"Lost LA" explores the past through the region's archives, where photos, documents, and other rare artifacts unlock the untold history behind the fantasy of Southern California.

Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague Archives reveal the "forgotten plague” that shaped Southern California: tuberculosis. Lost LA host Nathan Masters explores how California’s fresh air and sunshine drew "consumptives" to local sanatoriums as well as
Fast Food and Car Culture From McDonald’s to Taco Bell, many of the world’s most iconic fast-food chains were born in SoCal. This episode explores how car culture and the restaurant industry collided in the LA region, forever shaping the way America
Three Views of Manzanar: Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and Toyo Miyatake Despite the trauma of their incarceration during World War II, Japanese Americans built new lives while detained at concentration camps like Manzanar. They played baseball, plant
Historic Filipinotown Filipino Americans work to make their heritage more visible in Los Angeles. In this episode, host Nathan Masters explores the yo-yo's surprising origin story, tours Historic Filipinotown in a Jeepney and tastes classic Filipino
Shindana Toy Company - Changing the American Doll Industry Explore the lasting impact of the Shindana Toy Company, created out of the need for community empowerment following the 1965 Watts uprising, whose ethnically correct black dolls forever chan
Who Killed the Red Car? Why did Los Angeles dismantle one of the greatest rail transit systems in the nation?
Animation Uncover Disney’s roots and Walt Disney’s first home as Nathan explores how Los Angeles became the birthplace of modern animation. Animators Jane Baer and Floyd Norman, producer Don Hahn, composer John Debney and voice actor Bill Farmer exp
Prehistoric Landscapes Dig deep into Southern California’s past to reveal lessons for our climate-changed future.
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