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LA’s Japanese American National Museum is refusing to follow the Trump administration’s orders to end DEI efforts.

LA’s Japanese American National Museum is refusing to follow the Trump administration’s orders to end DEI efforts.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Phase 1 of LA Metro’s D Line Extension’s nearly done. We toured a new station

Seven new stations are coming to the LA Metro D Line within the next few years. KCRW tours the Wilshire/LA Brea station, slated to open in 2025.

Coachella Weekend 2 is about context, not content

The festival's two weekends reflect two different versions of pop culture — and how we've changed along with it.

Pulling back the curtain on the supply chain

Benjamin Lorr explores how the sliding doors at American grocery stores stay open.

Is the FCC coming for MSNBC?

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr focuses on MSNBC for alleged “news distortion.” Plus, The Writer’s Guild should call more attention to a recent work embargo.

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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

 It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, Internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small.

The Sam Sanders Show

It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, Internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small.

 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.

 Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

Question Everything

Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

Apr. 22 2 hr, 49 min

LeRoy Downs

A varied sonic experience to jazz, blending music, style, and culture.

Apr. 20 2 hr

Jason Kramer

Carefully curated music from around the world.

Apr. 20 1 hr, 59 min

SiLVA

House, disco, trip hop, oldies and all of the deep cuts in between.

Apr. 20 2 hr, 49 min

Henry Rollins

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

Apr. 19 1 hr, 58 min

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 JANM stands up against Trump’s anti-DEI efforts, honors past generations

JANM stands up against Trump’s anti-DEI efforts, honors past generations

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Phase 1 of LA Metro’s D Line Extension’s nearly done. We toured a new station

 KCRW Features

LA faces a nearly $1 billion budget gap. Are layoffs inevitable?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Food & Drink

 Pulling back the curtain on the supply chain

Pulling back the curtain on the supply chain

 Good Food

Seeking all things Asian at Southern California's Costcos

 Good Food

Emily Mester looks back on a childhood of excess and her family's Sunday shopping excursions

 Good Food

Politics

 OC leaders want former supervisor to serve longer prison sentence

OC leaders want former supervisor to serve longer prison sentence

 KCRW Features

SCOTUS stops Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants for now

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

White House and federal judges battle over deportation policy

 Left, Right & Center

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 Today’s Top Tune: Foxwarren – ‘Listen2Me’

Today’s Top Tune: Foxwarren – ‘Listen2Me’

 Today's Top Tune

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 22, 2025

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Today’s Top Tune: Myd – ‘Song For You’

 Today's Top Tune

Arts

 Ke Huy Quan on Jackie Chan’s ‘Project A’

Ke Huy Quan on Jackie Chan’s ‘Project A’

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Musician Lucia Micarelli talks New Orleans and Nina Simone

 The Treatment

Author Sir Christopher Frayling has more to tell us about Sergio Leone

 The Treatment

Entertainment

 Is the FCC coming for MSNBC?

Is the FCC coming for MSNBC?

 The Business

YouTube at 20: How the video-sharing site changed media

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘One to One: John & Yoko’ paints Ono in a new light

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This Week on KCRW

Canadian quintet Foxwarren — featuring the talented storyteller Andy Shauf — take a sonic stretch on “Listen2Me.”

Today’s Top Tune: Foxwarren – ‘Listen2Me’

Canadian quintet Foxwarren — featuring the talented storyteller Andy Shauf — take a sonic stretch on “Listen2Me.”

from Today's Top Tune

TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe goes solo, hits no. 1 on KCRW's Top 30 Chart.

KCRW’s Top 30: Tunde Adebimpe, HAAi, Polo & Pan

TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe goes solo, hits no. 1 on KCRW's Top 30 Chart.

from Music Special Programming

YouTube turns 20 this year. The popular video site democratized content on the web, but also inflamed culture wars, radicalized users, and further polarized an already divided society.

YouTube at 20: How the video-sharing site changed media

YouTube turns 20 this year. The popular video site democratized content on the web, but also inflamed culture wars, radicalized users, and further polarized an already divided society.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The documentary follows John Lennon and Yoko Ono through a tumultuous period in their lives and American politics, reassessing Ono’s artistry and her influence on Lennon.

‘One to One: John & Yoko’ paints Ono in a new light

The documentary follows John Lennon and Yoko Ono through a tumultuous period in their lives and American politics, reassessing Ono’s artistry and her influence on Lennon.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA Mayor Karen Bass has released her next budget. To help close a massive deficit, the city may have to lay off around 5% of the city workforce.

LA faces a nearly $1 billion budget gap. Are layoffs inevitable?

LA Mayor Karen Bass has released her next budget. To help close a massive deficit, the city may have to lay off around 5% of the city workforce.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 22, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins discusses the transit system’s planned expansions, progress on its in-house police department, and funding for the 2028 Olympics.

LA Metro CEO talks public safety, system growth, Olympics

LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins discusses the transit system’s planned expansions, progress on its in-house police department, and funding for the 2028 Olympics.

from KCRW Features

Former OC Supervisor Andrew Do pleaded guilty last year to bribery. Some supervisors say his plea deal with the federal government is too lenient.

OC leaders want former supervisor to serve longer prison sentence

Former OC Supervisor Andrew Do pleaded guilty last year to bribery. Some supervisors say his plea deal with the federal government is too lenient.

from KCRW Features

French DJ and producer Myd channels club energy into his new work. Myd’s experimental nature led him to lock himself in his studio for a week without access to the outside.

Today’s Top Tune: Myd – ‘Song For You’

French DJ and producer Myd channels club energy into his new work. Myd’s experimental nature led him to lock himself in his studio for a week without access to the outside.

from Today's Top Tune

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, April 21, 2025

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

from José Galván

Apple is rolling out AI technology that will train itself on your messages, pictures, and more — while keeping the source material private. Is it secure?

Is artificial intelligence on your iPhone a privacy risk?

Apple is rolling out AI technology that will train itself on your messages, pictures, and more — while keeping the source material private. Is it secure?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

Pope Francis dies at 88. His legacy reverberates in Los Angeles

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Early Saturday morning, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from deporting another group of Venezuelan migrants it claims are gang members.

SCOTUS stops Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants for now

Early Saturday morning, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from deporting another group of Venezuelan migrants it claims are gang members.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Marie Davidson’s album “City of Clowns” is inspired by the book “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” which focuses on a new form of capitalism based on data mining.

‘City of Clowns’: Marie Davidson takes on tech, greed, capitalism

Marie Davidson’s album “City of Clowns” is inspired by the book “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” which focuses on a new form of capitalism based on data mining.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 21, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

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.

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.

Mississippi family band Annie & The Caldwells are anchored by their matriarch. Annie is not only the central figure of her own band, she’s also a member of the Staples Jr.

Today’s Top Tune: Annie & The Caldwells – ‘I Made It’

Mississippi family band Annie & The Caldwells are anchored by their matriarch. Annie is not only the central figure of her own band, she’s also a member of the Staples Jr.

from Today's Top Tune