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Critics review the latest film releases: “Him,” “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” “Where to Land,” and “Happyend.”

Critics review the latest film releases: “Him,” “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” “Where to Land,” and “Happyend.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek: KCRW Live from HQ

Dig in for a heady brew of psych-soul sounds via cuts like “Cool Hand” from the Leon Michels-produced LP “Yarın Yoksa.”

Facing pressure, ABC suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni examine the particulars surrounding the abrupt suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

LA Metro taps into transit history with A Line extension

LA Metro’s A Line extension is finally open. It travels through a corridor of the San Gabriel Valley that was once served by rail a century ago.

The real reason why the NRA supports "no tax on tips"

Eyal Press reports on the fight to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers.

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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.

 It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, Internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small.

The Sam Sanders Show

It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, Internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small.

 Left Right & Center is for listeners who feel like people on the other side of the political divide are on Mars.

Left, Right & Center

Left Right & Center is for listeners who feel like people on the other side of the political divide are on Mars.

 Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

Question Everything

Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

Sep. 19 2 hr, 49 min

Tyler Boudreaux

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

Sep. 18 1 hr, 58 min

FREAKS ONLY

Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

Sep. 18 1 hr, 58 min

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Sep. 17 1 hr, 59 min

Francesca Harding

Music to make you feel.

Sep. 16 2 hr

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KCRW Summer Nights with Manuela at Hauser & Wirth

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Los Angeles

 LA Metro taps into transit history with A Line extension

LA Metro taps into transit history with A Line extension

 KCRW Features

The great switcheroo: LA restaurants reopen after public support

 KCRW Features

For this teen, LA fire recovery comes 1 music note at a time

 KCRW Features

Food & Drink

 The real reason why the NRA supports "no tax on tips"

The real reason why the NRA supports "no tax on tips"

 Good Food

Tell KCRW: Is happy hour with coworkers still a thing?

 KCRW Features

Farmers market apples are perfect for Rosh Hashanah desserts

 Good Food

Politics

 Price-fixing and power grabs — the Big Meat playbook

Price-fixing and power grabs — the Big Meat playbook

 Good Food

White House ups the pressure on political speech

 Left, Right & Center

Fact checking at the New Yorker can drive you to madness

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Eclectic 24

Eclectic 24

 Eclectic 24

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: September 19, 2025

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Today’s Top Tune: Buckingham Nicks – ‘Frozen Love’

 Today's Top Tune

Arts

 Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek: KCRW Live from HQ

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek: KCRW Live from HQ

 Live From

Weekend film reviews: ‘Him,’ ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’

 Weekend Film Reviews

Fashion critic Robin Givhan’s lesson is simple: Show up

 The Treatment

Entertainment

 Weekend film reviews: ‘Him,’ ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’

Weekend film reviews: ‘Him,’ ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Facing pressure, ABC suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

 The Business

Matt Wolf on his HBO documentary, ‘Pee-wee as Himself’

 The Business

This Week on KCRW

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.

On the heels of the recent Emmy wins for the HBO doc “Pee-wee As Himself,” revisit our chat with filmmaker Matt Wolf.

Matt Wolf on his HBO documentary, ‘Pee-wee as Himself’

On the heels of the recent Emmy wins for the HBO doc “Pee-wee As Himself,” revisit our chat with filmmaker Matt Wolf.

from The Business

Mike Cirone travels from See Canyon near San Luis Obispo to share his apples with farmers market shoppers.

Farmers market apples are perfect for Rosh Hashanah desserts

Mike Cirone travels from See Canyon near San Luis Obispo to share his apples with farmers market shoppers.

from Good Food

Zosia Mamet is known for her breakout role as Shoshanna in the millennial core HBO series Girls.

Are Nepo Babies Cool Now? with Zosia Mamet

Zosia Mamet is known for her breakout role as Shoshanna in the millennial core HBO series Girls.

from The Sam Sanders Show

Chloe Sorvino exposes the hidden corruption and corporate greed within the meat industry.

Price-fixing and power grabs — the Big Meat playbook

Chloe Sorvino exposes the hidden corruption and corporate greed within the meat industry.

from Good Food

Animal and food activist Miyoko Schinner prides herself on making dairy-free butters, creams, and cheeses.

A trove of vegan dairy recipes, from cheese to ice cream

Animal and food activist Miyoko Schinner prides herself on making dairy-free butters, creams, and cheeses.

from Good Food

KCRW's signature music program, Morning Becomes Eclectic, is hosted by Novena Carmel and features a thoughtfully curated mix of new releases, timeless classics, offbeat gems, live…

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: September 19, 2025

KCRW's signature music program, Morning Becomes Eclectic, is hosted by Novena Carmel and features a thoughtfully curated mix of new releases, timeless classics, offbeat gems, live…

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Public support has saved legendary LA eateries like The Original Pantry Cafe and Cole’s French Dip, which previously announced they were closing. But is this feasible long-term?

The great switcheroo: LA restaurants reopen after public support

Public support has saved legendary LA eateries like The Original Pantry Cafe and Cole’s French Dip, which previously announced they were closing. But is this feasible long-term?

from KCRW Features

Some Altadena homeowners are living in RVs on their land as their houses are being rebuilt post-fire. It’s an adventure for some, an economic necessity for others.

Van life hits Altadena, as RVs pop up on burned lots

Some Altadena homeowners are living in RVs on their land as their houses are being rebuilt post-fire. It’s an adventure for some, an economic necessity for others.

from KCRW Features

The only studio album recorded by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo is being re-issued for the very first time TODAY.

Today’s Top Tune: Buckingham Nicks – ‘Frozen Love’

The only studio album recorded by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo is being re-issued for the very first time TODAY.

from Today's Top Tune

Heated rhetoric and fights over free speech have escalated since Charlie Kirk was murdered. Will more productive conversations on violence land on leaders or citizens?

White House ups the pressure on political speech

Heated rhetoric and fights over free speech have escalated since Charlie Kirk was murdered. Will more productive conversations on violence land on leaders or citizens?

from Left, Right & Center

The latest film releases include Him, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Where to Land, and Happyend.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Him,’ ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’

The latest film releases include Him, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Where to Land, and Happyend.

from Weekend Film Reviews

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

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, September 18, 2025

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, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: September 18, 2025

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

from FREAKS ONLY

Depending on how you treat it, eggplant can be meltingly tender, smoky, chewy, or crisp. But whatever you do, never undercook it.

Eggplant: The luxurious flavor sponge

Depending on how you treat it, eggplant can be meltingly tender, smoky, chewy, or crisp. But whatever you do, never undercook it.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New Yorker fact checkers go to extraordinary lengths to nail down the truth. It’s a rarity in today’s media landscape.

Fact checking at the New Yorker can drive you to madness

New Yorker fact checkers go to extraordinary lengths to nail down the truth. It’s a rarity in today’s media landscape.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show indefinitely after threats from the Federal Communications Commission.

What Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension means for media independence

ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show indefinitely after threats from the Federal Communications Commission.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW's signature music program, Morning Becomes Eclectic, is hosted by Novena Carmel and features a thoughtfully curated mix of new releases, timeless classics, offbeat gems, live…

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: September 18, 2025

KCRW's signature music program, Morning Becomes Eclectic, is hosted by Novena Carmel and features a thoughtfully curated mix of new releases, timeless classics, offbeat gems, live…

from Morning Becomes Eclectic