KCRW

On Air | Now Playing

Nassir Nassirzadeh's playlist, June 3, 2023

Upcoming Event

Night Market at The Bungalow Santa Monica
Jun 08

The Bungalow Santa Monica

Night Market at The Bungalow Santa Monica

The Bungalow Santa Monica

All Events
Critics review the latest film releases: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Past Lives,” “The Boogeyman,” and “Shooting Stars.”

Critics review the latest film releases: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Past Lives,” “The Boogeyman,” and “Shooting Stars.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The big screen is back: The resilience and challenges of movie theater owners

National Association of Theatre Owners leader John Fithian speaks about the industry navigating the pandemic, and why he is optimistic about its future.

Chinese crullers: When a doughnut is more than just a doughnut

Food writer Jean Trinh shares the story of her refugee family's connection to Chinese crullers in her James Beard-nominated essay.

Effective altruism and our collective human heritage

Philosopher Will MacAskill argues that protecting the future of humanity is the moral priority of our time.

Save Our Summer: The essential cost of KCRW

KCRW is a constant source of hope and connection — as essential as water, power, internet, and friendships.

Featured Shows

All Shows >
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 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.

UnFictional

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.

Latest DJ Shows

Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

Jun. 02 2 hr, 50 min

Tyler Boudreaux

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Jun. 01 3 hr, 1 min

FREAKS ONLY

Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

Jun. 01 1 hr, 59 min

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

A soulful rhythmic journey through time and space... sonic love notes from cities to mountain tops, to the heart of the tropics and into the cosmos.

May. 31 3 hr, 1 min

Francesca Harding

Music to make you feel.

May. 30 3 hr

All DJ shows

Live Playlist

Full playlist

Upcoming Events

Westerman
Jun 03

Lodge Room

Westerman

Lodge Room

Tinariwen
Jun 03

Goldenvoice

Tinariwen

The Fonda Theatre

All events

Popular

Fanatic. This is a bit of a different show than we usually have for you. For tonight, it’s Garage Rock from the last century. Below tonight’s track list, I put in the notes I made.

from Henry Rollins

Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy-winning legend, and all-around badass Tanya Tucker is a natural storyteller when she sings.

from Today's Top Tune

Nabhihah Iqbal brings the DIY vibes of her latest LP “DREAMER” to her KCRW Guest DJ set.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Metropolis playlist May 27, 2023.

from Metropolis

Los Angeles

 Shopping for Swiss chard with chef Evan Funke amid the spring vegetable bounty

Shopping for Swiss chard with chef Evan Funke amid the spring vegetable bounty

 Good Food

From sea to IE, Pride is everywhere in SoCal this month

 Greater LA

Iconic video store Vidiots is reopening with bigger collection, movie theater

 Greater LA

Food & Drink

 Look to India and Brazil for lemon/lime thirst quenchers this summer

Look to India and Brazil for lemon/lime thirst quenchers this summer

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Chinese crullers: When a doughnut is more than just a doughnut

 Good Food

Slow and low braises bring comfort to Valley Boulevard in Alhambra

 Good Food

Politics

 ‘Pretty dang good?’ Debt ceiling deal clears key House hurdle

‘Pretty dang good?’ Debt ceiling deal clears key House hurdle

 Left, Right & Center

What Dems gave up to raise debt ceiling, why some progressives voted no

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Casey DeSantis: Asset or liability to husband’s presidential hopes?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Nassir Nassirzadeh's playlist, June 3, 2023

Nassir Nassirzadeh's playlist, June 3, 2023

 Nassir Nassirzadeh

Dan Wilcox's playlist, June 3, 2023

 Dan Wilcox

Eclectic 24

 Eclectic 24

Arts

 Cannes: ‘A complete bubble, far removed from the US film and television industry’

Cannes: ‘A complete bubble, far removed from the US film and television industry’

 The Business

Arlo Parks’ ‘My Soft Machine’: KCRW Live from Apogee Studio

 Live From

Keith Haring’s work brings music, activism, play to The Broad Museum

 Greater LA

Entertainment

 Weekend film reviews: ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘Past Lives,’ ‘The Boogeyman’

Weekend film reviews: ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘Past Lives,’ ‘The Boogeyman’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Will AI eradicate Hollywood writers or help write better screenplays?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The big screen is back: The resilience and challenges of movie theater owners

 The Business

This Week on KCRW

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

Nassir Nassirzadeh's playlist, June 3, 2023

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

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

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

Dan Wilcox's playlist, June 3, 2023

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

from Dan Wilcox

Fashion journalist Maggie Bullock has written for Vogue and Elle, but her latest project isn’t about high fashion.

