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Mel’s Drive-in Restaurant in Santa Monica is an example of Googie architecture: a retro futuristic style featuring stretched roofs, large glass windows, and neon signs.

Mel’s Drive-in Restaurant in Santa Monica is an example of Googie architecture: a retro futuristic style featuring stretched roofs, large glass windows, and neon signs.

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Visiting childhood home shows reporter how easy her life is today

The LA Times’ Melody Gutierrez grew up in a 700-square foot homestead in Wonder Valley. She just visited the now-abandoned and dilapidated structure for the first time in 25 years.

CDC’s reputation is on the line after its handling of COVID and monkeypox

How will the CDC change to prevent future public health crises? And how is the U.S. addressing monkeypox outbreaks and vaccine availability?

Sex workers perform with people of all genders, want monkeypox vaccines

LA’s sex workers are at a higher risk for monkeypox, and they’re working with local agencies to gain access to vaccines.

SoulCycle and Peloton are getting dropped. Planet Fitness sees gains

SoulCycle is planning to close roughly a quarter of its gyms, while Peloton is laying off 800 employees.

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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.

 Unbelievably true stories of chance encounters that changed the world. A pair of mail-order shoes that led to the film The Outsiders. A secret road to a California paradise.

UnFictional

Unbelievably true stories of chance encounters that changed the world. A pair of mail-order shoes that led to the film The Outsiders. A secret road to a California paradise.

 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

 Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

Bodies

Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

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LeRoy Downs

A varied sonic experience to jazz, blending music, style, and culture.

Aug. 21 2 hr

Jason Kramer

Carefully curated music from around the world.

Aug. 21 1 hr, 59 min

Jeremy Sole

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

Aug. 21 1 hr, 55 min

Raul Campos

Soulful grooves and fresh remixes from Latin rhythms to indie rock.

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Chris Douridas

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Panelists discuss Liz Cheney’s primary loss in Wyoming, the Republican Party’s shift over the last 30 years, and the complexities behind vaccine mandates.

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KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Anthony Valadez & Novena Carmel.

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Fanatic! I was in Arkansas last night doing a live onstage interview. Afterwards, I didn’t get any sleep so today was a bit blurry.

from Henry Rollins

Our genre-morphing journey begins with selections from Acapulco and CDMX. DJ Junf joins Raul Campos to spotlight retro-tinged romanticism, goth-Cumbia, and alt-pop.

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 Googie architecture: All eyes are on Mel’s Drive-in at end of Route 66

Googie architecture: All eyes are on Mel’s Drive-in at end of Route 66

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Sex workers perform with people of all genders, want monkeypox vaccines

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for August 22, 2022

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 Future of CA agriculture: Smaller farms, less dairy, more nuts?

Future of CA agriculture: Smaller farms, less dairy, more nuts?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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 ICE tried stopping quick family reunifications. It didn’t deter immigrants

ICE tried stopping quick family reunifications. It didn’t deter immigrants

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‘The Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah on changing his mind

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The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy split up thousands of families.

ICE tried stopping quick family reunifications. It didn’t deter immigrants

The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy split up thousands of families.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes farmers to make their land more sustainable and use less greenhouse emissions.

Future of CA agriculture: Smaller farms, less dairy, more nuts?

The Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes farmers to make their land more sustainable and use less greenhouse emissions.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for August 22, 2022

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for August 22, 2022

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for August 22, 2022

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

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.

New York-based DJ and producer DJ Python, maker of mesmerizing instrumentals, teams up with Colombian electronic artist Ela Minus on a collaborative EP, “♡” (referred to as “corazón”),…

Ela Minus & DJ Python: ‘Pájaros en Verano’

New York-based DJ and producer DJ Python, maker of mesmerizing instrumentals, teams up with Colombian electronic artist Ela Minus on a collaborative EP, “♡” (referred to as “corazón”),…

from Today's Top Tune

"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, August 21, 2022

"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

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, August 21, 2022

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

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

Jeremy Sole's playlist, August 21, 2022

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

from Jeremy Sole

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, August 21, 2022

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

New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, August 21, 2022

New releases in all genres.

from Chris Douridas

It turns out that even what we chose for breakfast can have a biological origin.

Variations in the consumption of dairy products

It turns out that even what we chose for breakfast can have a biological origin.

from Second Opinion

Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

Nassir Nassirzadeh's playlist August 21, 2022

Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

Fanatic! Welcome to our yearly Case of The Punks show. Tonight it will be wall-to-wall. Each track a classic!

KCRW Broadcast 699

Fanatic! Welcome to our yearly Case of The Punks show. Tonight it will be wall-to-wall. Each track a classic!

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, August 20, 2022.

Metropolis playlist, August 20, 2022

Metropolis playlist, August 20, 2022.

from Metropolis

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, August 20, 2022

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

from Dan Wilcox

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, August 20, 2022

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

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

Anne Litt's playlist, August 20, 2022

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

from Anne Litt

Psychologist Batja Gomes de Mesquita discusses how different cultures value the emotions that shape who we are and how we feel.

Where do emotions come from?

Psychologist Batja Gomes de Mesquita discusses how different cultures value the emotions that shape who we are and how we feel.

from Life Examined