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Touting the 2028 Olympics as a “no-build” Games, the final venue line-up puts many sporting events at some of LA’s most iconic sites.

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Two SoCal music institutions come together for the first time to forge the connective tissue across time and genres.

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Portishead’s Beth Gibbons delivers a mesmerizing performance of cuts from 2024 her solo LP “Lives Outgrown,” live from Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Studio.

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Squash at Universal, Swimming at SoFi. LA Olympics venue list is out

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Rebecca Lemov, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, explores the origins of brainwashing and delves into the concept of how our minds can be influenced through…

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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.

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Ke Huy Quan shares how Jackie Chan’s “Project A” inspired him to pursue martial arts.

Ke Huy Quan on Jackie Chan’s ‘Project A’

Ke Huy Quan shares how Jackie Chan’s “Project A” inspired him to pursue martial arts.

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Actress and classically trained musician Lucia Micarelli fills us in on her forthcoming album “Anthropology.”

Musician Lucia Micarelli talks New Orleans and Nina Simone

Actress and classically trained musician Lucia Micarelli fills us in on her forthcoming album “Anthropology.”

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In the new book, “Sergio Leone by Himself,” author Sir Christopher Frayling dives deep into the mind of the legendary Italian filmmaker.

Author Sir Christopher Frayling has more to tell us about Sergio Leone

In the new book, “Sergio Leone by Himself,” author Sir Christopher Frayling dives deep into the mind of the legendary Italian filmmaker.

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr focuses on MSNBC for alleged “news distortion.” Plus, The Writer’s Guild should call more attention to a recent work embargo.

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr focuses on MSNBC for alleged “news distortion.” Plus, The Writer’s Guild should call more attention to a recent work embargo.

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Actor and activist Daryl Hannah’s latest challenge? Documenting her husband Neil Young’s ever evolving stage set-up via the new concert film “Coastal.”

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Actor and activist Daryl Hannah’s latest challenge? Documenting her husband Neil Young’s ever evolving stage set-up via the new concert film “Coastal.”

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Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

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Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

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Benjamin Lorr explores how the sliding doors at American grocery stores stay open.

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Benjamin Lorr explores how the sliding doors at American grocery stores stay open.

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Emily Mester examines what happens when consumption begins to consume you.

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Emily Mester examines what happens when consumption begins to consume you.

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LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

Grocery Goblin takes a sociological journey through LA via its grocery stores

LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

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When the first Trader Joe's opened in Pasadena in 1967, employees wore Polynesian shirts and Bermuda shorts, and referred to each other as "captain" and "first mate." But who is Joe?

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When the first Trader Joe's opened in Pasadena in 1967, employees wore Polynesian shirts and Bermuda shorts, and referred to each other as "captain" and "first mate." But who is Joe?

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