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KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel & Anthony Valadez.

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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.

Can the US avoid a replay of Trump 2016?

Trump was back in the spotlight and nothing has changed. Can Democrats and Republicans ever come together on guns? And should corporations get involved in social issues?

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Five-time Grammy winner Keb’ Mo’ recently made his Stagecoach debut and is back on the road zig-zagging across the US this spring and summer.

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 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

 In-depth interviews with the most innovative & influential people in entertainment, art, and pop culture. Hosted by film critic Elvis Mitchell, at KCRW.com.

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In-depth interviews with the most innovative & influential people in entertainment, art, and pop culture. Hosted by film critic Elvis Mitchell, at KCRW.com.

 Unbelievably true stories of chance encounters that changed the world. A pair of mail-order shoes that led to the film The Outsiders. A secret road to a California paradise.

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

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Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

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Leila Mottley was 19 and fresh out of high school when she wrote “Nightcrawling,” which captures the heartbreak and yearning of California’s inner cities.

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West African influences, legendary genre polymath Eugenia Leon, and Mexican x Venezuelan x Columbian dance sounds.

Global Beat México: Champetos del Jùjú, Eugenia Leon, La Gran Locumbia

West African influences, legendary genre polymath Eugenia Leon, and Mexican x Venezuelan x Columbian dance sounds.

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

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, May 11, 2023

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

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

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

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Pavlova features a soft-centered crunchy meringue that plays with whipped cream and fresh fruit. This time of year, berries are the star.

On Mother’s Day, serve pavlova with ‘blizzard of fresh fruit’

Pavlova features a soft-centered crunchy meringue that plays with whipped cream and fresh fruit. This time of year, berries are the star.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

With Title 42 set to expire tonight, San Diego braces for a flood of asylum seekers. Tens of thousands of migrants are already gathered along the border with Mexico.

What the end of Title 42 means for San Diego

With Title 42 set to expire tonight, San Diego braces for a flood of asylum seekers. Tens of thousands of migrants are already gathered along the border with Mexico.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Critics review the latest film releases: “Book Club: The Next Chapter,” “Blackberry,” “Monica,” and “L'immensità.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter,’ ‘Monica’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Book Club: The Next Chapter,” “Blackberry,” “Monica,” and “L'immensità.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More than three years after the U.S. declared a public health emergency, KCRW looks at how COVID-19 has changed our lives.

As pandemic health emergency ends, what have we learned?

More than three years after the U.S. declared a public health emergency, KCRW looks at how COVID-19 has changed our lives.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Asian American artists in LA are working to break apart the “Asian American monolith” by telling more nuanced stories and experimenting with form.

More Asian American stories are hitting the main stage in LA

Asian American artists in LA are working to break apart the “Asian American monolith” by telling more nuanced stories and experimenting with form.

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LA-based Native American theater creators are having a moment. Larissa FastHorse and DeLanna Studi talk about what this means and why it took so long.

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LA-based Native American theater creators are having a moment. Larissa FastHorse and DeLanna Studi talk about what this means and why it took so long.

from Greater LA

Leila Mottley was 19 and fresh out of high school when she wrote “Nightcrawling,” which captures the heartbreak and yearning of California’s inner cities.

Op-ed: Take a harrowing walk in Oakland with ‘Nightcrawling’

Leila Mottley was 19 and fresh out of high school when she wrote “Nightcrawling,” which captures the heartbreak and yearning of California’s inner cities.

from Zócalo's Connecting California

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel & Anthony Valadez.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist, May 11, 2023

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel & Anthony Valadez.

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A soulful rhythmic journey through time and space... sonic love notes from cities to mountain tops, to the heart of the tropics and into the cosmos.

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A soulful rhythmic journey through time and space... sonic love notes from cities to mountain tops, to the heart of the tropics and into the cosmos.

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

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

from FREAKS ONLY

Dozens and dozens of kites will take flight over downtown LA’s State Historic Park this weekend as the People’s Kite Festival makes its high flying return.

People’s Kite Festival takes flight this weekend

Dozens and dozens of kites will take flight over downtown LA’s State Historic Park this weekend as the People’s Kite Festival makes its high flying return.

from Greater LA

Americana artist Doug Levitt has traveled over 120,000 Greyhound bus miles, turning stories he’s heard into songs for his album “Edge of Everywhere.”

120,000 miles by Greyhound: The story behind Doug Levitt’s album

Americana artist Doug Levitt has traveled over 120,000 Greyhound bus miles, turning stories he’s heard into songs for his album “Edge of Everywhere.”

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Feeling lonely is normal. It’s also a sign you’re looking for community. Here’s a list of practical suggestions for making friends in LA.

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A state corrections board is calling for the closure of two LA County juvenile halls amid staffing shortages and reports of drug use and increased violence.

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A state corrections board is calling for the closure of two LA County juvenile halls amid staffing shortages and reports of drug use and increased violence.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand