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An influx of patients is straining already short-staffed hospitals, and some have canceled elective surgeries, including Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the San Fernando…

An influx of patients is straining already short-staffed hospitals, and some have canceled elective surgeries, including Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why blood supplies are down, what it means for patients at trauma centers

The nationwide shortage of blood is the worst in over a decade, according to the Red Cross. This week, a SoCal trauma center closed for a few hours because of it.

LA City Council expands street camping restrictions, despite concerns about Omicron

The Los Angeles City Council expanded restrictions on street camping this week, while advocates for the unhoused called for a pause on such bans during the current COVID-19 surge.

Billie Eilish, Ye, Harry Styles to headline Coachella 2022

The seminal Southern California music festival returns April 15-17 and 22-24 after two years on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2nd booster? Some are lying, going out of state for 4th COVID shot

We may need additional booster shots down the line, but for now the fully vaccinated are well protected against Omicron, according to Dr. Michael Wilkes of UC Davis.

Featured Shows

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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.

 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

 Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

 Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

Bodies

Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

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Kick off the week with the latest from U.K. soul band Mamas Gun from their forthcoming LP, plus a really cool tropical disco cover of a Tom Tom Club classic to get you moving.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Fanatic! I hope your new year is going great so far. My European tour dates canceled as one country after another fell out. I should be in Berlin right now.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, January 8, 2022.

from Metropolis

Tune in for a dreamy Gorillaz remake by Nashville’s Okey Dokey, another instant classic with soul-soaked retro flair from Lady Wray, a new remix of a ‘90s Angelique Kidjo classic, and…

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Los Angeles

 Tired hospital staff must balance when to pick up extra shifts v. when to stay home

Tired hospital staff must balance when to pick up extra shifts v. when to stay home

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why blood supplies are down, what it means for patients at trauma centers

 Greater LA

LA City Council expands street camping restrictions, despite concerns about Omicron

 Greater LA

Food & Drink

 When comfort television gets uncomfortable

When comfort television gets uncomfortable

 Good Food

Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) reflects on food and family in memoir

 Good Food

Baker Roxana Jullapat brings mother grains to modern times

 Good Food

Politics

 ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance morphed into Trump-supporting Senate candidate

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance morphed into Trump-supporting Senate candidate

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

California is no longer climate change leader, says assembly speaker

 To the Point

Inside Democrats’ plans to pass meaningful legislation to protect voting rights

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Eclectic 24

Eclectic 24

 Eclectic 24

RÜFÜS DU SOL: ‘On My Knees’ (Radio Edit)

 Today's Top Tune

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, January 13, 2022

 Tyler Boudreaux

Arts

 Meet the real Hunter S. Thompson, one of the most distinctive American voices of the past century

Meet the real Hunter S. Thompson, one of the most distinctive American voices of the past century

 Scheer Intelligence

Joan Didion: Blue Nights

 Bookworm

Noah Hawley: ‘Anthem’

 The Treatment

Entertainment

 Billie Eilish, Ye, Harry Styles to headline Coachella 2022

Billie Eilish, Ye, Harry Styles to headline Coachella 2022

 Music News

‘Belle’ is visually dazzling, delves into internet and identity, says critic

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Centuries of anti-Black racism in US is focus of 'Who We Are' documentary

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This Week on KCRW

Artificial intelligence can predict breast cancer years before it shows up on a mammogram, according to a new MIT study.

How likely will you get breast cancer? AI can predict that, MIT study shows

Artificial intelligence can predict breast cancer years before it shows up on a mammogram, according to a new MIT study.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

To get a COVID test now, you have to be a savvy consumer. KCRW shares tips on navigating options from LA County, pharmacies, and drugstores.

How to get COVID tests via LA County, pharmacies, drugstores — and avoid scams

To get a COVID test now, you have to be a savvy consumer. KCRW shares tips on navigating options from LA County, pharmacies, and drugstores.

from Greater LA

What’s being done to fix LA’s potholes and prevent them from forming in the first place?

LA rain breeds potholes. What the city is doing to respond

What’s being done to fix LA’s potholes and prevent them from forming in the first place?

from Greater LA

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.

Peter Richardson joins Robert Scheer to discuss his latest book, “Savage Journey,” on the legendary Gonzo journalist.

Meet the real Hunter S. Thompson, one of the most distinctive American voices of the past century

Peter Richardson joins Robert Scheer to discuss his latest book, “Savage Journey,” on the legendary Gonzo journalist.

from Scheer Intelligence

Tapping into industrial sounds in the electronic arena, RÜFÜS DU SOL take a darker, more driven tone on their track “On My Knees” that is no less danceable for it.

RÜFÜS DU SOL: ‘On My Knees’ (Radio Edit)

Tapping into industrial sounds in the electronic arena, RÜFÜS DU SOL take a darker, more driven tone on their track “On My Knees” that is no less danceable for it.

from Today's Top Tune

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

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, January 13, 2022

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

from Tyler Boudreaux

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

Travis Holcombe's playlist, January 13, 2022

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

from FREAKS ONLY

A perennial plant will last many seasons, often growing more robust as years go by. Here are tips on growing them in your home garden.

Dahlias, irises, alliums and more: Plant perennials now for future blooms

A perennial plant will last many seasons, often growing more robust as years go by. Here are tips on growing them in your home garden.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance is a GOP candidate for the Senate in Ohio, and he appears to have modeled himself after Donald Trump.

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance morphed into Trump-supporting Senate candidate

“Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance is a GOP candidate for the Senate in Ohio, and he appears to have modeled himself after Donald Trump.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW gets reviews for the newest films: “Scream,” “Italian Studies,” “Belle,” and “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.”

‘Belle’ is visually dazzling, delves into internet and identity, says critic

KCRW gets reviews for the newest films: “Scream,” “Italian Studies,” “Belle,” and “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Joan Didion: Blue Nights

from Bookworm

The LA Rams have a chance to play in Super Bowl LVI on their home turf. But they first have to beat Arizona on Monday.

Super Bowl: Will LA Rams play at SoFi Stadium in February?

The LA Rams have a chance to play in Super Bowl LVI on their home turf. But they first have to beat Arizona on Monday.

from Greater LA

Global Beat Australia is back with a special Best Of edition !

MBE Jan. 13: Heavy hitters from Global Beat Australia and fresh cuts for the dance floor

Global Beat Australia is back with a special Best Of edition !

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 13, 2022.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 13, 2022

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 13, 2022.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

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.

For our first episode of 2022, we’re doubling our usual offerings with a best-of selection from the series, including Hector Morlet, Telenova, Miiesha, and more.

Best of Global Beat Australia: Six new tracks from GBA standouts

For our first episode of 2022, we’re doubling our usual offerings with a best-of selection from the series, including Hector Morlet, Telenova, Miiesha, and more.

from KCRW’s Global Beat

Bristolian five piece IDLES launch a motoric, menacing sound on “When The Lights Come On,” which frontman and lyricist Joe Talbot calls “a poem of light and sound exploring the cold…

IDLES: ‘When The Lights Come On’

Bristolian five piece IDLES launch a motoric, menacing sound on “When The Lights Come On,” which frontman and lyricist Joe Talbot calls “a poem of light and sound exploring the cold…

from Today's Top Tune