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The CDC says across the entire country, flu activity is minimal. In California, only a tiny percentage of tests have come back positive.

The CDC says across the entire country, flu activity is minimal. In California, only a tiny percentage of tests have come back positive.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Artist Kieran Wright creates palm-sized pieces of LA history

Kieran Wright has been spending his pandemic creating small scale replicas of LA’s most historic and quintessential businesses.

Science proves Zoom meetings are awful. Here are tips to make them better

Videoconferencing can make you feel socially, emotionally, and physically fatigued. That’s according to Jeremy Bailenson of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab.

Fry’s Electronics permanently closes due to pandemic plus competition from Amazon and new tech

The reaction to Fry’s going under has been sentimental. Many customers have fond memories of the chain’s oddball stores, with themes like Alice in Wonderland or outer space.

Metropolis playlist, February 27, 2021

Metropolis playlist, February 27, 2021.

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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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From California to Colombia. Brooklyn to Brazil. 2021 to 1976. Serenades, foot stompers and shoulder shakers.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Josh Barro and LRC panelists David Dayen and Tim Carney discuss third covid vaccine that will be available in the US, Trump’s resurfacing at CPAC, minimum wage and fallout from Texas…

from Left, Right & Center

California’s vaccine rollout has been less than smooth.

from KCRW Features

There’s no doubt 2021 is off to a great start in regards to music. There's been so many releases to help us get through these most interesting times.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Los Angeles

 Artist Kieran Wright creates palm-sized pieces of LA history

Artist Kieran Wright creates palm-sized pieces of LA history

 Greater LA

Turning out fine dining-worthy takeout with farmers market produce

 Good Food

Tomatomania! Get to planting tomato seedlings

 Good Food

Food & Drink

 ‘In the Weeds’: Pasjoli opts for takeout in lieu of tableside

‘In the Weeds’: Pasjoli opts for takeout in lieu of tableside

 Good Food

Reaching a boiling point

 Good Food

Say ‘Check, please!’ before receiving and eating dinner

 Good Food

Politics

 A third vaccine

A third vaccine

 Left, Right & Center

How Biden administration’s attitude toward Saudi Arabia is changing

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

SCOTUS and the subpoena

 All the Presidents' Lawyers

Best New Music

 Metropolis playlist, February 27, 2021

Metropolis playlist, February 27, 2021

 Metropolis

Jason Kramer's playlist, February 27, 2021

 Jason Kramer

Chris Douridas' playlist, February 27, 2021

 Chris Douridas

Live Performances

 How Arlo Parks followed her musical instincts into ‘Sunbeams’

How Arlo Parks followed her musical instincts into ‘Sunbeams’

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Hollywood

 When the Feds are the enemy

When the Feds are the enemy

 Film Reviews

Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung was ready to walk away from ‘Minari.’ Then producer Christina Oh read his script

 The Business

With Paramount+, what’s old is new again

 The Business

This Week on KCRW

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

Jason Kramer's playlist, February 27, 2021

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

from Jason Kramer

Chris Douridas hosts a far-reaching assortment of the best new music from all around the globe. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

Chris Douridas' playlist, February 27, 2021

Chris Douridas hosts a far-reaching assortment of the best new music from all around the globe. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

from Chris Douridas

A Global Exploration of Sounds.

Aaron Byrd's playlist, February 27, 2021

A Global Exploration of Sounds.

from Aaron Byrd

Death and dying are inevitable and a natural part of life’s cycle.

Could Death with Dignity legislation open up a slippery slope?

Death and dying are inevitable and a natural part of life’s cycle.

from Life Examined

In March 2020, Esmé Deprez received a text from her father. Suffering from ALS, Ronald David Deprez had had enough.

An intimate account of a medically assisted death

In March 2020, Esmé Deprez received a text from her father. Suffering from ALS, Ronald David Deprez had had enough.

from Life Examined

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.

from 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.

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.

from Eclectic 24

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

Travis Holcombe's playlist, February 26, 2021

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

from Travis Holcombe

Josh Barro and LRC panelists David Dayen and Tim Carney discuss third covid vaccine that will be available in the US, Trump’s resurfacing at CPAC, minimum wage and fallout from Texas…

A third vaccine

Josh Barro and LRC panelists David Dayen and Tim Carney discuss third covid vaccine that will be available in the US, Trump’s resurfacing at CPAC, minimum wage and fallout from Texas…

from Left, Right & Center

"The United States vs. Billie Holiday" chronicles the U.S.

When the Feds are the enemy

"The United States vs. Billie Holiday" chronicles the U.S.

from Film Reviews

Some restaurant models are designed for doorstep delivery so much so that they have their own packaging. Think pizza, Chinese takeout cartons, even a bright pink donut box.

‘In the Weeds’: Pasjoli opts for takeout in lieu of tableside

Some restaurant models are designed for doorstep delivery so much so that they have their own packaging. Think pizza, Chinese takeout cartons, even a bright pink donut box.

from Good Food

Boiling water can be a lifeline in a crisis, and it’s a cornerstone of cooking. Yet for many, the act of doing it is still a mystery.

Reaching a boiling point

Boiling water can be a lifeline in a crisis, and it’s a cornerstone of cooking. Yet for many, the act of doing it is still a mystery.

from Good Food

Professor Alex Susskind of Cornell School of Hotel Administration says this is the most disruptive period he has seen in the restaurant industry.

Say ‘Check, please!’ before receiving and eating dinner

Professor Alex Susskind of Cornell School of Hotel Administration says this is the most disruptive period he has seen in the restaurant industry.

from Good Food

Gillian Ferguson heads to the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market to catch up with Chef Ki Kim of Naemo , a modern Korean pop-up.

Turning out fine dining-worthy takeout with farmers market produce

Gillian Ferguson heads to the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market to catch up with Chef Ki Kim of Naemo , a modern Korean pop-up.

from Good Food

Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful podcast, is on a mission to create a new pasta shape.

Pasta Project: a quixotic effort to create a new pasta shape

Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful podcast, is on a mission to create a new pasta shape.

from Good Food

Tomato planting season is nigh. For almost three decades, Scott Daigre has hosted Tomatomania! each year at the beginning of spring.

Tomatomania! Get to planting tomato seedlings

Tomato planting season is nigh. For almost three decades, Scott Daigre has hosted Tomatomania! each year at the beginning of spring.

from Good Food

The new movie “ Minari” follows the Yi family, Korean Americans in the 1980s who moved to Arkansas with little money but big dreams.

Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung was ready to walk away from ‘Minari.’ Then producer Christina Oh read his script

The new movie “ Minari” follows the Yi family, Korean Americans in the 1980s who moved to Arkansas with little money but big dreams.

from The Business

ViacomCBS is set to launch its streaming service Paramount+ on March 4.

With Paramount+, what’s old is new again

ViacomCBS is set to launch its streaming service Paramount+ on March 4.

from The Business