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In need of resources during LA’s ongoing fire emergency? Want to help, but not sure how? Here’s a list.

In need of resources during LA’s ongoing fire emergency? Want to help, but not sure how? Here’s a list.

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LA restaurants offer free meals to those affected by the Palisades, Eaton and other fires

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Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?

It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. How exactly the shortage happened?

Toxic air quality amid wildfires: How to protect your health

The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a smoke advisory for Los Angeles due to multiple wildfires.

Altadena’s historic Black community is determined to rebuild

The Eaton Fire has devastated communities throughout Altadena, including many Black homeowners who have been there for generations.

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 LA wildfires: Resources for finding and offering help

LA wildfires: Resources for finding and offering help

 KCRW Features

Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?

 KCRW Features

Toxic air quality amid wildfires: How to protect your health

 KCRW Features

Food & Drink

 LA restaurants offer free meals to those affected by the Palisades, Eaton and other fires

LA restaurants offer free meals to those affected by the Palisades, Eaton and other fires

 Good Food

2025 food trends: Thick burgers and mini-martinis

 Good Food

Resolve to eat slower and savor each bite this year

 Good Food

Politics

 New rules make it easier for home cooks to sell their food

New rules make it easier for home cooks to sell their food

 Good Food

China is not our enemy

 Scheer Intelligence

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 Eclectic 24

Eclectic 24

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Arts

 Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold: a seven year battle to make ‘The Brutalist’

Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold: a seven year battle to make ‘The Brutalist’

 The Business

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 Brian Eno joins ahead of the 24 hour streaming window for his ‘generative’ doc

Brian Eno joins ahead of the 24 hour streaming window for his ‘generative’ doc

 The Treatment

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 The Treatment

Jack Huston on his directorial debut ‘Day of the Fight’

 The Treatment

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Author and palliative care doctor Sunita Puri reflects on the hope that sustains life; endurance athlete and author Alex Hutchinson explores human endurance.

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How Medical Data Bases Lead to Better Individual Treatment

By collecting health data across large populations of people, we can identify patterns that help us all.

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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.

New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, January 11, 2025

New releases in all genres.

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Music to make you feel.

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Pioneering musician Brian Eno talks process ahead of the 24 hour streaming window for his “generative” documentary “Eno.”

Brian Eno joins ahead of the 24 hour streaming window for his ‘generative’ doc

Pioneering musician Brian Eno talks process ahead of the 24 hour streaming window for his “generative” documentary “Eno.”

from The Treatment

Kate Winslet reflects on joyful childhood memories of singing, dancing, and performing to “Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs” by Brian and Michael.

Kate Winslet on ‘Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs’

Kate Winslet reflects on joyful childhood memories of singing, dancing, and performing to “Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs” by Brian and Michael.

from The Treatment

Actor, filmmaker, and Hollywood royalty Jack Huston joins to tell us how his directorial debut “Day of the Fight” came together.

Jack Huston on his directorial debut ‘Day of the Fight’

Actor, filmmaker, and Hollywood royalty Jack Huston joins to tell us how his directorial debut “Day of the Fight” came together.

from The Treatment

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.

The Palisades Fire torched homes in suburban neighborhoods. But they weren’t built with wildfires in mind, unlike those areas near vegetation.

LA homes near wilderness are built differently for wildfires. Should the suburbs follow?

The Palisades Fire torched homes in suburban neighborhoods. But they weren’t built with wildfires in mind, unlike those areas near vegetation.

from KCRW Features

A guide to effectively providing aid of all kinds to communities and individuals impacted by the fires.

Wildfire donations and volunteering: How and where to help

A guide to effectively providing aid of all kinds to communities and individuals impacted by the fires.

from KCRW Features

Director Brady Corbet's Golden Globe winning film The Brutalist tackles the oft-toxic relationship between art and commerce.

Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold: a seven year battle to make ‘The Brutalist’

Director Brady Corbet's Golden Globe winning film The Brutalist tackles the oft-toxic relationship between art and commerce.

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Warner Bros. parts ways with two notable execs as new studio heads Mike DeLuca and Pamela Abdi begin rolling out an ambitious slate of 2025 films.

Warner Brothers shakes up the C-suite

Warner Bros. parts ways with two notable execs as new studio heads Mike DeLuca and Pamela Abdi begin rolling out an ambitious slate of 2025 films.

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Brant Cox plays soothsayer and predicts what's on trend for restaurants in 2025.

2025 food trends: Thick burgers and mini-martinis

Brant Cox plays soothsayer and predicts what's on trend for restaurants in 2025.

from Good Food

"What if we slowed down and savored flavors, smells, and textures?" asks Betsy Andrews as she considers the science behind pacing ourselves.

Resolve to eat slower and savor each bite this year

"What if we slowed down and savored flavors, smells, and textures?" asks Betsy Andrews as she considers the science behind pacing ourselves.

from Good Food

Heidi Pickman outlines the new licensing steps for home cooks who want to legally prepare foods to sell.

New rules make it easier for home cooks to sell their food

Heidi Pickman outlines the new licensing steps for home cooks who want to legally prepare foods to sell.

from Good Food

Julia Child reporting fellow Gabriela Glueck heads to Humboldt to speak with a community of seaweed evangelists.

Could seaweed be the new kale?

Julia Child reporting fellow Gabriela Glueck heads to Humboldt to speak with a community of seaweed evangelists.

from Good Food

Joe Yonan proves that plant-based cooking is anything but boring.

Joe Yonan has new ideas for plant-based cooking

Joe Yonan proves that plant-based cooking is anything but boring.

from Good Food