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Longtime special ed assistant teacher Yvette Ascencio makes $37,000/year. She says her classroom has too many students and not enough resources.

Longtime special ed assistant teacher Yvette Ascencio makes $37,000/year. She says her classroom has too many students and not enough resources.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Massive LAUSD strike closes schools for 420,000 students

How to get resources for surviving the three-day strike, and what is the conflict all about?

Did you know you can claim an adult dependent? Plus other tax tips

Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary explains how to claim adult dependents, get deductions for classroom expenses, and find an accountant.

Actor Willem Dafoe on playing an art thief in “Inside

Prolific actor Willem Dafoe talks his latest role in “Inside,” not needing a backstory, and his love of props.

Artist Sterling Molldrem (aka Silverstreetz) wants his mural art to have attitude

KCRW showcases young visual artist Sterling Molldrem. The 17-year-old muralist talks about his painting “BALI.”

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

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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.

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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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Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

Fanatique! Greetings from Paris. Things have been going well out here. We haven’t seen snow for days and things are warming up.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, March 18, 2023.

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Yacht Rock duo Young Gun Silver Fox bring desert island must-haves. Plus, they talk ‘Ticket to Shangri-La,’ and the halcyon days of Myspace.

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 ‘If the teachers aren't happy, that trickles down to us’: Special ed aide

‘If the teachers aren't happy, that trickles down to us’: Special ed aide

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Massive LAUSD strike closes schools for 420,000 students

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 Food in literature lets us explore the world, especially when we can't travel

Food in literature lets us explore the world, especially when we can't travel

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How chef Visoth Tarak Ouk became a leader of Long Beach's Khmer community

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South LA Cafe comes to the Natural History Museum

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Politics

 ‘We don't cross picket lines’: 2 teachers on why they joined LAUSD strike

‘We don't cross picket lines’: 2 teachers on why they joined LAUSD strike

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'It affects everybody as a domino’: LAUSD strike could start Tuesday

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Prison to rehab center? Transforming San Quentin is about public safety

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Best New Music

 Today’s Top Tune: Gina Birch - ‘I Play My Bass Loud’

Today’s Top Tune: Gina Birch - ‘I Play My Bass Loud’

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Francesca Harding's playlist, March 21, 2023

 Francesca Harding

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 Artist Sterling Molldrem (aka Silverstreetz) wants his mural art to have attitude

Artist Sterling Molldrem (aka Silverstreetz) wants his mural art to have attitude

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Iconoclast sculptor Louise Nevelson lives on in new LA exhibition

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Writers Guild to start negotiations with studios next week

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 Actor Willem Dafoe on playing an art thief in “Inside

Actor Willem Dafoe on playing an art thief in “Inside

 The Treatment

New film asks: ‘What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears?’

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Film critic Farran Nehme on that other infamous Oscar moment

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A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?

Ep. 7 Decamping

A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?

from City of Tents: Veterans Row

Art school daredevil and post-punk legend Gina Birch , co-founder of The Raincoats , takes the limelight with her first-ever solo album.

Today’s Top Tune: Gina Birch - ‘I Play My Bass Loud’

Art school daredevil and post-punk legend Gina Birch , co-founder of The Raincoats , takes the limelight with her first-ever solo album.

from Today's Top Tune

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, March 21, 2023

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding

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

FREAKS ONLY: March 21, 2023

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

from FREAKS ONLY

Two teachers — from an elementary school and a high school — explain why they’re striking in solidarity with LAUSD workers such as custodians and bus drivers.

‘We don't cross picket lines’: 2 teachers on why they joined LAUSD strike

Two teachers — from an elementary school and a high school — explain why they’re striking in solidarity with LAUSD workers such as custodians and bus drivers.

from Greater LA

Louise Nevelson was one of the most iconic sculptors of the 20th century. LA’s Pace Gallery is showing her larger, monochromatic wooden sculptures as well as colorful collages.

