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October 14, 2026

Rick joins the hosts of After the Afters with Hudsen Mertz in an animated discussion about the uplifting power of music and the way it can change people and society. You can listen to the episode on Spotify or YouTube.

October 5, 2026

Rick and the guys from Pod of Thunder break down the Who's "Pure and Easy," searching for answers to the big questions raised in another of the band's contemplative classics, "The Seeker." You can listen to the full podcast here or on YouTube.

August 25, 2026

Rick was a guest on Ed Robertson's radio show, TV Confidential. You can listen to the full podcast here.

August 17, 2026

Rick was a guest on James Herlihy's podcast, The San Francisco Experience. You can listen to the full podcast here.

August 14, 2026

Rick was a guest on the Play Something Sweet podcast with host Patti Compton. You can listen to the full episode here.

July 22, 2026

Rick appeared as a guest on the "Shenanigans with Shreya" podcast to discuss Welcome to Fabulous Angeles and the tumultuous 1970s in Los Angeles. You can listen here.

July 10, 2026

Rick appeared on the "Suspenders Unbuttoned" podcast with Sarah and Julie where he shared colorful stories about the LA rock 'n' roll culture in the 1970s. You can listen here.

July 7, 2026

Rick was a guest on the W.W.A.A. Podcast to discuss his book with host Kristy Mickelsen. You can find the full episode here.

June 25, 2026

Rick chatted with Eric Senich on his Booked on Rock Podcast. You can watch it here.

November 3, 2025

Richard A. Lefkowitz appeared on “Cyrus Webb Presents” on Amazon Live. You can watch his appearance here.

October 22, 2025

Deborah Kalb interviewed Richard Lefkowitz about Welcome to Fabulous Angeles and his writing process. You can read the full interview here.

October 14, 2025

In this episode of Let’s Talk About Love: Stories from Everywhere, host Jill L. Ferguson sits down with Richard Lefkowitz to reminisce about the electric pulse of 1970s Los Angeles. Watch the full conversation here.

October 6, 2025

Richard A. Lefkowitz was a guest on “The Culture Buzz” on KFMG-FM (Des Moines, IA). The episode can be heard here.

September 16, 2025

Richard A. Lefkowitz was a guest on “Cover to Cover” on KPFA Radio (Berkeley, CA). The episode can be heard here.

June 2025

Welcome to Fabulous Angeles was reviewed by the Midwest Book Review. Their reviewer writes that "from stormy relationships that simmer into better choices and lessons about life to music-and-girl infused experiences that portend new beginning, Welcome to Fabulous Angeles is a memoir filled with excitement and personal experience that will delight any reader seeking to better know 1970s Los Angeles’s many influences." Read the full review here.

 

June 10, 2025

Welcome to Fabulous Los Angeles was recently reviewed by BookPleasures.com:

"Lefkowitz tells this story in a way that’s super relatable and emotionally charged. . . .He shares the fun, mistakes, and regrets of youth in a way that feels honest without being preachy . . . a memoir that feels personal and universal. . . . Welcome to Fabulous Los Angeles offers a front-row view of a loud, messy, exhilarating time in American culture—and it reflects on what it really means to grow up and look back. . . . This memoir is ... for anyone who enjoys heartfelt coming-of-age stories packed with a strong sense of time and place!"
—BookPleasures.com
For an in-depth interview with BookPleasures.com, click here.