You Can't Eat the Sunshine
History
You Can’t Eat the Sunshine is the podcast of Esotouric, the offbeat Los Angeles company that turns the notion of guided bus tours on its ear. Each week, join Kim Cooper and Richard Schave on their Southern California adventures, as they visit with fascinating characters for wide-ranging interviews that reveal the myths, contradictions, inspirations and passions of the place. There’s never been a city quite like Los Angeles. Tune in if you’d like to find out why.
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Description:
You Can’t Eat the Sunshine is the podcast of Esotouric, the offbeat Los Angeles company that turns the notion of guided bus tours on its ear. Each week, join Kim Cooper and Richard Schave on their Southern California adventures, as they visit with fascinating characters for wide-ranging interviews that reveal the myths, contradictions, inspirations and passions of the place. There’s never been a city quite like Los Angeles. Tune in if you’d like to find out why.
Twitter:
@esotouric
Language:
English
Email:
tours@esotouric.com
Episodes
YCES in Quarantine Episode #138: Embedded with Kemal Cilengir Documenting the Black Lives Matter Protests in Los Angeles
6/6/2020
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Duration:02:06:34
YCES in Quarantine Episode #137: Judson Studios’ 123 Years of Innovation in Stained Glass
5/27/2020
Download Podcast Episode! Welcome everyone, and thank you for listening to our podcast, You Can’t Eat The Sunshine, for the week of May 25th, 2020. We are on day 69 […]
Duration:01:46:57
YCES in Quarantine Episode #136: The Larry Edmunds Bookshop & the (Nearly) Lost World of Hollywood Book & Memorabilia Dealers
5/8/2020
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Duration:01:31:50
YCES in Quarantine Episode #135: Hollywood’s Historic Preservation Heroes & Villains
5/5/2020
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Duration:01:25:10
YCES in Quarantine Episode #134: Last Stand on Koreatown’s Little New York Street with Carolyn Zanelli, Spencer Jones, Steven Luftman and Nathan Marsak
4/21/2020
Download Podcast Episode! A note on the audio quality: this episode is a bit tinny, due to the learning curve on setting up multi-guest remote podcasting, and the present difficulty […]
Duration:01:03:09
YCES in Quarantine Episode #133: Stan’s Donuts & LACMA with Alison Martino, Rob Hollman and Steven Luftman
4/16/2020
Download Podcast Episode! A note on the audio quality: this episode is a bit tinny, due to the learning curve on setting up multi-guest remote podcasting, and the present difficulty […]
Duration:00:46:18
Episode #132: Illuminating Los Angeles: Elmore Leonard & The Triforium
11/1/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we visit with Gregg Sutter, who for 33 years was the researcher and assistant to writer Elmore Leonard, to learn about the […]
Duration:02:02:51
Episode #131 : Happening at The Huntington: From Architectural Artifacts to Zen Buddhism
9/30/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we meet some of the interesting people working at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino. We visit […]
Duration:01:44:12
Episode #130: Once Upon A Time At Times Mirror Square
8/30/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with Harry Chandler about his family’s newspaper empire and our upcoming Historic Cultural Monument hearing seeking to landmark the Los […]
Duration:01:39:25
Episode #129: Preserving Dynastic Los Angeles County Landmarks in the 21st Century: The Chandlers’ Times Mirror Square & The Bixbys’ Rancho Los Cerritos
7/30/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with architect and historian Alan Hess about the ongoing Pereira in Peril campaign and our work together seeking to landmark […]
Duration:01:56:37
Episode #128: Chronicling Mid-Century Modern Long Beach and Lomaland’s Lovely Relics
6/30/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with Dr. Louise Ivers, architectural historian and preservationist, about her new book, The Remaking of a Seaside City: Mid-Century Modern […]
Duration:01:55:36
Episode #127: Fighting For the Soul of Los Angeles
5/22/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with preservationist John Girodo about his struggles to preserve Hollywood’s historic built environment as that small neighborhood experiences hyper-gentrification. We’ll […]
Duration:01:58:48
Episode #126: From Show Caves to Palm Canyons: Treasures of Southern California’s Desert State Park System
4/30/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we get an education from two devoted parks interpreters: LuAnn Thompson shares her favorite things about the landscape and creatures found in […]
Duration:01:25:34
Episode #125: A Farewell to the Caravan Book Store & The Challenges Facing L.A.
2/20/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with Donald Spivack, former Deputy Director of Policy & Operations for the CRA-LA, about the two biggest challenges facing Los […]
Duration:01:31:50
Episode #124: The Symbionese Liberation Army & A Vintage Arcadia Xmas
1/3/2018
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with author Brad Schreiber about his book Revolution’s End: The Patty Hearst Kidnapping, Mind Control, and the Secret History of […]
Duration:01:37:22
Episode #123: The Triforium + Topographic Map: Preserving Joseph Young’s Mid-Century Marvels in the Heart of Downtown Los Angeles
12/7/2017
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month for a special episode dedicated to the iconic Civic Center artworks created by Joseph Young (1919-2007), and the various ways that the […]
Duration:01:10:16
Episode #122: Bunker Hill & The French Village: Two Lost Los Angeles Neighborhoods Taken By Eminent Domain
10/16/2017
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with Gordon Pattison, Bunker Hill native son, about the reopening of Angels Flight Railway and other ways in which his […]
Duration:01:46:34
Episode #121: Once Upon A Time in French-Speaking Los Angeles & Early Days of Angels Flight on Old Bunker Hill
9/11/2017
Download Podcast Episode! Once Upon A Time in French-Speaking Los Angeles & Early Days of Angels Flight on Old Bunker Hill Join us this month as we talk with C.C. […]
Duration:01:35:11
Episode #120: Boyle Heights Blossoming: Everything’s Different at Ray & Roy’s Market
8/14/2017
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month for an episode dedicated to the vibrant, historic and soulful neighborhood of Boyle Heights, centered on the southeast corner of 4th Street and […]
Duration:01:13:14
Episode #119: Secrets of Llano del Rio and Utopian Los Angeles
5/8/2017
Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month for an episode dedicated to Llano del Rio, the socialist cooperative experiment that hosted its final May Day celebrations in the Antelope Valley […]
Duration:01:09:54