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A ballot initiative would expand the number of LA County supervisors and create a new executive job, in the biggest change to local governance in generations.

A ballot initiative would expand the number of LA County supervisors and create a new executive job, in the biggest change to local governance in generations.

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FREAKS ONLY playlist: October 3, 2024

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

‘YMCA’ song could prove Trump isn’t immune from Jan. 6 prosecution

A 165-page court filing unsealed on Wednesday outlines special counsel Jack Smith's new strategy to cast Donald Trump's actions on January 6 as those of a private citizen and not a…

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 KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, is back for its fourth season!

Lost Notes

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, is back for its fourth season!

 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.

 Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life?

How’s Your Sex Life?

Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life?

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 Is local news dying? An initiative wants to revive it

Is local news dying? An initiative wants to revive it

 KCRW Features

New Culver City gym trains next gen of ninja warriors

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Could SoCal swing districts flip control of the House to Democrats?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Food & Drink

 What’s the link between food chemicals and children’s health?

What’s the link between food chemicals and children’s health?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

It’s a tzimmes! When making a fuss is a good thing

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Archiving South Carolina's Jewish food history

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Politics

 Measure G would remake LA County government

Measure G would remake LA County government

 KCRW Features

‘YMCA’ song could prove Trump isn’t immune from Jan. 6 prosecution

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Former GOP Congressman pleads with Trump, his party to embrace climate change

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Arts

 Kate Winslet’s candid and expansive chat with Elvis Mitchell

Kate Winslet’s candid and expansive chat with Elvis Mitchell

 The Treatment

Jovan Adepo connects to a dark, lyric version of "Lush Life"

 The Treatment

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 The Business

Entertainment

 Weekend film reviews: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’

Weekend film reviews: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon is still experimenting artistically at 70

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Remembering Kris Kristofferson, who changed country music

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People who are at high risk of diabetes and heart disease could drop weight and lower their blood sugar and cholesterol if they intermittently fast, new research shows.

Intermittent fasting could have health benefits for adults, research shows

People who are at high risk of diabetes and heart disease could drop weight and lower their blood sugar and cholesterol if they intermittently fast, new research shows.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Critics review the latest film releases: “Joker: Folie a Deux,” “Salem's Lot,” “It's What's Inside,” and “The Outrun.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Joker: Folie a Deux,” “Salem's Lot,” “It's What's Inside,” and “The Outrun.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Tzimmes is the Yiddish word for making a big fuss. It’s also a stew of sweet root vegetables and dried fruit, often served for Rosh Hashanah.

It’s a tzimmes! When making a fuss is a good thing

Tzimmes is the Yiddish word for making a big fuss. It’s also a stew of sweet root vegetables and dried fruit, often served for Rosh Hashanah.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In the midst of an action-packed week, we’re kicking out the (slow) jams and giving you a chance at tickets for… OASIS(!).

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: October 3, 2024

In the midst of an action-packed week, we’re kicking out the (slow) jams and giving you a chance at tickets for… OASIS(!).

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

West London-based singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya has been receiving well-deserved praise for her new full length, My Method Actor, an organic and intimate recording.

Today’s Top Tune: Nilüfer Yanya - ‘Mutations’

West London-based singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya has been receiving well-deserved praise for her new full length, My Method Actor, an organic and intimate recording.

from Today's Top Tune

Our current recycling system isn’t set up to recycle textiles. But a new CA law gives clothing brands a deadline to figure out how to do it.

Clothing brands must recycle or reuse: New CA law

Our current recycling system isn’t set up to recycle textiles. But a new CA law gives clothing brands a deadline to figure out how to do it.

from KCRW Features

The LA Local News Initiative raised almost $15 million to help journalists tackle specific community-driven stories that often get overlooked.

Is local news dying? An initiative wants to revive it

The LA Local News Initiative raised almost $15 million to help journalists tackle specific community-driven stories that often get overlooked.

from KCRW Features

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, October 2, 2024

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Prepare to catch some serious feels for the laid-back grooves of LA producer Sweatson Klank’s latest, “Catchin’ Feels.”

FREAKS ONLY playlist: October 2, 2024

Prepare to catch some serious feels for the laid-back grooves of LA producer Sweatson Klank’s latest, “Catchin’ Feels.”

from FREAKS ONLY

This week's 5 Songs to Hear are curated by KCRW Social Media Producer Malorie McCall. Prepare to swoon.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: Ggwendolyn, Soft Contact, Beccs

This week's 5 Songs to Hear are curated by KCRW Social Media Producer Malorie McCall. Prepare to swoon.

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Wall Street Journal technology columnist Joanna Stern and her colleagues built a chatbot for iPhone recommendations. Then came the movie reviews, recipes, and Nazis.

A tech columnist built a chatbot for iPhone reviews. It got weird

Wall Street Journal technology columnist Joanna Stern and her colleagues built a chatbot for iPhone recommendations. Then came the movie reviews, recipes, and Nazis.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

South Carolina Republican Bob Inglis is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. But for years, he’s been trying to change his party’s stance on climate change.

Former GOP Congressman pleads with Trump, his party to embrace climate change

South Carolina Republican Bob Inglis is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. But for years, he’s been trying to change his party’s stance on climate change.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Journalists Hanna Rosin and Lauren Ober discovered their new neighbors had ties to key figures in the January 6 insurrection.

Learning your new neighbors are January 6 sympathizers

Journalists Hanna Rosin and Lauren Ober discovered their new neighbors had ties to key figures in the January 6 insurrection.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA-native folk artist Jessica Pratt shares vivid cuts from her new LP “Here in the Pitch” — equally informed by Aleister Crowley and “Pet Sounds.”

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: October 2, 2024

LA-native folk artist Jessica Pratt shares vivid cuts from her new LP “Here in the Pitch” — equally informed by Aleister Crowley and “Pet Sounds.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Have you ever been catfished on a date, ghosted, or worse? We want to hear all about your bad dates.

Send us your dating horror stories!

Have you ever been catfished on a date, ghosted, or worse? We want to hear all about your bad dates.

from How’s Your Sex Life?

This week Jamil Zaki, professor of Psychology at Stanford University and author of “Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness,” talks about our need to rebrand hope as…

Midweek Reset: Rebranding Hope

This week Jamil Zaki, professor of Psychology at Stanford University and author of “Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness,” talks about our need to rebrand hope as…

from Life Examined

Singer Ella Raphael was weaned on Elvis, Edith Piaf, and (naturally) her namesake Ella Fitzgerald.

Today’s Top Tune: Ella Raphael - ‘Tangled Love’

Singer Ella Raphael was weaned on Elvis, Edith Piaf, and (naturally) her namesake Ella Fitzgerald.

from Today's Top Tune

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, October 1, 2024

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding