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Boyle Heights community gardeners are attempting to stop a cell phone tower from being built due to their 5G fears.

Boyle Heights community gardeners are attempting to stop a cell phone tower from being built due to their 5G fears.

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Black Restaurant Week in LA: Where to get blackened fish, BBQ, vegan soul food

Black Restaurant Week in LA starts this Friday and runs through August 16.

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Some companies are in phase three trials for COVID-19 vaccines. KCRW looks at the work being done by Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca.

How surfer Britt Merrick found his ‘spiritual home’ among the waves

For those who love to surf, the act of riding the waves is both a physical and spiritual experience. But for some,it is also a religious one.

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The coronavirus pandemic shut down two of Disney’s most profitable businesses, theme parks and movie distribution, but a strong showing for its subscription services was enough to…

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

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

 Los Angeles is having an identity crisis. City officials tout new development and shiny commuter trains, while longtime residents are doing all they can to hang on to home.

There Goes the Neighborhood

Los Angeles is having an identity crisis. City officials tout new development and shiny commuter trains, while longtime residents are doing all they can to hang on to home.

 Los Angeles County is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to combat homelessness. Yet the problem is getting worse. Why?

Samaritans

Los Angeles County is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to combat homelessness. Yet the problem is getting worse. Why?

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

Henry Rollins

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

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Robert Glasper bridges the old school with the new —fusing elements of jazz, hip-hop, and R&B. He performed a powerful set of music right before COVID took hold.

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Our second of two Lost Notes bonus episodes for this summer.

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Rufus Wainwright joins KCRW for a storytelling performance and exclusive Q&A behind his latest album “Unfollow The Rules.”

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The restaurants on Santa Monica’s Main Street took a huge hit from the COVID-19 shutdown.

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 Boyle Heights garden is a place for growing plants — and a growing fight over a cell phone tower

Boyle Heights garden is a place for growing plants — and a growing fight over a cell phone tower

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Keeping the 100-year-old starter alive in the Fairfax District

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Black-owned restaurant Post & Beam recognized with the Gold Award

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 Black Restaurant Week in LA: Where to get blackened fish, BBQ, vegan soul food

Black Restaurant Week in LA: Where to get blackened fish, BBQ, vegan soul food

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Peak season for peaches at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market

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Transforming Santa Monica parking zones into tables for 2

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 In Residence: Rufus Wainwright took time away to ‘Unfollow The Rules’

In Residence: Rufus Wainwright took time away to ‘Unfollow The Rules’

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 Hollywood news banter: Will Disney’s pivot to streaming pay off?

Hollywood news banter: Will Disney’s pivot to streaming pay off?

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After Emmys nod, ‘Insecure’ showrunner calls for Hollywood to step up representation

 The Business

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With every new episode of HBO’s “Insecure,” Twitter lights up with reactions and commentary from the show’s fervent fans.

After Emmys nod, ‘Insecure’ showrunner calls for Hollywood to step up representation

With every new episode of HBO’s “Insecure,” Twitter lights up with reactions and commentary from the show’s fervent fans.

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"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, August 8, 2020

"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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Peak season for peaches at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market

Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson meets up with M.

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Parking spots were once the most coveted asset of a Los Angeles restaurant, and now businesses are using these spots for outdoor dining.

Transforming Santa Monica parking zones into tables for 2

Parking spots were once the most coveted asset of a Los Angeles restaurant, and now businesses are using these spots for outdoor dining.

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Diamond Bakery opened in 1946 in Boyle Heights before moving to the Fairfax District.

Keeping the 100-year-old starter alive in the Fairfax District

Diamond Bakery opened in 1946 in Boyle Heights before moving to the Fairfax District.

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Brad and Linda Johnson opened Post & Beam with Chef Govind Armstrong in 2011.

Black-owned restaurant Post & Beam recognized with the Gold Award

Brad and Linda Johnson opened Post & Beam with Chef Govind Armstrong in 2011.

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Great British Baking Show cook and alum Chetna Makan returns to her roots with healthy Indian dishes, including eggplant raita and tomato and coconut milk soup.

Great British Bake Off semi-finalist serves up vegetarian Indian recipes

Great British Baking Show cook and alum Chetna Makan returns to her roots with healthy Indian dishes, including eggplant raita and tomato and coconut milk soup.

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A Canadian mining company seeks to excavate North America’s largest copper mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, which is home to the last fully intact salmon run in the world.

New documentary charts the preservation of wild salmon in Bristol Bay

A Canadian mining company seeks to excavate North America’s largest copper mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, which is home to the last fully intact salmon run in the world.

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Josh Barro, Megan McArdle and Dorian Warren talk about the stalemate in Congress, July jobs report, and what should be done about an increase in violent crime.

Left in the lurch

Josh Barro, Megan McArdle and Dorian Warren talk about the stalemate in Congress, July jobs report, and what should be done about an increase in violent crime.

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

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

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There's a tentative agreement between the teachers union and the district. The plan calls for a 30-hour school week, attendance-taking, and time for student and family counseling.

Teachers make sense of new guidelines for distance learning — before school starts on Aug 18

There's a tentative agreement between the teachers union and the district. The plan calls for a 30-hour school week, attendance-taking, and time for student and family counseling.

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Critics review “The Secret Garden,” the fifth cinema adaptation of the classic 1911 children’s novel; “I Used to Go Here,” about a successful author who gets tangled in the lives of…

‘The Secret Garden’ finds magic within sorrow, says critic

Critics review “The Secret Garden,” the fifth cinema adaptation of the classic 1911 children’s novel; “I Used to Go Here,” about a successful author who gets tangled in the lives of…

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It’s tough to forget the desperation that defined the pandemic’s U.S. arrival in March. Grocery store shelves were bare. Items were backordered online for weeks.

COVID-19 pandemic is squeezing supplies of tents, bikes and freeze-dried food

It’s tough to forget the desperation that defined the pandemic’s U.S. arrival in March. Grocery store shelves were bare. Items were backordered online for weeks.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This morning, Congress stalled again in negotiations over another pandemic relief bill. Today is the self-imposed deadline to reach a deal.

Gridlock in Washington over extending PPP: What it means for California workers

This morning, Congress stalled again in negotiations over another pandemic relief bill. Today is the self-imposed deadline to reach a deal.

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Disney reported losses of $4.7 billion last quarter in their latest earnings call. Still, investors saw promise in the company’s streaming revenue, as Disney’s stock rose 10%.

Disney lost nearly $5 billion last quarter, but stock prices surged

Disney reported losses of $4.7 billion last quarter in their latest earnings call. Still, investors saw promise in the company’s streaming revenue, as Disney’s stock rose 10%.

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for August 7, 2020.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for August 7, 2020

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for August 7, 2020.

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In his new book, Theodore Hamm examines the New York figures and policies that inspired Sanders to become a champion of working class Americans.

How Brooklyn Turned Bernie Sanders Into a Democratic Socialist

In his new book, Theodore Hamm examines the New York figures and policies that inspired Sanders to become a champion of working class Americans.

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Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum producer and songwriter Ricky Reed has fine-tuned the work of Lizzo, Leon Bridges, and Maggie Rogers (to name a few).

Ricky Reed: 'Real Magic' feat Terrace Martin & St. Panther

Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum producer and songwriter Ricky Reed has fine-tuned the work of Lizzo, Leon Bridges, and Maggie Rogers (to name a few).

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