jack Morgan (16:53), the Rubel Castle in Glendora (36:…

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Soul Rolls with KJ Kearney 46:02

2M ago46:02

46:02

Soul rolls and other culinary smash ups; should legacy publications stay in their lane; activists who are not empaths. Related episode: Meat raffles and Snickers salads with Ben Mandelker IG: Black Food Fridays TikTok: Black Food Fridays Citizen Better Can Food Be Political? Who Made the Potato Salad YakaMein Ramen by Ra Listen to Smart Mouth: iTun…

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Talk-Umentaries (Los Angeles Documentaries) 2:00:30

3M ago2:00:30

2:00:30

As March arrives and madness descends upon us all, so too does a new episode of L.A. Meekly. This month we're talking docs and going over a handful of documentaries about Los Angeles that we feel captures something about the city be it donuts, music, gangs or, perhaps...madness.

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Queer Food with John Birdsall 55:11

3M ago55:11

55:11

Kitsch versus camp and the politics of quiche. The Man Who Ate Too Much Related: Mai tais with Allan Katz Coconut shrimp with Julia Loken Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd ra…

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Which Animals Have Taste? With Katie Goldin 1:01:14

4M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

Crows. You gotta hand it to them. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal. Creature Feature Secretly Incredibly Fascinating Pod…

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You Gotta Be Kidnapping Me (LA's Worst Kidnappings) 1:44:05

4M ago1:44:05

1:44:05

The love month is here and what better way to celebrate (we guess?) than covering a few of Los Angeles' worst kidnappings. And that's worst in the sense of: these kidnappers had no idea what they were doing. Tune in to hear the stories of Mary Skeele (18:10) and Frank Sinatra Jr (45:39).

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Salt the Chicken with Susan Jung 36:36

4M ago36:36

36:36

A dream job and many dream fried chicken recipes. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal. Kung Pao & Beyond Susan IG Katherine…

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Tyromancy with Jennifer Billock 40:18

4M ago40:18

40:18

There's no end of ways to tell the future. But most importantly: with cheese. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal. Kitchen …

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Sects Education (Religious Locations) 1:32:51

5M ago1:32:51

1:32:51

Welcome to 2024! The year that L.A. Meekly turns deeply religious! This month we're covering a few hidden and not so hidden religious locations and movements from around Los Angeles. We're covering the Jewish eruv (19:06), the Mormon Los Angeles California Temple (31:35), the Pentecostal Azusa Street Revival (45:54) and the Koyasan Buddhist Temple …

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Replay: Eggnog with Drew Mackie 37:53

5M ago37:53

37:53

Do you enjoy eggnog without alcohol? Plus, peach schnapps trauma, a detour through Television Without Pity, and Her Majesty's Milk Punch. Music: Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal on the TableCakes ac…

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Replay: Christmas Cookies with Kim-Joy 39:57

5M ago39:57

39:57

The GBBO star on reassuring baking, the invention of Christmas bribery, and the uniquely American "cookies and milk" combo. Transcript for this episode is here. You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift,…

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Replay: Peppermint with Niccole Thurman 43:44

5M ago43:44

43:44

What is “childhood”? When was it invented? The same time as candy canes? Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Niccole on IG • Niccole on Twitter Follow Smart Mouth: Newsletter • Instagram • Facebook Katherine TikTok Music: Last Christmas by Wham! Related Episodes: Christm…

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Christmas Candy with Daniel Zafran 52:19

6M ago52:19

52:19

“Christmas candy” is just vibes. So what's your favorite? Related episodes: Peppermint with Niccole Thurman Christmas cookies with Kim-Joy Maraschino cherries with Courtney Nichols Legacy & circus peanuts with Laurie Woolever Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out…

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Creepy Christmas/Chaunted Channukah Part: Heaven (and Hell) ((Haunted Stories)) 1:52:46

6M ago1:52:46

1:52:46

Seasons screamings, everyone. Tis the season to be...unholly? That's because it's time once again for our annual haunted episode. This year we'll be covering the tales of the Alexandria Hotel (18:50) and a haunted tour through UCLA (1:00:56).

