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SoCal is facing three big wildfires amid a blistering heat wave, including the Line Fire, which has burned more than 26,000 acres. How are firefighters coping?

SoCal is facing three big wildfires amid a blistering heat wave, including the Line Fire, which has burned more than 26,000 acres. How are firefighters coping?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Getting cows to release less methane: CA scientist turns to CRISPR

A UC Davis scientist is trying to bioengineer cow microbes so they produce less methane.

LA’s dirty beaches: Surfers are ‘stoked,’ families are cautious

You might know that Los Angeles beaches get dirty after a winter storm, but it remains a problem in the summer, too. Why? And does it keep anyone away?

Today’s Top Tune: Rubblebucket - ‘Moving Without Touching’

Year of the Banana is art-pop duo Rubblebucket ’s seventh studio album coming down the pike in mid-October.

Situationships get a bad reputation with Dylan McKeever

Why can’t relationships be romantic and casual? Comedian Dylan McKeever joins Myisha to talk about the controversial situationship.

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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.

 KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, is back for its fourth season!

Lost Notes

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, is back for its fourth season!

 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.

 Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life?

How’s Your Sex Life?

Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life?

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 LA’s dirty beaches: Surfers are ‘stoked,’ families are cautious

LA’s dirty beaches: Surfers are ‘stoked,’ families are cautious

 KCRW Features

Judge rules West LA VA is ‘turning its back’ on homeless veterans

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Garleek, the impossible allium, has chefs and farmers singing its praises

 Good Food

Food & Drink

 15 exquisite eggplant recipes

15 exquisite eggplant recipes

 Good Food

How "Sideways" changed the Santa Ynez Valley

 Good Food

Kiano Moju blends African flavors and California vibes in a new cookbook

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Politics

 What’s at stake for Harris and Trump in Tuesday debate?

What’s at stake for Harris and Trump in Tuesday debate?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

OC candidate claims to speak fluent Viet, his opponent wants answers

 KCRW Features

Smuggling grapes out of Iran to make forbidden wine

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 Today’s Top Tune: Rubblebucket - ‘Moving Without Touching’

Today’s Top Tune: Rubblebucket - ‘Moving Without Touching’

 Today's Top Tune

MBE playlist Sep. 10: Fake Fruit delivers real good tunes

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Today’s Top Tune: Mon Rovîa - ‘crooked the road.’

 Today's Top Tune

Arts

 The ‘Beetlejuice’ backstory makes him laugh (and other Michael Keaton insights)

The ‘Beetlejuice’ backstory makes him laugh (and other Michael Keaton insights)

 The Treatment

Go ‘Between the Temples’ with actor Jason Schwartzman

 The Treatment

Emily Nussbaum on childhood encounters of ‘Free to Be...You and Me’

 The Treatment

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 Hospitals making films and shows: Consent is complex

Hospitals making films and shows: Consent is complex

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Remembering James Earl Jones’ ‘fantastically precise’ theater career

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Rupert Murdoch’s heirs hit the court(house); New Disney CEO bake-off is on

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This week Robin Stern , psychoanalyst, and author of “ The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life,” talks about gaslight…

Midweek Reset: Gaslight

This week Robin Stern , psychoanalyst, and author of “ The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life,” talks about gaslight…

from Life Examined

The ABC News Presidential Debate, between the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, and the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, is scheduled to take…

NPR Special Coverage: ABC News Presidential Debate

The ABC News Presidential Debate, between the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, and the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, is scheduled to take…

from NPR

Leon Bridges is back at no. 1 thanks to the smoldering story song “Laredo,” the second single ahead of his forthcoming album “Leon.”

KCRW’s Top 30 chart: September 2–8, 2024

Leon Bridges is back at no. 1 thanks to the smoldering story song “Laredo,” the second single ahead of his forthcoming album “Leon.”

from Music Special Programming

From timbale and eggplant caviar wraps to ratatouille and caponata, we have a bunch of great recipes for how to use this versatile veggie.

