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Duarte’s annual count of unhoused residents is still on, despite being delayed due to COVID, and they’re looking for Angelenos to help next month.

Duarte’s annual count of unhoused residents is still on, despite being delayed due to COVID, and they’re looking for Angelenos to help next month.

from KCRW Features

Teachers out sick, classes combined: LAUSD weathers Omicron

LAUSD classrooms are seeing major disruptions as the district grapples with record COVID rates among students and staff.

Bent By Nature archives: Sonic Youth (1988)

Fresh off releasing “Daydream Nation,” Sonic Youth stopped by KCRW to discuss Thurston Moore’s association with Glenn Branca, the band’s philosophy on good (and bad) reviews, and what Kim Gordon calls “the urban thrash thing.”

LA Opera’s new Latina conductor wants to make classical arts more accessible

Newly minted LA Opera conductor Lina González-Granados often works with young singers outside of performance halls and says the LA Opera does a good job of bringing music to other…

After losing daughter to cystic fibrosis, a mom is sharing ‘Salt in My Soul’ to help others

“Salt in My Soul” is a documentary and book about former KCRW intern Mallory Smith, who died of cystic fibrosis at age 25.

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

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 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

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Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

 Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

 Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

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Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

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Bradley Cooper has two films out — “Licorice Pizza” and “Nightmare Alley.” In the first of a two-part interview, Cooper tells KCRW how he prepared for each role.

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Columnist Joe Mathews channels Plato and Jonathan Swift as he proposes universal orphanhood to be a straight path to societal equity in California.

from Zócalo's Connecting California

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard has been hard at work on “Ocean Child,” his curated tribute compilation to the songs of Yoko Ono, featuring a wide range of guests including We Are…

from Today's Top Tune

In Damon Albarn’s only in-person interview around his new solo album, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman discusses making “The Nearer the Fountain,” harmonic destinations, and scoring the Icelandic sunrise.

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 Accurate homeless count affects where cash flows. You can help in Duarte

Accurate homeless count affects where cash flows. You can help in Duarte

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Teachers out sick, classes combined: LAUSD weathers Omicron

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why are CA politicians ditching public office, going nonprofit?

 Zócalo's Connecting California

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 New San Gabriel food hall aims to build community — Bill Addison reviews

New San Gabriel food hall aims to build community — Bill Addison reviews

 Good Food

The consequences of cooling technology are chilling

 Good Food

Tools of the trade: New book explores the design and history of kitchen implements

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 President Biden gets report card as he faces challenges on voting rights, Ukraine

President Biden gets report card as he faces challenges on voting rights, Ukraine

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Op-ed: California parents should be forced to swap their kids

 Zócalo's Connecting California

Did Joe Biden fulfill his pandemic promises 1 year into presidency?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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 SiLVA's playlist, January 21, 2022

SiLVA's playlist, January 21, 2022

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 LA Opera’s new Latina conductor wants to make classical arts more accessible

LA Opera’s new Latina conductor wants to make classical arts more accessible

 KCRW Features

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 After losing daughter to cystic fibrosis, a mom is sharing ‘Salt in My Soul’ to help others

After losing daughter to cystic fibrosis, a mom is sharing ‘Salt in My Soul’ to help others

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Serving in the California government can be demoralizing, so many of the state’s promising public officials have found greener pastures — and more power — in nonprofits.

Why are CA politicians ditching public office, going nonprofit?

Serving in the California government can be demoralizing, so many of the state’s promising public officials have found greener pastures — and more power — in nonprofits.

from Zócalo's Connecting California

The authors of “Out of Office” discuss how telecommuting can make people feel an unhealthy need to constantly work, and why it’s problematic to tie so much of your identity to your…

‘Out of Office’ authors on reevaluating our (toxic) relationships with our jobs

The authors of “Out of Office” discuss how telecommuting can make people feel an unhealthy need to constantly work, and why it’s problematic to tie so much of your identity to your…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

House, disco, trip hop, oldies and all of the deep cuts in between.

SiLVA's playlist, January 21, 2022

House, disco, trip hop, oldies and all of the deep cuts in between.