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The Official Turkey Pardon 5:19

6M ago5:19

5:19

This thing's so weird. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Mashed Potatoes - James Brown Sources: Reagan Library 1, 2 White…

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Field Trip! How to Eat LA w/ Katherine Spiers 1:00:37

6M ago1:00:37

1:00:37

Thanksgiving has come early, turkeys, so strap in for a discussion about food in LA with Katherine Spiers! We'll be covering her Los Angeles food website How to Eat LA, what sorts of food define the city and Daniel's least favorite Mexican restaurant. Check out Katherine's website How to Eat LA and her food podcast Smart Mouth as well!…

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Eating Korean Food and Writing Books with Tien Nguyen 40:52

7M ago40:52

40:52

How to go from eating soup to writing a book about it. Sohn-Mat: Recipes and Flavors of Korean Home Cooking Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Tien IG Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth news…

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Gettin' Malled (Malls) 1:50:46

7M ago1:50:46

1:50:46

Sound the alarms! It's L.A. Meekly's 10th anniversary episode! And sound the alarms again because they just shoplifted from the places they're covering in this episode: malls. Just in time for your holiday shopping spree, we'll be covering the Glendale Galleria (25:49), the Sherman Oaks Galleria (39:09), Crossroads of the World (51:49) and Rodeo Dr…

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Lady Desserts with Valerie Gordon 53:54

7M ago53:54

53:54

Are women compared to desserts because they're sweet? Because they're unimportant? And why was everyone so weird about Liv Tyler? Related: Om Ali Full "sugar and spice"poem Ladies Who Lunch: Episode/Transcript Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episode…

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Meat raffles and Snickers salads with Ben Mandelker 1:01:48

8M ago1:01:48

1:01:48

When two coastal elites explore Midwestern food. Related: Hotdish with Kristen Meinzer Tater tots Elizabeth Gilbert's meat raffle Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Ben IG Amanda Rettk…

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Dressed to Excess (Fashion Designers) 1:52:05

8M ago1:52:05

1:52:05

This Halloween we've got a passion for fashion and that means we're going to be talking about two of the biggest fashion moguls in Los Angeles history. We'll be covering the movie styles of Edith Head (17:44) and the outrageous cowboy fashion of Nudie Cohn (58:09).

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Beans with Sejal Sukhadwala 52:44

9M ago52:44

52:44

Beans, meat substitutes, and capitalism with our century's Samuel Johnson. Related: Hot Sauce with Llewellyn Clarke California's Punjabi-Mexican Communities Gujarati New Year's Dish Beans and Gin Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here.…

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The Meekly Music Box: Valley Queen 17:13

8M ago17:13

17:13

Plug in the old headphones, my liege, because the Meekly Music Box is back! Tune in this month while we learn all about Valley Queen and listen to their songs "Falling" and "Nobody Ever."

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Now You Live Here, Now You Don't (Lost Cities) 1:14:58

9M ago1:14:58

1:14:58

We're getting lost in the city. Lost in the city tonight (or day; whenever you listen to this, really). We're covering a couple failed cities within Los Angeles that are now lost to time. We have the oceanside paradise of Surfridge (15:41) and the desert socialist utopia of Llano del Rio (34:49).

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Field Trip! The Bob Baker Marionette Theater with Alex Evans 41:47

10M ago41:47

41:47

We've got no strings to hold us down because we're back with a signature LA Meekly field trip! This time we are thrilled to visit with Alex Evans: head puppeteer at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. Learn all about him and the inner workings of the theater today!

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Top Three, Amigos (Top 3 Things In Los Angeles) 2:26:11

10M ago2:26:11

2:26:11

For it's one! Two! Three recommendations at the old pod game! We asked, dear listeners, and you answered. You all sent in categories of things you wanted to hear us rank our top 3s of from around Los Angeles and here it is! We'll be covering everything from our top 3 bean and cheese burritos to our top 3 freeway interchanges so strap in!…

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Live From the Heritage Square Museum w/ L.A. Not So Confidential and Hollyweird Paranormal 1:27:33

11M ago1:27:33

1:27:33

It's a live (show)! It's a live (show)! As a special bonus this month here is the audio from our live show with the L.A. Not So Confidential podcast and the Hollyweird Paranormal podcast at the Heritage Square Museum. We'll be talking all things Doheny from man to mansion to murder to macabre!

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