PR by day, BBC local radio host and avid podcaster by night, Laura Crompton is on a journey of a lifetime as she looks to relocate to sunny LA from not-so-sunny Manchester, UK, with her 9-year-old son. Join her and a series of fascinating guests to learn what moving to the city of stars is really like.
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Episode 8: Home Sweet Hollywood, ft. guest Andrew Furze
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After a bit of a break to relocate their lives 5000 miles, LC is back and she's in LA. This week's episode is a whistlestop round-up of their last days in Manchester and their first in Los Angeles, as she starts to build a new life for herself and her son in La La Land. Our guest this week is music producer extraordinaire Andrew Furze, who moved to…
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Episode 7: The Final Countdown, ft. guests Hicham and Samir Harrag (the Harrag Twins)
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The clock is ticking and the move admin continues to pile up relentlessly as LC gets ready for her new life in LA. She catches up with other recent transplants to the city, twins Samir and Hicham Harrag, movie producers, directors, writers and actors from Paris, to learn how they’ve found their first year in the City of Stars. Find out more about t…
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Episode 6: On the Ground in La La Land, ft. guest Jules Wood
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This week’s episode comes all the way from the City of Stars, as LC reports back from her recce visit to Los Angeles to find a house and a school ahead of the big move. She’s joined by celebrity stylist and wonderwoman extraordinaire Jules Wood who really does epitomise the notion that you can achieve anything with the right attitude – a true Holly…
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Episode 5: The Big Visa Reveal, ft. guest Genevieve Goings
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The news is finally in… Laura has feedback on her long-awaited US visa application! You’ll have to listen to find out if this is the beginning of a new chapter or the end of her US journey – no spoilers! Also, best known as the face of Disney Junior’s Choo-Choo Soul, Genevieve Goings joins LC fresh on the back of her first GRAMMY win as a songwrite…
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Episode 4: Staying Positive and the Visa Stand-Off, ft. guest Vanessa Villela
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LC is joined by Mexican-American lifelong actress, realtor and star of Selling Sunset Vanessa Villela, whose career changed direction after the sudden passing of her sister, propelling her into the world of LA real estate and the Oppenheim Group and onto the Netflix show. Laura makes a bold commitment to hold off on the pod until there’s a decision…
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Episode 3: Face Cream or Rent, ft. guest Nick Cho (Your Korean Dad)
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This week, LC recounts her recce trip to Los Angeles last year, what she saw and learned, and how she may need to choose between accommodation and skincare. Laura is joined by TikTok star and dad to millions Nick Cho (@yourkoreandad) who shares his background in content creation, and how a social networking platform changed his life for the better …
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Episode 2: LA Origin Story, ft. guest Tarquin Gotch
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Episode two of Laura Crompton's journey to move to LA to Manchester goes back to the origins of the move - uncovering why on earth a single mother would think moving halfway across the world with her child and no other family members was really a good plan! Laura is joined by music and film executive Tarquin Gotch who moved to Los Angeles from Lond…
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Episode 1: Visa Issues, ft. guest Dwayne Johnson-Cochran
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Laura kicks off the brand new podcast with a kick in the nuts: news that the US visa may not be approved! Not one to let a mere visa issue keep her down, she's ploughing on anyway with fingers firmly crossed. Laura is joined by TV, film and documentary producer / director Dwayne Johnson-Cochran, who tells about his own experiences of moving to LA i…
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