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Pop star Britney Spears won a big court victory on Wednesday.

Pop star Britney Spears won a big court victory on Wednesday. A Los Angeles judge ruled that she could choose her own attorney to represent her in her 13-year conservatorship fight with her father, Jamie Spears.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Exploring Anthony Bourdain’s wanderlust and dark days in Oscar winner Morgan Neville’s ‘Roadrunner’

Anthony Bourdain — rugged, unrefined and vulgar — was beloved worldwide.

Child tax credit will lift half a million children out of poverty, says Rep. Katie Porter

The federal government is set to roll out new child tax credit payments as part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan.

Jack Skelley: “Dennis Wilson and Charlie Manson”

Jack Skelley speaks about his new book, “Dennis Wilson and Charlie Manson,” and the bad Beach Boy’s intersection with a serial killer.

‘Mama Weed’ works because of star Isabelle Huppert, says critic

Critics review “No Ordinary Man,” a documentary about Billy Tipton, a jazz musician in the 1940s and 1950s; “Her Socialist Smile,” about Helen Keller’s political activism; “Mama Weed,”…

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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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Ken and Josh discuss fallout from the indictment of Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, how much his defense might cost, the Kraken lawyers’ sanctions hearing and Michael…

from All the Presidents' Lawyers

Temperatures are rising all over, but Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is really turning up the heat with a scorching track called “662,” named after the area code for Ingram’s hometown of…

from Today's Top Tune

Multi-hyphenate Daveed Diggs has a lot going on, including writing and producing his new series on Starz, “Blindspotting.”

from The Business

Fanatic! I don’t know what part of this groovy planet you’re reading this from but here in Los Angeles, it’s roasting.

from Henry Rollins

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 Joe Mathews: To preserve our old theaters, have faith in churches whose beliefs you don’t share

Joe Mathews: To preserve our old theaters, have faith in churches whose beliefs you don’t share

 Zócalo's Connecting California

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for July 15, 2021

 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Burnout plus up-and-down donations: How some LA mutual aid groups are faring more than a year into COVID

 Greater LA

Food & Drink

 Exploring Anthony Bourdain’s wanderlust and dark days in Oscar winner Morgan Neville’s ‘Roadrunner’

Exploring Anthony Bourdain’s wanderlust and dark days in Oscar winner Morgan Neville’s ‘Roadrunner’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Micheladas: Where to buy these Mexican cocktails in SoCal and how make them at home

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New documentary ‘Wolfgang’ tells the rise of the celebrity chef

 Good Food

Politics

 Child tax credit will lift half a million children out of poverty, says Rep. Katie Porter

Child tax credit will lift half a million children out of poverty, says Rep. Katie Porter

 KCRW Features

An expensive defense

 All the Presidents' Lawyers

Newsom’s recall ballot mishap: It embarrassing but much ado about nothing, says Democratic strategist

 KCRW Features

Best New Music

 We have an exciting show today! Tune in for a live session with Kamasi Washington

We have an exciting show today! Tune in for a live session with Kamasi Washington

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Lagartijeando: ‘Sideral Cumbia’

 Today's Top Tune

Global Beat Australia: Imbi x Slim Set, Glass Beams, and KYE with Sampa the Great

 KCRW’s Global Beat

Live Performances

 Kamasi Washington is composing a ballet, writing a graphic novel, and returning to the Hollywood Bowl this weekend

Kamasi Washington is composing a ballet, writing a graphic novel, and returning to the Hollywood Bowl this weekend

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

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 puts spotlight on conservatorships’ history of forced birth control and sterilization

Britney Spears puts spotlight on conservatorships’ history of forced birth control and sterilization

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘Mama Weed’ works because of star Isabelle Huppert, says critic

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Christy Haubegger: Inclusion in Hollywood

 The Treatment

This Week on KCRW

Sub-Saharan African countries are seeing huge spikes in COVID-19 cases. It joins other parts of the world, including South and Southeast Asia and most of South America.

COVID rises across Africa, South America, and parts of Asia, as variants spreads and vaccinations are low

Sub-Saharan African countries are seeing huge spikes in COVID-19 cases. It joins other parts of the world, including South and Southeast Asia and most of South America.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

It’s an issue many communities across California are wrestling with: how to preserve historic buildings and landmarks that are part of their heritage without draining local government…

Joe Mathews: To preserve our old theaters, have faith in churches whose beliefs you don’t share

It’s an issue many communities across California are wrestling with: how to preserve historic buildings and landmarks that are part of their heritage without draining local government…

from Zócalo's Connecting California

Patients infected with HIV have a higher chance of dying from COVID-19 by 30%, according to a new study from the World Health Organization.

