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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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 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.

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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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Eggplant: Late summer crop is perfect for Sicilian dish caponata

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Protests are raging in Iran and across the world this week in response to 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody. She was arrested for not properly wearing her hijab.

Iranians protest in collective defiance against compulsory hijab laws

Protests are raging in Iran and across the world this week in response to 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody. She was arrested for not properly wearing her hijab.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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.

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.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Music to make you feel.

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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.

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.

from Scott Dallavo

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.

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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.

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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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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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Director Gina-Prince Bythewood is known for her films featuring strong female characters making difficult choices.

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Director Gina-Prince Bythewood is known for her films featuring strong female characters making difficult choices.

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

SiLVA's playlist, September 23, 2022

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

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

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

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Russian native Vlasta Pilot takes to TikTok, sharing her pickle fetish with the masses.

Pickle sommelier brings crunch to TikTok

Russian native Vlasta Pilot takes to TikTok, sharing her pickle fetish with the masses.

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Kimjang is a celebration in Korea. Eric Kim describes the days-long process of making kimchi that has been recognized by UNESCO.

Kimjang: Turning the fall crop of napa cabbages into a party

Kimjang is a celebration in Korea. Eric Kim describes the days-long process of making kimchi that has been recognized by UNESCO.

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LA Times restaurant critic refers to David Rosoff as the “fun, opinionated wine guru” of Los Angeles, who has taken over a block of Silver Lake.

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LA Times restaurant critic refers to David Rosoff as the “fun, opinionated wine guru” of Los Angeles, who has taken over a block of Silver Lake.

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Chef Brian Dunsmoor shops for ingredients for his albacore crudo — a small plate that is emerging as his restaurant’s signature dish.

Brian Dunsmoor shops for young ginger for his eponymous restaurant

Chef Brian Dunsmoor shops for ingredients for his albacore crudo — a small plate that is emerging as his restaurant’s signature dish.

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With her cookbook “Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking,” Marcella Hazan introduced a legion of Americans to a new cuisine — changing the way many cook and eat.

Victor Hazan reminiscences on how his wife Marcella changed Italian home cooking

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Actor Billy Eichner discusses co-writing and starring in ‘Bros,’ and how Universal Pictures greenlit the groundbreaking LGBTQ+ rom-com.

Actor Billy Eichner on making the LGTBQ+ rom-com ‘Bros’

Actor Billy Eichner discusses co-writing and starring in ‘Bros,’ and how Universal Pictures greenlit the groundbreaking LGBTQ+ rom-com.

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NBC to broadcast The Golden Globes in 2023 after the network kicked it off the air following an exposé on unethical behavior. Who will host it? Who will show up?

The Golden Globes returns to NBC in 2023. Who hosts it? Who shows up?

NBC to broadcast The Golden Globes in 2023 after the network kicked it off the air following an exposé on unethical behavior. Who will host it? Who will show up?

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Need a release? How about several? Find us feeling euphoric as we arrive upon New Release Friday once again.

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Need a release? How about several? Find us feeling euphoric as we arrive upon New Release Friday once again.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Each week throughout the 2022 Tortilla Tournament of Champions, judge Gustavo Arellano will take your most burning (but never burnt) tortilla questions.

¡Ask a tortilla expert! Which is the smooth side of the tortilla?

Each week throughout the 2022 Tortilla Tournament of Champions, judge Gustavo Arellano will take your most burning (but never burnt) tortilla questions.

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