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The queen of daytime TV announced the upcoming 19th season of her show will be its last.

The queen of daytime TV announced the upcoming 19th season of her show will be its last. Ellen DeGeneres won over viewers for nearly two decades with her fun interviews, daily dancing, and the mantra “be kind.”

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Start off the new week with Polo & Pan's latest single

The Parisian duo Polo & Pan are known for bestowing breezy dance tracks upon us.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for May 17, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for May 17, 2021.

Innovation is Power | The All-New Toyota Mirai

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When it comes to alternative fuel technology, Toyota has pushed the boundaries to what’s possible.

Brett Dennen: ‘See The World’

Before writing songs, Brett Dennen was a painter. His practice seems to have informed his perspective on songwriting as his canvas turned to the page.

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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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LSD and Ecstasy were once the hippy-trippy illegal substances for concerts, raves, and parties.

from Life Examined

Delta-8 is stirring up the cannabis industry, and some people don’t exactly consider it weed or CBD. Nonetheless, you can still smoke, vape, and eat it.

from KCRW Features

Josh Barro talks with the LRC panel about Republican-led states cutting back on jobless benefits, a ransomware attack on an energy company, and the controversial joys of parenthood.

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If all goes well, The Wallflowers will launch a 53-date arena tour this summer after releasing their first album in nearly a decade.

from Today's Top Tune

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 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for May 17, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for May 17, 2021

 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Wild mustard beyond a condiment: Use it to make paper, ink, fertilizer

 Good Food

Competing for the spotlight: Stone fruit and berries are in season

 Good Food

Food & Drink

 Eating with locals and refugees across Turkey, Cyprus, and Greece

Eating with locals and refugees across Turkey, Cyprus, and Greece

 Good Food

Dude food: ‘Comfort food with an edge of competitive destruction’

 Good Food

Fungi fanatics: Focusing on the future

 Good Food

Politics

 Fifty and Forward: An Anniversary Celebration of NPR

Fifty and Forward: An Anniversary Celebration of NPR

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Is it time to cut unemployment benefits?

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Witness an AAPI hate crime? Intervene to keep the streets safe by practicing the ‘5Ds’

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 Start off the new week with Polo & Pan's latest single

Start off the new week with Polo & Pan's latest single

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Brett Dennen: ‘See The World’

 Today's Top Tune

Jeremy Sole's playlist, May 16, 2021

 Jeremy Sole

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

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

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SXSWhen?: No Age’s Randy Randall reflects on a year without shows and live music’s uncertain future

 Music News

How Arlo Parks followed her musical instincts into ‘Sunbeams’

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Hollywood

 Ellen DeGeneres ends her show, following allegations of a toxic workplace and ratings dropoff

Ellen DeGeneres ends her show, following allegations of a toxic workplace and ratings dropoff

 The Business

NBC ditches Globes for 2022, ‘A Quiet Place 2’ stars upset over shorter theatrical window, Disney misses on subscriber goals

 The Business

'Riders of Justice' can give you whiplash

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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, May 16, 2021

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

from LeRoy Downs

Jeremy Sole hosts a sonic trip through the past, present and future of Roots music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

Jeremy Sole's playlist, May 16, 2021

Jeremy Sole hosts a sonic trip through the past, present and future of Roots music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

from Jeremy Sole

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

José Galván's playlist, May 16, 2021

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

from José Galván

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

Raul Campos' playlist, May 16, 2021

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

from Raul Campos

Ever since the LA Times published a February report on corruption within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the governing body of the Golden Globes, the organization has been in…

NBC ditches Globes for 2022, ‘A Quiet Place 2’ stars upset over shorter theatrical window, Disney misses on subscriber goals

Ever since the LA Times published a February report on corruption within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the governing body of the Golden Globes, the organization has been in…

from The Business

For years pharmaceutical companies have provide gifts and kickbacks to doctors who prescribed their drugs.

The Promotion of Medical Devices

For years pharmaceutical companies have provide gifts and kickbacks to doctors who prescribed their drugs.

from Second Opinion

Fanatic! I hope your week was good. I spent it staring at computers, proofreading and editing. Not exactly exciting but it’s work that has to get done.

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Fanatic! I hope your week was good. I spent it staring at computers, proofreading and editing. Not exactly exciting but it’s work that has to get done.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, May 15, 2021.

Metropolis playlist, May 15, 2021

Metropolis playlist, May 15, 2021.

from Metropolis

Jeremy Sole hosts a sonic trip through the past, present and future of Roots music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

Jeremy Sole's playlist, May 15, 2021

Jeremy Sole hosts a sonic trip through the past, present and future of Roots music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

from Jeremy Sole

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

José Galván's playlist, May 15, 2021

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

from José Galván

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

Raul Campos' playlist, May 15, 2021

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

from Raul Campos

Psychotherapists, researchers and specialists say that MDMA has shifted the paradigm when it comes to the treatment of trauma.

MDMA: Club drug to promising trauma treatment

Psychotherapists, researchers and specialists say that MDMA has shifted the paradigm when it comes to the treatment of trauma.

from Life Examined

The 1960s and 1970s painted a mixed and controversial view of psychedelics, but their truly transformative nature may lie in their potential to heal.

Is a new psychedelic revolution upon us with MDMA?

The 1960s and 1970s painted a mixed and controversial view of psychedelics, but their truly transformative nature may lie in their potential to heal.

from Life Examined

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

Anne Litt's playlist, May 14, 2021

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

from Anne Litt

Usually the simplest part of reviewing a movie is designating its genre.

'Riders of Justice' can give you whiplash

Usually the simplest part of reviewing a movie is designating its genre.

from Film Reviews

What do borders mean in a globalized world?

Eating with locals and refugees across Turkey, Cyprus, and Greece

What do borders mean in a globalized world?

from Good Food

A shift has occurred in how the media conditioned the public to think about men’s bodies and ideals.

Dude food: ‘Comfort food with an edge of competitive destruction’

A shift has occurred in how the media conditioned the public to think about men’s bodies and ideals.

from Good Food

Mushroom species are prolific and diverse, and less than 10% of them are documented, according to Doug Bierend .

Fungi fanatics: Focusing on the future

Mushroom species are prolific and diverse, and less than 10% of them are documented, according to Doug Bierend .

from Good Food

Master gardener Alyssa Kahn asserts that wild mustard has a complicated history of how it made its way to California, threatening biodiversity and inhibiting seed germination of native…

Wild mustard beyond a condiment: Use it to make paper, ink, fertilizer

Master gardener Alyssa Kahn asserts that wild mustard has a complicated history of how it made its way to California, threatening biodiversity and inhibiting seed germination of native…

from Good Food