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New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

Travis Holcombe's playlist, January 21, 2022

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

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"Lunana: A Yak In the Classroom" is Bhutan's international-feature entry for the Oscars.

Altitude Adjustment

"Lunana: A Yak In the Classroom" is Bhutan's international-feature entry for the Oscars.

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Bill Addison visits Blossom Market Hall in San Gabriel, where a couple from the area return home on a mission to build community by showcasing a spectrum of food options.

New San Gabriel food hall aims to build community — Bill Addison reviews

Bill Addison visits Blossom Market Hall in San Gabriel, where a couple from the area return home on a mission to build community by showcasing a spectrum of food options.

from Good Food

David Owen goes behind the scenes of modern refrigeration — its history and the unintended consequences in its wake.

The consequences of cooling technology are chilling

David Owen goes behind the scenes of modern refrigeration — its history and the unintended consequences in its wake.

from Good Food

Design curator and writer Corinne Mynatt became fascinated with objects she found at flea markets and began researching their history and function.

Tools of the trade: New book explores the design and history of kitchen implements

Design curator and writer Corinne Mynatt became fascinated with objects she found at flea markets and began researching their history and function.

from Good Food

Furloughed from their jobs in the early days of the pandemic, first-time entrepreneurs Rhea and Marcel Michel decided to open a food business.

Mexican and Indian flavors collide at Saucy Chick Rotisserie

Furloughed from their jobs in the early days of the pandemic, first-time entrepreneurs Rhea and Marcel Michel decided to open a food business.

from Good Food

Clocking in at just under 1,000 pages, food writer and editor Amanda Hesser unearths new recipes in the New York Times archives that provide an overarching retrospective of the…

What makes a recipe essential? Amanda Hesser updates a classic

Clocking in at just under 1,000 pages, food writer and editor Amanda Hesser unearths new recipes in the New York Times archives that provide an overarching retrospective of the…

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Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson gets the lowdown on greens from Megan Strom of County Line Harvest and Adrian Castro of Coffee Coffee.

Seeing green at the farmer’s market

Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson gets the lowdown on greens from Megan Strom of County Line Harvest and Adrian Castro of Coffee Coffee.

from Good Food

Bradley Cooper shares his worries about the streaming future, even though his next film is going to Netflix.

Bradley Cooper on Rocket Raccoon’s voice, his next film going to Netflix

Bradley Cooper shares his worries about the streaming future, even though his next film is going to Netflix.

from The Business

Netflix now costs as much as HBO Max. How will subscribers react to the price hike? In the world of linear TV, the CW is for sale, which puts a lot of TV writers out of a job.

Netflix raises prices, the CW up for sale

Netflix now costs as much as HBO Max. How will subscribers react to the price hike? In the world of linear TV, the CW is for sale, which puts a lot of TV writers out of a job.

from The Business

We’ve got the New Music Friday flavor to help you ease into the weekend, plus sounds out of Berlin by way of Tel Aviv. Tune in to hear songstress and producer J.

MBE Jan. 21: New sounds out of Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Spain

We’ve got the New Music Friday flavor to help you ease into the weekend, plus sounds out of Berlin by way of Tel Aviv. Tune in to hear songstress and producer J.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 21, 2022.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 21, 2022

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 21, 2022.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

The standard Netflix plan now costs $15.49 a month — 50 cents more than HBO Max. Some subscribers may cancel, but the price will likely continue to rise as Netflix grows.

Netflix hikes prices, how will subscribers react?

The standard Netflix plan now costs $15.49 a month — 50 cents more than HBO Max. Some subscribers may cancel, but the price will likely continue to rise as Netflix grows.

from Hollywood Breakdown

Named after Erykah Badu’s sophomore album, London’s Mamas Gun are soul titans in the making.

Mamas Gun: ‘Looking For Moses’

Named after Erykah Badu’s sophomore album, London’s Mamas Gun are soul titans in the making.

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Panelists discuss how President Biden is doing one year into his tenure, what the U.S. can — and should — do about Russia, and what Republicans stand for in 2022.

President Biden gets report card as he faces challenges on voting rights, Ukraine

Panelists discuss how President Biden is doing one year into his tenure, what the U.S. can — and should — do about Russia, and what Republicans stand for in 2022.

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