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Critics review the latest film releases: “The Alto Knights,” “Snow White,” “Misericordia,” and “Ash.”

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Alto Knights,” “Snow White,” “Misericordia,” and “Ash.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Invasive plants make fires worse. Can they be stopped?

Invasive plants are overrunning the Santa Monica Mountains, making fires more destructive and more frequent. Thus, conservationists are trying to grow more native species.

KCRW Partner Screening: 'On Swift Horses'

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KCRW, Film Independent, and Sony Pictures Classics invite you to an advance screening of On Swift Horses followed by a conversation with director Daniel Minahan, and actors Will…

Poppies aren’t popping: Why a superbloom won’t happen this year

Spring is usually peak poppy season for Southern California, but limited winter showers dampened the flower species’ chances.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: A very incomplete SXSW highlight reel

Picking just 5 artists to spotlight after a week of marinating in live music in Austin was next to impossible, but we do this because we love you.

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 This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.

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This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.

 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.

 Madeleine Brand hosts Press Play, examining the latest ideas and trends shaping our world and Los Angeles. Streaming & podcast daily at KCRW.com.

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Madeleine Brand hosts Press Play, examining the latest ideas and trends shaping our world and Los Angeles. Streaming & podcast daily at KCRW.com.

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 Invasive plants make fires worse. Can they be stopped?

Invasive plants make fires worse. Can they be stopped?

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Poppies aren’t popping: Why a superbloom won’t happen this year

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 Luscious Scandinavian brown cheese isn’t technically a cheese

Luscious Scandinavian brown cheese isn’t technically a cheese

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Making pit-roasted birria is a family affair in this Inglewood backyard

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 Murdochs fight over who will control Fox News after Rupert Murdoch passes

Murdochs fight over who will control Fox News after Rupert Murdoch passes

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Louisiana redistricting: SCOTUS ruling could affect makeup of Congress

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 Eli Roth talks cinematic deep cuts… and disco(!)

Eli Roth talks cinematic deep cuts… and disco(!)

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 Weekend film reviews: ‘The Alto Knights,’ ‘Snow White,’ ‘Ash’

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Alto Knights,’ ‘Snow White,’ ‘Ash’

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Jim James on ceding creative control, healing depression via therapy

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Documentarian Alex Gibney shares his wisdom on speaking truth to power

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Scandinavian brown cheese has the color of caramel and a fudgy consistency. In Scandinavia, it’s most commonly eaten on bread with jam, atop waffles, or melted into other dishes.

Luscious Scandinavian brown cheese isn’t technically a cheese

Scandinavian brown cheese has the color of caramel and a fudgy consistency. In Scandinavia, it’s most commonly eaten on bread with jam, atop waffles, or melted into other dishes.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Frontman Jim James talks about handing over creative control of My Morning Jacket’s 10th studio album. He also shares his personal success with EMDR therapy.

Jim James on ceding creative control, healing depression via therapy

Frontman Jim James talks about handing over creative control of My Morning Jacket’s 10th studio album. He also shares his personal success with EMDR therapy.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

James Murdoch reveals the real-life “Succession” drama roiling his family in an exclusive interview with The Atlantic. At stake: Who controls Fox News?

Murdochs fight over who will control Fox News after Rupert Murdoch passes

James Murdoch reveals the real-life “Succession” drama roiling his family in an exclusive interview with The Atlantic. At stake: Who controls Fox News?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a challenge to Louisiana’s voting maps.

Louisiana redistricting: SCOTUS ruling could affect makeup of Congress

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a challenge to Louisiana’s voting maps.

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Mar. 24, 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.

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

LeRoy Downs' playlist, March 23, 2025

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

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New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, March 23, 2025

New releases in all genres.

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Teen therapist Lisa Damour unravels the complexities of the adolescent mind and offers tips for raising well-adjusted teenagers.

Psychologist Lisa Damour on unlocking the teen brain

Teen therapist Lisa Damour unravels the complexities of the adolescent mind and offers tips for raising well-adjusted teenagers.

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Without warning, and with no time to develop alternative approaches, funding just stopped. People are dying.

The impact of USAID funding cuts in Uganda

Without warning, and with no time to develop alternative approaches, funding just stopped. People are dying.

from Second Opinion

Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

Nassir Nassirzadeh's playlist, March 23, 2025

Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, March 22, 2025

Music to make you feel.

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Filmmaker, actor, and avowed cinephile Eli Roth is telling us all about his Italian sex comedy soundtrack retrospective, “Eli Roth’s Red Light Disco.”

Eli Roth talks cinematic deep cuts… and disco(!)

Filmmaker, actor, and avowed cinephile Eli Roth is telling us all about his Italian sex comedy soundtrack retrospective, “Eli Roth’s Red Light Disco.”

from The Treatment

Mega-producer Will Packer (“Girls Trip”) reflects on his humble origins and wildly impressive resume around the release of his memoir, “Who Better Than You?”

Producer Will Packer on dreaming big and writing his memoir

Mega-producer Will Packer (“Girls Trip”) reflects on his humble origins and wildly impressive resume around the release of his memoir, “Who Better Than You?”

from The Treatment

Demi Moore recounts the inspiring story of Ilona Royce Smithkin, star of the 2014 documentary “Advanced Style,” who lived to 101.

Demi Moore on learning the art of living from a centenarian

Demi Moore recounts the inspiring story of Ilona Royce Smithkin, star of the 2014 documentary “Advanced Style,” who lived to 101.

from The Treatment

Documentarian Alex Gibney taps into his experiences — including his ongoing Elon Musk series — with confronting power to remind us of our strength in numbers.

Documentarian Alex Gibney shares his wisdom on speaking truth to power

Documentarian Alex Gibney taps into his experiences — including his ongoing Elon Musk series — with confronting power to remind us of our strength in numbers.

from The Business

Can new leadership finally cure United Talent Agency of its “middle child syndrome?”

United Talent Agency gets a new CEO and Village Roadshow goes bankrupt

Can new leadership finally cure United Talent Agency of its “middle child syndrome?”

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Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.

Making pit-roasted birria is a family affair in this Inglewood backyard

Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.

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