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The City of LA is forming a new partnership with the state of California to eliminate all rental debt for low-income households financially impacted by the pandemic.

The City of LA is forming a new partnership with the state of California to eliminate all rental debt for low-income households financially impacted by the pandemic. The application period opens Sept. 1.

from Greater LA

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.

Kawan DeBose: ‘Wait’ (feat. Inara George)

You may know Kawan DeBose for his stint on Season 12 of “The Voice.” This time, he’s teaming up with local folk hero Inara George to share his jazzy reggae inspired song, “Wait.”

LeRoy Downs' playlist, August 29, 2021

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

Jeremy Sole's playlist, August 29, 2021

Jeremy Sole hosts a sonic trip through the past, present and future of Roots music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

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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.

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If you're a registered voter in California, your ballot for the gubernatorial recall election should be showing up in your mailbox soon, if you haven't received it already.

from Zócalo's Connecting California

Maj. Danny Sjursen weighs in on the U.S. exit from Afghanistan and Gen. David Petraeus’ dangerously false narrative about our country’s longest war.

from Scheer Intelligence

The recently released documentary “Summer of Soul” is panning out to be the film of the summer.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Josh, David and Megan discuss the terrorist attack that killed 13 American troops in the final days of evacuation flights from Afghanistan, and why it’s so hard for the government to…

from Left, Right & Center

Los Angeles

 LA’s new relief program could pay all your COVID-driven rental debt. Here’s how you qualify

LA’s new relief program could pay all your COVID-driven rental debt. Here’s how you qualify

 Greater LA

Religious exemption may be a loophole in vaccine mandates

 KCRW Features

‘In the Weeds’ with Beny Ashburn and Teo Hunter of Crowns & Hops

 Good Food

Food & Drink

 How ‘bout them apples? ‘Tis the season at the farmer’s market

How ‘bout them apples? ‘Tis the season at the farmer’s market

 Good Food

Unsnackable: Dreaming about inaccessible snacks during the pandemic

 Good Food

Writing for science fiction: Eating unfamiliar food in a familiar world

 Good Food

Politics

 The bombing at Kabul airport

The bombing at Kabul airport

 Left, Right & Center

America’s war machine refuses to let Afghanistan go

 Scheer Intelligence

What we know about ISIS-K, the anti-Taliban terrorist group springing up amid evacuations at Kabul airport

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Eclectic 24

Eclectic 24

 Eclectic 24

Kawan DeBose: ‘Wait’ (feat. Inara George)

 Today's Top Tune

Jeremy Sole's playlist, August 29, 2021

 Jeremy Sole

Live Performances

 Watch Metallica perform with Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl

Watch Metallica perform with Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl

 Music News

Kamasi Washington is composing a ballet, writing a graphic novel, and binge watching his own mind

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Entertainment

 An urban legend about an urban legend

An urban legend about an urban legend

 Film Reviews

Nicolas Cage searches for his stolen companion animal in ‘Pig’

 Good Food

You shouldn't say the name ‘Candyman,’ but should you watch the film?

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This Week on KCRW

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

Dan Wilcox's playlist, August 29, 2021

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

from Dan Wilcox

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, August 29, 2021

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

from José Galván

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, August 29, 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

Defensive medicine add costs but not value to clinical care.

Defensive Medicine

Defensive medicine add costs but not value to clinical care.

from Second Opinion

Fanatic. I hope you had a great week. We have a great batch of tunes lined up. A tough week. Charlie Watts, Afghanistan. Luckily we have music.

KCRW Broadcast 648

Fanatic. I hope you had a great week. We have a great batch of tunes lined up. A tough week. Charlie Watts, Afghanistan. Luckily we have music.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, August 28, 2021.

Metropolis playlist, August 28, 2021

Metropolis playlist, August 28, 2021.

from Metropolis

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

Dan Wilcox's playlist, August 28, 2021

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

from Dan Wilcox

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, August 28, 2021

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

from José Galván

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, August 28, 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

Most of us live busy lives. Between emails, texts, work, family, and friends, it’s easy to get bombarded by obligations and invitations.

How and why it’s time to start saying ‘no’

Most of us live busy lives. Between emails, texts, work, family, and friends, it’s easy to get bombarded by obligations and invitations.

from Life Examined

When we buy a new phone, bike, or car, we instinctively want all the bells and whistles.

How to solve problems and create balance by subtraction

When we buy a new phone, bike, or car, we instinctively want all the bells and whistles.

from Life Examined

While some people begin to apply for a religious exemption to avoid workplace coronavirus vaccine mandates, UCSB religious studies professor Joseph Blankholm says he does not know of…

Religious exemption may be a loophole in vaccine mandates

While some people begin to apply for a religious exemption to avoid workplace coronavirus vaccine mandates, UCSB religious studies professor Joseph Blankholm says he does not know of…

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.

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.

A Global Exploration of Sounds.

Aaron Byrd's playlist, August 27, 2021

A Global Exploration of Sounds.

from Aaron Byrd

In the movie world the word "sequel" is usually a synonym for letdown. Not so with the new "Candyman," which calls itself a "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 slasher classic.

An urban legend about an urban legend

In the movie world the word "sequel" is usually a synonym for letdown. Not so with the new "Candyman," which calls itself a "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 slasher classic.

from Film Reviews

With Rosh Hashanah a week from Monday, market correspondent Gillian Ferguson visits the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market with chef Megan Tucker of the vegan Jewish deli Mort & Betty’s .

How ‘bout them apples? ‘Tis the season at the farmer’s market

With Rosh Hashanah a week from Monday, market correspondent Gillian Ferguson visits the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market with chef Megan Tucker of the vegan Jewish deli Mort & Betty’s .

from Good Food

Filmmaker Michael Sarnoski recalls an article describing how truffle hunters would sit on their porches at night to protect their valuable dogs and pigs from being stolen.

Nicolas Cage searches for his stolen companion animal in ‘Pig’

Filmmaker Michael Sarnoski recalls an article describing how truffle hunters would sit on their porches at night to protect their valuable dogs and pigs from being stolen.

from Good Food