Can Spencer Pratt Save Los Angeles?
About this episode
Meghan Daum interviews Spencer Pratt about his candidacy for Los Angeles mayor and various city issues.
Meghan's guest is Spencer Pratt, candidate for Los Angeles mayor. Yes, that Spencer Pratt — the producer-crafted villain from The Hills who later blew a fortune on moldavite crystals and Birkin bags before settling into a quieter life raising a family in Pacific Palisades. That house burned down in the Palisades Fire in January 2025, and what followed was a political awakening that has put him in second place in the June 2 primary. Meghan sat down with him at his burned lot to talk about the fires, the homelessness crisis, the billions in homeless services funding that a federal audit couldn't account for, animal abuse on Skid Row, and why he thinks an outsider with no political debts is the only person who can fix a city that's been broken for decades. This version includes a short introduction. For the full ten-minute introduction with additional context, find the Substack version at theunspeakablepodcast.com .
People in this episode
Host: Meghan Daum
Guest: Spencer Pratt
Topics covered
- politics
- homelessness
- wildfires
- celebrity culture
- Los Angeles mayoral race
Keywords
- Spencer Pratt
- Los Angeles
- mayor
- homelessness crisis
- Palisades Fire
- political awakening
- celebrity politics
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades
More episodes of The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
- When Wokeness Stops Working: Brendan O'Neill's VIBE SHIFT signals a new era
- The Emaciated Elephant in the Room: Are GLP-1s causing us to lose our minds as well as weight?
- The Truth About Street Homelessness
- How To Develop A Curiosity Practice
- Lionel Shriver's Most Problematic Novel Yet
- Better Living Through Dying, with Annabelle Gurwitch
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum podcast page.