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Video game performers have gone on strike after two years of negotiations around AI and the use of performers’ digital likeness.

Video game performers have gone on strike after two years of negotiations around AI and the use of performers’ digital likeness.

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Weekend film reviews: ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon,’ Kneecap’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” “The Instigators,” “Kneecap,” and “Doctor Jekyll.”

KCRW Partner Screening: 'Chimp Crazy'

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KCRW, Vidiots, and HBO invite you to a special advance screening of Chimp Crazy followed by a conversation with filmmakers, Eric Goode and Jeremy McBride moderated by KCRW's Elvis…

‘Making it’ is not hating your job: An aspiring filmmaker’s story

Carlos Navarrette dreams of quitting his day job at a non-profit and making movies full-time.

‘Making it’ is creating meaning: An entrepreneur’s story

Jessica Wang works in LA’s competitive food industry. A financial scare nearly threw her off the path to opening her own brick-and-mortar shop.

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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

 KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, is back for its fourth season!

Lost Notes

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, is back for its fourth season!

 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

 Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life?

How’s Your Sex Life?

Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life?

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Nassir Nassirzadeh

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

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Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

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 Video game voice actors go on strike. Yes, it’s because of AI

Video game voice actors go on strike. Yes, it’s because of AI

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Food & Drink

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The brutal history of sugar cane and the sweet taste of Louisiana pralines

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Politics

 How the multi-billion dollar prison labor business puts food on our tables

How the multi-billion dollar prison labor business puts food on our tables

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Best New Music

 Today’s Top Tune: L'Impératrice - "Danza Marilù (Feat. Fabiana Martone)”

Today’s Top Tune: L'Impératrice - "Danza Marilù (Feat. Fabiana Martone)”

 Today's Top Tune

Jason Kramer's playlist, August 4, 2024

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Arts

 Lionel Boyce understands autonomy through ‘The Truman Show’

Lionel Boyce understands autonomy through ‘The Truman Show’

 The Treatment

Rob Lowe revels in working with his son in ‘Unstable’

 The Treatment

Dan Ackroyd is ready to unpack the legacy of ‘The Blues Brothers’

 The Treatment

Entertainment

 Weekend film reviews: ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon,’ Kneecap’

Weekend film reviews: ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon,’ Kneecap’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The end of Apple’s extravagant Hollywood era is near

 The Business

Jordan Klepper is improvising his way through election season

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This Week on KCRW

Parisian pop stylists L'Impératrice took a very French approach to making their album Pulsar: “We really take time to make things good” said the group's founder, Charles de Boisseguin,…

Today’s Top Tune: L'Impératrice - "Danza Marilù (Feat. Fabiana Martone)”

Parisian pop stylists L'Impératrice took a very French approach to making their album Pulsar: “We really take time to make things good” said the group's founder, Charles de Boisseguin,…

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 4, 2024

"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 4, 2024

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 4, 2024

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

from Jeremy Sole

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 4, 2024

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

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, August 4, 2024

New releases in all genres.

from Chris Douridas

Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author Charles Duhigg delves into the art of effective communication and the innate human desire for connection.

The art of conversation: Charles Duhigg on how to be a super communicator

Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author Charles Duhigg delves into the art of effective communication and the innate human desire for connection.

from Life Examined

We still have a lot to understand about bird flu (H5N1), but elephant seals have given us new reasons to worry.

What elephant seals can tell us about our health.

We still have a lot to understand about bird flu (H5N1), but elephant seals have given us new reasons to worry.

from Second Opinion

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.

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.

Fanatic! I can never be sure where these notes find you.

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Fanatic! I can never be sure where these notes find you.

from Henry Rollins

Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life on Saturday night.

Metropolis playlist, August 3, 2024

Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life on Saturday night.

from Metropolis

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

Jeremy Sole's playlist, August 3rd, 2024

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 3, 2024

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 3, 2024

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

from Anne Litt

Actor Lionel Boyce highlights the significance of autonomy in Peter Weir’s 1998 dramedy “The Truman Show”, reflecting on its parallels in his own career path.

Lionel Boyce understands autonomy through ‘The Truman Show’

Actor Lionel Boyce highlights the significance of autonomy in Peter Weir’s 1998 dramedy “The Truman Show”, reflecting on its parallels in his own career path.

from The Treatment

Rob Lowe on work ethic, teaming up with his son for Netflix’s “Unstable,” and why fans of his cult-classic sitcom “The Grinder” might soon be celebrating.

Rob Lowe revels in working with his son in ‘Unstable’

Rob Lowe on work ethic, teaming up with his son for Netflix’s “Unstable,” and why fans of his cult-classic sitcom “The Grinder” might soon be celebrating.

from The Treatment

Dan Ackroyd’s latest project is Audible’s “Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude'' — in it, he works through the legacy of the famed SNL sketch-turned-hit-film.

Dan Ackroyd is ready to unpack the legacy of ‘The Blues Brothers’

Dan Ackroyd’s latest project is Audible’s “Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude'' — in it, he works through the legacy of the famed SNL sketch-turned-hit-film.

from The Treatment

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.