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Distract, delegate, document, delay and direct — these strategies are meant for situations of verbal harassment that haven’t risen to physical violence.

Distract, delegate, document, delay and direct — these strategies are meant for situations of verbal harassment that haven’t risen to physical violence.

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Hemp’s designer drug: Why delta-8 is flying off shelves

Delta-8 is stirring up the cannabis industry, and some people don’t exactly consider it weed or CBD. Nonetheless, you can still smoke, vape, and eat it.

‘Us Kids’ documentary chronicles Parkland survivors-turned-gun control activists

After the Parkland shooting, many survivors became gun control advocates and founded the March for Our Lives movement.

Joe Mathews: Gray Davis couldn’t save his own job, but maybe he can save Gavin Newsom’s

Former California Governor Gray Davis might be the most powerful ally for Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s ruling Democrats in defeating this year’s recall campaign.

‘Disordered Cosmos’ author on lack of diversity in college admissions and STEM fields

“People are really excited about science.

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic

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?

Samaritans

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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LSD and Ecstasy were once the hippy-trippy illegal substances for concerts, raves, and parties.

from Life Examined

Delta-8 is stirring up the cannabis industry, and some people don’t exactly consider it weed or CBD. Nonetheless, you can still smoke, vape, and eat it.

from KCRW Features

Josh Barro talks with the LRC panel about Republican-led states cutting back on jobless benefits, a ransomware attack on an energy company, and the controversial joys of parenthood.

from Left, Right & Center

Remember the hush money payments? Josh Barro and Ken White talk about the FEC’s lack of interest, Rudy as a witness, and more

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 Wild mustard beyond a condiment: Use it to make paper, ink, fertilizer

Wild mustard beyond a condiment: Use it to make paper, ink, fertilizer

 Good Food

Competing for the spotlight: Stone fruit and berries are in season

 Good Food

‘In the Weeds’: A carousel of pivots at Yang’s Kitchen

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Food & Drink

 A private bar where you can drink, hug, and ditch masks? Welcome to Risky Business in North Hollywood

A private bar where you can drink, hug, and ditch masks? Welcome to Risky Business in North Hollywood

 Greater LA

Eating with locals and refugees across Turkey, Cyprus, and Greece

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Dude food: ‘Comfort food with an edge of competitive destruction’

 Good Food

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 Witness an AAPI hate crime? Intervene to keep the streets safe by practicing the ‘5Ds’

Witness an AAPI hate crime? Intervene to keep the streets safe by practicing the ‘5Ds’

 KCRW Features

‘Us Kids’ documentary chronicles Parkland survivors-turned-gun control activists

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Joe Mathews: Gray Davis couldn’t save his own job, but maybe he can save Gavin Newsom’s

 Zócalo's Connecting California

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 Jeremy Sole's playlist, May 15, 2021

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 KCRW’s World Festival is back at the Hollywood Bowl with Kamasi Washington, James Blake, Brittany Howard and more

KCRW’s World Festival is back at the Hollywood Bowl with Kamasi Washington, James Blake, Brittany Howard and more

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SXSWhen?: No Age’s Randy Randall reflects on a year without shows and live music’s uncertain future

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How Arlo Parks followed her musical instincts into ‘Sunbeams’

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 Ellen DeGeneres ends her show, following allegations of a toxic workplace and ratings dropoff

Ellen DeGeneres ends her show, following allegations of a toxic workplace and ratings dropoff

 The Business

NBC ditches Globes for 2022, ‘A Quiet Place 2’ stars upset over shorter theatrical window, Disney misses on subscriber goals

 The Business

'Riders of Justice' can give you whiplash

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Anti-vaccine groups are spreading information online about where to buy forged cards and instructions on how to print your own, says reporter Sheera Frenkel.

Scammers are selling fake vaccine cards. How authorities are responding

Anti-vaccine groups are spreading information online about where to buy forged cards and instructions on how to print your own, says reporter Sheera Frenkel.

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Silverado, a long-term care facility chain with the majority of its locations in Southern California, started requiring COVID vaccines for employees starting March 1.

Vaccine mandate for employees? Some companies already have one

Silverado, a long-term care facility chain with the majority of its locations in Southern California, started requiring COVID vaccines for employees starting March 1.

from Greater LA

Risky Business is a private club in North Hollywood for fully vaccinated people, where people can drink and mingle without wearing masks or social distancing.

A private bar where you can drink, hug, and ditch masks? Welcome to Risky Business in North Hollywood

Risky Business is a private club in North Hollywood for fully vaccinated people, where people can drink and mingle without wearing masks or social distancing.

from Greater LA

The queen of daytime TV announced the upcoming 19th season of her show will be its last.

Ellen DeGeneres ends her show, following allegations of a toxic workplace and ratings dropoff

The queen of daytime TV announced the upcoming 19th season of her show will be its last.

from The Business

Ever since the LA Times published a February report on corruption within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the governing body of the Golden Globes, the organization has been in…

NBC ditches Globes for 2022, ‘A Quiet Place 2’ stars upset over shorter theatrical window, Disney misses on subscriber goals

Ever since the LA Times published a February report on corruption within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the governing body of the Golden Globes, the organization has been in…

from The Business

For years pharmaceutical companies have provide gifts and kickbacks to doctors who prescribed their drugs.

The Promotion of Medical Devices

For years pharmaceutical companies have provide gifts and kickbacks to doctors who prescribed their drugs.

from Second Opinion

Jeremy Sole hosts a sonic trip through the past, present and future of Roots music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

Jeremy Sole's playlist, May 15, 2021

Jeremy Sole hosts a sonic trip through the past, present and future of Roots music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

from Jeremy Sole

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, May 15, 2021

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

from José Galván

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, May 15, 2021

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

Psychotherapists, researchers and specialists say that MDMA has shifted the paradigm when it comes to the treatment of trauma.

MDMA: Club drug to promising trauma treatment

Psychotherapists, researchers and specialists say that MDMA has shifted the paradigm when it comes to the treatment of trauma.

from Life Examined

The 1960s and 1970s painted a mixed and controversial view of psychedelics, but their truly transformative nature may lie in their potential to heal.

Is a new psychedelic revolution upon us with MDMA?

The 1960s and 1970s painted a mixed and controversial view of psychedelics, but their truly transformative nature may lie in their potential to heal.

from Life Examined

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.

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

Anne Litt's playlist, May 14, 2021

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

from Anne Litt

Usually the simplest part of reviewing a movie is designating its genre.

'Riders of Justice' can give you whiplash

Usually the simplest part of reviewing a movie is designating its genre.

from Film Reviews

What do borders mean in a globalized world?

Eating with locals and refugees across Turkey, Cyprus, and Greece

What do borders mean in a globalized world?

from Good Food

A shift has occurred in how the media conditioned the public to think about men’s bodies and ideals.

Dude food: ‘Comfort food with an edge of competitive destruction’

A shift has occurred in how the media conditioned the public to think about men’s bodies and ideals.

from Good Food

Mushroom species are prolific and diverse, and less than 10% of them are documented, according to Doug Bierend .

Fungi fanatics: Focusing on the future

Mushroom species are prolific and diverse, and less than 10% of them are documented, according to Doug Bierend .

from Good Food