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Four decades into Depeche Mode’s career, co-founder and guitarist Martin Gore reflects on late bandmate Andy Fletcher and forging forward with “Memento Mori.”

Four decades into Depeche Mode’s career, co-founder and guitarist Martin Gore reflects on late bandmate Andy Fletcher and forging forward with “Memento Mori.”

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These LA restaurants have stayed open for some 100 years

Some of LA’s most long-standing restaurants include The Original Pantry Cafe, El Cholo, Canter’s Deli, and more. They’re part of the book “L.A.’s Landmark Restaurants.”

Peanut Man at Dodger Stadium: ‘This game never gets old’

On baseball’s opening day, the Dodgers will host the Arizona Diamondbacks, as walking vendor Robert “Peanut Man” Sanchez starts his 50th season selling food to fans.

Americana at Brand meme master on ‘greatest crime of all time’

The elusive local internet celebrity talks about his niche brand of humor, how he generates content, and his abiding love of the account’s namesake mall.

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 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

 In-depth interviews with the most innovative & influential people in entertainment, art, and pop culture. Hosted by film critic Elvis Mitchell, at KCRW.com.

The Treatment

In-depth interviews with the most innovative & influential people in entertainment, art, and pop culture. Hosted by film critic Elvis Mitchell, at KCRW.com.

 Unbelievably true stories of chance encounters that changed the world. A pair of mail-order shoes that led to the film The Outsiders. A secret road to a California paradise.

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Unbelievably true stories of chance encounters that changed the world. A pair of mail-order shoes that led to the film The Outsiders. A secret road to a California paradise.

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

Mar. 30 3 hr, 1 min

FREAKS ONLY

Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

Mar. 30 1 hr, 59 min

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

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Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

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Fanatic! Beaming in from Liverpool. All’s well out here. We got to England out of France yesterday and will be in the UK for the rest of this leg. These are the shows that are left.

from Henry Rollins

Four decades into Depeche Mode’s career, co-founder and guitarist Martin Gore reflects on late bandmate Andy Fletcher and forging forward with “Memento Mori.”

from Music Special Programming

Metropolis playlist March 25, 2023.

from Metropolis

Where else are you going to hear back to back classics from The Slits and Bad Brains at 11am? Join or renew your KCRW membership now.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Los Angeles

 These LA restaurants have stayed open for some 100 years

These LA restaurants have stayed open for some 100 years

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Peanut Man at Dodger Stadium: ‘This game never gets old’

 Greater LA

Op-ed: Why California must put a stop to school closures

 Zócalo's Connecting California

Food & Drink

 Baking without butter, Jennifer Yee makes plant-based croissants in Chinatown

Baking without butter, Jennifer Yee makes plant-based croissants in Chinatown

 Good Food

Yea or nay? Weighing in on the efficacy of bay leaves in cooking

 Good Food

Not your bubbie's gefilte fish: Chanie Apfelbaum modernizes kosher dishes

 Good Food

Politics

 America’s Slavery-Ridden Origin Story: Facing the Uncomfortable Reality

America’s Slavery-Ridden Origin Story: Facing the Uncomfortable Reality

 Scheer Intelligence

Should the US interfere in Israeli politics?

 Left, Right & Center

‘We cannot do this alone’: LA sheriff vows an end to ‘us vs. them’ department mentality

 Greater LA

Best New Music

 FREAKS ONLY playlist March 31, 2023

FREAKS ONLY playlist March 31, 2023

 FREAKS ONLY

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist, March 31, 2023

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Eclectic 24

 Eclectic 24

Arts

 Encore: ‘Yellowjackets’ creators: ‘We really wanted to tell a story that felt authentic’

Encore: ‘Yellowjackets’ creators: ‘We really wanted to tell a story that felt authentic’

 The Business

The Church brings influential space-rock live to KCRW HQ

 Live From

Bob Iger claps back at FL governor: Disney to host LGBTQ+ summit

 The Business

Entertainment

 Americana at Brand meme master on ‘greatest crime of all time’

Americana at Brand meme master on ‘greatest crime of all time’

 Greater LA

Tray-passed truisms: ‘Party Down' takes the glitz off of catering gigs

 Good Food

Disney initiates staggered layoffs of 7,000 employees

 The Business

This Week on KCRW

Tyler Boudreaux guest hosts FREAKS ONLY.

FREAKS ONLY playlist March 31, 2023

Tyler Boudreaux guest hosts FREAKS ONLY.

from FREAKS ONLY

Jenny Yee operates Bakers Bench in Far East Plaza, where she uses a plant-based substitute for butter.

