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Robert Luna takes charge of the LA Sheriff's Department amid concerns about crime, deputy gangs, and poor jail conditions. Can he turn the department around?

Robert Luna takes charge of the LA Sheriff's Department amid concerns about crime, deputy gangs, and poor jail conditions. Can he turn the department around?

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These are the SoCal nominees for the 2023 James Beard Restaurant Awards

SoCal claims nine noms, including four of the five finalists in the Best Chef: California category, a major shift for an awards ceremony that has favored NorCal over LA.

What’s kept Tetris alive for decades? Global friendship, bringing order to chaos

In 1984, a software engineer in Soviet Russia created Tetris for fun. The story of how it became a worldwide success is the subject of a new Apple TV+ movie.

‘Storming Caesars Palace’ follows poor women’s fight for better welfare

“Storming Caesars Palace” is a new PBS documentary that follows a group of poor women who fought back against the racist stereotype of welfare mothers.

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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.

 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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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.

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Metropolis playlist March 25, 2023.

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Ezra Collective fills KCRW HQ with cuts from their 2022 album ‘Where I’m Meant To Be,’ talk of drum lessons from Tony Allen, and Chicago house music obsessions.

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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

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

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

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City of Tents Ep. 8: Life after Veterans Row

 City of Tents: Veterans Row

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Food & Drink

 These are the SoCal nominees for the 2023 James Beard Restaurant Awards

These are the SoCal nominees for the 2023 James Beard Restaurant Awards

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Spring into ‘rissoti’ with strawberries — or savory veggies

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Evan Kleiman remembers Glendale’s Fish King, Hank 'Toto' Kagawa

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 CA water restrictions rolled back after winter rains

CA water restrictions rolled back after winter rains

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Culture war embroils Orange Unified school boardroom

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Trump kicks off 2024 campaign as hush money indictment looms

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 Today’s Top Tune: Nakhane - ‘Tell Me Your Politik’’ (Feat. Moonchild and Nile Rodgers)

Today’s Top Tune: Nakhane - ‘Tell Me Your Politik’’ (Feat. Moonchild and Nile Rodgers)

 Today's Top Tune

MBE playlist Mar. 28: Bumping Burna Boy’s unofficial Spring Pledge Drive theme

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Today’s Top Tune: Tuzeint - ‘Tenebrax’

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 The Church brings influential space-rock live to KCRW HQ

The Church brings influential space-rock live to KCRW HQ

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

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Co-Creator Scott Neustadter finds dream job in ‘Daisy Jones + The Six’

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 What’s kept Tetris alive for decades? Global friendship, bringing order to chaos

What’s kept Tetris alive for decades? Global friendship, bringing order to chaos

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘Storming Caesars Palace’ follows poor women’s fight for better welfare

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Speed friending event lets people ‘Skip the Small Talk’

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Growing up under the constrictions facing South Africa’s Christian gay population, Nakhane ignites their new album Bastard Jargon with potent dancefloor numbers that suggest sex.

Today’s Top Tune: Nakhane - ‘Tell Me Your Politik’’ (Feat. Moonchild and Nile Rodgers)

Growing up under the constrictions facing South Africa’s Christian gay population, Nakhane ignites their new album Bastard Jargon with potent dancefloor numbers that suggest sex.

from Today's Top Tune

If you can’t give right now, we understand. But, if you can donate, you’ll be helping us secure KCRW’s future, ensuring that we’re always available to the entire community.

Help secure KCRW’s future

If you can’t give right now, we understand. But, if you can donate, you’ll be helping us secure KCRW’s future, ensuring that we’re always available to the entire community.

from Members

The FDA approved Narcan for sale in supermarkets, gas stations, online stores, and more. The drug can prevent overdose deaths. Will stores agree to sell it?

Narcan from vending machine: FDA makes life-saver more available

The FDA approved Narcan for sale in supermarkets, gas stations, online stores, and more. The drug can prevent overdose deaths. Will stores agree to sell it?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

An AR-15-style rifle has been used in most of the last decade’s mass shootings, including at a Nashville school this week. How did it become so popular?

How the AR-15 became more than just an obscure gun

An AR-15-style rifle has been used in most of the last decade’s mass shootings, including at a Nashville school this week. How did it become so popular?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The most exciting ticket in sports now is women’s college basketball. Undefeated South Carolina takes on Iowa’s dynamic Caitlin Clark. For men, San Diego State is in the Final Four.

