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Evan Kleiman gives two recipes for making vegetarian "meatballs."

Evan Kleiman gives two recipes for making vegetarian "meatballs."

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From headshots to blazing infernos: Photographer Josh Edelson gets up close to CA wildfires

"I wear the same stuff firefighters wear. So yellow Nomex suit, helmet, goggles, boots, gloves, fire shelter. I drive a four-wheel drive vehicle. I bring a chainsaw.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, October 17, 2021

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

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Raul Campos' playlist, October 17, 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…

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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.

 In a political media landscape dominated by white men, “Our Body Politic” will be a source of news by and for Black women and women of color.

Our Body Politic

In a political media landscape dominated by white men, “Our Body Politic” will be a source of news by and for Black women and women of color.

 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.

 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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Josh, Liz, Sean and Amy talk about President Joe Biden’s economic problems and redistricting ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

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Documentary filmmaker Judith Ehrlich joins Robert Scheer on this week’s “Scheer Intelligence” to discuss “The Boys Who Said No,” a documentary about the Vietnam War draft resisters.

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It’s new music Friday and we’ve got a fresh batch of sonic delights to help you ease into weekend mode.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Fanatic! A great show lined up for you tonight. It’s an October mix tape with a full LP in our second hour. We hope you dig it.

from Henry Rollins

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 Prick up your ear, Los Angeles. Huitlacoche is at the farmer’s market

Prick up your ear, Los Angeles. Huitlacoche is at the farmer’s market

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Crowning Burritos La Palma with the Golden Tortilla

 Good Food

‘In the Weeds’: Welcome to the House of Gluten

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 How to make tiny croquettes — meatless meatballs — ample and flavorful

How to make tiny croquettes — meatless meatballs — ample and flavorful

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Baking the mother of all milk breads with Kristina Cho

 Good Food

Say cheese! Bill Addison reviews Agnes in Pasadena

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 The brave boys who helped end the Vietnam War

The brave boys who helped end the Vietnam War

 Scheer Intelligence

Biden has 99 problems and the ports back logs are just one

 Left, Right & Center

Mark Ridley-Thomas indictment will shock nonprofit world and homelessness advocates, says City Council reporter

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 Mixing It Up With the Master

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‘Succession’: How Jesse Armstrong created the most dysfunctional family on television

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Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special prompts backlash, employees plan a walkout in protest

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Chris Douridas' playlist, October 17, 2021

New releases in all genres.

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Fanatic! Happy October! I hope you’re getting in a lot of listening.

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Fanatic! Happy October! I hope you’re getting in a lot of listening.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, October 16, 2021.

Metropolis playlist, October 16, 2021

Metropolis playlist, October 16, 2021.

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

Dan Wilcox's playlist, October 16, 2021

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

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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, October 16, 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

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

Anne Litt's playlist, October 16, 2021

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

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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.

The data surrounding workplace burnout is alarming. We’re working on average 30% more than we did pre-pandemic.

Why more people are quitting their jobs than ever

The data surrounding workplace burnout is alarming. We’re working on average 30% more than we did pre-pandemic.

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Workplace burnout is not new. Many professions are particularly demanding, and even more so during the pandemic.

Is overwork literally killing us?

Workplace burnout is not new. Many professions are particularly demanding, and even more so during the pandemic.

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Listen to Scott Dallavo's latest show.

Scott Dallavo's playlist, October 15, 2021

Listen to Scott Dallavo's latest show.

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

Travis Holcombe's playlist, October 15, 2021

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

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A filmmaking couple in Mia Hansen-Løve's wonderful "Bergman Island" spend a summer residency on the island off the coast of Sweden where Ingmar Bergman lived and made some of his most…

Mixing It Up With the Master

A filmmaking couple in Mia Hansen-Løve's wonderful "Bergman Island" spend a summer residency on the island off the coast of Sweden where Ingmar Bergman lived and made some of his most…

from Film Reviews

With cultural influences from Britain, Chinese bakeries became popular in Hong Kong, offering breads, teas, custards, and tarts melding with popular ingredients like mango and teas to…

Baking the mother of all milk breads with Kristina Cho

With cultural influences from Britain, Chinese bakeries became popular in Hong Kong, offering breads, teas, custards, and tarts melding with popular ingredients like mango and teas to…

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Along a busy stretch in Old Town Pasadena, Bill Addison finds a neighborhood restaurant, Agnes .

Say cheese! Bill Addison reviews Agnes in Pasadena

Along a busy stretch in Old Town Pasadena, Bill Addison finds a neighborhood restaurant, Agnes .

from Good Food

Huitlacoche has long been considered a delicacy in Mexico, but in the U.S., it goes by the unfortunate name of corn smut, or corn fungus.

Prick up your ear, Los Angeles. Huitlacoche is at the farmer’s market

Huitlacoche has long been considered a delicacy in Mexico, but in the U.S., it goes by the unfortunate name of corn smut, or corn fungus.

from Good Food

A winner has been crowned in this year’s KCRW & Gustavo’s Great Tortilla Tournament of Champions !

Crowning Burritos La Palma with the Golden Tortilla

A winner has been crowned in this year’s KCRW & Gustavo’s Great Tortilla Tournament of Champions !

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When the doors of M.

‘In the Weeds’: Welcome to the House of Gluten

When the doors of M.

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Kkenip Buchimgae (깻잎 부침개 • Perilla Leaf and Scallion Pancakes) Makes 12-16 Medium Pancakes DIFFICULTY: Easy ALLERGENS: GFO,NF When I announced to my family that I was going vegan,…

The Korean Vegan: Joanne Lee Molinaro shares recipes and her family’s immigration story

Kkenip Buchimgae (깻잎 부침개 • Perilla Leaf and Scallion Pancakes) Makes 12-16 Medium Pancakes DIFFICULTY: Easy ALLERGENS: GFO,NF When I announced to my family that I was going vegan,…

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The HBO series “Succession” follows the super rich and deeply dysfunctional Roy family, as the kids fight to win patriarch Logan Roy's favor and lock down a position of power in their…

‘Succession’: How Jesse Armstrong created the most dysfunctional family on television

The HBO series “Succession” follows the super rich and deeply dysfunctional Roy family, as the kids fight to win patriarch Logan Roy's favor and lock down a position of power in their…

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