138 - Paul Haddad, Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles

September 17, 2024 01:00:16
138 - Paul Haddad, Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles
History of California Podcast
138 - Paul Haddad, Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles

Sep 17 2024 | 01:00:16

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Show Notes

Paul Haddad is the author of several books about his native Los Angeles, including the critically lauded, L.A. Times Bestseller "Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles," "Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles," "10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.: 57 Walking Adventures," and "High Fives, Pennant Drives, and Fernandomania: A Fan’s History of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Glory Years (1977-1981)." As a writer and contributor, his work has appeared in such media as the L.A. Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post, The Times (UK), LAist, ESPN, NPR, and HuffPo. He is also the author of three novels. An MFA graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Haddad has been nominated for multiple Emmys as a documentary producer.

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