Baking without butter, Jennifer Yee makes plant-based croissants in Chinatown

Jenny Yee operates Bakers Bench in Far East Plaza, where she uses a plant-based substitute for butter.

from Good Food

Paula Forbes weighs in on the relevancy of bay leaves in a recipe.

Yea or nay? Weighing in on the efficacy of bay leaves in cooking

Paula Forbes weighs in on the relevancy of bay leaves in a recipe.

from Good Food

Chanie Apfelbaum puts some spins on Passover favorites all while remaining "Totally Kosher."

Not your bubbie's gefilte fish: Chanie Apfelbaum modernizes kosher dishes

Chanie Apfelbaum puts some spins on Passover favorites all while remaining "Totally Kosher."

from Good Food

Tejal Rao breaks down the series "Party Down," a sitcom about the mundane lives of LA cater waiters.

Tray-passed truisms: ‘Party Down' takes the glitz off of catering gigs

Tejal Rao breaks down the series "Party Down," a sitcom about the mundane lives of LA cater waiters.

from Good Food

Kate Reid was a successful Formula One engineer who designed race cars before shifting gears and to bake.

Braking to bake, Kate Reid designed race cars before perfecting the croissant

Kate Reid was a successful Formula One engineer who designed race cars before shifting gears and to bake.

from Good Food

The Walt Disney Company has initiated a three phase layoff of 7,000 employees as promised by its CEO Bob Iger. Is the staggered plan a misstep?

Disney initiates staggered layoffs of 7,000 employees

The Walt Disney Company has initiated a three phase layoff of 7,000 employees as promised by its CEO Bob Iger. Is the staggered plan a misstep?

from The Business

This week, The Business revisits a conversation with Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, co-creators and co-executive producers of the series “Yellowjackets,” just out with its second…

Encore: ‘Yellowjackets’ creators: ‘We really wanted to tell a story that felt authentic’

This week, The Business revisits a conversation with Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, co-creators and co-executive producers of the series “Yellowjackets,” just out with its second…

from The Business

As California schools are routinely shutting down, commentator Joe Mathews says it’s crucial to harden schools for this new reality and keep them running.

Op-ed: Why California must put a stop to school closures

As California schools are routinely shutting down, commentator Joe Mathews says it’s crucial to harden schools for this new reality and keep them running.

from Zócalo's Connecting California

Travis Holcombe of FREAKS ONLY guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist, March 31, 2023

Travis Holcombe of FREAKS ONLY guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

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.

A founding member of Brooklyn garage-rock band Habibi , Rahill has a reputation for distilling an eclectic range of melodies that lean into her Iranian-American upbringing.

Today’s Top Tune: Rahill - ‘I Smile for E’

A founding member of Brooklyn garage-rock band Habibi , Rahill has a reputation for distilling an eclectic range of melodies that lean into her Iranian-American upbringing.

from Today's Top Tune

Writer Dionne Ford dives deep into her ancestry and confronts the complexities of being a Black woman in America with the blood of both the enslaved and the enslaver.

America’s Slavery-Ridden Origin Story: Facing the Uncomfortable Reality

Writer Dionne Ford dives deep into her ancestry and confronts the complexities of being a Black woman in America with the blood of both the enslaved and the enslaver.

from Scheer Intelligence

President Biden publicly called out the Israeli prime minister. An expensive race is taking place for a Wisconsin state Supreme Court seat.

Should the US interfere in Israeli politics?

President Biden publicly called out the Israeli prime minister. An expensive race is taking place for a Wisconsin state Supreme Court seat.

from Left, Right & Center

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

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, March 30, 2023

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

from Tyler Boudreaux

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY: March 30, 2023

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

from FREAKS ONLY

90 billion bees. 1.8 million hives. 1.3 million acres: Inside the tricky (and lucrative) business of keeping CA’s $5 billion almond industry pollinated and thriving.

Trucking bees and hive thieves: What it takes to pollinate CA’s almonds

90 billion bees. 1.8 million hives. 1.3 million acres: Inside the tricky (and lucrative) business of keeping CA’s $5 billion almond industry pollinated and thriving.

from Good Food

As women rise to positions of authority within LA’s alcohol industry, they are using their experiences to support one another and create welcoming spaces.

Women are raising the bar in LA’s cocktail, beer, wine scene

As women rise to positions of authority within LA’s alcohol industry, they are using their experiences to support one another and create welcoming spaces.

from Greater LA

Thousands die annually while waiting for a heart, kidney, or liver transplant. The U.S. government now says it wants to overhaul the nation’s organ transplant system.

Why US government wants to overhaul organ transplant system

Thousands die annually while waiting for a heart, kidney, or liver transplant. The U.S. government now says it wants to overhaul the nation’s organ transplant system.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand