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Critics review the latest film releases: “The Substance,” “A Different Man,” “In the Summers,” and “The Falling Star.”

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Substance,” “A Different Man,” “In the Summers,” and “The Falling Star.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘Strange Darling’ filmmaker J.T. Mollner shares the feeling of ‘directing for [his] life’

“Strange Darling” writer-director J.T. Mollner and producer Roy Lee talk overcoming big challenges to deliver the 95 percent on “Rotten Tomatoes” horror hit.

Following big Emmy wins for FX’s ‘Shōgun,’ the NYT details a Disney power struggle

A battle of the Bobs at Disney (Iger vs. Chapek) overshadows Emmy wins for “Shōgun”... a series about “the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds.”

Craving Turkish food? Head to Lokl Haus in Santa Monica

Seeking Turkish cuisine, LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison finally finds it in a Santa Monica coffee shop.

Yotam Ottolenghi sources comfort food recipes from around the world

Yotam Ottolenghi and Verena Lochmuller craft globally-inspired comfort food in a new cookbook.

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

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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?

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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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 CA granted $114M to homeless nonprofit, now they want it back

CA granted $114M to homeless nonprofit, now they want it back

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RV sweeps: ‘I don’t know where they think we’re going to go’

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Dragonfruit hits the farmers market — and the subtropical fruit thrived in the heatwave

 Good Food

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 Craving Turkish food? Head to Lokl Haus in Santa Monica

Craving Turkish food? Head to Lokl Haus in Santa Monica

 Good Food

Yotam Ottolenghi sources comfort food recipes from around the world

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Technicolor lettuces from The Garden Of are the stars of Great White's salads

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 Can Israel decide who qualifies as Jewish?

Can Israel decide who qualifies as Jewish?

 Scheer Intelligence

US legislators harden stance on China, Brazil bans Musk’s X

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San Francisco politics change from progressive to centrist

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 Today’s Top Tune: duendita - ‘born with power’

Today’s Top Tune: duendita - ‘born with power’

 Today's Top Tune

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Sep. 19, 2024

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Today’s Top Tune: Jean Dawson - ‘Die For Me’ (feat. Lil Yachty)

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 Weekend film reviews: ‘The Substance,’ ‘A Different Man’

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Substance,’ ‘A Different Man’

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 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Documentarian Alex Gibney turns his lens to ‘The Sopranos’

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 ‘Strange Darling’ filmmaker J.T. Mollner shares the feeling of ‘directing for [his] life’

‘Strange Darling’ filmmaker J.T. Mollner shares the feeling of ‘directing for [his] life’

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Following big Emmy wins for FX’s ‘Shōgun,’ the NYT details a Disney power struggle

 The Business

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Substance,’ ‘A Different Man’

 Weekend Film Reviews

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Chef Juan Ferriero creates inspired salads for his menu at Great White.

Technicolor lettuces from The Garden Of are the stars of Great White's salads

Chef Juan Ferriero creates inspired salads for his menu at Great White.

from Good Food

Sylvio Martins gives us a glimpse into The Infatuation's blind taste test to determine the 10 best croissants in Los Angeles.

Behind the scenes of a croissant taste test with The Infatuation

Sylvio Martins gives us a glimpse into The Infatuation's blind taste test to determine the 10 best croissants in Los Angeles.

from Good Food

The genocide in Gaza has brought the issue of Israel — and what it represents for Jewish people — into the forefront of Jewish communities worldwide.

Can Israel decide who qualifies as Jewish?

The genocide in Gaza has brought the issue of Israel — and what it represents for Jewish people — into the forefront of Jewish communities worldwide.

from Scheer Intelligence

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Substance,” “A Different Man,” “In the Summers,” and “The Falling Star.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Substance,’ ‘A Different Man’

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Substance,” “A Different Man,” “In the Summers,” and “The Falling Star.”

from Weekend Film Reviews

The U.S. continues to take a firm stance on China. When does censorship go too far? Plus, California’s gas inventory may hurt its neighboring state, Nevada.

US legislators harden stance on China, Brazil bans Musk’s X

The U.S. continues to take a firm stance on China. When does censorship go too far? Plus, California’s gas inventory may hurt its neighboring state, Nevada.

from Left, Right & Center

You can hear the essence of great jazz vocalists like Carmen McRae, Nina Simone, and Sarah Vaughan in the sound of NYC’s Afro-Boricuan group duendita .

Today’s Top Tune: duendita - ‘born with power’

You can hear the essence of great jazz vocalists like Carmen McRae, Nina Simone, and Sarah Vaughan in the sound of NYC’s Afro-Boricuan group duendita .

from Today's Top Tune

The attack on Hezbollah, using explosive pagers and walkie-talkies, reveals vulnerabilities in our globalized electronics supply chain.

What do exploding pagers mean for supply chain security?

The attack on Hezbollah, using explosive pagers and walkie-talkies, reveals vulnerabilities in our globalized electronics supply chain.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“Colored Television” follows a broke novelist who struggles to write about the mixed race perspective for Hollywood.

Danzy Senna on the anxieties of being racially ambiguous in Hollywood

“Colored Television” follows a broke novelist who struggles to write about the mixed race perspective for Hollywood.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.

Will the Fed’s interest rate cut lower LA’s housing costs?

The Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In honor of KCRW’s Fall 2024 Pledge Drive, we dig into some of our favorite “city” songs.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Sep. 19, 2024

In honor of KCRW’s Fall 2024 Pledge Drive, we dig into some of our favorite “city” songs.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Inglewood-based Jean Dawson straddles multiple cultures and gives voice to fans who see themselves in his work.

Today’s Top Tune: Jean Dawson - ‘Die For Me’ (feat. Lil Yachty)

Inglewood-based Jean Dawson straddles multiple cultures and gives voice to fans who see themselves in his work.

from Today's Top Tune

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

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, September 18, 2024

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

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Becky and the Birds “I made my baby cry” is trying to break your heart.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Sep 18, 2024

Becky and the Birds “I made my baby cry” is trying to break your heart.

from FREAKS ONLY

The moistness of zucchini adds a lot to takes, creating a more tender crumb. The veggie also boosts longevity and nutrition.

Baking bread, muffins, brownies? Add zucchini

The moistness of zucchini adds a lot to takes, creating a more tender crumb. The veggie also boosts longevity and nutrition.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The U.S. says Israel was behind this week’s remote detonations of Hezbollah’s communication devices. How was the operation pulled off?

First pagers, now walkie-talkies: More detonations shake Lebanon

The U.S. says Israel was behind this week’s remote detonations of Hezbollah’s communication devices. How was the operation pulled off?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best-selling author Rumaan Alam’s new novel follows a young Black woman who starts working for an elderly billionaire at his philanthropic foundation, then starts to covet his…

‘Entitlement’ novel tackles race, power, real estate

Best-selling author Rumaan Alam’s new novel follows a young Black woman who starts working for an elderly billionaire at his philanthropic foundation, then starts to covet his…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

San Francisco’s political landscape is shifting as the mayoral race approaches. A once-liberal city is leaning centrist on crime and homelessness.

San Francisco politics change from progressive to centrist

San Francisco’s political landscape is shifting as the mayoral race approaches. A once-liberal city is leaning centrist on crime and homelessness.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Gov. Newsom signed several AI bills on Tuesday that protect Hollywood actors, and try to prevent voters from being duped by deepfakes ahead of the November election.

New CA laws target deepfakes. Opponents say this violates free speech

Gov. Newsom signed several AI bills on Tuesday that protect Hollywood actors, and try to prevent voters from being duped by deepfakes ahead of the November election.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand