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January 01, 1990 - July 29, 2012 + Politics of Culture

Good without God listen Download

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What is a humanist? Do we need religion to give us moral guidance? These are questions addressed in Greg Epstein’s new book, Good Without God....

Sport: Annenberg Space for Photography listen Download

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Images by two of the world's pre-eminent sports photographers are on exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City. KCRW's Diana Nyad speaks...

Shakespeare's Globe: Love's Labour's Lost listen Download

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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London was the dream of an American actor. Now we can share the dream, as they bring their celebrated production of...

Ramparts Magazine: A Bomb in Every Issue listen Download

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Ramparts magazine turned the 60's on its head with a high-octane combination of avant-garde satire and gumshoe investigative reporting. KCRW's own Robert Scheer served as...

The Wende Museum's Berlin Wall Project listen Download

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Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall was torn down. Now, original segments of the wall are on display in front of 5900 Wilshire, across the...

Central Avenue and Beyond listen Download

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The 20th century's Harlem Renaissance has come to define the first great explosion of African American culture in the US. But Los Angeles had a...

R Crumb's 'Illustrated Book of Genesis' listen Download

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From Keep on Truckin’ to Fritz the Cat, R. Crumb was pushing the boundaries of comics long before the graphic novels became so popular. Now...

The Fight over Frida listen Download

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A treasure trove of Frida Kahlo papers, recipes, letters and diary entries have been discovered in Mexico, but are they real?

The Cartoons That Shook the World…without the Cartoons listen Download

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Yale University is publishing a book about the controversial cartoons that appeared in a Danish newspaper depicting the prophet Mohammed, which resulted in worldwide Islamic...

UCLA Live Season Begins Anew listen Download

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In what's become an annual tradition, the always fascinating David Sefton gives us the skinny on the upcoming season of international theater and other performing...

LA's Checkered Past listen Download

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The lure and lore of LA's checkered past help define the city that exists today. John Buntin, author of LA Noir and Richard Rayner, author...

Henry Waxman: How Congress Really Works listen Download

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It's said that if you like politics and sausage, you probably shouldn't watch how they're made. But so much depends upon the legislative process. Congressman...

The Way We Read Now: Online versus Print listen Download

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The experience of reading a newspaper online is just not the same as holding it in your hands, turning a page, finding a story you never expected....

American Radical: The Life and Times of I.F. Stone listen Download

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Investigative journalism is an endangered species. One of its most renowned and revered purveyors was I.F. Stone, a man who ran his own newspaper and...

Robert Wright on 'The Evolution of God' listen Download

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In The Evolution of God, author Robert Wright examines God's role in the histories of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He concludes that over time, religion...