People living with HIV may suffer more severe consequences from COVID, says World Health Organization

Patients infected with HIV have a higher chance of dying from COVID-19 by 30%, according to a new study from the World Health Organization.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The most common Mexican cocktail is the Michelada, or beer cocktail.

Micheladas: Where to buy these Mexican cocktails in SoCal and how make them at home

The most common Mexican cocktail is the Michelada, or beer cocktail.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA jazz luminary Kamasi Washington returns to the Hollywood Bowl with Earl Sweatshirt on Sunday night to kick off KCRW’s World Festival series .

Kamasi Washington is composing a ballet, writing a graphic novel, and returning to the Hollywood Bowl this weekend

LA jazz luminary Kamasi Washington returns to the Hollywood Bowl with Earl Sweatshirt on Sunday night to kick off KCRW’s World Festival series .

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

We have an exciting show today! Tune in for a live session with Kamasi Washington

We have an exciting show today! Tune in for a live session with Kamasi Washington

We have an exciting show today! Tune in for a live session with Kamasi Washington

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for July 15, 2021.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for July 15, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for July 15, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Argentine producer/DJ Lagartijeando explores his love of cumbia on a deep dive vibe with “Sideral Cumbia.”

Lagartijeando: ‘Sideral Cumbia’

Argentine producer/DJ Lagartijeando explores his love of cumbia on a deep dive vibe with “Sideral Cumbia.”

from Today's Top Tune

KCRW DJ Raul Campos hosts along with Amrap Manager Andrew Khedoori for this week’s Aussie artist spotlights on fresh, dance floor-ready collaborations from Imbi and Slim Set, Glass…

Global Beat Australia: Imbi x Slim Set, Glass Beams, and KYE with Sampa the Great

KCRW DJ Raul Campos hosts along with Amrap Manager Andrew Khedoori for this week’s Aussie artist spotlights on fresh, dance floor-ready collaborations from Imbi and Slim Set, Glass…

from KCRW’s Global Beat

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

Travis Holcombe's playlist, July 14, 2021

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

from Travis Holcombe

Several mutual aid groups popped up around the city during the pandemic to help their fellow Angelenos.

Burnout plus up-and-down donations: How some LA mutual aid groups are faring more than a year into COVID

Several mutual aid groups popped up around the city during the pandemic to help their fellow Angelenos.

from Greater LA

Nari Ward’s “ Say Can You See ” exhibition recently opened at Jeffrey Deitch’s gallery in Hollywood.

2 new LA art exhibits reflect Americana: Nari Ward’s ‘Say You Can See,’ John Baldessari’s ‘The Space Between’

Nari Ward’s “ Say Can You See ” exhibition recently opened at Jeffrey Deitch’s gallery in Hollywood.

from Greater LA

“We can come to you,” says registered nurse Savannah Becker. “We can educate, provide that support, and demystify any misinformation they may have heard about the vaccine.”

From mass, to mobile, to master bedroom: How nurses are vaccinating homebound patients

“We can come to you,” says registered nurse Savannah Becker. “We can educate, provide that support, and demystify any misinformation they may have heard about the vaccine.”

from Greater LA

Ken and Josh discuss fallout from the indictment of Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, how much his defense might cost, the Kraken lawyers’ sanctions hearing and Michael…

An expensive defense

Ken and Josh discuss fallout from the indictment of Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, how much his defense might cost, the Kraken lawyers’ sanctions hearing and Michael…

from All the Presidents' Lawyers

Sharks are usually considered lone apex predators, cruising the ocean in search of food and not much else. But new research suggests some sharks are a lot more social than we realize.

Do some sharks have besties? New research shows they’re not solitary predators like we think

Sharks are usually considered lone apex predators, cruising the ocean in search of food and not much else. But new research suggests some sharks are a lot more social than we realize.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

On Tuesday, for the fifth day in a row, LA County reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases.

More than 1000 COVID cases emerge in LA for fifth straight day. It’s the first major spike since March

On Tuesday, for the fifth day in a row, LA County reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Goods are expensive right now because inflation, or the consumer price index, spiked by 5% in June compared to 2020. It’s the largest 12-month increase in more than a decade.

Why used cars are bumping up inflation — and your shopping bill

Goods are expensive right now because inflation, or the consumer price index, spiked by 5% in June compared to 2020. It’s the largest 12-month increase in more than a decade.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Dockweiler and El Segundo beaches are still closed after 17 million gallons of raw sewage from the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant ended up in the ocean on Sunday.

17 million gallons of raw sewage was discharged into the ocean. Why’d it take so long to alert the public?

Dockweiler and El Segundo beaches are still closed after 17 million gallons of raw sewage from the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant ended up in the ocean on Sunday.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand