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Hello, LA bridesmaids! This wedding season, we want to know what you’re wearing, where you’re traveling, and how much you’re spending.

Hello, LA bridesmaids! This wedding season, we want to know what you’re wearing, where you’re traveling, and how much you’re spending.

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Save Our Summer: Support Connection and Inspiration

Ever since I heard former Obama speechwriter and podcaster Jon Lovett call KCRW his “favorite NPR station that also plays house music," I haven't gotten it out of my head.

LA’s green bin food scraps find a second life — in Bakersfield

If you put food scraps into a green bin with your yard waste, are you truly helping the planet? For LA residents, the answer is definitely yes.

OC counted 700 homeless kids last year. Grand jury thinks it has 30,000

Some 30,000 unhoused kids may be living in Orange County, says a new report from an OC grand jury.

Ticketmaster is too big: Democrats and Republicans agree

With over 80% of major event ticket sales in California, Ticketmaster/Live Nation has a stronghold on the industry.

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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 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.

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LeRoy Downs

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

Jun. 04 2 hr

Jason Kramer

Carefully curated music from around the world.

Jun. 04 2 hr

Valida

A seamless blend of styles from indie rock to golden-era hip-hop, and everything in between.

Jun. 04 1 hr, 55 min

Raul Campos

Soulful grooves and fresh remixes from Latin rhythms to indie rock.

Jun. 04 2 hr, 49 min

Chris Douridas

New releases in all genres.

Jun. 04 2 hr, 48 min

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

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

The House agrees to raise the debt ceiling. Ron DeSantis recovers from his Twitter debacle as he hits the campaign trail.

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 LA’s green bin food scraps find a second life — in Bakersfield

LA’s green bin food scraps find a second life — in Bakersfield

 Greater LA

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

Food & Drink

 Slow and low braises bring comfort to Valley Boulevard in Alhambra

Slow and low braises bring comfort to Valley Boulevard in Alhambra

 Good Food

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

 Good Food

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

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Politics

 OC counted 700 homeless kids last year. Grand jury thinks it has 30,000

OC counted 700 homeless kids last year. Grand jury thinks it has 30,000

 Greater LA

CA may soon make social media sites pay for news content

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Migrants are flown from NM to CA. Rob Bonta calls it kidnapping

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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 5 Songs to Hear This Week: Non-binary bops, hard riffs, mega-contemplation

5 Songs to Hear This Week: Non-binary bops, hard riffs, mega-contemplation

 Music News

MBE playlist June 5: Say She She ‘Chic’ up their sound

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

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 Eclectic 24

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 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

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

 The Business

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

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 Ticketmaster is too big: Democrats and Republicans agree

Ticketmaster is too big: Democrats and Republicans agree

 Greater LA

AI-generated music might blur lines between art and algorithm

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

DGA strikes tentative deal. What does this mean for writers, actors?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This Week on KCRW

State lawmakers want to force big tech companies like Meta to pay for news articles that appear on their sites. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks sponsored a bill that would make it happen.

CA may soon make social media sites pay for news content

State lawmakers want to force big tech companies like Meta to pay for news articles that appear on their sites. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks sponsored a bill that would make it happen.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

South American migrants were bussed from Texas to New Mexico, then flown to Sacramento.

Migrants are flown from NM to CA. Rob Bonta calls it kidnapping

South American migrants were bussed from Texas to New Mexico, then flown to Sacramento.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“It's just numbers. There's no end to it. And sometimes it can presumably be difficult to differentiate which is real and which is fake,” says Pitchfork’s Marc Hogan.

AI-generated music might blur lines between art and algorithm

“It's just numbers. There's no end to it. And sometimes it can presumably be difficult to differentiate which is real and which is fake,” says Pitchfork’s Marc Hogan.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The DGA reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios over the weekend. How could this affect the striking film/TV writers?

DGA strikes tentative deal. What does this mean for writers, actors?

The DGA reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios over the weekend. How could this affect the striking film/TV writers?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Expand your sonic palette with theatrical folk, hard-edged riffs, and non-binary bops.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: Non-binary bops, hard riffs, mega-contemplation

Expand your sonic palette with theatrical folk, hard-edged riffs, and non-binary bops.

from Music News

Say She She ready “C'est Si Bon,” their most direct homage yet to their namesake (Chic). Groove along here before it officially drops on June 8.

MBE playlist June 5: Say She She ‘Chic’ up their sound

Say She She ready “C'est Si Bon,” their most direct homage yet to their namesake (Chic). Groove along here before it officially drops on June 8.

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.

For a sense of deeply lush and atmospheric electronic sound, look no further than Oregon-based duo Rocket Empire .

Today’s Top Tune: Rocket Empire - ‘Lima’

For a sense of deeply lush and atmospheric electronic sound, look no further than Oregon-based duo Rocket Empire .

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, June 4, 2023

"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, June 4, 2023

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

Fasten your rocket seat belts - you will be going on a cosmic sonic adventure...From house and electro to world rhythms and beyond, Valida’s mixes are seamless as she takes her…

Valida's playlist, June 4, 2023

Fasten your rocket seat belts - you will be going on a cosmic sonic adventure...From house and electro to world rhythms and beyond, Valida’s mixes are seamless as she takes her…

from Valida

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, June 4, 2023

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, June 4, 2023

New releases in all genres.

from Chris Douridas

While consuming meat can negatively impact our health, it also affects meat processing workers and those living near these processing plants.

Meat consumption and human health (part 2)

While consuming meat can negatively impact our health, it also affects meat processing workers and those living near these processing plants.

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.

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.

Fanatic. Hello from Perth Australia. So great to be back

KCRW Broadcast 739

Fanatic. Hello from Perth Australia. So great to be back

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, June 3, 2023

Metropolis playlist, June 3, 2023

Metropolis playlist, June 3, 2023

from Metropolis