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Philosopher Kieran Setiya offers a guide to navigating life’s hardships and living well.

Philosopher Kieran Setiya offers a guide to navigating life’s hardships and living well.

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Tears for Fears: Live from The Village Studios

Legendary new wave band Tears for Fears joins us at The Village Studios for a killer set spanning classics like “Mad World,” to standouts from their latest album, “The Tipping Point.”

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With freeway-adjacent land filling up and cities pushing back, is the golden age of goods movement coming to a close in the Inland Empire?

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KCRW and Hulu invite you to a special screening of "Ramy," Season Three followed by a live and in-person conversation with Ramy Youssef, Laith Nakli, and May Calamawy moderated by…

Eggplant: Late summer crop is perfect for Sicilian dish caponata

Caponata is the sweet and sour Sicilian vegetable dish that’s an ode to the eggplant. It’s great as part of a charcuterie board or on own as a starter served with crackers.

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 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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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.

 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.

 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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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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Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

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Raul Campos

Soulful grooves and fresh remixes from Latin rhythms to indie rock.

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Legendary new wave band Tears for Fears joins us at The Village Studios for a killer set spanning classics like “Mad World,” to standouts from their latest album, “The Tipping Point.”

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 26, 2022

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist, September 26, 2022

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

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 26, 2022.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 26, 2022

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 26, 2022.

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Based in Sydney, 20-year-old indie pop player grentperez grew up listening to all sorts of music from The Beatles to Queen, which helped him fortify his falsetto.

grentperez: ‘Ego’

Based in Sydney, 20-year-old indie pop player grentperez grew up listening to all sorts of music from The Beatles to Queen, which helped him fortify his falsetto.

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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.

"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, September 25, 2022

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

from LeRoy Downs

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

Jason Kramer's playlist, September 25, 2022

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

from Jason Kramer

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.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, September 25, 2022

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.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

Raul Campos' playlist, September 25, 2022

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

from Raul Campos

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

Anne Litt's playlist, September 25, 2022

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

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When we screen for any disease, we need to make sure acceptable treatments are available.

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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.

Fanatic! I’m sitting on the tour bus in Fort Smith AR. We actually had some fall weather for a few days but that’s over with and we’re back into the heat.

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Fanatic! I’m sitting on the tour bus in Fort Smith AR. We actually had some fall weather for a few days but that’s over with and we’re back into the heat.

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Metropolis playlist September 24, 2022.

Metropolis playlist, September 24, 2022

Metropolis playlist September 24, 2022.

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Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, September 24, 2022

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

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Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

Raul Campos' playlist, September 24, 2022

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

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Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, September 24, 2022

Music to make you feel.

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A one world celebration - truly global grooves from all decades and all corners of the earth.

Scott Dallavo's playlist, September 24, 2022

A one world celebration - truly global grooves from all decades and all corners of the earth.

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Jesse Green, chief theater critic for The New York Times, discusses how the late American composer Stephen Sondheim's way with language changed his life.

The Treat: NYT theater critic Jesse Green on Stephen Sondheim’s impact

Jesse Green, chief theater critic for The New York Times, discusses how the late American composer Stephen Sondheim's way with language changed his life.

from The Treatment

Owen Kline’s debut feature “Funny Pages” tells the story of an aspiring teenage cartoonist who is hoping to be the next Robert Crumb.

Director Owen Kline on finding your way as an artist

Owen Kline’s debut feature “Funny Pages” tells the story of an aspiring teenage cartoonist who is hoping to be the next Robert Crumb.

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