Everybody Hates LA

About Everybody Hates LA

Create or die. Host Franziska Pugh explores LA through the eyes of those building it. Raw conversations about mental health, money struggles, and finding your path in a city that's equal parts paradise and reality check. This isn't just entertainment industry talk - it's a love letter to a complicated city from those brave enough to chase impossible dreams while dodging $18 green juices and LinkedIn gurus. Nobody outside of the city will understand - and that's exactly the point. New episodes weekly.

Publisher

Franziska Pugh

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2022

Latest episode

22 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jul 2025

   🌴 LA QUICKIE: Quit Your Job, Join the Circus (Literally)

   Ever thought about ditching the 9–5 and joining the circus? This week, we’re bringing back another LA QUICKIE by talking to our OG circus performer, Noeli Acoba, about what it really means to choose the unconventional path. From training as a professional clown to performing around the world, Noeli shares stories of big risks, bigger dreams, and the freedom (and chaos) that comes with saying yes to the road less traveled. 🎪

2. 

   15 Jul 2025

   Cut the Crap: Mindfulness, Healing & Breathwork with South Bay's Yoga Guru Mar Rodriguez

   Ready to actually breathe for a second? This week we're giving you another QUICKIE EPISODE so you can seriously — but not too seriously — be mindful with Mar Rodriguez, one of South Bay's most beloved yoga instructors and the kind of human who can make you laugh in any kind of dog. Get it? ;) We’re talking about what real mindfulness looks like — the perfectly-lit nonsense, the messy, honest, hilariously human kind. The kind that asks you to shed what doesn’t serve you, uncover what’s been hiding, and rewrite the damn manual for how you want to live. We dive into: ✨ The art of doing less (and why it’s harder than it sounds) ✨ Building community within so you can love better outside ✨ Bodywork, breathwork, and the weird magic of being seen ✨ And yes, all the bloopers I refused to cut. If you’re ready to ditch the performative wellness and find something real, this one’s for you.

3. 

   8 Jul 2025

   Nurturing Voices of Teen Girls with WriteGirl

   Executive Director Keren Taylor discusses WriteGirl's mission to empower teen girls through writing and mentorship, achieving remarkable success in college admissions and creative expression in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Everybody Hates LA

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Keren Taylor
• Michelle Farrell
• Ayisat
• Mario Ruiz

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

28,400

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

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