Writer Maggie Bullock on the layers of J. Crew

Fashion journalist Maggie Bullock has written for Vogue and Elle, but her latest project isn’t about high fashion.

from The Treatment

Emilio Estevez’s more than four decades in the film industry have taken him from a founding member of the Brat Pack to starring in the “Young Guns” and “Mighty Ducks” franchises to a…

Director Emilio Estevez on not taking the easy road

Emilio Estevez’s more than four decades in the film industry have taken him from a founding member of the Brat Pack to starring in the “Young Guns” and “Mighty Ducks” franchises to a…

from The Treatment

Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” was a game changer for actor Joe Manganiello in how he experienced art and, later, in his career.

Actor Joe Manganiello on how ‘Pulp Fiction’ changed everything

Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” was a game changer for actor Joe Manganiello in how he experienced art and, later, in his career.

from The Treatment

Professor of Philanthropic Studies Tyrone McKinley Freeman tells the story of the life and philanthropic work of Madam C.J. Walker, America’s first self-made Black millionaire.

The gospel of giving and the history of African American philanthropy

Professor of Philanthropic Studies Tyrone McKinley Freeman tells the story of the life and philanthropic work of Madam C.J. Walker, America’s first self-made Black millionaire.

from Life Examined

Oxford University philosopher Will MacAskill argues that we can have a profoundly positive effect on the future of humanity.

What do we owe the future? One philosopher has a plan

Oxford University philosopher Will MacAskill argues that we can have a profoundly positive effect on the future of humanity.

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.

Bill Addison finds comfort in Chinese braised cuisine at Luyixian in Alhambra.

Slow and low braises bring comfort to Valley Boulevard in Alhambra

Bill Addison finds comfort in Chinese braised cuisine at Luyixian in Alhambra.

from Good Food

Cookbook author, teacher, and omnivore Andrea Nguyen offers vegetarian Vietnamese recipes for the home cook.

Why ‘Ever-Green’ Vietnamese cooking is for more than vegetarians

Cookbook author, teacher, and omnivore Andrea Nguyen offers vegetarian Vietnamese recipes for the home cook.

from Good Food

Chef Evan Funke shops for Swiss chard to use at his eponymous new Beverly Hills restaurant.

Shopping for Swiss chard with chef Evan Funke amid the spring vegetable bounty

Chef Evan Funke shops for Swiss chard to use at his eponymous new Beverly Hills restaurant.

from Good Food

Millones de californianos perdieron los beneficios de alimentos de la era COVID a finales de marzo. ¿Eres uno de ellos? ¿Cómo te va con menos dinero para comestibles?

¿Tenías beneficios durante la pandemia? ¿Ahora que?

Millones de californianos perdieron los beneficios de alimentos de la era COVID a finales de marzo. ¿Eres uno de ellos? ¿Cómo te va con menos dinero para comestibles?

from Greater LA

While the WGA strike continued in the United States, many writer-directors, actors were promoting their films at Cannes. Did that weaken the WGA effort?

Cannes: ‘A complete bubble, far removed from the US film and television industry’

While the WGA strike continued in the United States, many writer-directors, actors were promoting their films at Cannes. Did that weaken the WGA effort?

from The Business

Nabhihah Iqbal brings the DIY vibes of her latest LP “DREAMER” to her KCRW Guest DJ set.

MBE playlist June 2: Nabhihah Iqbal: Guest DJ set

Nabhihah Iqbal brings the DIY vibes of her latest LP “DREAMER” to her KCRW Guest DJ set.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Nabihah Iqbal brings the DIY vibes of her latest LP “DREAMER” to her KCRW Guest DJ set.

Nabihah Iqbal channels ‘DREAMER’ vibes into her KCRW guest DJ set

Nabihah Iqbal brings the DIY vibes of her latest LP “DREAMER” to her KCRW Guest DJ set.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

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.

Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy-winning legend, and all-around badass Tanya Tucker is a natural storyteller when she sings.

Today’s Top Tune: Tanya Tucker - ‘When The Rodeo Is Over (Where Does The Cowboy Go?)’

Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy-winning legend, and all-around badass Tanya Tucker is a natural storyteller when she sings.

from Today's Top Tune

Often overlooked, ignored and damned, the cycle that throws people in the prison system and spits them out is a calamitous yet integral part of the American experience.

In American Prisons, You’re Nothing More Than a Number

Often overlooked, ignored and damned, the cycle that throws people in the prison system and spits them out is a calamitous yet integral part of the American experience.

from Scheer Intelligence