Why 2025 Feels Like 1925 in SoCal

Living in Southern California in 2025 means navigating rapid tech change, intense culture clashes, and nonstop reinvention. Sound familiar? It’s exactly what was happening here 100 years ago.

In this episode of SoCal Voices, Tom Lutz, author of 1925: A Literary Encyclopedia takes us inside a year when Hollywood exploded, LA’s religious and political scene turned into a spectacle, and new voices reshaped American culture. Lutz reminds us of forgotten stories that explain why SoCal feels the way it does today, and helps us make sense of living here now. 

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