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Pop star Britney Spears is expected to speak before a judge at LA County probate court on Wednesday — for the first time in her 13-year conservatorship.

Pop star Britney Spears is expected to speak before a judge at LA County probate court on Wednesday — for the first time in her 13-year conservatorship.

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George Clooney and other Hollywood stars invest in LA public education. Who benefits?

The magnet school, called the Roybal School of Film and Television Production, is supposed to improve the pipeline for below-the-line jobs in Hollywood.

$80 for eight-minute Uber ride? What's driving high rideshare prices and low availability

People looking for an Uber or Lyft are finding spiking rates, long wait times, or a total lack of availability.

Multiverses and controlling cockroaches: Breaking down the science of ‘Rick and Morty’

On the animated show “Rick and Morty,” a mad scientist named Rick drags his awkward, anxious 14-year-old grandson Morty into adventures that often include space travel, battles with…

Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ turns 50. Her new EP unearths demos, outtakes from the era

Joni Mitchell is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her album “Blue" by releasing a new EP filled with outtakes, demos, and other never-before-heard content.

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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.

 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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St. Vincent’s latest album “Daddy’s Home” is what we at MBE like to call “butter on the pancake”—it just all falls into place, girded by a great groove, a time-hopping presence, and the bare elegance of lyricism and storytelling for which fans have come to know and love St. Vincent.

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Nice to Meet You Forever is the story of Shaka Mali Tafari and his best friend Gail, a 78-year-old Jewish woman who grew up attending theatre and opera on the Northside of Chicago.

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Rise and shine! KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe will be filling in for Novena Carmel and Anthony Valadez today on Morning Becomes Eclectic!

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Metropolis playlist, June 20, 2021.

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Los Angeles

 $80 for eight-minute Uber ride? What's driving high rideshare prices and low availability

$80 for eight-minute Uber ride? What's driving high rideshare prices and low availability

 Greater LA

Record number of California students are going to summer school. Will there be enough teachers?

 KCRW Features

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 22, 2021

 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Food & Drink

 LA’s Mark Peel taught young people how to be great cooks and decent human beings, says Wolfgang Puck

LA’s Mark Peel taught young people how to be great cooks and decent human beings, says Wolfgang Puck

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘High on the Hog’: The major role African Americans played in shaping US cuisine

 Good Food

Revisiting Evan Kleiman’s conversation with Pulitzer winner Marcia Chatelain

 Good Food

Politics

 Medical cannabis became legal in Utah with the blessing of Latter Day Saints

Medical cannabis became legal in Utah with the blessing of Latter Day Saints

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Conservatives seize on critical race theory in culture wars. What is this decades-old legal theory?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Term extension or limit? OC supervisors argue over proposal language

 Greater LA

Best New Music

 KCRW’s Top 30: June 14-20

KCRW’s Top 30: June 14-20

 Music Special Programming

Join us as we explore MonoNeon's newest album + more

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang: ‘Linstead Market’

 Today's Top Tune

Live Performances

 Listen to soulful crooner Aaron Frazer talking going solo, working with Dan Auerbach, and his swoon-worthy Morning Becomes Eclectic set

Listen to soulful crooner Aaron Frazer talking going solo, working with Dan Auerbach, and his swoon-worthy Morning Becomes Eclectic set

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW’s World Festival is back at the Hollywood Bowl with Kamasi Washington, James Blake, Brittany Howard and more

 Music Special Programming

Entertainment

 Britney Spears to speak to LA court on Wednesday. What will she say about her 13-year conservatorship?

Britney Spears to speak to LA court on Wednesday. What will she say about her 13-year conservatorship?

 Greater LA

George Clooney and other Hollywood stars invest in LA public education. Who benefits?

 Greater LA

Multiverses and controlling cockroaches: Breaking down the science of ‘Rick and Morty’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This Week on KCRW

We’re not surprised to see our favorite David Bowie tribute album “Modern Love” make a triumphant return to the top of the charts. It really is that good .

KCRW’s Top 30: June 14-20

We’re not surprised to see our favorite David Bowie tribute album “Modern Love” make a triumphant return to the top of the charts. It really is that good .

