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Critics review the latest film releases: “Elio,” “The Damned,” “Meeting with Pol Pot,” and “Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers.”

Critics review the latest film releases: “Elio,” “The Damned,” “Meeting with Pol Pot,” and “Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

An Incubator: The Rights of a Brain-Dead Woman

Should a state have the authority to override a woman’s wishes regarding her body—not for her benefit, but for someone else’s?

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.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, June 21, 2025

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

AI’s role in filmmaking with Peter Micelli, Neil Parris, and Sean Douglas

Elvis speaks with stakeholders to discuss AI's role in filmmaking, innovation, and humanity at last month’s Cannes Film Festival

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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.

 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.

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 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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 Are kids ready to talk about immigration raids? Therapists say yes

Are kids ready to talk about immigration raids? Therapists say yes

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Lakers owners to sell majority stake worth $10 billion

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Love Letters to LA: East LA and Boyle Heights

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 Meat is left sizzling on the grill as ICE raids taqueros and street vendors in LA County

Meat is left sizzling on the grill as ICE raids taqueros and street vendors in LA County

 Good Food

From St. Lucia to New Orleans: Nina Compton shares her chef's journey through recipes

 Good Food

Hawa Hassan revisits her migration from Somalia as she visits war-torn countries

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Politics

 GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis on studio reactions under pressure fromTrump administration

GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis on studio reactions under pressure fromTrump administration

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Isolation or intervention? Trump keeps plans for Iran to himself

 Left, Right & Center

SCOTUS allows Tennessee to ban gender-affirming treatment for trans minors

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 Tony Gilroy on playing with expectations and why ‘Andor’ is his ultimate passion project

Tony Gilroy on playing with expectations and why ‘Andor’ is his ultimate passion project

 The Treatment

Kerry Washington shows some love for museums

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Weekend film reviews: ‘Elio,’ ‘The Damned,’ ‘Meeting with Pol Pot’

 Weekend Film Reviews

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 Weekend film reviews: ‘Elio,’ ‘The Damned,’ ‘Meeting with Pol Pot’

Weekend film reviews: ‘Elio,’ ‘The Damned,’ ‘Meeting with Pol Pot’

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 The Treatment

‘Jaws’ at 50: Americans still fear sharks a half-century after blockbuster’s debut

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Tony Gilroy shares his enthusiasm for subverting audience expectations in his storytelling and expresses how much he has enjoyed working on the Star Wars prequel series, ‘Andor’.

Tony Gilroy on playing with expectations and why ‘Andor’ is his ultimate passion project

Tony Gilroy shares his enthusiasm for subverting audience expectations in his storytelling and expresses how much he has enjoyed working on the Star Wars prequel series, ‘Andor’.

from The Treatment

Actress Kerry Washington expresses her deep affection for museums, particularly two iconic New York institutions.

Kerry Washington shows some love for museums

Actress Kerry Washington expresses her deep affection for museums, particularly two iconic New York institutions.

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.

ICE raids and chaotic downtown streets are bad enough for adults, but how are kids handling all this?

Are kids ready to talk about immigration raids? Therapists say yes

ICE raids and chaotic downtown streets are bad enough for adults, but how are kids handling all this?

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Half a century after “Jaws” sparked a fear of sharks in Americans, recent research shows humans don’t need to be afraid of the big fish.

‘Jaws’ at 50: Americans still fear sharks a half-century after blockbuster’s debut

Half a century after “Jaws” sparked a fear of sharks in Americans, recent research shows humans don’t need to be afraid of the big fish.

from KCRW Features

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.

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: June 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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Masters talks with GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis about declining LGBTQ+ visibility in films. She says Trump is applying pressure and studios are bending the knee.

GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis on studio reactions under pressure fromTrump administration

Masters talks with GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis about declining LGBTQ+ visibility in films. She says Trump is applying pressure and studios are bending the knee.

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Disney and Universal’s lawsuit against Midjourney could determine the future of AI use in TV and film.

Disney and Universal sue GenAI company for copying its characters

Disney and Universal’s lawsuit against Midjourney could determine the future of AI use in TV and film.

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Memo Torres reports on how immigration raids are impacting local food businesses.

Meat is left sizzling on the grill as ICE raids taqueros and street vendors in LA County

Memo Torres reports on how immigration raids are impacting local food businesses.

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Nina Compton makes a case for New Orleans and the Caribbean being similar, with a familiar "self of being."

From St. Lucia to New Orleans: Nina Compton shares her chef's journey through recipes

Nina Compton makes a case for New Orleans and the Caribbean being similar, with a familiar "self of being."

from Good Food

Hawa Hassan, who escaped civil war in Mogadishu, shares stories of displacement in eight other regions of the world.

Hawa Hassan revisits her migration from Somalia as she visits war-torn countries

Hawa Hassan, who escaped civil war in Mogadishu, shares stories of displacement in eight other regions of the world.

from Good Food

Journalist Christina Cooke visits Patrick Brown on his farm in North Carolina, where he is reclaiming his family's history and land.

Patrick Chandler Brown is reclaiming ancestral land and empowering other farmers

Journalist Christina Cooke visits Patrick Brown on his farm in North Carolina, where he is reclaiming his family's history and land.

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Anne Litt guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: June 20, 2025

Anne Litt guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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During the pandemic, Silvana Estrada found herself home alone and broken-hearted. She was also facing some serious insomnia so she picked up her guitar and went to work.

Today’s Top Tune: Silvana Estrada – ‘Como Un Pájaro’

During the pandemic, Silvana Estrada found herself home alone and broken-hearted. She was also facing some serious insomnia so she picked up her guitar and went to work.

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The latest film releases include Elio, The Damned, Meeting with Pol Pot, and Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Elio,’ ‘The Damned,’ ‘Meeting with Pol Pot’

The latest film releases include Elio, The Damned, Meeting with Pol Pot, and Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers.

from Weekend Film Reviews

What does “America First” mean when it comes to U.S. plans for Iran? The business community puts pressure on immigration policy.

Isolation or intervention? Trump keeps plans for Iran to himself

What does “America First” mean when it comes to U.S. plans for Iran? The business community puts pressure on immigration policy.

from Left, Right & Center

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

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, June 19, 2025

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

from Tyler Boudreaux