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KCRW’s Global Beat is a new series highlighting emerging artists from around the world.

KCRW’s Global Beat is a new series highlighting emerging artists from around the world.

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LA mayoral race: Who might top candidates be, and what issues matter most to voters?

Political leaders in LA are now turning to the race for LA’s next mayor and the candidates so far include Kevin de León, Joe Buscaino, Mike Feuer, and Jessica Lall.

National forests in SoCal reopen on Thursday. Why climate change keeps closing them

Four national forests in Southern California open back up on Thursday: Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland.

$1 million house is the norm in LA. Who’s buying them — when median income here is $68,000?

LA Times reporter Andrew Khouri says he talked to several first-time buyers in their 20s and 30s who each have jobs paying $100,000 to $120,000 per year.

Facebook knows about Instagram’s harm on young people — but has no consensus on mitigating problems

Facebook has done years of research into Instagram, and found that a sizable percentage of its teen users are suffering from body image and anxiety issues that have been exacerbated by…

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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.

 In a political media landscape dominated by white men, “Our Body Politic” will be a source of news by and for Black women and women of color.

Our Body Politic

In a political media landscape dominated by white men, “Our Body Politic” will be a source of news by and for Black women and women of color.

 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.

 Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

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Catch the unstoppable Durand Jones & The Indications as they unlock a wide range of new sounds on their new album “Private Space,” anchored by the lush vocals of Aaron Frazer on “Sea…

from Today's Top Tune

Anthony and Novena kick off your Tuesday with the latest from DJ Nu Mark, who covers a Snoop Dog classic on the cumbia tip with a little help from LA’s Jungle Fire.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Fanatic! I hope you’re enjoying your September, wherever you are. I’m hanging in there as best I can. Los Angeles is kind of playing along with some fairly cool nights.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, September 18, 2021.

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Los Angeles

 National forests in SoCal reopen on Thursday. Why climate change keeps closing them

National forests in SoCal reopen on Thursday. Why climate change keeps closing them

 Greater LA

$1 million house is the norm in LA. Who’s buying them — when median income here is $68,000?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

High-speed rail connecting SoCal and Vegas could restrict where rams roam

 Greater LA

Food & Drink

 Tortilla Tournament 2021, Week Two: We Have Our Suave 16!

Tortilla Tournament 2021, Week Two: We Have Our Suave 16!

 Good Food

¡Ask a Tortilla Tournament Judge!: If Larry Elder and Gavin Newsom were tortilla brands...

 Good Food

You must remember this flour tortilla at Casablanca in Venice

 Good Food

Politics

 LA mayoral race: Who might top candidates be, and what issues matter most to voters?

LA mayoral race: Who might top candidates be, and what issues matter most to voters?

 Greater LA

An unusual indictment, an unusual memo

 All the Presidents' Lawyers

Trump’s team had a plan to invalidate Biden’s White House win and knew some of their own claims were bogus

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Global Beat Australia: Femmes for the win

Global Beat Australia: Femmes for the win

 KCRW’s Global Beat

FERLA: ‘I See You’

 Today's Top Tune

MBE Sept. 22: Bang the drums with Makaya McCraven, Abe Rounds, and more

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Live Performances

 Watch Metallica perform with Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl

Watch Metallica perform with Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl

 Music News

Kamasi Washington is composing a ballet, writing a graphic novel, and binge watching his own mind

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Entertainment

 Sandra Oh: ‘The Chair’

Sandra Oh: ‘The Chair’

 The Treatment

‘Antiques Roadshow’: Most appraisals don’t get sold, so how has the PBS show stayed popular over 25 years?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures feels like stepping into the future

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This Week on KCRW

Kelly was in her 20s in the 1980s and she was determined enjoy sex without shame...until she got an STI she’d never heard of. And so she married the first person who accepted her.

Something Extra

Kelly was in her 20s in the 1980s and she was determined enjoy sex without shame...until she got an STI she’d never heard of. And so she married the first person who accepted her.

from Bodies

We’ve been discovering a wide variety of artists via our Global Beat: Australia program, with Melbourne after-dark pop darlings FERLA as one of those stand out groups.

FERLA: ‘I See You’

We’ve been discovering a wide variety of artists via our Global Beat: Australia program, with Melbourne after-dark pop darlings FERLA as one of those stand out groups.

from Today's Top Tune

Josh Barro and Ken White discuss the unusual indictment of Michael Sussman and the unusual memo from Trump lawyer John Eastman about Mike Pence and Donald Trump.