Iconoclast sculptor Louise Nevelson lives on in new LA exhibition

Louise Nevelson was one of the most iconic sculptors of the 20th century. LA’s Pace Gallery is showing her larger, monochromatic wooden sculptures as well as colorful collages.

from Greater LA

The band Blood, Sweat, & Tears says the State Department blackmailed them into touring communist Yugoslavia, Romania, and Poland in 1970. A new film tells the story.

New film asks: ‘What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears?’

The band Blood, Sweat, & Tears says the State Department blackmailed them into touring communist Yugoslavia, Romania, and Poland in 1970. A new film tells the story.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A Fox News producer is suing the network, alleging its lawyers coerced her to give misleading testimony in the legal battle over Fox's coverage of Dominion Voting after the 2020…

Fox News producer alleges coercion, sexism in lawsuit against network

A Fox News producer is suing the network, alleging its lawyers coerced her to give misleading testimony in the legal battle over Fox's coverage of Dominion Voting after the 2020…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Spring is here! Celebrate with Iranian jams for the Persian new year, wise words on World Poetry day, and Spoon’s Britt Daniel talks with Adrian Sherwood about “Lucifer on the Moon.”

MBE playlist Mar. 21: Nowruz, World Poetry Day, and Spoon talks dub

Spring is here! Celebrate with Iranian jams for the Persian new year, wise words on World Poetry day, and Spoon’s Britt Daniel talks with Adrian Sherwood about “Lucifer on the Moon.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

NME unveils a ‘C23’ mixtape including vocal powerhouse Danielle Ponder, Brooklyn’s Say She She reel out a sharp new single, and dance jams abound.

KCRW’s Top 30: Dance floor delights x swoon-worthy vocal heights

NME unveils a ‘C23’ mixtape including vocal powerhouse Danielle Ponder, Brooklyn’s Say She She reel out a sharp new single, and dance jams abound.

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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.

Named after the iconic Afro-Latin boxer from Colombia, “Pambelé” is also the title of the latest track from Captain Planet .

Today’s Top Tune: Captain Planet - ‘Pambelé’ (Feat. Jimena Angel)

Named after the iconic Afro-Latin boxer from Colombia, “Pambelé” is also the title of the latest track from Captain Planet .

from Today's Top Tune

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

José Galván's playlist, March 20, 2023

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

from José Galván

Persian funk to celebrate Nowruz, T-Pain’s Black Sabbath rendition, and new tracks from Pale Blue, Jordan Ward, deem spencer, and Sofia Kourtesis

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Persian funk, T-Pain covers Black Sabbath

Persian funk to celebrate Nowruz, T-Pain’s Black Sabbath rendition, and new tracks from Pale Blue, Jordan Ward, deem spencer, and Sofia Kourtesis

from FREAKS ONLY

KCRW talks to parents, teachers, LAUSD’s Jackie Goldberg, and SEIU’s Lester Garcia as the district sits on the verge of a three-day shutdown.

'It affects everybody as a domino’: LAUSD strike could start Tuesday

KCRW talks to parents, teachers, LAUSD’s Jackie Goldberg, and SEIU’s Lester Garcia as the district sits on the verge of a three-day shutdown.

from Greater LA

Following unprecedented amounts of winter rain, Orange County is struggling to save hillside housing and railways.

Heavy rain brings mudslides and a reckoning to OC

Following unprecedented amounts of winter rain, Orange County is struggling to save hillside housing and railways.

from Greater LA

Young Gun Silver Fox build on the mellow mood set by their 2022 album ‘Ticket to Shangri-La’ with smooth sailing sounds from Marvin Gaye, and Paul McCartney.

Young Gun Silver Fox sail their sonic yacht to the island of smooth playlists

Young Gun Silver Fox build on the mellow mood set by their 2022 album ‘Ticket to Shangri-La’ with smooth sailing sounds from Marvin Gaye, and Paul McCartney.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

COVID-19 may be linked to raccoon dogs that were illegally being sold at a seafood market in Wuhan, China. That’s according to a team of international researchers.

Raccoon dog: Culprit in COVID origin theory. What’s this animal?

COVID-19 may be linked to raccoon dogs that were illegally being sold at a seafood market in Wuhan, China. That’s according to a team of international researchers.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand