Special Programming
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Wayne Coyne's Human Head-Shaped Tumor
An hour-long radio drama, in one part. Featuring the Flaming Lips, Bill Callahan and Okkervil River. (Nov 24 and 25, 5-6pm)
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The Power and Politics of New Energy Frontiers
Alex Chadwick takes us to the next frontier of energy development, introducing us to people and ideas that may help the next president propel us to energy independence.
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The Power of One Election and America's Energy Future
Veteran journalist Alex Chadwick goes inside the energy policies of the presidential nominees and examines how November's election might shape America’s energy future.
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Go for It: Life Lessons from Girl Boxers
If you box, you're a risk-taker. If you're a girl boxer, you're also a rule-breaker. If you're a girl boxer whose aim is to be the first to win an Olympic gold medal...
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The Hunt for Oil: Risks and Rewards
An Earth Day special that coincides with the two-year anniversary of the April 20 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the worst in US History. Hosted by Alex Chadwick.
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Particles: Nuclear Power after Fukushima
Alex Chadwick examines the future of nuclear power, one year after the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan.
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The Hidden World of Girls
Stories of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, and secret identities of women who crossed a line, broke a trail, changed a tide.
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The Hidden World of Girls
Stories of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, and secret identities of women who crossed a line, broke a trail, changed a tide.
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Remembering Harvey Pekar: American Splendor
On December 6, 1991, KCRW broadcast an original radio production of Harvey Pekar's American Splendor. To honor Pekar's memory, KCRW will reprise the radio production on …
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Selected Shorts: Tales that Surprise
The heroine of Amy Hempel's road trip tale, "Jesus is Waiting," seems to be driving away from something, driving towards something, or just plain driving, on America's …
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Selected Shorts: French Fiction
Guy de Maupassant's "A Parisian Affair,"
which depicts the adventures of a bored provincial housewife seeking
the Paris of her fantasies, is read by actor Rene …
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Selected Shorts: Please Don't Explain
Four stories in which elaborate explanations make things worse: In Dorothy Parker's "Just a Little One," read by Broadway actress, Dana Ivey, a friendly drink turns into a …
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Selected Shorts: Pressing Engagements
The two stories that embrace the past and imagine the future. Lisa Halliday’s “Stump Louie,” imagines a musical prodigy who takes a local radio station to new …
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Too Smart for the Room: The Lord Buckley Story
Lord Buckley was a hipster comedian in the 1950's who influenced many of America's comedic giants. His "hip semantic" renditions of literary classics delighted audiences, …
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