- 33
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 37
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Via Podcast
The 4x Signal Award winning and Webby Award-nominated Via Podcast wants to show you the West like you’ve never seen it before. Join hosts Michelle Donati and Mitti Hicks as they talk to incredible storytellers who recount their travel experiences in the Western United States—from Radiolab’s Lulu Miller to Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange. In these stories, we uncover the heart of places rich in history yet ever-evolving, and home to wild, weird, and wonderful destinations that will change your perspective on life. The Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.
- Publisher
- AAA
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Apr 2024
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 33 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ghost Hunting in Haunted Hollywood: Spot the Black Dahlia, Marilyn Monroe, and the Starlet Who Haunts the Hollywood Sign
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Where Day of the Dead Truly Comes Alive: From a Candlelit Island in Mexico to a Skeleton Parade in Austin, Texas
11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Weirdly Wonderful Museums: Ancient Computers, Curious Scents, and a Poozeum
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Ghost Hunting in Haunted Hollywood: Spot the Black Dahlia, Marilyn Monroe, and the Starlet Who Haunts the Hollywood Sign
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I've always been fascinated with legends and lore and ghost stories. Because I think they actually a lot of times can tell us more about a place and their culture and their history than the truth can. That's deep. The way that legends evolve over time, they tell us a lot about what was important, what was valued, right? It also shows how people choose to honor people that they remember and what's important about them. I mean, if you look at Marilyn Monroe, who's the number one ghost in Los Angeles. One historian once said, you know, she's been seen in every mirror in Los Angeles. Oh, wow. And with her, it's always a sad ghost, a beautiful ghost, a soft ghost. […]
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- Rachel González-Martin
- Dylan Thuras
- Rachel Smith
- Crystal Wahpepah
- Diane Boyd
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 32 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100
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- Quality
- 26
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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