Nancie Clare's guest appearances

Nancie Clare

California Sun Podcast

Conversations with Charlie Dyer

Paul Kitagaki

Roy Choi

Andrew Yang

Marc Lesser

Anne Lamott

Randy Shaw

Rick Doblin

Ken Jennings

Alice Waters

Roman Mars

Allen Gannett

Shane Snow

Leon Panetta

John Markoff

Anthony Rendon

OwlTail

With Donald Trump winning the presidency and all the media attention fixated around the idea of a celebrity being our president, there’s been many words used to describe his rise to power like historic, unprecedented, groundbreaking and on and on but he’s not the first person or even group of people to use their celebrity status for political gain as we learn from our guest, Nancie Clare. That happened nearly 100 years ago in 1923 not surprisingly right here in Southern California, not Hollywood, but Beverly Hills.Click to get more information and to order her book:THE BATTLE FOR BEVERLY HILLS - A City’s Independence and the Birth of Celebrity Politics

With Donald Trump winning the presidency and all the media attention fixated around the idea of a celebrity being our president, there’s been many words used to describe his rise to power like historic, unprecedented, groundbreaking and on and on but he’s not the first person or even group of people to use their celebrity status for political gain as we learn from our guest, Nancie Clare. That happened nearly 100 years ago in 1923 not surprisingly right here in Southern California, not Hollywood, but Beverly Hills.Click to get more information and to order her book:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Beverly-Hills-Independence-Celebrity/dp/1250121345/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=THE+BATTLE+FOR+BEVERLY+HILLS+-+A+City%E2%80%99s+Independence+and+the+Birth+of+Celebrity+Politics&amp;qid=1615859087&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">THE BATTLE FOR BEVERLY HILLS - A City’s Independence and the Birth of Celebrity Politics</a>

Conversations with Charlie Dyer, Guest: Nancie Clare

Nancy Clare, a longtime Southern California journalist, explains why Beverly Hills is no ordinary city. She tells how the gilded enclave shaped the region's politics, movies, and the battle for water, and gave it a special place in the evolution of Los Angles.

Nancy Clare, a longtime Southern California journalist, explains why Beverly Hills is no ordinary city. She tells how the gilded enclave shaped the region's politics, movies, and the battle for water, and gave it a special place in the evolution of Los Angles.

Nancie Clare on Beverly Hills and the birth of celebrity politics