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Critics review the latest film releases: “Clown in a Cornfield,” “Friendship,” “Fight or Flight,” and “Absolute Dominion.”

Critics review the latest film releases: “Clown in a Cornfield,” “Friendship,” “Fight or Flight,” and “Absolute Dominion.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Pancakes for Mother’s Day: Tall and fluffy, or flatter and buttery

Serving pancakes to mom on Mother’s Day has to be one of the most universally embraced American holiday traditions.

SPELLLING: KCRW Live from HQ

Sonic spelunker SPELLLING gets HEAVY in KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio with cuts from her 2025 LP “Portrait of My Heart.”

Artists bring sparks of life to Altadena’s burn area

After the Eaton Fire, experimental art space Trade School brings music and performance back to Altadena, to make sure artists are not “erased from the space.”

That Message to Your Doctor Might Come With a Price Tag

Digital communications are playing a larger role in health care, but transparency and equity are being forgotten.

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

May. 09 2 hr, 48 min

Tyler Boudreaux

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

May. 08 2 hr, 1 min

FREAKS ONLY

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

May. 08 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.

May. 07 1 hr, 59 min

Francesca Harding

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May. 06 2 hr

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Environmental photographer Arati Kumar-Rao goes night fishing alongside dolphins on the Brahmaputra River.

Capturing the dying tradition of harpoon fishing on an ancient river

Environmental photographer Arati Kumar-Rao goes night fishing alongside dolphins on the Brahmaputra River.

from Good Food

Sarah Ahn's viral food videos of her mom have captivated millions of viewers with their behind-the-scenes look at Korean cooking and multigenerational life.

How a daughter made her mother a viral Korean cooking star

Sarah Ahn's viral food videos of her mom have captivated millions of viewers with their behind-the-scenes look at Korean cooking and multigenerational life.

from Good Food

Ari Kolender of Found Oyster and Queen St. Raw Bar & Grill has tips for cooking fish and shellfish with confidence.

Ari Kolender wraps up a perfect Mother's Day dinner — fish en papillote

Ari Kolender of Found Oyster and Queen St. Raw Bar & Grill has tips for cooking fish and shellfish with confidence.

from Good Food

The Santa Monica Farmers Market says goodbye to longtime vendor Kandarian Organic Farms.

Known for his ancient grains, Larry Kandarian says farewell to the farmers market

The Santa Monica Farmers Market says goodbye to longtime vendor Kandarian Organic Farms.

from Good Food

Tyler Harper dons a wetsuit, often during storms, and heads out into the turbulent surf to fish for striped bass in the secretive sport known as "wetsuiting."

Waist deep in churning water at night, 'wetsuiting' is a sport for danger junkies

Tyler Harper dons a wetsuit, often during storms, and heads out into the turbulent surf to fish for striped bass in the secretive sport known as "wetsuiting."

from Good Food

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s latest film “Freaky Tales” is inspired by Oakland in 1987; they tell “The Treatment” why filming in the Bay Area was essential.

Filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck talk ‘Freaky Tales’

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s latest film “Freaky Tales” is inspired by Oakland in 1987; they tell “The Treatment” why filming in the Bay Area was essential.

from The Treatment

Kerry Washington joins “The Treatment” to discuss the physical demands of her new film “Shadow Force.” Plus, she shares how public media saved her family.

Kerry Washington gets us excited to check out her boat driving skills

Kerry Washington joins “The Treatment” to discuss the physical demands of her new film “Shadow Force.” Plus, she shares how public media saved her family.

from The Treatment

Filmmaker James Mangold recommends the 1957 film “Sweet Smell of Success” to everyone, but especially writers, directors, and actors.

James Mangold talks ‘Sweet Smell of Success’

Filmmaker James Mangold recommends the 1957 film “Sweet Smell of Success” to everyone, but especially writers, directors, and actors.

from The Treatment

As the papal thriller “Conclave” racks up awards buzz, director Edward Berger praises Netflix for their work on his previous film — Oscar-winner “All Quiet on the Western Front.”

Did ‘Conclave’ director Edward Berger rollerblade his way into a career?

As the papal thriller “Conclave” racks up awards buzz, director Edward Berger praises Netflix for their work on his previous film — Oscar-winner “All Quiet on the Western Front.”

from The Business

A new proposal for a 100% tariff on foreign-made movies has industry professionals seeking to understand what this could mean for the future.

Proposed film tariffs put Hollywood on its heels

A new proposal for a 100% tariff on foreign-made movies has industry professionals seeking to understand what this could mean for the future.

from The Business

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 9, 2025

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Ambient music pioneer, visual artist, and thinker Brian Eno teams up with conceptual artist and composer Beatie Wolfe for two new albums coming to us on June 6.

Today’s Top Tune: Brian Eno + Beatie Wolfe ‘What We Are’

Ambient music pioneer, visual artist, and thinker Brian Eno teams up with conceptual artist and composer Beatie Wolfe for two new albums coming to us on June 6.

from Today's Top Tune

Is the White House budget proposal an attempt to fight with Congress? Is America’s birth rate a policy problem? Plus, KCRW examines ChatGPT’s impact on campuses.

What do Project 2025 and the White House budget have in common?

Is the White House budget proposal an attempt to fight with Congress? Is America’s birth rate a policy problem? Plus, KCRW examines ChatGPT’s impact on campuses.

from Left, Right & Center

Critics review the latest film releases: “Clown in a Cornfield,” “Friendship,” “Fight or Flight,” and “Absolute Dominion.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Clown in a Cornfield,’ ‘Friendship’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Clown in a Cornfield,” “Friendship,” “Fight or Flight,” and “Absolute Dominion.”

from Weekend Film Reviews

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

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, May 8, 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: May 8, 2025

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

from FREAKS ONLY

Public media in rural America is often the only source of local news and emergency information. They rely heavily on federal funding to fulfill their missions.

Rural NPR stations are especially vulnerable to federal cuts

Public media in rural America is often the only source of local news and emergency information. They rely heavily on federal funding to fulfill their missions.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

Habemus papam – we have a pope. He’s American!

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand