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Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations.
Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
Every week, host Elvis Mitchell conducts in-depth interviews with the most innovative and influential people working in entertainment, art, and pop culture.
Henry Rollins hosts a great mix of all kinds from all over from all time.
Evan Kleiman's taste of life, culture and the human species.
Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.
An examination of medical ethics and the practioners who define them.
Host Steve Chiotakis connects you to the people and places of Southern California.
Kim Masters, host of KCRW’s The Business, breaks down Hollywood's top stories.
In this season of Unfictional, Stories of Transformation, and the ways in which the world — and all of us — have fundamentally changed since the pandemic began. One man watched his children suddenly turn into grown-ups, while another upended every part of his life. Someone else had to learn to live with hardship and found their true identity along the way, all while living in two worlds. Meanwhile, a subculture ascends, one reporter explores Olvera Street, and another finds an old notebook f ...
KCRW's Life Examined is a one-hour weekly show exploring science, philosophy, faith — and finding meaning in the modern world. The show is hosted by Jonathan Bastian. Please tune in Saturdays at 9 a.m., or find it as a podcast.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic of The Wall Street Journal, Joe Morgenstern reviews films weekly in the paper and on KCRW.
A free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks recorded at KCRW, remixes, and an introduction to new artists on our radar.
An independent podcast about fear, beauty and the unknown. Since 2012. Hosted by Jeff Emtman and others.
The Business is a weekly podcast featuring lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors. The show is hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter and produced by KCRW. Past guests include Norman Lear, Ava DuVernay, Matt Damon and Ice Cube.
Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system. Once you peel back the layers, more questions emerge. Created by Allison Behringer and supported by KCRW.
Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.
An alternate reality of story and music
When Carly Parker’s friend Yumiko goes missing under very mysterious circumstances, Carly’s search for her friend leads her headfirst into an ancient mysterious game known only as Rabbits. Soon Carly begins to suspect that Rabbits is much more than just a game, and that the key to understanding Rabbits, might be the key to the survival of our species, and the Universe as we know it.
A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.
Fanatic! Hello from Eugene OR. It’s been raining off an on all day. Shows have been going well and I’m looking forward to tonight. A great show we have lined up for you. I’ve been working on new shows out here on the road that will be pulling in a lot of new records that have been coming out lately. Here are some. Modal Melodies - new album Stroppi…
Hailing from Philly, Suzanne Sheer is an R&B powerhouse who has an interesting take on her song “Girls on the Internet.” Starting from a place of bitter resentment and jealousy for said girls’ flawlessness, Sheer turns it around into transcendence that leads to admiration and affirmation.By KCRW
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Amid baby formula shortage, how can stressed parents feed infants?
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It could take two months until grocery shelves are restocked with infant formula. A pediatrician advises parents on how to feed their little ones in the meantime. “Domestic terrorism” is what Biden calls the May 14 shooting at a NY supermarket. Federal lawmakers have said that the U.S. faces a great domestic threat from extremists motivated by whit…
Thanks to the folks at Real Gone Music, the classic 1963 exotica LP “The Soul of The Drums,” from the inventor of the genre Lex Baxter and his orchestra, is back! Take a sonic space-age journey with the alluring gem that is “Mai Tai.”By KCRW
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Greater LA
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How movie lovers get entertained — and where — is changing
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Landmark Theatres will close their arthouse location on Pico Boulevard after 15 years. Is this the beginning of the end of indie theaters? Plans for a Poseidon Water desalination plant in Huntington Beach were unanimously rejected by the California Coastal Commission. What’s the future for desalination in the state…
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Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh always looked for human side of stories
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This past weekend, six mass shootings rocked communities across the U.S. What’s causing the rise in gun violence? Today the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a 20-year-old campaign finance law that limits how much money candidates can loan to their own campaigns. Israeli police say they plan to investigate how the funeral of Palestinian journa…
The excitement is building as fans discover Brooklyn-based outfit Geese. Before graduating from high school last year, they wrote, produced, and recorded their debut album “Projector” between getting home from school and their 10 p.m. curfew. You can catch the band’s song “Low Era” live when they open for Spoon at The Hollywood Palladium on June 2.…
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Bittersweet: Susan Cain on the joy of sweet sorrow
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Jonathan Bastian talks with writer, lecturer, and author Susan Cain about the sweet joy of sadness. Cain, author of “Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole,” reflects on the touch of sweetness that comes from sadness and despair and shares how a greater acceptance of these emotions can be beneficial and even therapeutic. Delve deeper int…
Superstitions impact many aspects of our lives, but they can have a profound effect in health care.By KCRW
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Good Food
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Farmers unionize, recycling chopsticks, spring peas
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A child of the 1970s, chef Rick Martinez grew up in Austin before moving to Mexico in search of his heritage. Food workers and farmers are galvanizing and forming unions to push for fair practices. Chef and activist Suzanne Barr didn’t have aspirations to own a restaurant, but cooking for her ailing mother sent her career on a new trajectory. Eddie…
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The Business
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Replay: Creating ‘Reservation Dogs’ with Indigenous cast and crew
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Before he co-created the FX comedy series “Reservation Dogs,” Sterlin Harjo directed three micro-budget films in his home state of Oklahoma. He had knocked on Hollywood’s door but somehow he never could find financing. "I even heard, like, this film’s just a little too Indian," Harjo says. "Or, this film’s not Indian enough. So, it was very confusi…
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Hollywood Breakdown
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Can Disney+ grow subscribers, compete with Netflix and Hulu?
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Disney reports that it has 8 million new subscribers to its streaming service. Investors are wondering how much money Disney+ subscribers will bring in the long run.By KCRW
The Senate has stymied a vote intended to secure nationwide abortion rights. Democrats knew this would happen – so why did they introduce the bill at all? Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said it was a way to get every member on record about their abortion stance. It also shored up support for Democrats ahead of a hotly contested midterm electi…
Milwaukke sisters Vic Banuelos and Gabby Banuelos, known as REYNA, are on the rise as they produce an eletro-poppy, ‘80s-inspired Spanglish track called “Orgullosa.”By KCRW
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Will the Ukraine war end without destroying all life on the planet?
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Veteran award-winning journalists Patrick Cockburn and Robert Scheer, who met in Moscow in 1987 when Mikhail Gorbachev optimistically promised peace, now fear a descent into nuclear war hell.By KCRW
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Greater LA
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How to garden with drought restrictions: Tale of 2 yards
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Southern Californians are taking their own approaches to the drought. One man waters his yard daily. Another has native plants and hardly ever waters. Measure W is meant to raise money to clean and capture rainwater. LA County residents voted to pass it in 2018. Is it making a difference? Jacqueline Chow, an 11-year-old student in Arcadia, is part …
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Cutting abortion rights could roll back women’s economic gains
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Gov. Newsom’s proposed $125 million legislation would expand abortion access in California, budgeting for more than 1 million abortion seekers traveling to the state per year. Abortion access translates to big economic gains for pregnant people. How will that change if Roe v. Wade is overturned? Five of California’s largest law enforcement agencies…
Producer Jaime Roque takes a ride with Ernie Moran in his 1965 Chevy Impala to explore the history and culture of the lowrider community of East Los Angeles.By KCRW
