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If RuPaul, Rose Nylund, and Julia Child had a baby, she'd be Bertha Mason, a Midwestern, pie-baking drag queen with a killer sour cream and raisin pie recipe.

If RuPaul, Rose Nylund, and Julia Child had a baby, she'd be Bertha Mason, a Midwestern, pie-baking drag queen with a killer sour cream and raisin pie recipe.

from Good Food

Weekend film reviews: ‘John Wick: Chapter 4,’ ‘A Good Person,’ more

Critics review the latest film releases: “John Wick: Chapter 4,” “A Good Person,” “Tori and Lokita,” and “The Lost King.”

Go chasing waterfalls — check out these LA hikes

LA County has seen record amounts of rain and snow this season, which means waterfalls are flowing. Here are some of the best hikes to see them.

Last month, we lost Eric J. Lawrence, one of KCRW's most beloved family members

Last month, we lost Eric J. Lawrence, one of KCRW's most beloved family members

MoviePass’ Stacy Spikes: Diversity isn’t just right — it’s good for business

Entrepreneur Stacy Spikes co-founded the company MoviePass , which offers a monthly subscription to see as much as a movie a day.

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

Mar. 24 2 hr, 50 min

Tyler Boudreaux

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

Mar. 23 3 hr, 1 min

FREAKS ONLY

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

Mar. 23 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.

Mar. 22 3 hr

Francesca Harding

Music to make you feel.

Mar. 21 3 hr

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Fanatique! Greetings from Paris. Things have been going well out here. We haven’t seen snow for days and things are warming up.

from Henry Rollins

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

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

Metropolis playlist, March 18, 2023.

from Metropolis

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Audio storyteller and “Fade In” producer Mark Ramsey recalls the day when he first encountered “Citizen Kane” and its stars at the Dryden Theater in New York.

Producer Mark Ramsey on the moment he ‘met Orson Welles’

Audio storyteller and “Fade In” producer Mark Ramsey recalls the day when he first encountered “Citizen Kane” and its stars at the Dryden Theater in New York.

from The Treatment

Zach Braff on his new film with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, grief and resilience, his acting chops, and a key scene that was left out of “Garden State.”

Zach Braff on ‘A Good Person’ and a lost ‘Garden State’ scene

Zach Braff on his new film with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, grief and resilience, his acting chops, and a key scene that was left out of “Garden State.”

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.

A one world celebration - truly global grooves from all decades and all corners of the earth.

Scott Dallavo's playlist, March 24, 2023

A one world celebration - truly global grooves from all decades and all corners of the earth.

from Scott Dallavo

Want to improve your odds of winning at our PieFest? It might help to know who's judging.

Meet the judges for Good Food's 2023 PieFest & Contest

Want to improve your odds of winning at our PieFest? It might help to know who's judging.

from Good Food

Neither rain nor hail can stop chefs from frequenting the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market.

Torrential rains put a damper on the availability of early spring fruit at the farmers market

Neither rain nor hail can stop chefs from frequenting the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market.

from Good Food

"Fresh is boring," says fishmonger Liwei Liao, who operates The Joint, one of only a handful of places that's dry-aging fish in the U.S.

Liwei Liao is 'conditioning' some of LA's most coveted fish

"Fresh is boring," says fishmonger Liwei Liao, who operates The Joint, one of only a handful of places that's dry-aging fish in the U.S.

from Good Food

Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas left their legal careers in the rearview mirror to open a community-focused coffee shop in Inglewood.

At Sip & Sonder, coffee is the starting point for connection

Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas left their legal careers in the rearview mirror to open a community-focused coffee shop in Inglewood.

from Good Food

Our journalists uncover the stories happening in your neighborhood. In a sea of debilitating headlines, they don't just explain big problems, they seek accountability.

Keep KCRW independent

Our journalists uncover the stories happening in your neighborhood. In a sea of debilitating headlines, they don't just explain big problems, they seek accountability.

from Members

Disney plans to host a conference on LGTBQ+ rights in the workplace in Fla. Is Disney’s CEO Bob Iger clapping back at Ron DeSantis? What will DeSantis do?

Bob Iger claps back at FL governor: Disney to host LGBTQ+ summit

Disney plans to host a conference on LGTBQ+ rights in the workplace in Fla. Is Disney’s CEO Bob Iger clapping back at Ron DeSantis? What will DeSantis do?

from The Business

“Daisy Jones & The Six” co-creator and executive producerScott Neustadter talks about his early career, writing book adaptations, and the making of the limited series for Amazon.

Co-Creator Scott Neustadter finds dream job in ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’

“Daisy Jones & The Six” co-creator and executive producerScott Neustadter talks about his early career, writing book adaptations, and the making of the limited series for Amazon.

from The Business

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist, March 24, 2023

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

TGIF. Let’s party!!! Kx5, the handle behind the electronic jumbo pairing of Kaskade & deadmau5, team up with genre-defying duo SOFI TUKKER for their collaboration “Sacrifice.”

Today’s Top Tune: Kx5 & SOFI TUKKER - ‘Sacrifice’

TGIF. Let’s party!!! Kx5, the handle behind the electronic jumbo pairing of Kaskade & deadmau5, team up with genre-defying duo SOFI TUKKER for their collaboration “Sacrifice.”

from Today's Top Tune

The Federal Reserve is not working for the people but for wealthy individuals and corporations that can afford to have a say in the rules.

Private Opulence and Public Squalor in the US

The Federal Reserve is not working for the people but for wealthy individuals and corporations that can afford to have a say in the rules.

from Scheer Intelligence

I pitched an ambitious idea called Young Creators Project, a 3-month-long program that invites young creators all over LA to submit their work to KCRW, an opportunity to amplify their…

KCRW is a playground where the sky’s the limit

I pitched an ambitious idea called Young Creators Project, a 3-month-long program that invites young creators all over LA to submit their work to KCRW, an opportunity to amplify their…

from Members

Will Donald Trump be indicted over hush money payments to Stormy Daniels? Are liberals and conservatives far apart on climate? Should age matter for presidents?

Will Trump be first president to be criminally indicted?

Will Donald Trump be indicted over hush money payments to Stormy Daniels? Are liberals and conservatives far apart on climate? Should age matter for presidents?

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, March 23, 2023

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

from Tyler Boudreaux

Blondie takes on the Man in Black, Dirty Nice demands attention, John Tejada serves it fresh, and more.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Blondie covers Johnny Cash, new John Tejada, Dirty Nice

Blondie takes on the Man in Black, Dirty Nice demands attention, John Tejada serves it fresh, and more.

from FREAKS ONLY