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Many people are feeling COVID fatigue. They’re fed up with having to stay inside and perhaps giving up their holidays with friends and family.

Many people are feeling COVID fatigue. They’re fed up with having to stay inside and perhaps giving up their holidays with friends and family. People working in hospitals have a different kind of fatigue.

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Why you shouldn’t delay getting a mammogram, colonoscopy or regular checkup during COVID pandemic

Because of COVID-19, about 40% of adults are canceling or postponing their regular medical appointments, according to the Centers for Disease Control .

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COVID vaccines are a few weeks away. What is LA County’s distribution plan?

Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca are likely a couple of weeks away from receiving FDA approval. Governor Gavin Newsom says the first vaccines could be administered before Christmas.

‘Viruses don't pay attention to economies or people's wishes.’ Gustavo Arellano on OC’s COVID surge

Orange County set a record on Monday with the most reported coronavirus cases it’s ever seen in a single day.

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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.

 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?

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

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The Fink + Forty Show

Two of Berlin's most informed tastemakers take us on a weekly journey soundtracked by what is rocking the hippest city on earth right now.

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A roundtable of music experts.

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Jeremy Sole

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

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The nonprofit No Us Without You has been helping undocumented restaurant employees. They’re now serving more than 1,300 families.

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Aaron Byrd sits in for Anne with a Thanksgiving special where he exclusively plays music he remembers hearing when he was little. Thanksgiving has been his favorite holiday since then.

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Josh Barro and Ken White catch us up on Sidney Powell’s status on President Trump’s legal team. And what’s going on with the Trump campaign’s lawsuit in Pennsylvania?

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 Local ER doctor on why hospital workers are upset about the public’s behavior during COVID

Local ER doctor on why hospital workers are upset about the public’s behavior during COVID

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Food & Drink

 Evan Kleiman’s tips on cooking for Thanksgiving and using leftovers

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 Greater LA

Boyle Heights nonprofit feeds undocumented restaurant workers during pandemic Thanksgiving

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 Benjamin Madley and a California Genocide

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Trump campaign has lost or withdrawn about 30 legal challenges to election 2020 results

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In Residence: Perfume Genius covers Leonard Cohen and performs acclaimed new work

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 ‘Christmas Chronicles 2’ dives into holiday mythology in a big way, says critic

‘Christmas Chronicles 2’ dives into holiday mythology in a big way, says critic

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, rats seem to be more prominent in every major city.

Ratpocalypse: COVID pandemic is causing a rat infestation

Since the beginning of the pandemic, rats seem to be more prominent in every major city.

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Despite repeated public health warnings, more Americans are expected to fly for Thanksgiving than any time since the pandemic started.

Passengers arriving in LA could be bringing COVID with them. How airport officials are handling risks

Despite repeated public health warnings, more Americans are expected to fly for Thanksgiving than any time since the pandemic started.

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Robert Scheer sits down with professor and author Benjamin Madley to talk about a little known part of California's history.

Benjamin Madley and a California Genocide

Robert Scheer sits down with professor and author Benjamin Madley to talk about a little known part of California's history.

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Written at the beginning of this year, after a year spent on the road Jade Bird continues to sharpen her storytelling skills with “Headstart” a light-hearted song about a crush who…

Jade Bird: ‘Headstart’

Written at the beginning of this year, after a year spent on the road Jade Bird continues to sharpen her storytelling skills with “Headstart” a light-hearted song about a crush who…

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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.

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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.

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Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

Novena Carmel's playlist, November 26, 2020

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

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

Dan Wilcox's playlist, November 26, 2020

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

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A special one-hour edition of KCRW’s Private Playlist, featuring seven of our favorite listening sessions with Southern California’s most notable musical figures.

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A special one-hour edition of KCRW’s Private Playlist, featuring seven of our favorite listening sessions with Southern California’s most notable musical figures.

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We know him for his work with the greats including U2, Brian Eno, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Peter Gabriel to name a very few but it’s rare that 11-time Grammy Award winning producer…

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Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” is not a book to miss.

Douglas Stuart: “Shuggie Bain”

Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” is not a book to miss.

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Aaron Byrd sits in for Anne with a Thanksgiving special where he exclusively plays music he remembers hearing when he was little. Thanksgiving has been his favorite holiday since then.

Aaron Byrd guest hosts, November 26, 2020

Aaron Byrd sits in for Anne with a Thanksgiving special where he exclusively plays music he remembers hearing when he was little. Thanksgiving has been his favorite holiday since then.

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An international mix of future soul, deep dance, indie rock, and jazz.

Garth Trinidad's playlist, November 25, 2020

An international mix of future soul, deep dance, indie rock, and jazz.

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Critics review “The Christmas Chronicles 2,” about Santa Claus and a teenager who try to save Christmas from a troublemaker who aims to cancel the holiday forever; “Happiest Season,” a…

‘Christmas Chronicles 2’ dives into holiday mythology in a big way, says critic

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Fewer people at the dinner table this year means fewer people contributing sides, desserts, and drinks to the holiday feast.

Evan Kleiman’s tips on cooking for Thanksgiving and using leftovers

Fewer people at the dinner table this year means fewer people contributing sides, desserts, and drinks to the holiday feast.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

With Thanksgiving feeling a lot different this year, KCRW asked three Angelenos how they plan to safely celebrate the holiday.

From potluck door drops to hospital shifts, how Angelenos are navigating Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving feeling a lot different this year, KCRW asked three Angelenos how they plan to safely celebrate the holiday.

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In the kitchen of the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission — which provides meals, showers and beds to the city’s unhoused residents — a dozen men are deboning trays of turkeys.

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In the kitchen of the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission — which provides meals, showers and beds to the city’s unhoused residents — a dozen men are deboning trays of turkeys.

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"Doing things for others is enormously powerful to us and of course to others. I don't just mean like working in a food bank or a homeless shelter.

Give food, check in on a neighbor: Small acts of service can curb depression this pandemic Thanksgiving

"Doing things for others is enormously powerful to us and of course to others. I don't just mean like working in a food bank or a homeless shelter.

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for November 24, 2020.

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David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for November 24, 2020.

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