California Trip

California Trip : A Love Letter to the Golden State

S1E6 California Stars

Kelly visits the Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum in Joshua Tree. Purifoy's outdoor assemblages include found items from piles of discarded clutter spread out across this dry landscape. Where others…

S1E5 Enemy of the Average

Kelly tours Lotusland with the Executive Director, Rebecca Anderson, to learn more about the eccentric Polish-American opera singer, horticulturist, and fashionista, Ganna Walska, who transformed…

S1E4 The Human Dream

Kelly and Yola Jimenez sip Yola Mezcal at her R.M. Schindler home office, nestled in a residential neighborhood overlooking Silverlake. They engage in a spirited conversation on the traditions of…

S1E3 One Camp, 10,000 Stories

Kelly explores Manzanar National Historic Site, a former Japanese American internment camp from World War II, accompanied by Supervisory Park Ranger Alisa Lynch for a guided tour. Afterwards, she…

S1E2 Re-imagine Payahuunadü

Kelly sits down with Kathy Jefferson Bancroft, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer from the Paiute-Shoshone Reservation in Kelly's backyard in Lone Pine. They discuss the role the Owens Valley has…

S1E1 An Epic & Intimate Landscape

Kelly hits the road to Lone Pine, an unassuming High Desert community where she's a part-time resident. Unlike the bustling cities and famous landmarks in California, Lone Pine is a hidden oasis that…