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Spring is usually peak poppy season for Southern California, but limited winter showers dampened the flower species’ chances.

Spring is usually peak poppy season for Southern California, but limited winter showers dampened the flower species’ chances.

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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.

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KCRW, Film Independent, and Sony Pictures Classics invite you to an advance screening of On Swift Horses followed by a conversation with director Daniel Minahan, and actors Will…

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.

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

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

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 This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.

Lost Notes

This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.

 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.

 Madeleine Brand hosts Press Play, examining the latest ideas and trends shaping our world and Los Angeles. Streaming & podcast daily at KCRW.com.

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Madeleine Brand hosts Press Play, examining the latest ideas and trends shaping our world and Los Angeles. Streaming & podcast daily at KCRW.com.

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 Poppies aren’t popping: Why a superbloom won’t happen this year

Poppies aren’t popping: Why a superbloom won’t happen this year

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

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Angeleno explains tough decision to sell scorched dream home in Altadena

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 Luscious Scandinavian brown cheese isn’t technically a cheese

Luscious Scandinavian brown cheese isn’t technically a cheese

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Making pit-roasted birria is a family affair in this Inglewood backyard

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Turnips turn up at farmers markets

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

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Israelis and Palestinians on failed peace deal, resumed war

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

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

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 Eli Roth talks cinematic deep cuts… and disco(!)

Eli Roth talks cinematic deep cuts… and disco(!)

 The Treatment

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 The Treatment

Demi Moore on learning the art of living from a centenarian

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

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

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Documentarian Alex Gibney shares his wisdom on speaking truth to power

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United Talent Agency gets a new CEO and Village Roadshow goes bankrupt

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New releases in all genres.

Chris Douridas' playlist, February 23, 2025

New releases in all genres.

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Teen therapist Lisa Damour unravels the complexities of the adolescent mind and offers tips for raising well-adjusted teenagers.

Psychologist Lisa Damour on unlocking the teen brain

Teen therapist Lisa Damour unravels the complexities of the adolescent mind and offers tips for raising well-adjusted teenagers.

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Without warning, and with no time to develop alternative approaches, funding just stopped. People are dying.

The impact of USAID funding cuts in Uganda

Without warning, and with no time to develop alternative approaches, funding just stopped. People are dying.

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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.

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 make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, March 22, 2025

Music to make you feel.

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Filmmaker, actor, and avowed cinephile Eli Roth is telling us all about his Italian sex comedy soundtrack retrospective, “Eli Roth’s Red Light Disco.”

Eli Roth talks cinematic deep cuts… and disco(!)

Filmmaker, actor, and avowed cinephile Eli Roth is telling us all about his Italian sex comedy soundtrack retrospective, “Eli Roth’s Red Light Disco.”

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Mega-producer Will Packer (“Girls Trip”) reflects on his humble origins and wildly impressive resume around the release of his memoir, “Who Better Than You?”

Producer Will Packer on dreaming big and writing his memoir

Mega-producer Will Packer (“Girls Trip”) reflects on his humble origins and wildly impressive resume around the release of his memoir, “Who Better Than You?”

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Demi Moore recounts the inspiring story of Ilona Royce Smithkin, star of the 2014 documentary “Advanced Style,” who lived to 101.

Demi Moore on learning the art of living from a centenarian

Demi Moore recounts the inspiring story of Ilona Royce Smithkin, star of the 2014 documentary “Advanced Style,” who lived to 101.

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.

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.

Documentarian Alex Gibney taps into his experiences — including his ongoing Elon Musk series — with confronting power to remind us of our strength in numbers.

Documentarian Alex Gibney shares his wisdom on speaking truth to power

Documentarian Alex Gibney taps into his experiences — including his ongoing Elon Musk series — with confronting power to remind us of our strength in numbers.

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Can new leadership finally cure United Talent Agency of its “middle child syndrome?”

United Talent Agency gets a new CEO and Village Roadshow goes bankrupt

Can new leadership finally cure United Talent Agency of its “middle child syndrome?”

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Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.

Making pit-roasted birria is a family affair in this Inglewood backyard

Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.

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Chef Caroline Leff of Stir Crazy turns up at the farmer's market for a favorite root vegetable.

Turnips turn up at farmers markets

Chef Caroline Leff of Stir Crazy turns up at the farmer's market for a favorite root vegetable.

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Carolyn Kormann shares alarming facts about how microplastics have made their way into our bodies.

Microplastics have invaded our air, our water, our food, and our brains

Carolyn Kormann shares alarming facts about how microplastics have made their way into our bodies.

from Good Food

Deb Freeman traces the life of Edna Lewis, author of "The Taste of Country Cooking," in a new documentary.

Influential Southern chef Edna Lewis finally gets the documentary she deserves

Deb Freeman traces the life of Edna Lewis, author of "The Taste of Country Cooking," in a new documentary.

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While some people spent the pandemic starting sourdough, Jesse Valenciana got busy perfecting his birria.

Jesse Valenciana finds ways to use birria at breakfast and on the grill

While some people spent the pandemic starting sourdough, Jesse Valenciana got busy perfecting his birria.

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Mar. 21, 2025

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

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The music of Brixton-based Black Country, New Road makes us feel like we’re “Besties.”

Today’s Top Tune: Black Country, New Road – ‘Besties’

The music of Brixton-based Black Country, New Road makes us feel like we’re “Besties.”

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