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MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard chronicles the FBI's campaign against Martin Luther King Jr., which included sending King a letter suggesting that he kill himself.

MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard chronicles the FBI's campaign against Martin Luther King Jr., which included sending King a letter suggesting that he kill himself.

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At Roberts Projects in Culver City, a solo show by Jeffrey Gibson infuses Native American crafts with pop culture, music, and activism.

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 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.

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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?

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

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 Morning Becomes Eclectic's playlist, January 18, 2021

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“We have to wait with our patient on the gurney for hours. It could be a few hours, four hours. Sometimes longer than that.

EMT on waiting 10 hours to offload a patient, running out of oxygen tanks, handling emotional stress

“We have to wait with our patient on the gurney for hours. It could be a few hours, four hours. Sometimes longer than that.

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President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20 in Washington, D.C.

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President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20 in Washington, D.C.

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 18, 2021.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 18, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 18, 2021.

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MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard chronicles the FBI's campaign against Martin Luther King Jr., which included sending King a letter suggesting that he kill himself.

Documentary exposes how the FBI tried to destroy MLK with wiretaps, blackmail

MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard chronicles the FBI's campaign against Martin Luther King Jr., which included sending King a letter suggesting that he kill himself.

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic's playlist, January 18, 2021

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Norwegian-Chilean bedroom pop star Boy Pablo creates a titular character, an alter-ego of sorts, for his new cinematic album.

Boy Pablo: ‘Wachito Rico’

Norwegian-Chilean bedroom pop star Boy Pablo creates a titular character, an alter-ego of sorts, for his new cinematic album.

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Scott Dallavo's playlist, January 17, 2021

Listen to Scott Dallavo's latest show.

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

Jeremy Sole's playlist, January 17, 2021

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

Dan Wilcox's playlist, January 17, 2021

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

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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, January 17, 2021

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.

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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, January 17, 2021

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…

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This week there’s a sporty, slimy bonus for podcast listeners. Sports radio host Hayes Permar offers his take on the recent NFL game that aired on the kids’ channel Nickelodeon.

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This week there’s a sporty, slimy bonus for podcast listeners. Sports radio host Hayes Permar offers his take on the recent NFL game that aired on the kids’ channel Nickelodeon.

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Nielsen released viewing numbers for the end of 2020, and looking at top 10 lists in the streaming world, Netflix dominated, though many of its most popular shows were not original…

The 2020 Nielsen streaming numbers are out and ‘The Office’ takes top spot

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In the new Netflix movie “The Midnight Sky,” George Clooney plays the lone scientist left on an Arctic observatory after an unnamed disaster makes Earth uninhabitable.

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In the new Netflix movie “The Midnight Sky,” George Clooney plays the lone scientist left on an Arctic observatory after an unnamed disaster makes Earth uninhabitable.

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The Shkreli Awards for health care dysfunction and greed.

Each year the Lown Institute calls for nominations from health care experts, journalists and others.

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Fanatic! I hope your week was great. No, really! I know. Things have been kind of mind-blowing and draining as of late.

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Fanatic! I hope your week was great. No, really! I know. Things have been kind of mind-blowing and draining as of late.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, January 16, 2021.

Metropolis playlist, January 16, 2021

Metropolis playlist, January 16, 2021.

from Metropolis

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

Dan Wilcox's playlist, January 16, 2021

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

from Dan Wilcox