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You could soon see more pet food, beverages and lotions with CBD in them in your local store aisles.

You could soon see more pet food, beverages and lotions with CBD in them in your local store aisles. Governor Newsom this month signed a handful of cannabis laws that could change the industry for both consumers and stakeholders.

from KCRW Features

Daisy the Great: ‘Record Player’

Brooklyn indie pop duo Daisy the Great team up with alt-rock trio AJR for a hooky track about an object of our affection, “Record Player,” which you may be familiar with from TikTok.

LeRoy Downs' playlist, October 17, 2021

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

A Look Inside the World of Wes Anderson’s 'The French Dispatch'

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"The French Dispatch" brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city.

Jason Kramer's playlist, October 17, 2021

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

 In a political media landscape dominated by white men, “Our Body Politic” will be a source of news by and for Black women and women of color.

Our Body Politic

In a political media landscape dominated by white men, “Our Body Politic” will be a source of news by and for Black women and women of color.

 Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

 Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Popular

Josh, Liz, Sean and Amy talk about President Joe Biden’s economic problems and redistricting ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

from Left, Right & Center

Documentary filmmaker Judith Ehrlich joins Robert Scheer on this week’s “Scheer Intelligence” to discuss “The Boys Who Said No,” a documentary about the Vietnam War draft resisters.

from Scheer Intelligence

It’s new music Friday and we’ve got a fresh batch of sonic delights to help you ease into weekend mode.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Fanatic! A great show lined up for you tonight. It’s an October mix tape with a full LP in our second hour. We hope you dig it.

from Henry Rollins

Los Angeles

 Crowning Burritos La Palma with the Golden Tortilla

Crowning Burritos La Palma with the Golden Tortilla

 Good Food

‘In the Weeds’: Welcome to the House of Gluten

 Good Food

LA Dodgers beat SF Giants in 9th inning showdown, advance to the NLCS

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Food & Drink

 Baking the mother of all milk breads with Kristina Cho

Baking the mother of all milk breads with Kristina Cho

 Good Food

Say cheese! Bill Addison reviews Agnes in Pasadena

 Good Food

Prick up your ear, Los Angeles. Huitlacoche is at the farmer’s market

 Good Food

Politics

 The brave boys who helped end the Vietnam War

The brave boys who helped end the Vietnam War

 Scheer Intelligence

Biden has 99 problems and the ports back logs are just one

 Left, Right & Center

Mark Ridley-Thomas indictment will shock nonprofit world and homelessness advocates, says City Council reporter

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Daisy the Great: ‘Record Player’

Daisy the Great: ‘Record Player’

 Today's Top Tune

Jason Kramer's playlist, October 17, 2021

 Jason Kramer

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, October 17, 2021

 Tyler Boudreaux

Live Performances

Entertainment

 Mixing It Up With the Master

Mixing It Up With the Master

 Film Reviews

‘Succession’: How Jesse Armstrong created the most dysfunctional family on television

 The Business

Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special prompts backlash, employees plan a walkout in protest

 The Business

This Week on KCRW

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, October 17, 2021

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

from Tyler Boudreaux

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

Raul Campos' playlist, October 17, 2021

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

from Raul Campos

New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, October 17, 2021

New releases in all genres.

from Chris Douridas

Fanatic! Happy October! I hope you’re getting in a lot of listening.

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Fanatic! Happy October! I hope you’re getting in a lot of listening.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, October 16, 2021.

Metropolis playlist, October 16, 2021

Metropolis playlist, October 16, 2021.

from Metropolis

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, October 16, 2021

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

from Dan Wilcox

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

Raul Campos' playlist, October 16, 2021

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

from Raul Campos

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

Anne Litt's playlist, October 16, 2021

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

from Anne Litt

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Eclectic 24

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

The data surrounding workplace burnout is alarming. We’re working on average 30% more than we did pre-pandemic.

Why more people are quitting their jobs than ever

The data surrounding workplace burnout is alarming. We’re working on average 30% more than we did pre-pandemic.

from Life Examined

Workplace burnout is not new. Many professions are particularly demanding, and even more so during the pandemic.

Is overwork literally killing us?

Workplace burnout is not new. Many professions are particularly demanding, and even more so during the pandemic.

from Life Examined

Listen to Scott Dallavo's latest show.

Scott Dallavo's playlist, October 15, 2021

Listen to Scott Dallavo's latest show.

from Scott Dallavo

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

Travis Holcombe's playlist, October 15, 2021

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

from FREAKS ONLY

A filmmaking couple in Mia Hansen-Løve's wonderful "Bergman Island" spend a summer residency on the island off the coast of Sweden where Ingmar Bergman lived and made some of his most…

Mixing It Up With the Master

A filmmaking couple in Mia Hansen-Løve's wonderful "Bergman Island" spend a summer residency on the island off the coast of Sweden where Ingmar Bergman lived and made some of his most…

from Film Reviews

With cultural influences from Britain, Chinese bakeries became popular in Hong Kong, offering breads, teas, custards, and tarts melding with popular ingredients like mango and teas to…

Baking the mother of all milk breads with Kristina Cho

With cultural influences from Britain, Chinese bakeries became popular in Hong Kong, offering breads, teas, custards, and tarts melding with popular ingredients like mango and teas to…

from Good Food

Along a busy stretch in Old Town Pasadena, Bill Addison finds a neighborhood restaurant, Agnes .

Say cheese! Bill Addison reviews Agnes in Pasadena

Along a busy stretch in Old Town Pasadena, Bill Addison finds a neighborhood restaurant, Agnes .

from Good Food

Huitlacoche has long been considered a delicacy in Mexico, but in the U.S., it goes by the unfortunate name of corn smut, or corn fungus.

Prick up your ear, Los Angeles. Huitlacoche is at the farmer’s market

Huitlacoche has long been considered a delicacy in Mexico, but in the U.S., it goes by the unfortunate name of corn smut, or corn fungus.

from Good Food

A winner has been crowned in this year’s KCRW & Gustavo’s Great Tortilla Tournament of Champions !

Crowning Burritos La Palma with the Golden Tortilla

A winner has been crowned in this year’s KCRW & Gustavo’s Great Tortilla Tournament of Champions !

from Good Food

When the doors of M.

‘In the Weeds’: Welcome to the House of Gluten

When the doors of M.

from Good Food