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Electronic French wave artist Raphael Futura provides a dreamy listening experience via “Les Gens” a beautifully upbeat jingle to start off the week.

Electronic French wave artist Raphael Futura provides a dreamy listening experience via “Les Gens” a beautifully upbeat jingle to start off the week.

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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.

Scott Dallavo's playlist, November 29, 2020

Listen to Scott Dallavo's latest show.

KCRW's Behind the Screens: Madeleine Brand in Conversation with Radha Blank (Presented by Netflix)

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KCRW invites you to another Behind the Screen's conversation featuring KCRW host Madeleine Brand and Radha Blank, writer, director and star of Netflix's new film The Forty-Year-Old…

Jeremy Sole's playlist, November 29, 2020

Jeremy Sole hosts a sonic trip through the past, present and future of Roots music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

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

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

 Los Angeles is having an identity crisis. City officials tout new development and shiny commuter trains, while longtime residents are doing all they can to hang on to home.

There Goes the Neighborhood

Los Angeles is having an identity crisis. City officials tout new development and shiny commuter trains, while longtime residents are doing all they can to hang on to home.

 Los Angeles County is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to combat homelessness. Yet the problem is getting worse. Why?

Samaritans

Los Angeles County is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to combat homelessness. Yet the problem is getting worse. Why?

 Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

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Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

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Raul Campos

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

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Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

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2020 has been a tough year for everyone. In this special episode of Left, Right & Center, host Keli Goff chats with creatives about how art changes minds and helps us cope.

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Aaron Byrd sits in for Anne with a Thanksgiving special where he exclusively plays music he remembers hearing when he was little. Thanksgiving has been his favorite holiday since then.

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Fanatic! I hope you have been well. Interesting week of news and other bummer turbulence. Keep listening to music and stay safe!

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 What goes into an ‘Evan Kleiman’ or ‘Ira Glass’ sandwich at LA’s Wax Paper?

What goes into an ‘Evan Kleiman’ or ‘Ira Glass’ sandwich at LA’s Wax Paper?

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for November 27, 2020

 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Why you shouldn’t delay getting a mammogram, colonoscopy or regular checkup during COVID pandemic

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Food & Drink

 Modern masa: the foundation of every good corn tortilla

Modern masa: the foundation of every good corn tortilla

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America’s regional tacos, from Cajun to crispy hardshell

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 In Residence: Perfume Genius covers Leonard Cohen and performs acclaimed new work

In Residence: Perfume Genius covers Leonard Cohen and performs acclaimed new work

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Hollywood

 ‘The Last Dance’ docuseries shows how Michael Jordan saved the Chicago Bulls

‘The Last Dance’ docuseries shows how Michael Jordan saved the Chicago Bulls

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Mark Burnett’s troubled reign at MGM, and Netflix’s sketchy metrics

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Director Aneesh Chaganty and star Kiera Allen made a boundary-breaking thriller in ‘Run’

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This Week on KCRW

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, November 29, 2020

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

from Dan Wilcox

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

Novena Carmel's playlist, November 29, 2020

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

from Novena Carmel

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, November 29, 2020

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

Research shows that DV increases during hard economic times, social isolation, and around the holidays – creating a perfect storm.

Domestic Violence in times of COVID

Research shows that DV increases during hard economic times, social isolation, and around the holidays – creating a perfect storm.

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Fanatic! If Thanksgiving is an occasion that moves you in any way, I hope you had a good one and maintained your safety protocols.

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Fanatic! If Thanksgiving is an occasion that moves you in any way, I hope you had a good one and maintained your safety protocols.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, November 28, 2020.

Metropolis playlist, November 28, 2020

Metropolis playlist, November 28, 2020.

from Metropolis

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, November 28, 2020

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

from Dan Wilcox

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

Novena Carmel's playlist, November 28, 2020

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

from Novena Carmel

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, November 28, 2020

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

KCRW’s Joanthan Bastian talks with author Nicole Krauss. Her latest collection of short stories is titled “To be a Man”

‘Manhood has never been more beleaguered or more challenged’ says author Nicole Krauss

KCRW’s Joanthan Bastian talks with author Nicole Krauss. Her latest collection of short stories is titled “To be a Man”

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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.

from Eclectic 24

Musician Aloe Blacc is known for his 2010 hit song “ I Need a Dollar ” and then the anthem “ Wake Me Up ” with the late Swedish DJ Avicii.

How Aloe Blacc’s new album ‘All Love Everything’ fits this moment of quarantine and Black Lives Matter

Musician Aloe Blacc is known for his 2010 hit song “ I Need a Dollar ” and then the anthem “ Wake Me Up ” with the late Swedish DJ Avicii.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in eight years during the 1990s.

‘The Last Dance’ docuseries shows how Michael Jordan saved the Chicago Bulls

Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in eight years during the 1990s.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In a Brooklyn housing project in 1969, an old church deacon known as Sportcoat walks into the courtyard in the middle of the day and shoots the neighborhood drug dealer.

‘Deacon King Kong’ is set in NY housing project, shows big picture of Black life

In a Brooklyn housing project in 1969, an old church deacon known as Sportcoat walks into the courtyard in the middle of the day and shoots the neighborhood drug dealer.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Tortilla Tournament judge Gustavo Arellano sits down with Jorge Gaviria of Masienda , who imports heirloom corn varieties from Mexico.

Modern masa: the foundation of every good corn tortilla

Tortilla Tournament judge Gustavo Arellano sits down with Jorge Gaviria of Masienda , who imports heirloom corn varieties from Mexico.

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José R. Ralat is the Taco Editor of Texas Monthly. His coveted job is to eat as many tacos as he can get his hands on.

America’s regional tacos, from Cajun to crispy hardshell

José R. Ralat is the Taco Editor of Texas Monthly. His coveted job is to eat as many tacos as he can get his hands on.

from Good Food

What do you get when you cross an irreverent wordsmith with a curious and opinionated chef? Tyler Kord . Kord’s No. 7 sub shops in Fort Greene, Brooklyn have closed.

Nothing upsetting about these sandwich riffs

What do you get when you cross an irreverent wordsmith with a curious and opinionated chef? Tyler Kord . Kord’s No. 7 sub shops in Fort Greene, Brooklyn have closed.

from Good Food

According to Aaron Bobrow-Strain, as late as the 1890s, 90% of bread was baked by hand. By the turn of the century, only 10% was made in small bakeries.

A brief social history of white bread

According to Aaron Bobrow-Strain, as late as the 1890s, 90% of bread was baked by hand. By the turn of the century, only 10% was made in small bakeries.

from Good Food

From quesadillas to a croque monsieur, versions of grilled cheese can be found around the world in most cultures that embrace dairy.

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