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Warner Bros. Discovery will soon break up. David Zaslav is set to oversee studios and streaming while CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels will handle global networks.

Warner Bros. Discovery will soon break up. David Zaslav is set to oversee studios and streaming while CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels will handle global networks.

from The Business

Afraid to leave home amid ICE raids? YMCA delivers meals to you

Executives at the LA YMCA started a grassroots effort to bring free food and essentials to immigrant families anxious about ICE. They’ve had dozens of requests.

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

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

Memo Torres extols the pozole at Doña Ana

Memo Torres discovers a pozole palace in the San Fernando Valley.

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

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Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Jun. 18 1 hr, 59 min

FREAKS ONLY

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

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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

Francesca Harding guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: June 19, 2025

Francesca Harding guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

The Buss family, who owns the Los Angeles Lakers, has agreed to sell the team’s majority ownership in a deal with LA Dodgers principal owner Mark Walter.

Lakers owners to sell majority stake worth $10 billion

The Buss family, who owns the Los Angeles Lakers, has agreed to sell the team’s majority ownership in a deal with LA Dodgers principal owner Mark Walter.

from KCRW Features

High school student Jess shares her love for LA with a special shout-out to her family’s piñata business.

Love Letters to LA: East LA and Boyle Heights

High school student Jess shares her love for LA with a special shout-out to her family’s piñata business.

from KCRW Features

AI can’t feel the beat, but Mocky can. That’s why this groovy single uses live instrumentation and analog recording to celebrate the power of the human voice.

Today’s Top Tune: Mocky – ‘Music Will Explain’

AI can’t feel the beat, but Mocky can. That’s why this groovy single uses live instrumentation and analog recording to celebrate the power of the human voice.

from Today's Top Tune

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, June 18, 2025

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

In the second hour of the show, enigmatic LA producer Real Bad Man drops by to spin FREAKS ONLY's first all hip-hop guest mix, and have a quick chat with host Travis Holcolmbe.

FREAKS ONLY Playlist June 18th: Real Bad Man KCRW Guest Mix

In the second hour of the show, enigmatic LA producer Real Bad Man drops by to spin FREAKS ONLY's first all hip-hop guest mix, and have a quick chat with host Travis Holcolmbe.

from FREAKS ONLY

Enigmatic LA producer Real Bad Man drops FREAKS ONLY’s first all hip-hop guest mix.

Real Bad Man: KCRW Guest Mix

Enigmatic LA producer Real Bad Man drops FREAKS ONLY’s first all hip-hop guest mix.

from FREAKS ONLY

In a 6-3 ruling today, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning some medical treatments for transgender minors. The decision could have broad implications nationwide.

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

In a 6-3 ruling today, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning some medical treatments for transgender minors. The decision could have broad implications nationwide.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Each summer, tomatoes arrive in a kaleidoscope of shapes and colors. Ripe tomatoes are so good that most ways to prepare them are very simple. Here are unusual recipes to try.

Tons of tomatoes in your garden or kitchen? Try these unconventional recipes

Each summer, tomatoes arrive in a kaleidoscope of shapes and colors. Ripe tomatoes are so good that most ways to prepare them are very simple. Here are unusual recipes to try.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

C-SPAN is facing an existential crisis as more people cut the cable cord. Longtime CNN journalist Sam Feist took the reins of C-SPAN last year with a mandate to turn things around.

C-SPAN wants to be the exception to a polarized media landscape

C-SPAN is facing an existential crisis as more people cut the cable cord. Longtime CNN journalist Sam Feist took the reins of C-SPAN last year with a mandate to turn things around.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Sharon Van Etten returns to KCRW with her new band The Attachment Theory for an extended and invigorating performance of songs from their self-titled LP.

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory: KCRW Live from HQ

Sharon Van Etten returns to KCRW with her new band The Attachment Theory for an extended and invigorating performance of songs from their self-titled LP.

from Live From

KCRW's signature music program, Morning Becomes Eclectic, is hosted by Novena Carmel and features a thoughtfully curated mix of new releases, timeless classics, offbeat gems, live…

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: June 18, 2025

KCRW's signature music program, Morning Becomes Eclectic, is hosted by Novena Carmel and features a thoughtfully curated mix of new releases, timeless classics, offbeat gems, live…

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Former wildland firefighter Kelly Ramsey’s new memoir is about the mental and physical cost of being on the frontlines of California’s largest blazes.

Former wildland firefighter on rampant mental health problems, eco-devastation

Former wildland firefighter Kelly Ramsey’s new memoir is about the mental and physical cost of being on the frontlines of California’s largest blazes.

from KCRW Features

Brooklyn-based artist and producer url just dropped this indie-pop love song that’s built from English and French vocal samples.

Today’s Top Tune: url – ‘skin’

Brooklyn-based artist and producer url just dropped this indie-pop love song that’s built from English and French vocal samples.

from Today's Top Tune

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, June 17, 2025

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: June 17, 2025

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

from FREAKS ONLY