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Fasten your rocket seat belts - you will be going on a cosmic sonic adventure...From house and electro to world rhythms and beyond, Valida’s mixes are seamless as she takes her…

Fasten your rocket seat belts - you will be going on a cosmic sonic adventure...From house and electro to world rhythms and beyond, Valida’s mixes are seamless as she takes her listeners on a sonic journey around the world and beyond...

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‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig on David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’

Writer-director Greta Gerwig describes wanting to ‘catch a ride on’ David Bowie’s 1972 album, ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.’

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Director Todd Haynes on illness, marginalization, and gray in his films, including his latest ‘May December’ starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman.

How Sir Patrick Stewart boldly went from late bloomer to acting luminary

Stewart discusses his new memoir ‘Making It So,’ which details his strict upbringing and ascent to ‘Star Trek’ and Shakespeare.

Novelist Yiyun Li on how storytelling, books, and gardening help overcome grief and loss

Novelist Yiyun Li shares her journey as a writer and how the subtleties and joys she’s found in writing, storytelling, books, and in gardening have helped navigate the profoundest of…

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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.

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 She was the most influential American DJ you’ve never heard of. Deirdre O’Donoghue was a vital force in the musical underground of the 1980s.

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Today we are celebrating songwriter and guitar wizard Christone “Kingfish” Ingram ’s latest Grammy nomination, this time in the Contemporary Blues category, for his stunningly recorded…

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 Uprooted from Nigeria, Yewande Komolafe returns 20 years later with a new cookbook

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Filmed theater is thriving via BroadwayHD and ‘Waitress’ at the movies

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Home Alone Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Timing: 1PM Jolly Mingle Hour, 2PM film Location: Brain Dead Studios

KCRW Members-Only Holiday Movie Marathon: Home Alone

Home Alone Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Timing: 1PM Jolly Mingle Hour, 2PM film Location: Brain Dead Studios

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Die Hard Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Timing: 7PM Jolly Mingle Hour, 8PM film Location: Brain Dead Studios

KCRW Members-Only Holiday Movie Marathon: Die Hard

Die Hard Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Timing: 7PM Jolly Mingle Hour, 8PM film Location: Brain Dead Studios

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The Nightmare Before Christmas Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Timing: 4PM Jolly Mingle Hour, 5PM film Location: Brain Dead Studios

KCRW Members-Only Holiday Movie Marathon: The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Timing: 4PM Jolly Mingle Hour, 5PM film Location: Brain Dead Studios

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The producers behind BroadwayHD discuss the popular theater streamer. Plus, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson dish on “Waitress: The Musical” in movie theaters.

Filmed theater is thriving via BroadwayHD and ‘Waitress’ at the movies

The producers behind BroadwayHD discuss the popular theater streamer. Plus, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson dish on “Waitress: The Musical” in movie theaters.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger talks about the company’s succession, ABC sale, and Marvel troubles during the New York Times’ DealBook Summit.

Disney CEO Bob Iger talks succession, Marvel, ABC sale

Disney CEO Bob Iger talks about the company’s succession, ABC sale, and Marvel troubles during the New York Times’ DealBook Summit.

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Yewande Komolafe connects the dots of her past, visiting Lagos and returning with a new cookbook.

Uprooted from Nigeria, Yewande Komolafe returns 20 years later with a new cookbook

Yewande Komolafe connects the dots of her past, visiting Lagos and returning with a new cookbook.

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Chef Jeremy Fox of Birdie G's shops in preparation for his Hanukkah(ish) collaboration dinner series.

Market Report: Jeremy Fox hangs persimmons out to dry

Chef Jeremy Fox of Birdie G's shops in preparation for his Hanukkah(ish) collaboration dinner series.

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Artist and curator Suzanne Joskow collects cookbooks written by everyday people.

Community cookbooks offer snapshots of undocumented lives

Artist and curator Suzanne Joskow collects cookbooks written by everyday people.

from Good Food

Bookstore owner Celia Sack shares her list of notable cookbooks of 2023 — perfect for gift-giving.

Celia Sack stacks up the best cookbooks of 2023, whether you're buying for yourself or as a gift

Bookstore owner Celia Sack shares her list of notable cookbooks of 2023 — perfect for gift-giving.

from Good Food

Cooking through grief, food writer Bee Wilson keeps recipes simple and finds joy in the process.

Bee Wilson savors the sweetness of routine in 'The Secret of Cooking'

Cooking through grief, food writer Bee Wilson keeps recipes simple and finds joy in the process.

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Have a hankering for a show-stopping chocoflan, a classic Bûche de Noël, a delicious vegan, gluten-free cake, or a sugar-free Bundt? We've got recipes.

22 of Good Food's best cake recipes for your holiday baking needs

Have a hankering for a show-stopping chocoflan, a classic Bûche de Noël, a delicious vegan, gluten-free cake, or a sugar-free Bundt? We've got recipes.

from Good Food

It's the winter holiday baking season and we have recipes for cookies, brownies, bars, tarts, and other treats you can bake.

48 of Good Food's best holiday cookie, brownie, tart and dessert recipes

It's the winter holiday baking season and we have recipes for cookies, brownies, bars, tarts, and other treats you can bake.

from Good Food

UK Singer-songwriter Romy’s guest DJ set teases out the guitar stylings she’s studying for the next XX album, and gives us more background on “Mid Air.”

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Dec. 1, 2023

UK Singer-songwriter Romy’s guest DJ set teases out the guitar stylings she’s studying for the next XX album, and gives us more background on “Mid Air.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

The XX’s vocalist/guitarist, Romy, joins to talk “Mid Air,” being spat on by Madonna, and watching everyone lose their cool to Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own.”

Romy: KCRW Guest DJ set

The XX’s vocalist/guitarist, Romy, joins to talk “Mid Air,” being spat on by Madonna, and watching everyone lose their cool to Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

This week’s episode of Scheer Intelligence welcomes someone with extraordinary courage and experience not only in Palestine but the Middle East as a whole. Dr.

An Autopsy on Israel’s Historic Assault on the Palestinians

This week’s episode of Scheer Intelligence welcomes someone with extraordinary courage and experience not only in Palestine but the Middle East as a whole. Dr.

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It’s Friday and we’re heading into the home stretch for 2023, so let’s kick-start December with a banger from Quantic .

Today’s Top Tune: Quantic - ‘Stand Up’

It’s Friday and we’re heading into the home stretch for 2023, so let’s kick-start December with a banger from Quantic .

from Today's Top Tune

Will President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza leave him in political purgatory? Who’s in charge of the GOP? Plus, Henry Kissinger has a complicated legacy.

Has hostage deal left Biden’s presidency more vulnerable?

Will President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza leave him in political purgatory? Who’s in charge of the GOP? Plus, Henry Kissinger has a complicated legacy.

from Left, Right & Center

The newest film releases include Godzilla Minus One, Eileen, Silent Night, and Candy Cane Lane.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ ‘Eileen,’ ‘Silent Night’

The newest film releases include Godzilla Minus One, Eileen, Silent Night, and Candy Cane Lane.

from Weekend Film Reviews