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Angelenos who acted immediately to help families navigate delivering a baby during the LA fires are redefining postpartum care.

Angelenos who acted immediately to help families navigate delivering a baby during the LA fires are redefining postpartum care.

from KCRW Features

Weekend film reviews: ‘Captain America: Brave New World,’ ‘Universal Language’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Captain America: Brave New World,” “Paddington in Peru,” “Universal Language,” and “Sly Lives!”

The US pushes the world backward

USAID is a powerhouse of humanitarianism and global security

Edward Norton tells us why he decided not to meet Bob Dylan

Edward Norton joins for a special “live” episode of The Treatment at KCRW HQ to share his reverence for David Lynch, and defend his decision to not meet a hero.

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

Feb. 14 2 hr, 49 min

Tyler Boudreaux

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

Feb. 13 2 hr

FREAKS ONLY

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

Feb. 13 1 hr, 59 min

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

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

Feb. 12 2 hr

LeRoy Downs

A varied sonic experience to jazz, blending music, style, and culture.

Feb. 09 1 hr, 59 min

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Collaborators James Mangold (filmmaker) and Arianne Phillips (costume designer) join to discuss deep 1960s research, and exploring Dylan’s famed enigmatism.

Director James Mangold + costumer Arianne Phillips on big designs for ‘A Complete Unknown’

Collaborators James Mangold (filmmaker) and Arianne Phillips (costume designer) join to discuss deep 1960s research, and exploring Dylan’s famed enigmatism.

from The Treatment

Oscar nominated actor Edward Norton sits down for an extended interview with Elvis Mitchell in front of a live audience at KCRW's Annenberg Performance Studio.

BONUS: Extended interview with actor Edward Norton

Oscar nominated actor Edward Norton sits down for an extended interview with Elvis Mitchell in front of a live audience at KCRW's Annenberg Performance Studio.

from The Treatment

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.

After the devastating fires last month, KCRW’s Adria Kloke makes a few trips back to get essentials from her home in the Palisades.

‘Past chapter’: KCRW staffer returns to damaged Palisades home

After the devastating fires last month, KCRW’s Adria Kloke makes a few trips back to get essentials from her home in the Palisades.

from KCRW Features

Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, directors of the latest “Wallace and Gromit” tale, talk mixing claymation with modernity… and notes from Jeffrey Katzenberg.

The directors of ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ on modernizing claymation

Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, directors of the latest “Wallace and Gromit” tale, talk mixing claymation with modernity… and notes from Jeffrey Katzenberg.

from The Business

Disney and PBS are among the first to dial back DEI initiatives amidst the new political climate. Will Comcast follow suit?

Will Disney’s softened stance on DEI spark a trend?

Disney and PBS are among the first to dial back DEI initiatives amidst the new political climate. Will Comcast follow suit?

from The Business

Gabriela Glueck puts lab grown chocolate under the microscope.

Sampling California's first lab-grown chocolate

Gabriela Glueck puts lab grown chocolate under the microscope.

from Good Food

Bethany Harris puts the squeeze on farmers market citrus.

Pucker up! Lemons in all shapes and sizes have hit farmers markets

Bethany Harris puts the squeeze on farmers market citrus.

from Good Food

Steve Sando and Julia Newberry of Rancho Gordo share their ideas for using 50 varieties of beans.

Bean people gravitate to Rancho Gordo, and now there's a cookbook

Steve Sando and Julia Newberry of Rancho Gordo share their ideas for using 50 varieties of beans.

from Good Food

Apoorva Mandavilli reports on the bird flu crisis and what items to avoid when you're shopping.

What you need to know about the latest version of bird flu

Apoorva Mandavilli reports on the bird flu crisis and what items to avoid when you're shopping.

from Good Food

Genevieve Ko offers alternatives for recipes that involve eggs.

Tofu and applesauce: Cracking the code on egg substitutes

Genevieve Ko offers alternatives for recipes that involve eggs.

from Good Food

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: February 14, 2025

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

This Valentine’s Day we are excited to share Café Tacvba’s Emmanuel “Meme” del Real ’s long-awaited solo project.

Today’s Top Tune: Meme Del Real – ‘Princesa’

This Valentine’s Day we are excited to share Café Tacvba’s Emmanuel “Meme” del Real ’s long-awaited solo project.

from Today's Top Tune

John David Washington advocates for Jonathan Demme’s remarkably humanistic dramatization of the AIDS crisis in his Oscar winning 1993 film, ‘Philadelphia.’

John David Washington on the enduring relevance of ‘Philadelphia’

John David Washington advocates for Jonathan Demme’s remarkably humanistic dramatization of the AIDS crisis in his Oscar winning 1993 film, ‘Philadelphia.’

from The Treatment

The right says it’s pushing back on cancel culture. Are they just redefining it? Plus, the president banishes pennies and paper straws.

Is the right spearheading a new form of language policing?

The right says it’s pushing back on cancel culture. Are they just redefining it? Plus, the president banishes pennies and paper straws.

from Left, Right & Center

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

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, February 13, 2025

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

from Tyler Boudreaux

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Feb 13, 2025

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

from FREAKS ONLY

Fresh off of their powerhouse collab EP Neptunes , avant-garde synth maestro Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard have cooked up some dance floor heat designing to get you…

Guest Mix: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard make dance floor magic

Fresh off of their powerhouse collab EP Neptunes , avant-garde synth maestro Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard have cooked up some dance floor heat designing to get you…

from FREAKS ONLY