After internment camps, Japanese Americans made L.A.'s Crenshaw neighborhood their home. The host visits Kristen Hayashi, Ph.D., the collections manager at the Japanese American National Museum.

During WWII, L.A. became a sanctuary for Europe’s accomplished artists and intellectuals. The host tours Villa Aurora, a Pacific Palisades house that hosted spirited literary salons.

Dig deep into Southern California’s past to reveal lessons for our climate-changed future. The host sifts through an archive of climate change with Emily Lindsey (Assistant Curator and Excavation Site Director, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum) and Sean Campbell (Preparator, Rancho La Brea).

Explore a forgotten age when winemaking was Southern California’s principal industry. The host picks grapes from the oldest vines in Los Angeles with Michael Holland at Villa Adobe.

Why did Los Angeles dismantle one of the greatest rail transit systems in the nation? The host rides a restored streetcar with Southern California Railway Museum co-founder Harvey Laner.