Los Angeles Noir, Illegal Whale Sushi, and ‘A Violent Masterpiece’ With Jordan Harper

About this episode

Jordan Harper discusses his inspirations and stories related to crime and noir in Los Angeles.

Author Jordan Harper joins to discuss the process and inspirations behind his stories before Tyler Parker takes us through The Doomscroll. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (3:33) Jordan Harper on crime and noir in L.A. (37:27) The Doomscroll: Black Dahlia update (40:59) Marxist AI (44:11) Yogurt shop murder convictions overturned (45:43) Long Island serial killer (47:20) Trump’s sushi investment (50:00) Havana syndrome update (52:14) Luxury survivalist community Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Jordan Harper Producers: Donnie Beacham and Justin Sayles Art direction: David Shoemaker Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton Engineering: Sarah Reddy Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Concepcion, Tyler Parker

Guest: Jordan Harper

Topics covered

• crime
• noir
• L.A.
• true crime
• sushi
• Havana syndrome
• serial killers

Keywords

• Jordan Harper
• L.A. noir
• true crime
• Black Dahlia
• sushi investment
• Havana syndrome
• serial killer

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