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Avocados are rich in healthy fats and can be used for a variety of surprisingly sweet and savory recipes like avocado pie, chopped salad, and panzanella.

Avocados are rich in healthy fats and can be used for a variety of surprisingly sweet and savory recipes like avocado pie, chopped salad, and panzanella.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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LGBTQ intimate partner violence: Institute boosts visibility of survivors

A new institute addresses intimate partner violence in the queer community. It’s a collaboration between the LA LGBT Center and national anti-violence groups.

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Opioid overdoses are a public health crisis — but largely ignored. One LA-based group aims to change that by making Narcan and fentanyl test strips accessible to all.

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

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

 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.

UnFictional

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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

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 Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

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

Sep. 30 2 hr, 52 min

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Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

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Oklahoma Intertribal Noise Symposium 2022
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REDCAT

Oklahoma Intertribal Noise Symposium 2022

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The City of LA will open the Section 8 housing voucher waitlist next month.

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Panelists discuss Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ response to Hurricane Ian, the feminist protests sweeping Iran, and the potential consequences of the upcoming Supreme Court docket.

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Legendary new wave band Tears for Fears joins us at The Village Studios for a killer set spanning classics like “Mad World,” to standouts from their latest album, “The Tipping Point.”

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 LGBTQ intimate partner violence: Institute boosts visibility of survivors

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Hotter, more humid, but cleaner: How LA’s air has changed

 Greater LA

Food & Drink

 Sweet and savory: Surprising recipes to enjoy California avocados

Sweet and savory: Surprising recipes to enjoy California avocados

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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 Can farmworkers unionize without deportation threat? New law aims to make it so

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 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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 Metropolis

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 Original content saturation forces Netflix to morph, cut spending

Original content saturation forces Netflix to morph, cut spending

 The Business

Mike Rinder’s ‘A Billion Years’ memoir details the dark truths of Scientology

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Automatic: KCRW Live from Apogee Studio

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 The Treatment

Director Walter Hill on the few good stories we each have

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LA is on average more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than it was in the 19th century.

Hotter, more humid, but cleaner: How LA’s air has changed

LA is on average more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than it was in the 19th century.

from Greater LA

Jaime Jarrín has been the Spanish language voice for the Dodgers over the last 64 years. He’s called thousands of games, and his retirement comes at the end of this season.

After Dodgers retirement, Jaime Jarrín will focus on getting kids to college

Jaime Jarrín has been the Spanish language voice for the Dodgers over the last 64 years. He’s called thousands of games, and his retirement comes at the end of this season.

from Greater LA

Today nearly 60% of NFL players are Black, only three head coaches are Black, and zero team owners are Black, according to a Washington Post investigation.

NFL lacks diversity because owners don’t hold themselves accountable?

Today nearly 60% of NFL players are Black, only three head coaches are Black, and zero team owners are Black, according to a Washington Post investigation.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill that would make it easier for farmworkers to form unions, though he originally opposed it.

Can farmworkers unionize without deportation threat? New law aims to make it so

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill that would make it easier for farmworkers to form unions, though he originally opposed it.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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.

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.

Metropolis playlist October 1, 2022.

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Metropolis playlist October 1, 2022.

from Metropolis

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

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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

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 1, 2022

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 1, 2022

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.

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.

Filmmaker George Miller explains how Oscar Wilde’s children’s tale “The Happy Prince” contained everything he needed for storytelling.

The Treat: Director George Miller on Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Happy Prince’

Filmmaker George Miller explains how Oscar Wilde’s children’s tale “The Happy Prince” contained everything he needed for storytelling.

from The Treatment

Known for his work on films as varied as “Aliens” and “48 Hrs.,” writer and director Walter Hill’s newest film is the Western “Dead for a Dollar.”

Director Walter Hill on the few good stories we each have

Known for his work on films as varied as “Aliens” and “48 Hrs.,” writer and director Walter Hill’s newest film is the Western “Dead for a Dollar.”

from The Treatment

Director, writer, actor, and producer Tyler Perry is perhaps most well known for his stage performances and films in character as the elderly, no-nonsense Madea.

Director Tyler Perry on the joy of finally getting to make “A Jazzman’s Blues’

Director, writer, actor, and producer Tyler Perry is perhaps most well known for his stage performances and films in character as the elderly, no-nonsense Madea.

from The Treatment

A one world celebration - truly global grooves from all decades and all corners of the earth.

Scott Dallavo's playlist, September 30, 2022

A one world celebration - truly global grooves from all decades and all corners of the earth.

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Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, September 30, 2022

Music to make you feel.

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Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel penned a definitive guide to the medicinal plant knowledge of Ashkenazi herbal healers, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Exploring Jewish folklore traditions

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