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After more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person learning is allowed and there’s unprecedented interest for offline summer school across California, according to CalMatters.

Record number of California students are going to summer school. Will there be enough teachers?

After more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person learning is allowed and there’s unprecedented interest for offline summer school across California, according to CalMatters.

from KCRW Features

Los Angeles County wants you to stop feeding the feral peacocks

There's been an increase in wild peacocks in Southern California. Many people hate them; many people love them; and many hear their piercing screams.

Writer, director, and author Andrew McCarthy on the freedom of ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’

Andrew McCarthy: ‘Brat: An ‘80s Story’

Writer, director, and author Andrew McCarthy on the freedom of ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’

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Legal cannabis is becoming the norm in the U.S. Most states have passed some type of legal medical or recreational cannabis laws.

Medical cannabis became legal in Utah with the blessing of Latter Day Saints

Legal cannabis is becoming the norm in the U.S. Most states have passed some type of legal medical or recreational cannabis laws.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In late September 2020, then-President Trump ordered an end to racial sensitivity training for federal employees, though later President Biden reversed that order.

Conservatives seize on critical race theory in culture wars. What is this decades-old legal theory?

In late September 2020, then-President Trump ordered an end to racial sensitivity training for federal employees, though later President Biden reversed that order.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

There's a bassist/songwriter/producer from Memphis, Tennessee who was one of the last musicians to work with Prince.

Join us as we explore MonoNeon's newest album + more

There's a bassist/songwriter/producer from Memphis, Tennessee who was one of the last musicians to work with Prince.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 22, 2021.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 22, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 22, 2021.

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Pillars of Jamaican music Sly & Robbie are the Riddim Twins, propelling beats for over 40 years.

Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang: ‘Linstead Market’

Pillars of Jamaican music Sly & Robbie are the Riddim Twins, propelling beats for over 40 years.

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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.

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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.

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

Travis Holcombe's playlist, June 21, 2021

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

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Some Orange County supervisors are getting creative with language in hopes of extending their consecutive term limits.

Term extension or limit? OC supervisors argue over proposal language

Some Orange County supervisors are getting creative with language in hopes of extending their consecutive term limits.

from Greater LA

Southern California’s water has always come from Northern California, the Sierra snowpack, and the Colorado River.

Metropolitan Water District gets a new chief. What changes might Adel Hagekhalil bring?

Southern California’s water has always come from Northern California, the Sierra snowpack, and the Colorado River.

from Greater LA

Rhiannon Giddens made her mark in music when her band the Carolina Chocolate Drops won a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album in 2011.

Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens on opera’s relevance in modern life and her podcast ‘Aria Code’

Rhiannon Giddens made her mark in music when her band the Carolina Chocolate Drops won a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album in 2011.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA chef and restaurateur Mark Peel died Sunday after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 66 years old.

LA’s Mark Peel taught young people how to be great cooks and decent human beings, says Wolfgang Puck

LA chef and restaurateur Mark Peel died Sunday after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 66 years old.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Since the pandemic, restaurants have taken over curbside parking for outdoor eating, and some streets have been closed to traffic. Might these changes be permanent, and what could U.S.

Does the pandemic mean long-term revitalization of downtown LA and other public spaces?

Since the pandemic, restaurants have taken over curbside parking for outdoor eating, and some streets have been closed to traffic. Might these changes be permanent, and what could U.S.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Lingerie company Victoria’s Secret is ditching its ‘Angels’ runway models for diverse celebrities such as U.S.

Victoria’s Secret gets a makeover: Out with ‘Angels,’ in with activists, athletes, entrepreneurs

Lingerie company Victoria’s Secret is ditching its ‘Angels’ runway models for diverse celebrities such as U.S.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In a unanimous ruling today, the Supreme Court justices said the NCAA , the regulating body for college sports, can’t ban athletes from receiving small education-related payouts like…

Supreme Court: No limits on education-related benefits to NCAA athletes

In a unanimous ruling today, the Supreme Court justices said the NCAA , the regulating body for college sports, can’t ban athletes from receiving small education-related payouts like…

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