An unusual indictment, an unusual memo

Josh Barro and Ken White discuss the unusual indictment of Michael Sussman and the unusual memo from Trump lawyer John Eastman about Mike Pence and Donald Trump.

from All the Presidents' Lawyers

In the Mojave Desert, bighorn sheep roam freely looking for food. But recently, because of drought and rising temperatures, sustenance has been harder to find.

High-speed rail connecting SoCal and Vegas could restrict where rams roam

In the Mojave Desert, bighorn sheep roam freely looking for food. But recently, because of drought and rising temperatures, sustenance has been harder to find.

from Greater LA

When someone has an ailment, they usually go to the doctor to receive a diagnosis. But sometimes there isn’t a clear answer, and people are left with mysteries.

‘Bodies’ season 3 investigates STIs, drug addiction, environmental pollution and more

When someone has an ailment, they usually go to the doctor to receive a diagnosis. But sometimes there isn’t a clear answer, and people are left with mysteries.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

During the final days of the Trump presidency and lead-up to the January 6 insurrection, it turns out that one of Trump’s lawyers sent then-Vice President Mike Pence a memo that laid…

Trump’s team had a plan to invalidate Biden’s White House win and knew some of their own claims were bogus

During the final days of the Trump presidency and lead-up to the January 6 insurrection, it turns out that one of Trump’s lawyers sent then-Vice President Mike Pence a memo that laid…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In just two weeks, we’ve gone from 64 tortillas to just 16. Three of our top four No. 1 seeds remain, but there have been a lot of upsets along the way.

Tortilla Tournament 2021, Week Two: We Have Our Suave 16!

In just two weeks, we’ve gone from 64 tortillas to just 16. Three of our top four No. 1 seeds remain, but there have been a lot of upsets along the way.

from Good Food

You've heard the saying GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME, right?! Well there are some drummers on the scene with new music that we've really got our ear on.

MBE Sept. 22: Bang the drums with Makaya McCraven, Abe Rounds, and more

You've heard the saying GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME, right?! Well there are some drummers on the scene with new music that we've really got our ear on.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 22, 2021.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 22, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 22, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Wanda Jackson meets The Ronettes on Shannon & The Clams’ new album, “Year Of The Spider.” Gutsy and strong, Shannon sings her heart out on “Do I Wanna Stay.”

Shannon & The Clams: ‘Do I Wanna Stay’

Wanda Jackson meets The Ronettes on Shannon & The Clams’ new album, “Year Of The Spider.” Gutsy and strong, Shannon sings her heart out on “Do I Wanna Stay.”

from Today's Top Tune

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

Travis Holcombe's playlist, September 21, 2021

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

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Thank you for making possible the incredible storytelling and great music that you hear every day — and for creating opportunities for developing journalists like me.

Donate today to create opportunities for developing journalists!

Thank you for making possible the incredible storytelling and great music that you hear every day — and for creating opportunities for developing journalists like me.

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COVID cases and hospitalizations have decreased since the summer surge, and roughly 75% of eligible county residents are vaccinated, according to the LA County Department of Public…

Angelenos may have a disastrous winter if vax rates don’t increase, says public health chief Barbara Ferrer

COVID cases and hospitalizations have decreased since the summer surge, and roughly 75% of eligible county residents are vaccinated, according to the LA County Department of Public…

from Greater LA

Dr. Meena Said’s family fled Afghanistan as refugees when she was a baby.

‘All we can do right now is give them pain control’: How an Afghan doctor in Santa Monica is helping from afar

Dr. Meena Said’s family fled Afghanistan as refugees when she was a baby.

from Greater LA

To get medical treatment without waiting weeks, you might have to break the bank.

‘Concierge medicine’ grows among wealthy people during pandemic. But at what cost to the rest of us?

To get medical treatment without waiting weeks, you might have to break the bank.

from Greater LA

Actress Sandra Oh on her characters’ relationship to power.

Sandra Oh: ‘The Chair’

Actress Sandra Oh on her characters’ relationship to power.

from The Treatment

Welcome to ¡Ask a Tortilla Tournament Judge!, the world’s premier column on all things tortilla.

¡Ask a Tortilla Tournament Judge!: If Larry Elder and Gavin Newsom were tortilla brands...

Welcome to ¡Ask a Tortilla Tournament Judge!, the world’s premier column on all things tortilla.

from Good Food

A lifetime ago, I was a film studies major at Chapman University in Orange. And there was no better film that Hollywood ever created in my mind than “Casablanca.”

You must remember this flour tortilla at Casablanca in Venice

A lifetime ago, I was a film studies major at Chapman University in Orange. And there was no better film that Hollywood ever created in my mind than “Casablanca.”

from Good Food