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Peloton was massively popular during the pandemic, but now its stock is plummeting. There are talks of layoffs, selling the company, and maybe ousting the CEO.

Peloton was massively popular during the pandemic, but now its stock is plummeting. There are talks of layoffs, selling the company, and maybe ousting the CEO.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why do some families keep their roots a secret? Pain, says Henry Louis Gates Jr.

“Finding Your Roots” is a PBS series that combs through family lineages of famous people. It’s inspired by host Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s own experience tracing his family tree.

Former Rams player Eric Dickerson bashes NFL, praises his 3 moms

Former LA Rams running back Eric Dickerson talks about the team’s prospects, his untraditional family, and why retired players deserve better health care and pensions.

This writer lost her dad, then found her future wife within 18 months

In the memoir “Lost & Found,” Kathryn Schulz shares the story of losing her father and finding the love of her life in the span of 18 months.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 26, 2022

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 26, 2022.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back Academy Award winning director Guillermo del Toro, whose latest film is an adaption of the novel “Nightmare Alley” by William Lindsay…

from The Treatment

Damon Albarn — from Blur and Gorillaz — recently said Taylor Swift doesn’t write her own songs, sparking near-immediate backlash from Swift and her fans.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 25, 2022.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Actor Andrew Garfield talks about portraying playwright Jonathan Larson in “tick, tick…BOOM!” and reprising the role of Spider-Man.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Each week, Sam Sanders interviews people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with other journalists.

 Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

Bodies

Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system.

 Everything you wanted to know about good cooking, good eating, good food! From LA Chef, author, radio host, and restaurateur Evan Kleiman, at KCRW.com.

Good Food

Everything you wanted to know about good cooking, good eating, good food! From LA Chef, author, radio host, and restaurateur Evan Kleiman, at KCRW.com.

 KCRW's Life Examined is a one-hour weekly show exploring science, philosophy, faith — and finding meaning in the modern world. The show is hosted by Jonathan Bastian.

Life Examined

KCRW's Life Examined is a one-hour weekly show exploring science, philosophy, faith — and finding meaning in the modern world. The show is hosted by Jonathan Bastian.

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Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Dylan are selling the rights to their music, costing major labels billions of dollars. Why are they selling?

In 2022, why is the record industry spending big bucks on old music?

Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Dylan are selling the rights to their music, costing major labels billions of dollars. Why are they selling?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

After a nail-biting football weekend, the LA Rams and San Francisco 49ers will face off at the NFC Championship game on January 30.

LA Rams to play SF 49ers for a shot at Super Bowl

After a nail-biting football weekend, the LA Rams and San Francisco 49ers will face off at the NFC Championship game on January 30.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 24, 2022.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 24, 2022

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for January 24, 2022.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Can we reach a point when there is nothing left to offer a person with serious mental illness? Can they refuse treatment at this point?

Can the treatment of serious mental illness be futile?

Can we reach a point when there is nothing left to offer a person with serious mental illness? Can they refuse treatment at this point?

from Second Opinion

Dr. Jonathan Reisman, adventurer and author of “The Unseen Body,” shares his exploration and fascination with the human body, from organs to bodily fluids.

Outside in: Voyages beneath the skin

Dr. Jonathan Reisman, adventurer and author of “The Unseen Body,” shares his exploration and fascination with the human body, from organs to bodily fluids.

from Life Examined

"Lunana: A Yak In the Classroom" is Bhutan's international-feature entry for the Oscars.

Altitude Adjustment

"Lunana: A Yak In the Classroom" is Bhutan's international-feature entry for the Oscars.

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Bill Addison visits Blossom Market Hall in San Gabriel, where a couple from the area return home on a mission to build community by showcasing a spectrum of food options.

New San Gabriel food hall aims to build community — Bill Addison reviews

Bill Addison visits Blossom Market Hall in San Gabriel, where a couple from the area return home on a mission to build community by showcasing a spectrum of food options.

from Good Food

David Owen goes behind the scenes of modern refrigeration — its history and the unintended consequences in its wake.

The consequences of cooling technology are chilling

David Owen goes behind the scenes of modern refrigeration — its history and the unintended consequences in its wake.

from Good Food

Design curator and writer Corinne Mynatt became fascinated with objects she found at flea markets and began researching their history and function.

Tools of the trade: New book explores the design and history of kitchen implements

Design curator and writer Corinne Mynatt became fascinated with objects she found at flea markets and began researching their history and function.

from Good Food

Furloughed from their jobs in the early days of the pandemic, first-time entrepreneurs Rhea and Marcel Michel decided to open a food business.

Mexican and Indian flavors collide at Saucy Chick Rotisserie

Furloughed from their jobs in the early days of the pandemic, first-time entrepreneurs Rhea and Marcel Michel decided to open a food business.

from Good Food

Clocking in at just under 1,000 pages, food writer and editor Amanda Hesser unearths new recipes in the New York Times archives that provide an overarching retrospective of the…

What makes a recipe essential? Amanda Hesser updates a classic

Clocking in at just under 1,000 pages, food writer and editor Amanda Hesser unearths new recipes in the New York Times archives that provide an overarching retrospective of the…

from Good Food

Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson gets the lowdown on greens from Megan Strom of County Line Harvest and Adrian Castro of Coffee Coffee.

Seeing green at the farmer’s market

Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson gets the lowdown on greens from Megan Strom of County Line Harvest and Adrian Castro of Coffee Coffee.

from Good Food

Bradley Cooper shares his worries about the streaming future, even though his next film is going to Netflix.

Bradley Cooper on Rocket Raccoon’s voice, his next film going to Netflix

Bradley Cooper shares his worries about the streaming future, even though his next film is going to Netflix.

from The Business

Netflix now costs as much as HBO Max. How will subscribers react to the price hike? In the world of linear TV, the CW is for sale, which puts a lot of TV writers out of a job.

Netflix raises prices, the CW up for sale

Netflix now costs as much as HBO Max. How will subscribers react to the price hike? In the world of linear TV, the CW is for sale, which puts a lot of TV writers out of a job.

from The Business