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Native artist Jeffrey Gibson represented the US at last year’s Venice Biennale. That same show is now on view at The Broad.

Native artist Jeffrey Gibson represented the US at last year’s Venice Biennale. That same show is now on view at The Broad.

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“The Rehearsal” takes a timely look at air safety

HBO’s “The Rehearsal” probes the causes of plane crashes at a time when flyers have increasing concerns about air safety.

KCRW Partner Screening: 'The Mortician'

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KCRW, Vidiots, and HBO Documentary Films invite you to an advance screening of The HBO Original Documentary series The Mortician, followed by a conversation with Director and Executive…

Why celebrated chef Thomas Keller asked a restaurant critic to leave The French Laundry

Thomas Keller is one of the country’s most acclaimed and powerful chefs.

Yukimi: KCRW Live from HQ

Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano caps off her debut North American solo tour with a stop at KCRW HQ; sharing cuts from her new LP “For You.”

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 It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, Internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small.

The Sam Sanders Show

It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, Internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small.

 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.

 Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

Question Everything

Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

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Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

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 Palisades High prom offers night to celebrate after the fire

Palisades High prom offers night to celebrate after the fire

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Mayor Bass pushes to bring Hollywood back to Hollywood

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell on police helicopters, budget cuts and data-sharing with ICE

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Food & Drink

 Why celebrated chef Thomas Keller asked a restaurant critic to leave The French Laundry

Why celebrated chef Thomas Keller asked a restaurant critic to leave The French Laundry

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Cherries go live at the farmers market

 Good Food

Roy Choi has 'big effing salads' and 'bomb ass beans' on his mind

 Good Food

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 An L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy faced jail time. Then Trump’s Department of Justice intervened

An L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy faced jail time. Then Trump’s Department of Justice intervened

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why are Republicans so far apart on a new tax bill?

 Left, Right & Center

Starvation is rampant in Gaza as Israel continues its blockade on food

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

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Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 21, 2025

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 Native artist brings Biennale show to The Broad

Native artist brings Biennale show to The Broad

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino tell us all about ‘Étoile’

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 “The Rehearsal” takes a timely look at air safety

“The Rehearsal” takes a timely look at air safety

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How Thomas Kinkade became the ‘painter of light.”

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Questlove remixes 50 years of ‘SNL’ music

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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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: May 21, 2025

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

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Chi-town indie artist Kai Slater records their quirky, nostalgic, lo-fi ditties under the moniker Sharp Pins. They also produce a rad ‘zine called HALLOGALLO .

Today’s Top Tune: Sharp Pins – ‘Sycophant’

Chi-town indie artist Kai Slater records their quirky, nostalgic, lo-fi ditties under the moniker Sharp Pins. They also produce a rad ‘zine called HALLOGALLO .

from Today's Top Tune

After the January fires displaced and scattered Palisades High’s seniors across LA, one student focuses on making prom a night to remember.

Palisades High prom offers night to celebrate after the fire

After the January fires displaced and scattered Palisades High’s seniors across LA, one student focuses on making prom a night to remember.

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Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, May 20, 2025

Music to make you feel.

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: May 20, 2025

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

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Mayor Bass announces a new directive to boost LA film production as shoot days drop 22%. And calls grow for expanded state tax credits to compete nationally.

Mayor Bass pushes to bring Hollywood back to Hollywood

Mayor Bass announces a new directive to boost LA film production as shoot days drop 22%. And calls grow for expanded state tax credits to compete nationally.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk is facing years in prison for pepper-spraying a woman in Lancaster. Department of Justice attorneys resigned after it intervened.

An L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy faced jail time. Then Trump’s Department of Justice intervened

L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk is facing years in prison for pepper-spraying a woman in Lancaster. Department of Justice attorneys resigned after it intervened.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New documentary ‘Art for Everybody’ charts painter Thomas Kinkade’s journey from brooding work to mass-producing ‘feel-good’ kitsch.

How Thomas Kinkade became the ‘painter of light.”

New documentary ‘Art for Everybody’ charts painter Thomas Kinkade’s journey from brooding work to mass-producing ‘feel-good’ kitsch.

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: May 20, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

NxWorries, duo of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, may have dropped the song of the summer.

KCRW’s Top 30: NxWorries, Men I Trust, Nation of Language

NxWorries, duo of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, may have dropped the song of the summer.

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Grammy-winners, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and big time hit-makers The Doobie Brothers have still got it. On June 6, they will release their 16th studio album Walk This Road.

Today’s Top Tune: The Doobie Brothers – ‘Learn To Let Go’

Grammy-winners, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and big time hit-makers The Doobie Brothers have still got it. On June 6, they will release their 16th studio album Walk This Road.

from Today's Top Tune

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

José Galván's playlist, May 19, 2025

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

from José Galván

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: May 19, 2025

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

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Questlove unpacks 50 years of “SNL” music, sharing backstage stories. Rhythm and risk drive his life behind the drums and the lens.

Questlove remixes 50 years of ‘SNL’ music

Questlove unpacks 50 years of “SNL” music, sharing backstage stories. Rhythm and risk drive his life behind the drums and the lens.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic held views that were against human procreation. He likely suffered from “profound psychological distress.”

What motivated the Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber?

The suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic held views that were against human procreation. He likely suffered from “profound psychological distress.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Five years since the George Floyd protests, has policing changed in Los Angeles? Chief Jim McDonnell sits down for a wide-ranging interview.

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell on police helicopters, budget cuts and data-sharing with ICE

Five years since the George Floyd protests, has policing changed in Los Angeles? Chief Jim McDonnell sits down for a wide-ranging interview.

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: May 19, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

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.

Eighty four year-old Irma Thomas is the “Soul Queen of New Orleans.” Galactic is a band that’s spent the last three decades generating uncompromising funk music.

Today’s Top Tune: Galactic & Irma Thomas – ‘Where I Belong’

Eighty four year-old Irma Thomas is the “Soul Queen of New Orleans.” Galactic is a band that’s spent the last three decades generating uncompromising funk music.

from Today's Top Tune