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January 01, 1990 - October 05, 2012 + Politics of Culture

The Canon, A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science listen Download

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Natalie Angier, the Pulitzer Prize winning science reporter for the New York Times, has written a new book: “The Canon, A Whirligig Tour of the...

The Motherhood Project and the International Museum of Women listen Download

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In honor of Mothers Day, author Karen Stabiner and Paula Goldman on The Motherhood Project.

The Shadow of Putin listen Download

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Today is May Day, the day the Russian Revolution is traditionally celebrated. As the LA Philharmonic series, Shadow of Stalin gets underway throughout Los Angeles, KCRW presents...

Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power listen Download

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A new biography by presidential historian Robert Dallek reveals the rivalry and collaboration between Richard Nixon and his secretary of state, Henry Kissinger. Based on...

Copyright Royalty Board Decision listen Download

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The Copyright Royalty Board has announced new higher royalty rates for Internet music stations. KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour discusses the impact of the decision...

Arlene Blum on a Climbing Life listen Download

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In Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life pioneering mountain-climber and scientist Arlene Blum recounts her life from her over-protected Chicago childhood to the summits of the...

Michael Brand, Director of Getty Museums listen Download

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Michael Brand has been on the job for more than a year as Director of the Getty Museum. KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour and art...

Robert Wilson: The VOOM Portraits at ACE Gallery listen Download

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A towering figure in art, opera and theatre tries high-definition video portraits on for size. Join KCRW art critic Edward Goldman in conversation with Robert...

Recovered Voices from the Holocaust listen Download

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A generation of gifted composers was silenced by Hitler's Germany. LA Opera breaks the silence with "Recovered Voices," a multi-year project to restore music lost...

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on 'Infidel' listen Download

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In her memoir, Infidel, Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes about her life as a Muslim member of the Dutch Parliament and an outspoken critic of Islamic culture's...

The Music Industry and the New Digital Economy listen

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Apple's Steve Jobs rocked the online world last week with a letter calling for open downloads of digital music, without piracy protection. Media entrepreneur Jason...

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny listen Download

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Opera usually involves intrigue, love and death. There's all that plus an indictment of capitalist society in Brecht and Weill's The Rise and Fall of...

The Politico listen Download

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As newspapers across the country cut budgets and staffs, a bold new online venture called The Politico has just started up. It will focus exclusively...

Will Redevelopment Destroy Dutton's? listen Download

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Dutton's Brentwood bookstore has been a beacon of literary life in Los Angeles for decades. Will redevelopment destroy it? What does a bookstore mean to...

Hollywood in Transition listen Download

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Are movies on the wane or will Hollywood figure out how to conquer the transition to a digital universe? David Denby's New Yorker article inspired this show...