Lost LA Season 8 (Preview)
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Lost LA’s new season explores car racing, origins of sci-fi, true crime genre and SoCal's blooms.
Nathan Masters returns as host uncovering Southern California’s connections to the history of car racing, origins of science fiction, evolution of the true crime genre and the region’s colorful flora from wildflowers to jacarandas. The series is a co-production with the University of Southern California Libraries and PBS SoCal.
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Lost LA is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal
Lost LA Season 8 (Preview)
Preview: Season 8 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Nathan Masters returns as host uncovering Southern California’s connections to the history of car racing, origins of science fiction, evolution of the true crime genre and the region’s colorful flora from wildflowers to jacarandas. The series is a co-production with the University of Southern California Libraries and PBS SoCal.
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