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Duarte’s annual count of unhoused residents is still on, despite being delayed due to COVID, and they’re looking for Angelenos to help next month.

Duarte’s annual count of unhoused residents is still on, despite being delayed due to COVID, and they’re looking for Angelenos to help next month.

from KCRW Features

Teachers out sick, classes combined: LAUSD weathers Omicron

LAUSD classrooms are seeing major disruptions as the district grapples with record COVID rates among students and staff.

LA Opera’s new Latina conductor wants to make classical arts more accessible

Newly minted LA Opera conductor Lina González-Granados often works with young singers outside of performance halls and says the LA Opera does a good job of bringing music to other…

Father, Son, and 'House of Gucci'

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Why are CA politicians ditching public office, going nonprofit?

Serving in the California government can be demoralizing, so many of the state’s promising public officials have found greener pastures — and more power — in nonprofits.

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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.

 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

 Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

 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.

Bodies

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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In part two of KCRW's conversation with Bradley Cooper, he gets real about his anxieties around the future of the industry.

from The Business

Fresh off releasing “Daydream Nation,” Sonic Youth stopped by KCRW to discuss Thurston Moore’s association with Glenn Branca, the band’s philosophy on good (and bad) reviews, and what Kim Gordon calls “the urban thrash thing.”

from Bent by Nature

In Damon Albarn’s only in-person interview around his new solo album, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman discusses making “The Nearer the Fountain,” harmonic destinations, and scoring the Icelandic sunrise.

from Anne's Backyard

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 20, 2022.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Los Angeles

 Accurate homeless count affects where cash flows. You can help in Duarte

Accurate homeless count affects where cash flows. You can help in Duarte

 KCRW Features

Teachers out sick, classes combined: LAUSD weathers Omicron

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why are CA politicians ditching public office, going nonprofit?

 Zócalo's Connecting California

Food & Drink

 New San Gabriel food hall aims to build community — Bill Addison reviews

New San Gabriel food hall aims to build community — Bill Addison reviews

 Good Food

The consequences of cooling technology are chilling

 Good Food

Tools of the trade: New book explores the design and history of kitchen implements

 Good Food

Politics

 President Biden gets report card as he faces challenges on voting rights, Ukraine

President Biden gets report card as he faces challenges on voting rights, Ukraine

 Left, Right & Center

Op-ed: California parents should be forced to swap their kids

 Zócalo's Connecting California

Did Joe Biden fulfill his pandemic promises 1 year into presidency?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 John Moses's playlist, January 24, 2022

John Moses's playlist, January 24, 2022

 John Moses

Dope Lemon: ‘Rose Pink Cadillac’ (Radio Edit)

 Today's Top Tune

Jason Kramer's playlist, January 23, 2022

 Jason Kramer

Arts

 LA Opera’s new Latina conductor wants to make classical arts more accessible

LA Opera’s new Latina conductor wants to make classical arts more accessible

 KCRW Features

Netflix hikes prices, how will subscribers react?

 Hollywood Breakdown

John Keene: “Punks: New & Selected Poems” (The Song Cave)

 Bookworm

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 Altitude Adjustment

Altitude Adjustment

 Film Reviews

Bradley Cooper on Rocket Raccoon’s voice, his next film going to Netflix

 The Business

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The authors of “Out of Office” discuss how telecommuting can make people feel an unhealthy need to constantly work, and why it’s problematic to tie so much of your identity to your…

‘Out of Office’ authors on reevaluating our (toxic) relationships with our jobs

The authors of “Out of Office” discuss how telecommuting can make people feel an unhealthy need to constantly work, and why it’s problematic to tie so much of your identity to your…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Cosmic breaks, cinematic soundscapes and ethereal outtakes, dipping and weaving between the folds.

John Moses's playlist, January 24, 2022

Cosmic breaks, cinematic soundscapes and ethereal outtakes, dipping and weaving between the folds.

from John Moses

Dope Lemon, the saucy moniker created by Angus Stone — one half of the Australian sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone — saunters in with “Rose Pink Cadillac,” a breezy track that feels…

Dope Lemon: ‘Rose Pink Cadillac’ (Radio Edit)

Dope Lemon, the saucy moniker created by Angus Stone — one half of the Australian sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone — saunters in with “Rose Pink Cadillac,” a breezy track that feels…

from Today's Top Tune

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

LeRoy Downs' playlist, January 23, 2022

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

from LeRoy Downs

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

Jason Kramer's playlist, January 23, 2022

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

from Jason Kramer

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

Jeremy Sole's playlist, January 23, 2022

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

from Jeremy Sole

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, January 23, 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

New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, January 23, 2022

New releases in all genres.

from Chris Douridas

Can we reach a point when there is nothing left to offer a person with serious mental illness? Can they refuse treatment at this point?

Can the treatment of serious mental illness be futile?

Can we reach a point when there is nothing left to offer a person with serious mental illness? Can they refuse treatment at this point?

from Second Opinion

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.

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

Nassir Nassirzadeh's playlist January 23, 2022

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

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

Fanatic! I hope your week was great.

KCRW Broadcast 669

Fanatic! I hope your week was great.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, January 22, 2022.

Metropolis playlist, January 22, 2022

Metropolis playlist, January 22, 2022.

from Metropolis

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, January 22, 2022

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

from Dan Wilcox

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, January 22, 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

New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, January 22, 2022

New releases in all genres.

from Chris Douridas

Dr. Jonathan Reisman, adventurer and author of “The Unseen Body,” shares his exploration and fascination with the human body, from organs to bodily fluids.

Outside in: Voyages beneath the skin

Dr. Jonathan Reisman, adventurer and author of “The Unseen Body,” shares his exploration and fascination with the human body, from organs to bodily fluids.

from Life Examined

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.

House, disco, trip hop, oldies and all of the deep cuts in between.

SiLVA's playlist, January 21, 2022

House, disco, trip hop, oldies and all of the deep cuts in between.

from SiLVA