Monica Bushman
Producer, LAist Studios
(she/her)
I'm one of the producers on the LAist Studios podcast How To LA.
Before joining the How To LA team, I worked on other LAist Studios podcasts including The Academy Museum Podcast, Retake and Hollywood the Sequel. I got my start at LAist on the broadcast side, as a producer on Take Two, The Frame, and our local broadcasts of Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Prior to coming to LAist, I worked on NPR shows like Talk of the Nation and Morning Edition.
When I moved back to Southern California after living away for several years, I had to overcome my fear of driving on the freeway (think Dionne in "Clueless"). I've mostly mastered the driving part, but am still working on the ability to give out directions like "The Californians" on SNL.
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Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer created the worlds of films like Barbie, Beauty and the Beast and Pride and Prejudice. Their work is now featured in the Academy Museum’s first exhibition on production design. -
Students are already thinking about how they’ll make a difference during Donald Trump’s presidency. -
A surge of renewed interest is bringing new fans (like me) to L.A.’s professional women’s sports teams. The message I got from long-time fans? The more the merrier. -
How To LASummer is one of the most difficult times for volunteers working to save cats and kittens on Los Angeles streets. There are ways you can help. -
We have picks from an Angeleno on a quest to visit all the L.A. locations on the National Register of Historic Places. -
Wine, music, historic architecture, and what some argue is the best sunset view in L.A. -
“There's still lowrider car clubs that have laws and bylaws that don't allow women to even sit in on their car club meetings,” artist Jacqueline Valenzuela says. -
Oliver Alpuche opened Redline, a neighborhood gay bar, to create community. He's doing his part to keep downtown alive. -
The Museum of Neon Art has launched a new digital guide to historically significant neon signs in L.A. County. -
The How to LA team visits Gartz Court with Etan Rosenbloom, an Angeleno who documents historic places on social media.
Stories by Monica Bushman
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