Women’s NCAA tourney ratings are sky high, SDSU hits Final 4

The most exciting ticket in sports now is women’s college basketball. Undefeated South Carolina takes on Iowa’s dynamic Caitlin Clark. For men, San Diego State is in the Final Four.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

It’s your last day to support MBE during our 2023 Spring Pledge Drive, and we’re spinning your incentive from brand new Junior Mesa to classic Fiona Apple.

MBE playlist Mar. 28: Bumping Burna Boy’s unofficial Spring Pledge Drive theme

It’s your last day to support MBE during our 2023 Spring Pledge Drive, and we’re spinning your incentive from brand new Junior Mesa to classic Fiona Apple.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Veterans Row is cleared from San Vicente Boulevard. What’s next for the veterans who found community there?

City of Tents Ep. 8: Life after Veterans Row

Veterans Row is cleared from San Vicente Boulevard. What’s next for the veterans who found community there?

from City of Tents: Veterans Row

The force behind Mexican band Control Machete, Tuzeint steps into the spotlight with his first release sung entirely in his mother tongue.

Today’s Top Tune: Tuzeint - ‘Tenebrax’

The force behind Mexican band Control Machete, Tuzeint steps into the spotlight with his first release sung entirely in his mother tongue.

from Today's Top Tune

Meet the creator and subjects of the powerful new podcast “City of Tents: Veterans Row.”

Behind the Scenes with City of Tents

Meet the creator and subjects of the powerful new podcast “City of Tents: Veterans Row.”

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Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, March 28, 2023

Music to make you feel.

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A fuzzy stomper from Pearl & The Oysters + Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier ahead of new LP “Coast 2 Coast,” classic coldwave from Ruth, and The Strokes x The Clash.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Rock on with Laetitia Sadier + The Strokes

A fuzzy stomper from Pearl & The Oysters + Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier ahead of new LP “Coast 2 Coast,” classic coldwave from Ruth, and The Strokes x The Clash.

from FREAKS ONLY

Back-to-back winter storms in Southern California have got us feeling the blues. Could it be seasonal affective disorder?

Feeling the wintry, rainy blues? Good news is that it could be temporary

Back-to-back winter storms in Southern California have got us feeling the blues. Could it be seasonal affective disorder?

from Greater LA

While Gov. Newsom stopped short of calling the drought over, the state is rolling back several mandates as rivers and dams replenish.

CA water restrictions rolled back after winter rains

While Gov. Newsom stopped short of calling the drought over, the state is rolling back several mandates as rivers and dams replenish.

from Greater LA

Tensions are rising in the Orange Unified School District boardroom, and the stakes are as high as defending democracy and protecting children.

Culture war embroils Orange Unified school boardroom

Tensions are rising in the Orange Unified School District boardroom, and the stakes are as high as defending democracy and protecting children.

from Greater LA

Benny Sings’ “Young Hearts” warms hearts of all ages, San Diego’s Thee Sacred Souls deliver a swoon-worthy new cut, and Depeche Mode continues to totally rule.

KCRW’s Top 30: Benny Sings, Depeche Mode, Thee Sacred Souls

Benny Sings’ “Young Hearts” warms hearts of all ages, San Diego’s Thee Sacred Souls deliver a swoon-worthy new cut, and Depeche Mode continues to totally rule.

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Starting April 1, there will be a one-time sales tax on properties worth over $5 million. To avoid the charge, Angelenos are rushing to sell their mansions.

Rich Angelenos scramble to sell homes ahead of mansion tax deadline

Starting April 1, there will be a one-time sales tax on properties worth over $5 million. To avoid the charge, Angelenos are rushing to sell their mansions.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

To celebrate spring, make one risotto with the triad of spring vegetables — asparagus, leeks and peas — and another one with strawberries.

Spring into ‘rissoti’ with strawberries — or savory veggies

To celebrate spring, make one risotto with the triad of spring vegetables — asparagus, leeks and peas — and another one with strawberries.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Dozens of people died in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Mexico. President López Obrador says migrants started it, but many details remain unclear.

Migrants dispute official story about detention center fire

Dozens of people died in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Mexico. President López Obrador says migrants started it, but many details remain unclear.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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.

MBE playlist Mar. 28: Support KCRW for mornings with The Slits

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