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Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

Canned Smog (GT Mini)

Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

Jason Horton & Rebecca Leib

True Crime, Paranormal, Weird History, Social Sciences, History, Science

3.7928 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

A strange canned good hits in the market in 1950s Los Angeles.


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0:00.0

Ever wondered why people go on killing sprees?

0:05.0

Are you interested in exploring the paranormal?

0:07.0

Faffled by stories of previous lives.

0:10.0

Well so are we.

0:11.0

In each episode we'll be discussing the weird and wonderful stories of some truly confusing phenomena

0:17.0

and some horrific true crime cases.

0:19.0

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok

0:22.5

and join us every Tuesday,

0:24.6

wherever you listen to your podcasts.

0:26.9

And be prepared to be totally and utterly,

0:29.7

perplexed. Pollution for sale.

0:49.6

I'm Rebecca Lebe.

0:50.8

I'm Jason Horton.

0:51.9

And this is Ghost Town.

1:09.2

Music Rebecca Leib. I'm Jason Horton. And this is Ghost Town. In the 1950s, Los Angeles was notorious for its severe smog problem, which became a major public health and environmental crisis.

1:16.9

The city's rapid post-war industrial growth, increased automobile use, and geographic factors contributed to persistent air pollution.

1:25.1

One of the most significant events occurred in 1955 when smog levels

1:28.9

reached dangerous heights, causing widespread illness, eye irritation, and respiratory issues among

1:35.0

residents. The 1950s marked the beginning of Los Angeles' long battle against air pollution,

1:41.3

setting the stage for stricter environmental policies in the following decades.

1:46.0

Part of that battle, smog in a can.

1:49.1

Wow, interesting.

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