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Trump’s tariffs could cause problems for Southern California’s logistics industry, from the ports to trucking and warehouses.

Trump’s tariffs could cause problems for Southern California’s logistics industry, from the ports to trucking and warehouses.

from KCRW Features

Squash at Universal, Swimming at SoFi. LA Olympics venue list is out

Touting the 2028 Olympics as a “no-build” Games, the final venue line-up puts many sporting events at some of LA’s most iconic sites.

Backstage with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil at Coachella

Two SoCal music institutions come together for the first time to forge the connective tissue across time and genres.

Beth Gibbons: KCRW Live from Apogee Studio

Portishead’s Beth Gibbons delivers a mesmerizing performance of cuts from 2024 her solo LP “Lives Outgrown,” live from Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Studio.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Sinners,’ ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ ‘The Shrouds’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Sinners, “The Wedding Banquet,” “The Shrouds,” and “The President's Wife.”

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Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

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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.

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, April 18, 2025

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr focuses on MSNBC for alleged “news distortion.” Plus, The Writer’s Guild should call more attention to a recent work embargo.

Is the FCC coming for MSNBC?

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr focuses on MSNBC for alleged “news distortion.” Plus, The Writer’s Guild should call more attention to a recent work embargo.

from The Business

Actor and activist Daryl Hannah’s latest challenge? Documenting her husband Neil Young’s ever evolving stage set-up via the new concert film “Coastal.”

Daryl Hannah on the spontaneity required to document a Neil Young show

Actor and activist Daryl Hannah’s latest challenge? Documenting her husband Neil Young’s ever evolving stage set-up via the new concert film “Coastal.”

from The Business

Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

Seeking all things Asian at Southern California's Costcos

Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

from Good Food

Benjamin Lorr explores how the sliding doors at American grocery stores stay open.

Pulling back the curtain on the supply chain

Benjamin Lorr explores how the sliding doors at American grocery stores stay open.

from Good Food

Emily Mester examines what happens when consumption begins to consume you.

Emily Mester looks back on a childhood of excess and her family's Sunday shopping excursions

Emily Mester examines what happens when consumption begins to consume you.

from Good Food

LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

Grocery Goblin takes a sociological journey through LA via its grocery stores

LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

from Good Food

When the first Trader Joe's opened in Pasadena in 1967, employees wore Polynesian shirts and Bermuda shorts, and referred to each other as "captain" and "first mate." But who is Joe?

How mai tais and Pirates of the Caribbean inspired Trader Joe's

When the first Trader Joe's opened in Pasadena in 1967, employees wore Polynesian shirts and Bermuda shorts, and referred to each other as "captain" and "first mate." But who is Joe?

from Good Food

Gustavo Arellano recalls the legacy of Frieda Caplan, who introduced Angelenos to all sorts of exotic produce

Frieda Caplan broke through the glass ceiling, one kiwi at a time

Gustavo Arellano recalls the legacy of Frieda Caplan, who introduced Angelenos to all sorts of exotic produce

from Good Food

Orchestral-indie-pop band Japanese Breakfast hits HQ between Coachella sets; dig in for live cuts from their new LP “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).”

MBE playlist: Japanese Breakfast rocks HQ en route to Coachella

Orchestral-indie-pop band Japanese Breakfast hits HQ between Coachella sets; dig in for live cuts from their new LP “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Iconic outfit Tortoise have influenced a kaleidoscopic range of artists throughout their forty year career.

Today’s Top Tune: Tortoise – ‘Oganesson’

Iconic outfit Tortoise have influenced a kaleidoscopic range of artists throughout their forty year career.

from Today's Top Tune

The latest film releases include Sinners, The Wedding Banquet, The Shrouds, and The President's Wife.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Sinners,’ ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ ‘The Shrouds’

The latest film releases include Sinners, The Wedding Banquet, The Shrouds, and The President's Wife.

from Weekend Film Reviews

A federal judge ordered the return of a wrongfully deported man — will the White House comply? What’s the likelihood of Harvard University losing $2 billion over antisemitism laws?

White House and federal judges battle over deportation policy

A federal judge ordered the return of a wrongfully deported man — will the White House comply? What’s the likelihood of Harvard University losing $2 billion over antisemitism laws?

from Left, Right & Center

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: April 17, 2025

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

from FREAKS ONLY

If you’d like to celebrate Easter, or simply the appearance of spring with lamb, why not make this traditional Sicilian pasta sauce of lamb and peas?

Easter: Sicilian pasta with lamb and peas sauce

If you’d like to celebrate Easter, or simply the appearance of spring with lamb, why not make this traditional Sicilian pasta sauce of lamb and peas?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Google and Meta are under fire in court. Officials claim they crushed rivals to stay on top. The outcome could upend how Big Tech works.

Google and Meta face landmark antitrust battles

Google and Meta are under fire in court. Officials claim they crushed rivals to stay on top. The outcome could upend how Big Tech works.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The University of South Florida surveyed more than 1,500 kids, and found that 11 to 13-year-olds who had their own smartphones fared better psychologically than their peers who didn’t…

Kids may be better off with smartphones, USF study finds

The University of South Florida surveyed more than 1,500 kids, and found that 11 to 13-year-olds who had their own smartphones fared better psychologically than their peers who didn’t…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand