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Los Angeles

also referred to as: l.a. · la

16 statements across 14 episodes · 5 bullish · 3 bearish · 14 people on the record · first statement Jan 4, 2019 by Herb Kelleher · said 979 times in 292 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (461), Daina Trout (25), Jane Wurwand (22), Blake Mycoskie (20), Troy Carter (18), Whitney Wolfe Herd (13), Ava DuVernay (11), David Neeleman (9)

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2026 59 mentions in 19 episodes 3 per episode
2025 115 mentions in 36 episodes 3 per episode
2024 147 mentions in 43 episodes 3 per episode
2023 123 mentions in 32 episodes 4 per episode
2022 105 mentions in 26 episodes 4 per episode
2021 63 mentions in 28 episodes 2 per episode
2020 102 mentions in 36 episodes 3 per episode
2019 83 mentions in 22 episodes 4 per episode
2018 87 mentions in 21 episodes 4 per episode
2017 68 mentions in 22 episodes 3 per episode
2016 27 mentions in 7 episodes 4 per episode

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Everything said about Los Angeles, oldest first

Jan 4, 2019 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Kelleher: Southwest cut fares by $400 on long routes instead of serving meals
“And I said, no, we're not. We're gonna charge you 400 dollars less per trip, right? And I understand you can get a pretty good sandwich at Chasin's for 400 dollars.”
Herb Kelleher Jan 4, 2019 ▶ 19:56 Remembering Herb Kelleher
Feb 4, 2019
Assertion Supported
Neeleman used idle Hawaiian Airlines planes for $69 Salt Lake-to-LA flights
“I put flights onto Los Angeles for 69 dollars using this old airplane, flying into the old West Imperial Terminal.”
David Neeleman Feb 4, 2019 ▶ 20:37 JetBlue Airways: David Neeleman
Feb 11, 2019 neutral
Insight
Sunset Boulevard billboard prices are driven by studio ego, not CPMs
“Because there's no way that could make sense. On a, you know, cost per thousand or an advertising metric. I mean, there's just not enough people that drive on sunset is what I was thinking. And so the reason that I basically came up with in my mind was it had …”
Blake Mycoskie Feb 11, 2019 ▶ 6:48 TOMS: Blake Mycoskie (2019)
May 13, 2019
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
The Los Angeles mayor encouraged Belkin to relocate from Compton to LA
“The L.A. Mayor at the time there also was a part of getting us to move. He was just trying to get us in, into L.A.”
Chet Pipkin May 13, 2019 ▶ 38:58 Belkin International: Chet Pipkin
Apr 13, 2020 negative
What-if
Sweetgreen's original concept would have failed in New York or LA
“The sweet green of, that we started in D.C. Would not have been successful in New York or L.A.”
Jonathan Neman Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 34:36 Sweetgreen: Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman
Apr 13, 2020 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sweetgreen's entire 35-person corporate team relocated from D.C. to LA
“All 35 people at the time moved across the country”
Jonathan Neman Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 50:25 Sweetgreen: Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman
Jun 21, 2021 negative
Assertion Supported
DuVernay: Rodney King video was first national police assault without punishment
“Really the first video footage of a police Assault that reached national prominence was still not enough to result in any kind of, you know, punishment for the officers who were involved.”
Ava DuVernay Jun 21, 2021 ▶ 13:16 ARRAY: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay
Sep 26, 2022 negative
Opinion
Rae: LA's entertainment scene is significantly slower and flakier than New York's
“I left New York and came to LA, and LA felt so slow to me. Like, LA people will be like, I'm working on a script, and you'll be like, where's the script? And they'll be like, oh, it's coming, I got you. New York, I'm working on the script. Where is it at? It's…”
Issa Rae Sep 26, 2022 ▶ 35:37 HOORAE: Issa Rae
Jan 1, 2024
Insight
Brands bear ultimate liability for contractor factory labor practices
“If you hire a factory to make clothes in LA and those employees for that factory are not getting paid properly and are not getting workman's comp and all the things, it is my liability, even though it's not my factory, because I'm the one that is selling the g…”
Paige Mycoskie Jan 1, 2024 ▶ 53:26 Aviator Nation: Paige Mycoskie
Jun 10, 2024 positive
Opinion
Oganesyan: Los Angeles turned hot chicken into a nationwide trend after Nashville
“And I think Los Angeles not only played a big role in Dave's hot chicken, but hot chicken in general. Because if you think about it, the second place that hot chicken really came after Nashville was Los Angeles. And Los Angeles is kind of what helped it really…”
Arman Oganesyan Jun 10, 2024 ▶ 46:25 Dave’s Hot Chicken: Arman Oganesyan
Jun 10, 2024 neutral
Disclosure
Founders acquired the Los Angeles territory and own 11 franchise stores
“So we kind of bought the territory of, like, Los Angeles, and with the founders, we own, like, I think, 11 stores now.”
Arman Oganesyan Jun 10, 2024 ▶ 56:18 Dave’s Hot Chicken: Arman Oganesyan
Apr 28, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Winer: Most Hexclad Cookware Is Manufactured in China
“The cookware, most of the cookware is made in, in China, actually. Our wood products are made in Slovenia. Our eco-friendly aprons here in LA.”
Danny Winer Apr 28, 2025 ▶ 1:09:49 Hexclad: Danny Winer
Oct 13, 2025 positive
Insight
Pop-up retail events perform better in secondary markets than major cities
“And especially when you're outside of big cities, people like events. They like something different. You know, there's not a lot going, as much going on in Charlotte, North Carolina, as there is, it's going on in New York City or L.A.,”
Alex and Mike Faherty Oct 13, 2025 ▶ 32:38 Faherty Brand: Alex and Mike Faherty. How Jersey Shore + Manhattan Chic grew to 80 stores.
Dec 1, 2025
Disclosure
Baer bootstrapped her massive staging business by borrowing against her house
“I never did. I have two warehouses in LA now, but I borrowed money from my house, you know, for the down payment on those.”
Meredith Baer Dec 1, 2025 ▶ 49:25 Meridith Baer Home: Meridith Baer. She Started Over at 50 and Put Home Staging on the Map.
Jan 12, 2026 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
La Colombe expanded nationally by following restaurant chefs relocating to new cities
“A lot of people go into a kitchen and then move away to San Francisco, LA, Denver, Miami, and we had such roots in the kitchen with supply that people ended up taking us with them when they moved. So we did move from kitchen to kitchen, you know, and it went, …”
J.P. Iberti Jan 12, 2026 ▶ 41:56 La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Todd Carmichael and J.P. Iberti. A Brotherhood Built on Coffee (2020)
Jun 1, 2026
Disclosure
Brian Smith: Left Australian accounting career to surf Malibu for a year
“It was only a matter of weeks before I arrived in, in Los Angeles, and I had my surfboard, so I just started going up to Malibu. I surfed that place for nearly a year.”
Brian Smith Jun 1, 2026 ▶ 3:23 UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company.
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