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Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate the Iranian new year with "Bitter + Sweet" recipes.

Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate the Iranian new year with "Bitter + Sweet" recipes.

from Good Food

"What it's like to be an alcoholic: A philosopher’s struggle with addiction"

Philosopher Owen Flanagan talks about life as an alcoholic and offers insights into the brain science and complexities that lead to addiction.

Angeleno explains tough decision to sell scorched dream home in Altadena

Dina Ament spent about four years remodeling her historic Tudor-style cottage.

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Alto Knights,’ ‘Snow White,’ ‘Ash’

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Alto Knights,” “Snow White,” “Misericordia,” and “Ash.”

KCRW Partner Screening: 'Holland'

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

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FREAKS ONLY

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Literal blue-eyed soul man Luke Marzec has the type of rich, booming, wise-beyond-its-years voice that’ll make you do a double take. And he’s got saxophone skills to match(!).

Today’s Top Tune: Luke Marzec – “I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind”

Literal blue-eyed soul man Luke Marzec has the type of rich, booming, wise-beyond-its-years voice that’ll make you do a double take. And he’s got saxophone skills to match(!).

from Today's Top Tune

The latest film releases include The Alto Knights, Snow White, Misericordia and Ash.

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Alto Knights,’ ‘Snow White,’ ‘Ash’

The latest film releases include The Alto Knights, Snow White, Misericordia and Ash.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Did President Trump defy court orders with deportation flights? Can Democrats recover from historically low polling? Plus, KCRW examines The Kennedy Center culture wars.

Is the White House gearing up for a larger fight with federal judges?

Did President Trump defy court orders with deportation flights? Can Democrats recover from historically low polling? Plus, KCRW examines The Kennedy Center culture wars.

from Left, Right & Center

Picking just 5 artists to spotlight after a week of marinating in live music in Austin was next to impossible, but we do this because we love you.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: A very incomplete SXSW highlight reel

Picking just 5 artists to spotlight after a week of marinating in live music in Austin was next to impossible, but we do this because we love you.

from Music News

Spanish-language TV networks Telemundo and Univision have aired DHS ads urging people in the U.S. illegally to leave.

Univision airs ads urging migrants to leave. Staff are angry

Spanish-language TV networks Telemundo and Univision have aired DHS ads urging people in the U.S. illegally to leave.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Amid a new phase of war, public opinion polls show a majority of Israelis want to see the end of fighting in Gaza and a return of hostages.

Israelis and Palestinians on failed peace deal, resumed war

Amid a new phase of war, public opinion polls show a majority of Israelis want to see the end of fighting in Gaza and a return of hostages.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Scandinavian brown cheese has the color of caramel and a fudgy consistency. In Scandinavia, it’s most commonly eaten on bread with jam, atop waffles, or melted into other dishes.

Luscious Scandinavian brown cheese isn’t technically a cheese

Scandinavian brown cheese has the color of caramel and a fudgy consistency. In Scandinavia, it’s most commonly eaten on bread with jam, atop waffles, or melted into other dishes.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Mar. 20, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Spanish-American singer-songwriter Victoria Canal first began using her voice as a way to process grief… and she gained some serious fans in the process.

Today’s Top Tune: Victoria Canal – “Talk”

Spanish-American singer-songwriter Victoria Canal first began using her voice as a way to process grief… and she gained some serious fans in the process.

from Today's Top Tune

Erin McIntosh is a nurse practitioner at Riverside Community Hospital. She recorded a series of audio diaries five years ago at the height of the pandemic.

COVID nurse’s audio diary brings back memories, 5 years later

Erin McIntosh is a nurse practitioner at Riverside Community Hospital. She recorded a series of audio diaries five years ago at the height of the pandemic.

from KCRW Features

“Severance” on Apple TV+ mirrors the experience of medical procedures done on split-brain patients, which was first developed in the 1960s at Caltech.

‘Severance’: Medical science behind hit TV ser studied in LA

“Severance” on Apple TV+ mirrors the experience of medical procedures done on split-brain patients, which was first developed in the 1960s at Caltech.

from KCRW Features

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

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, March 19, 2025

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

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Mar 19, 2025

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

from FREAKS ONLY

Microgravity, confined quarters, and heightened galactic radiation lead to physiological changes. What we’re learning in space is influencing terrestrial health care.

How space travel affects the human body

Microgravity, confined quarters, and heightened galactic radiation lead to physiological changes. What we’re learning in space is influencing terrestrial health care.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Ukraine says tens of thousands of children have been taken and illegally hidden within Russia’s adoption system since the invasion.

Trump administration stops funding Yale lab tracking abducted Ukrainian kids

Ukraine says tens of thousands of children have been taken and illegally hidden within Russia’s adoption system since the invasion.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Part play, part rock concert, "Cambodian Rock Band" is a story of survival. Playwright Lauren Yee explores Cambodia's dark past with music and humor.

‘Cambodian Rock Band’: Reviving lost sound, confronting dark past

Part play, part rock concert, "Cambodian Rock Band" is a story of survival. Playwright Lauren Yee explores Cambodia's dark past with music and humor.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week, journalist and author of The Explorers Gene:Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map,” Alex Hutchinson tackles something athletes and sports…

Midweek Reset: On Mind over Body

This week, journalist and author of The Explorers Gene:Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map,” Alex Hutchinson tackles something athletes and sports…

from Life Examined

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Mar. 19, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Dare we say we’re (slanted and) enchanted to meet Richmond, Virginia-based, relative newcomers Palmyra ?

Palmyra – “Arizona”

Dare we say we’re (slanted and) enchanted to meet Richmond, Virginia-based, relative newcomers Palmyra ?

from Today's Top Tune