The Old Zoo with Rachel Bloom

About this episode

Allan and Rachel Bloom explore the Old Zoo in Griffith Park while discussing the significance of place in Rachel's work.

Allan and Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Stop That Train!) embark on an unexpectedly perilous journey to an iconic L.A. ruin, the Old Zoo in Griffith Park. Along the way, they discuss self-guided tragic history tours, “converted spaces” and the importance of “place” in Rachel’s work, and Rachel & Allan literally lose themselves in nature.

People in this episode

Host: Allan McLeod

Guest: Rachel Bloom

Topics covered

• history
• nature
• Los Angeles
• comedy
• interviews

Keywords

• Old Zoo
• Griffith Park
• Rachel Bloom
• Allan McLeod
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• nature
• history tours

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Places: Griffith Park, Old Zoo

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