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Aloe Blacc's new album is about togetherness, family, love and compassion.

Aloe Blacc's new album is about togetherness, family, love and compassion.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Election 2020: Proposition 15 in 3 questions

Prop 15 would change how some commercial properties are taxed in California, bringing in more money for local governments and schools.

How Prop 13 affects funding and the quality of education for LA public schools

When California passed Prop 13 in 1978, it capped property taxes in the state. That meant a big reduction in tax revenue. One of the areas most affected: public schools.

OC schools are starting to reopen. Families and teachers have questions

Ten of 28 Orange County school districts will have teachers and students back in classrooms this week, using a hybrid model of in-person and online learning.

Hugh Masekela & Company Live in Lesotho: ‘Bajabula Bonke' (The Healing Song)

Hugh Masekela is mostly known as a South African trumpeter but his clarion call included activism and in 1980 Masekela lead a stadium-filled concert in Lesotho that challenged and…

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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.

Latest DJ Shows

The Fink + Forty Show

Two of Berlin's most informed tastemakers take us on a weekly journey soundtracked by what is rocking the hippest city on earth right now.

Sep. 28 57 min

Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

Sep. 28 2 hr, 49 min

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins hosts a mix of all kinds, from all over and all time.

Sep. 27 1 hr, 59 min

Raul Campos

Soulful grooves and fresh remixes from Latin rhythms to indie rock.

Sep. 27 2 hr, 48 min

The Lab

A roundtable of music experts.

Sep. 27 2 hr, 38 min

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Devendra Banhart: OLA 4
Sep 30

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Devendra Banhart: OLA 4
KCRW’s Lost Notes Season 3 Presents: This Album Saved 1980
Oct 01

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Stevie Wonder released seven albums from 1970 to 1976. It is an impenetrable run of albums and songs, one of the greatest in music history.

from Lost Notes

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Josh Barro speaks with Michael Brendan Dougherty, Jamelle Bouie and Emily Bazelon about the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the future of the Supreme Court.

from Left, Right & Center

Los Angeles

 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 28, 2020

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 28, 2020

 David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

‘In the Weeds’: a new weekly segment about life in the industry

 Good Food

Blending Burmese and Mexican cuisines at the farmer’s market

 Good Food

Food & Drink

 Photos: Witness the artistry of LA’s tortilla masters

Photos: Witness the artistry of LA’s tortilla masters

 Good Food

Stocking bottles from Black and female winemakers

 Good Food

Modern masa: the foundation of every good corn tortilla

 Good Food

Politics

 Election 2020: Proposition 15 in 3 questions

Election 2020: Proposition 15 in 3 questions

 Greater LA

How Prop 13 affects funding and the quality of education for LA public schools

 Greater LA

Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial philosophy and possible impact on the Supreme Court

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Hugh Masekela & Company Live in Lesotho: ‘Bajabula Bonke' (The Healing Song)

Hugh Masekela & Company Live in Lesotho: ‘Bajabula Bonke' (The Healing Song)

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 The Fink + Forty Show

Morning Becomes Eclectic's playlist, September 28, 2020

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Live Performances

 In Residence: Perfume Genius covers Leonard Cohen and performs acclaimed new work

In Residence: Perfume Genius covers Leonard Cohen and performs acclaimed new work

 Music Special Programming

In Residence: Yuna debuts R&B-pop gem and covers the White Stripes in live performance video

 Music Special Programming

In Residence: Norah Jones performs a Dolly Parton classic and new album tracks

 Music Special Programming

Hollywood

 How Aloe Blacc’s new album ‘All Love Everything’ fits this moment of quarantine and Black Lives Matter

How Aloe Blacc’s new album ‘All Love Everything’ fits this moment of quarantine and Black Lives Matter

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘The Comey Rule’ brings Russian interference to the small screen

 The Business

Hollywood returns to production, but will workers be protected?

 The Business

This Week on KCRW

KCRW's all-music channel Eclectic24, blending the collected talents and tastes of KCRW's DJs into a single voice. Free music streaming 24/7 at KCRW.com.

Eclectic 24

KCRW's all-music channel Eclectic24, blending the collected talents and tastes of KCRW's DJs into a single voice. Free music streaming 24/7 at KCRW.com.

from Eclectic 24

Tortilleria expert Gustavo Arellano and acclaimed L.A.

Photos: Witness the artistry of LA’s tortilla masters

Tortilleria expert Gustavo Arellano and acclaimed L.A.

from Good Food

Judge Amy Coney Barrett spoke this weekend in the White House Rose Garden after President Trump officially named her as his pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the…

Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial philosophy and possible impact on the Supreme Court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett spoke this weekend in the White House Rose Garden after President Trump officially named her as his pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Trump is in debt to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Those debts are soon coming due. For years, he paid no federal income taxes.

Trump has millions of dollars in debt, and a company he owns is renting California office space to Qatar

President Trump is in debt to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Those debts are soon coming due. For years, he paid no federal income taxes.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Two of Berlin's most informed tastemakers take us on a weekly journey soundtracked by what is rocking the hippest city on earth right now.

Latest Show

Two of Berlin's most informed tastemakers take us on a weekly journey soundtracked by what is rocking the hippest city on earth right now.

from The Fink + Forty Show

"She views the role of a judge as very humble and very small.

A conversation with SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s former law student

"She views the role of a judge as very humble and very small.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week: Watch the topping out at the new OC Museum of Art by Morphosis Architects; hear from developers and planners about facing up to systemic racism in planning; learn about…

5 design things to do Sept 28 - Oct 4

This week: Watch the topping out at the new OC Museum of Art by Morphosis Architects; hear from developers and planners about facing up to systemic racism in planning; learn about…

from Design and Architecture

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 28, 2020.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 28, 2020

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for September 28, 2020.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic's playlist, September 28, 2020

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

The Scottish band Travis are about to unleash their ninth studio album in early October.

Travis: “A Ghost”

The Scottish band Travis are about to unleash their ninth studio album in early October.

from Today's Top Tune

Fanatic! I hope you had an amazing and safe weekend. Did you get a copy of the Alan Vega record? It went fast! Thanks for checking it out.

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Fanatic! I hope you had an amazing and safe weekend. Did you get a copy of the Alan Vega record? It went fast! Thanks for checking it out.

from Henry Rollins

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

Novena Carmel's playlist, September 27, 2020

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

from Novena Carmel

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, September 27, 2020

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

We need to change how we care for people with type two diabetes, but unless we admit we need to change people’s health will suffer.

Shame and how it keeps us from improving

We need to change how we care for people with type two diabetes, but unless we admit we need to change people’s health will suffer.

from Second Opinion

Listen to Scott Dallavo's latest show.

Scott Dallavo's playlist, September 27, 2020

Listen to Scott Dallavo's latest show.

from The Lab

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

Novena Carmel's playlist, September 26, 2020

Novena Carmel, your neighbor with the flavor, serves up a fresh sample platter of timely and timeless soul, global funk, and tasty multi-genre grooves, old and new.

from Novena Carmel

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, September 26, 2020

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

The recent fires and record breaking heat wave have had a devastating impact on much of the west coast of America.

The implications of climate change on our health

The recent fires and record breaking heat wave have had a devastating impact on much of the west coast of America.

from Life Examined