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More than 250 restaurants are participating in Restaurant Week, which runs March 1-14. It's also the first time dineL.A. is taking place during International Women’s Month.

More than 250 restaurants are participating in Restaurant Week, which runs March 1-14. It's also the first time dineL.A. is taking place during International Women’s Month.

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Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung was ready to walk away from ‘Minari.’ Then producer Christina Oh read his script

The new movie “ Minari” follows the Yi family, Korean Americans in the 1980s who moved to Arkansas with little money but big dreams.

With Paramount+, what’s old is new again

ViacomCBS is set to launch its streaming service Paramount+ on March 4.

Director Regina King’s ‘One Night in Miami…’

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for March 1, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for March 1, 2021.

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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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From California to Colombia. Brooklyn to Brazil. 2021 to 1976. Serenades, foot stompers and shoulder shakers.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Josh Barro and LRC panelists David Dayen and Tim Carney discuss third covid vaccine that will be available in the US, Trump’s resurfacing at CPAC, minimum wage and fallout from Texas…

from Left, Right & Center

California’s vaccine rollout has been less than smooth.

from KCRW Features

Fanatic! A great show we have lined up for you. At least a couple of bands that are making their first appearance on our show.

from Henry Rollins

Los Angeles

 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for March 1, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for March 1, 2021

 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Turning out fine dining-worthy takeout with farmers market produce

 Good Food

Tomatomania! Get to planting tomato seedlings

 Good Food

Food & Drink

 Clementine, All Day Baby, Ms. Chi: Women-led eateries during dineL.A.’s Restaurant Week

Clementine, All Day Baby, Ms. Chi: Women-led eateries during dineL.A.’s Restaurant Week

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘In the Weeds’: Pasjoli opts for takeout in lieu of tableside

 Good Food

Reaching a boiling point

 Good Food

Politics

 A third vaccine

A third vaccine

 Left, Right & Center

How Biden administration’s attitude toward Saudi Arabia is changing

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

SCOTUS and the subpoena

 All the Presidents' Lawyers

Best New Music

 Puma Blue: ‘Opiate’

Puma Blue: ‘Opiate’

 Today's Top Tune

John Moses's playlist, February 28, 2021

 The Lab

José Galván's playlist, February 28, 2021

 José Galván

Live Performances

 How Arlo Parks followed her musical instincts into ‘Sunbeams’

How Arlo Parks followed her musical instincts into ‘Sunbeams’

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Hollywood

 Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung was ready to walk away from ‘Minari.’ Then producer Christina Oh read his script

Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung was ready to walk away from ‘Minari.’ Then producer Christina Oh read his script

 The Business

With Paramount+, what’s old is new again

 The Business

When the Feds are the enemy

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Puma Blue has been on a meteoric rise as “the don of London’s hottest underground scene,” yet his music knew no boundary when it crossed the Atlantic and became revered on KCRW’s…

Puma Blue: ‘Opiate’

Puma Blue has been on a meteoric rise as “the don of London’s hottest underground scene,” yet his music knew no boundary when it crossed the Atlantic and became revered on KCRW’s…

from Today's Top Tune

Cosmic breaks, cinematic soundscapes and ethereal outtakes, dipping and weaving between the folds.

John Moses's playlist, February 28, 2021

Cosmic breaks, cinematic soundscapes and ethereal outtakes, dipping and weaving between the folds.

from The Lab

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, February 28, 2021

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

from José Galván

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, February 28, 2021

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

Chris Douridas hosts a far-reaching assortment of the best new music from all around the globe. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

Chris Douridas' playlist, February 28, 2021

Chris Douridas hosts a far-reaching assortment of the best new music from all around the globe. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

from Chris Douridas

A Global Exploration of Sounds.

Aaron Byrd's playlist, February 28, 2021

A Global Exploration of Sounds.

from Aaron Byrd

Long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC’s) are under-used and often too expensive for many women – but this significantly restricts a woman’s contraceptive autonomy.

Unplanned pregnancies and contraceptives

Long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC’s) are under-used and often too expensive for many women – but this significantly restricts a woman’s contraceptive autonomy.

from Second Opinion

Fanatic! I hope you are having a tremendous and music filled weekend. Today at the mail pick up place, my 5LP Sabbath Vol. 4 box set came in.

KCRW Broadcast 622

Fanatic! I hope you are having a tremendous and music filled weekend. Today at the mail pick up place, my 5LP Sabbath Vol. 4 box set came in.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, February 27, 2021.

Metropolis playlist, February 27, 2021

Metropolis playlist, February 27, 2021.

from Metropolis

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, February 27, 2021

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

Chris Douridas hosts a far-reaching assortment of the best new music from all around the globe. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

Chris Douridas' playlist, February 27, 2021

Chris Douridas hosts a far-reaching assortment of the best new music from all around the globe. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

from Chris Douridas

A Global Exploration of Sounds.

Aaron Byrd's playlist, February 27, 2021

A Global Exploration of Sounds.

from Aaron Byrd

Death and dying are inevitable and a natural part of life’s cycle.

Could Death with Dignity legislation open up a slippery slope?

Death and dying are inevitable and a natural part of life’s cycle.

from Life Examined

In March 2020, Esmé Deprez received a text from her father. Suffering from ALS, Ronald David Deprez had had enough.

An intimate account of a medically assisted death

In March 2020, Esmé Deprez received a text from her father. Suffering from ALS, Ronald David Deprez had had enough.

from Life Examined

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

Travis Holcombe's playlist, February 26, 2021

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

from Travis Holcombe

Josh Barro and LRC panelists David Dayen and Tim Carney discuss third covid vaccine that will be available in the US, Trump’s resurfacing at CPAC, minimum wage and fallout from Texas…

A third vaccine

Josh Barro and LRC panelists David Dayen and Tim Carney discuss third covid vaccine that will be available in the US, Trump’s resurfacing at CPAC, minimum wage and fallout from Texas…

from Left, Right & Center

"The United States vs. Billie Holiday" chronicles the U.S.

When the Feds are the enemy

"The United States vs. Billie Holiday" chronicles the U.S.

from Film Reviews

Some restaurant models are designed for doorstep delivery so much so that they have their own packaging. Think pizza, Chinese takeout cartons, even a bright pink donut box.

‘In the Weeds’: Pasjoli opts for takeout in lieu of tableside

Some restaurant models are designed for doorstep delivery so much so that they have their own packaging. Think pizza, Chinese takeout cartons, even a bright pink donut box.

from Good Food

Boiling water can be a lifeline in a crisis, and it’s a cornerstone of cooking. Yet for many, the act of doing it is still a mystery.

Reaching a boiling point

Boiling water can be a lifeline in a crisis, and it’s a cornerstone of cooking. Yet for many, the act of doing it is still a mystery.

from Good Food