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Buckley-Baldwin debate still speaks to America’s racial divide

Politics

On February 18, 1965, a crowd of more than 700 people packed Cambridge University’s debate hall for an intellectual clash for the ages.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How to prepare for an earthquake

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If you haven’t gotten your earthquake kit together and made sure you have a plan, do it today! What should be in your earthquake kit Here’s what the Red Cross…

Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings dies at 68

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"He lived the American dream, and he wanted it for everyone else," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. The Baltimore congressman also helped to lead the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Money over privacy: more adults are living with their parents

Greater LA

More adults are living with their parents now than they have in more than a century. It’s a third of all adults under 34. But in Los Angeles, it’s more than 40%.

A history of drag, from Caligula to RuPaul

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It’s been ten years since RuPaul sashayed into America’s living room with RuPaul’s Drag Race.

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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.

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Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

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Money over privacy: more adults are living with their parents

Greater LA

The big and shady business of organ harvesting

Greater LA

Long Beach dock worker finds a higher calling: helping the homeless

Greater LA

Food and Drink

Crispy, chewy, and cheesy—pan pizza is having a moment

Good Food

Bill Addison is happy any time of day at Bon Temps in the Arts District

Good Food

This YouTube show spotlights the Italian “grannies” still making pasta by hand

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Buckley-Baldwin debate still speaks to America’s racial divide

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings dies at 68

NPR

Turkey agrees to a ceasefire in Syria. What is the Pentagon’s new strategy in the region?

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Country star Tanya Tucker on her first album in nearly 20 years

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Track Premiere: Taali "Snowfall On Orchard" (feat. José James)

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A history of drag, from Caligula to RuPaul

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‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho on class conflict and drawing from Hitchcock

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Benjamin Moser: Sontag: Her Life and Work

Benjamin Moser’s Sontag: Her Life and Work is interested in the writing and ideas of Susan Sontag.

Books

Benjamin Moser: Sontag: Her Life and Work

Benjamin Moser’s Sontag: Her Life and Work is interested in the writing and ideas of Susan Sontag.

Oct. 17from Bookworm

The big and shady business of organ harvesting

Did you tick the donor box when you got your driver’s license?

Los Angeles

The big and shady business of organ harvesting

Did you tick the donor box when you got your driver’s license?

Oct. 17from Greater LA

Long Beach dock worker finds a higher calling: helping the homeless

In the Willmore neighborhood of Long Beach, countless people are waiting to enter a nonprofit called Beacon for Him Ministries (BHM).

Los Angeles

Long Beach dock worker finds a higher calling: helping the homeless

In the Willmore neighborhood of Long Beach, countless people are waiting to enter a nonprofit called Beacon for Him Ministries (BHM).

Oct. 17from Greater LA

The controversial Desert X and Saudi Arabia collaboration

Desert X is a public art exhibition that happens every two years.

Los Angeles

The controversial Desert X and Saudi Arabia collaboration

Desert X is a public art exhibition that happens every two years.

Oct. 17from Greater LA

'If you can’t take the kitsch, get out of the kitchen': Remembering Charles Jencks

Charles Jencks, architect, landscape designer and prodigious writer, has died at age 80. He made a mark from the halls of UCLA to the hills of Scotland.

Arts

'If you can’t take the kitsch, get out of the kitchen': Remembering Charles Jencks

Charles Jencks, architect, landscape designer and prodigious writer, has died at age 80. He made a mark from the halls of UCLA to the hills of Scotland.

Oct. 17from Design and Architecture

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho on class conflict and drawing from Hitchcock

Hollywood

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho on class conflict and drawing from Hitchcock

The movie “Parasite” centers on two families in South Korea. The Kims live in a basement apartment. The Parks live in a mansion on a hill.

Oct. 17from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Turkey agrees to a ceasefire in Syria. What is the Pentagon’s new strategy in the region?

International

Turkey agrees to a ceasefire in Syria. What is the Pentagon’s new strategy in the region?

Vice President Mike Pence announced today that Turkey would halt its invasion of northern Syria so a Kurdish-led militia could withdraw from the region.

Oct. 17from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Iranian American artist Shirin Neshat opens first US exhibit

Arts

Iranian American artist Shirin Neshat opens first US exhibit

For the last 30 years, Shirin Neshat has used different media to explore complicated political realities, with a particular focus on Iran and America.

Oct. 17from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

White House withheld aid to Ukraine for political reasons

Politics

White House withheld aid to Ukraine for political reasons

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney today announced that President Trump awarded next year’s G7 Summit of world leaders to his own resort near Miami. Mulveney also…

Oct. 17from Press Play with Madeleine Brand