Shade in the Land of Sunshine

Los Angeles has no shortage of stories. It’s the only city in the United States where the principal economy is, in fact, the business of telling stories. Underbelly L.A. hopes to turn your attention to some of the lesser-celebrated tales that have played out in this city, further from the sparkle of the Hollywood lights.  

Each episode is researched, written and narrated by Hadley Meares, a journalist working in Los Angeles and specializing in the city’s rich history. To keep up with her latest stories, follow her on Twitter.

Underbelly L.A. is is produced by TableCakes, an L.A.-based, woman owned podcast network.

Listen to some of our most recent episodes below. Check out all the installments so far on the episodes page.

You can listen to Underbelly L.A. on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and pretty much anywhere else you’d normally find a podcast.

Top photo (“‘Rattlesnake’ bandit killed”) and bottom photo (“Detective Crowley murder case”) courtesy L.A. Public Library archive.