15 exquisite eggplant recipes

From timbale and eggplant caviar wraps to ratatouille and caponata, we have a bunch of great recipes for how to use this versatile veggie.

from Good Food

With the rising popularity of medical content on streamers like HBO and Netflix, New York’s Northwell Health has launched its own film and TV production studio.

Hospitals making films and shows: Consent is complex

With the rising popularity of medical content on streamers like HBO and Netflix, New York’s Northwell Health has launched its own film and TV production studio.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

With the launch of its new, artificial intelligence-powered iPhone 16, Apple is hoping to boost smartphone sales, which have been sluggish lately.

Can Apple’s new AI software reverse iPhone sales slump?

With the launch of its new, artificial intelligence-powered iPhone 16, Apple is hoping to boost smartphone sales, which have been sluggish lately.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Actor James Earl Jones died Monday at age 93. He’s best known as the voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa. But his best work, and maybe least well-known, came on stage.

Remembering James Earl Jones’ ‘fantastically precise’ theater career

Actor James Earl Jones died Monday at age 93. He’s best known as the voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa. But his best work, and maybe least well-known, came on stage.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

We’re diving into “Mucho Mistrust,” the sophomore LP from beloved Oakland post-punks Fake Fruit.

MBE playlist Sep. 10: Fake Fruit delivers real good tunes

We’re diving into “Mucho Mistrust,” the sophomore LP from beloved Oakland post-punks Fake Fruit.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Afro-Appalachian folk artist Mon Rovîa wrote the song “crooked the road.” as a reminder to make a clear distinction between pain and his own identity.

Today’s Top Tune: Mon Rovîa - ‘crooked the road.’

Afro-Appalachian folk artist Mon Rovîa wrote the song “crooked the road.” as a reminder to make a clear distinction between pain and his own identity.

from Today's Top Tune

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, September 9, 2024

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

from José Galván

Toronto band Men I Trust just dropped “Husk,” their first new music of 2024. Hear it here.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: September 9, 2024

Toronto band Men I Trust just dropped “Husk,” their first new music of 2024. Hear it here.

from FREAKS ONLY

A blistering decision by a federal judge on Friday could lead to housing for thousands of homeless veterans in Los Angeles.

Judge rules West LA VA is ‘turning its back’ on homeless veterans

A blistering decision by a federal judge on Friday could lead to housing for thousands of homeless veterans in Los Angeles.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Kamala Harris will take on Donald Trump this Tuesday in what could be their one and only debate. They’re currently tied in the polls.

What’s at stake for Harris and Trump in Tuesday debate?

Kamala Harris will take on Donald Trump this Tuesday in what could be their one and only debate. They’re currently tied in the polls.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Before streaming music, full albums were released on Tuesdays and required great preparation. KCRW examines the impact of a Sept. 11, 2001, release date on a few high-profile LPs.

Jay-Z, Ozomatli, Bob Dylan released albums on 9/11. What was the impact?

Before streaming music, full albums were released on Tuesdays and required great preparation. KCRW examines the impact of a Sept. 11, 2001, release date on a few high-profile LPs.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Academy Museum is hosting a film series in honor of James Baldwin. KCRW reairs an interview with the filmmakers of the ground-breaking "I Am Not Your Negro."

Replay: James Baldwin at center of 'I Am Not Your Negro'

The Academy Museum is hosting a film series in honor of James Baldwin. KCRW reairs an interview with the filmmakers of the ground-breaking "I Am Not Your Negro."

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

We invite you to *really* consider what makes George Michael’s “Freedom ‘90” such an enduring classic.

MBE playlist Sep. 9: A closer listen to George Michael’s indelible ‘Freedom ‘90’

We invite you to *really* consider what makes George Michael’s “Freedom ‘90” such an enduring classic.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

While working in the studio and writing new music, Lucius started discussing the loops they get stuck in, the rabbit holes the mind goes down, and the voices (usually not their own)…

Today’s Top Tune: Lucius - ‘Old Tape’ (feat. Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs)

While working in the studio and writing new music, Lucius started discussing the loops they get stuck in, the rabbit holes the mind goes down, and the voices (usually not their own)…

from Today's Top Tune

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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.