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Evan Kleiman thinks that gardening feels a lot like cooking. You mix soil with compost or fertilizer and put it in pots, then add the main ingredient, the plant.

Evan Kleiman thinks that gardening feels a lot like cooking. You mix soil with compost or fertilizer and put it in pots, then add the main ingredient, the plant.

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Hydrofoiling takes Southern California surfers to new heights

About three years ago, there were hardly any hydrofoilers in Southern California, but today there are likely hundreds. Still, hydrofoiling isn’t for everyone.

‘It's devastating to watch the people's House being desecrated’: George Clooney on insurrection, plus film changes

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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“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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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?

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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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Henry Rollins

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

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Josh Barro and Ken White talk about the legal ramifications for the people who mobbed the U.S. Capitol building, and for President Trump.

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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

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

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 Hydrofoiling takes Southern California surfers to new heights

Hydrofoiling takes Southern California surfers to new heights

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How to grow veggies at home — all you need are seeds, soil, sunlight, and patience

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Californians going to Biden’s inauguration in DC — KCRW wants to hear from you

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 ‘It's devastating to watch the people's House being desecrated’: George Clooney on insurrection, plus film changes

‘It's devastating to watch the people's House being desecrated’: George Clooney on insurrection, plus film changes

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 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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“I'm not a big fan of the tier model. I think it's caused a little bit of bottleneck and confusion,” says LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn.

‘Bottleneck and confusion': LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn on California’s COVID vaccine rollout

“I'm not a big fan of the tier model. I think it's caused a little bit of bottleneck and confusion,” says LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“It's a very particular type of stress that stems from being Black and being Black men in America. We're all under stress in the pandemic.

How racism-related stress makes young Black men more vulnerable to COVID

“It's a very particular type of stress that stems from being Black and being Black men in America. We're all under stress in the pandemic.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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

Californians going to Biden’s inauguration in DC — KCRW wants to hear from you

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

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America’s strong ties to the church have influenced and defined gender roles, many of which remain embedded in our culture today.

Has religion shaped our understanding of gender?

America’s strong ties to the church have influenced and defined gender roles, many of which remain embedded in our culture today.

from Life Examined

In her latest book, author Katelyn Beaty says today’s Christian women should be empowered to feel anything is possible.

Do religious communities look favorably on a woman with professional ambition?

In her latest book, author Katelyn Beaty says today’s Christian women should be empowered to feel anything is possible.

from Life Examined

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

That's how the hero of "The White Tiger" views his native India. The way you'll view the film is with rapt attention and great delight. It's really terrific.

Society as a rooster coop

That's how the hero of "The White Tiger" views his native India. The way you'll view the film is with rapt attention and great delight. It's really terrific.

from Film Reviews

Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson gives us an update on what citrus is in season now.

Putting the squeeze on winter produce

Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson gives us an update on what citrus is in season now.

from Good Food

January 21 marks the fourth anniversary of the LA Women’s March.

Regarding Her: a food festival by women, for everyone

January 21 marks the fourth anniversary of the LA Women’s March.

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Cheesemonger Lydia Clarke and her sister Marnie have been hand selecting wheels of cheese for customers at the Grand Central Market.

In The Weeds: the cheese stands alone

Cheesemonger Lydia Clarke and her sister Marnie have been hand selecting wheels of cheese for customers at the Grand Central Market.

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The sauce most closely associated with bucatini is amatriciana, one of the essential Roman sauces. It’s simple, yet fans often fight over the proper way to make it.

What to put on bucatini if you can find it? Amatriciana sauce

The sauce most closely associated with bucatini is amatriciana, one of the essential Roman sauces. It’s simple, yet fans often fight over the proper way to make it.

from Good Food

First it was toilet paper, then came the canned goods. As the pandemic began ro rage last spring, the country’s panic could be seen on grocery store shelves.

Bucatini: dry, store-bought, and in short supply

First it was toilet paper, then came the canned goods. As the pandemic began ro rage last spring, the country’s panic could be seen on grocery store shelves.

from Good Food

Josh Barro talks with Left, Right & Center panelists Lanhee Chen and K.

Impeached again

Josh Barro talks with Left, Right & Center panelists Lanhee Chen and K.

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Critics review “MLK/FBI,” a documentary about how Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Critics review “MLK/FBI,” a documentary about how Martin Luther King, Jr.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Ricardo Piña has been running his taco truck, Ricky’s Fish Tacos, for more than a decade.

‘I would like to pass on the tradition’: Founder of Ricky’s Fish Tacos in LA plans to retire

Ricardo Piña has been running his taco truck, Ricky’s Fish Tacos, for more than a decade.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New modeling from LA Public Health estimates that approximately one in three people here have been infected with COVID-19 since March.

LA County now estimates 1 in 3 residents got COVID. What might that mean for immunity?

New modeling from LA Public Health estimates that approximately one in three people here have been infected with COVID-19 since March.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 15, 2021.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 15, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 15, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

"It's only a matter of time, justice is coming," Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman," said in a hand-written note to Vice President Mike Pence.

U.S. says rioters at Capitol aimed 'to capture and assassinate elected officials'

"It's only a matter of time, justice is coming," Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman," said in a hand-written note to Vice President Mike Pence.

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Nielsen released year-end streaming data for 2020, and more minutes were spent watching “The Office” on Netflix than any other show.

For most-streamed shows, ‘The Office’ on Netflix reigned supreme in 2020

Nielsen released year-end streaming data for 2020, and more minutes were spent watching “The Office” on Netflix than any other show.

from Hollywood Breakdown