New Episodes

Episode Zero-carbon homes exist. Can you really live in one?
A Malibu mansion and a humble home in Ventura have something in common: Their carbon emissions are net-zero. Is this the next trend in home building?
Episode Designing with Nature (from “Sea Change”)
Today we’re sharing an episode from an environmental podcast you might like, Sea Change, from WWNO in New Orleans. If you like what you hear, check them out wherever you get podcasts.
Episode LA Times grapples with massive layoffs, undefined identity
​​The LA Times said today that it will lay off more than 20% of the newsroom. Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said the paper has been losing $30 to 40 million annually.
Episode chemical/x-mdl-rdfile Inside June Carter’s prolific music career, before and after Johnny Cash
The documentary “June” features never-before-seen archival material of June Carter, who boasted a prolific music career solo and with Johnny Cash.
Episode Pet custody is a tricky topic for child-free millennials
You fall in love, move in, adopt a dog, and then? You break up. So who gets the dog? Dividing up the pets can be as contentious as a child custody battle.
Episode D source code Diagnosing ADHD
The condition is difficult to diagnose, and errors drive toward overdiagnosis.
Episode God is a verb: The mystical, existential poetry of Christian Wiman
Poet and author Christian Wiman talks about his cancer diagnosis, confronting death, and how his faith has taught him to embrace the unknown.
Episode AVI video Brad Falchuk, Laurent Bouzereau, and Dorsay Alavi on The Treat
Brad Falchuk on “The Brothers Sun,” Laurent Bouzereau on Steven Spielberg, and Dorsay Alavi on The Treat.
Episode Inside the Tom Cruise-Warner Bros. deal; Jon Batiste talks ‘American Symphony’
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni look into the Tom Cruise-Warner Bros. deal and what that means for his projects at Paramount.
Episode Soil, the future of farming, policing avocados
Journalist and author George Monbiot has a radical idea for fixing farming's environmental devastation — but can a post-agricultural world feed the planet?
Episode What did Trump’s Iowa victory reveal about the political landscape?
Where do GOP hopefuls stand after Donald Trump’s Iowa caucus win? Can the Israeli government eradicate Hamas without triggering all-out regional conflict?
Episode The kidnaping of the century: How Patty Hearst became a revolutionary
One of the biggest stories of the twentieth century, big enough to displace Watergate from the front pages of newspapers nationwide, takes the form of a novel in an attempt to use fiction as a vehicle to expose the truth of this media spectacle.
Episode Year after mass shooting, Monterey Park community continues to heal
Local leaders are encouraging survivors of the 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting to seek mental health care, but getting elderly Asians on board can be difficult.
Episode Weekend film reviews: ‘I.S.S.,’ ‘The Kitchen,’ ‘Founder’s Day’
Critics review the latest film releases: “I.S.S.,” “The End We Start From,” “The Kitchen,” and “Founder’s Day.”
Episode Sweet Lady Jane: What’s behind the closure of this famed LA bakery?
After 35 years, LA bakery Sweet Lady Jane shut down on New Year’s Day. It’s the latest local favorite to close, following the fate of Animal and Mohawk Bend.
Episode D source code ‘Fat Ham’: Modern retelling of ‘Hamlet,’ set at a Southern BBQ
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham” puts a present-day twist on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” pulling from playwright James Ijames’ experiences growing up in the U.S. South.
Episode Midweek Reset: Radical Truth Telling
This week, Anna Lembke, addiction specialist at Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic , and author of “ Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence ,” discusses the human tendency to lie and why telling the truth not only…
Episode Don’t call it dirt: the science of soil (from “Short Wave”)
Today we’re sharing an episode from a science podcast you might like, Short Wave, from NPR. If you like what you hear, check them out wherever you get podcasts.
Episode How does Biden plan to beat Trump again in presidential race?
Journalist Franklin Foer’s book “The Last Politician” is a behind-the-scenes account of the first two years of the Joe Biden presidency.
Episode LA musicians join the ‘global beat’ in Mexico City
Mexico City has become a popular destination for expat musicians. That means new sonic possibilities – and fears of gentrification.
Episode The truth behind spinal cord stimulation
Industry tries to do what it can to keep the secret that these devices just don’t work very well.
Episode Robert Sapolsky on life without free will
Biologist and neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says humans are absent of free will. He explains that our actions and decisions in life are determined by a multitude of factors that are completely beyond our control.
Episode Taraji P. Henson, Ava DuVernay, and Greg Daniels on The Treat
Taraji P. Henson lets her inner theater kid loose, Ava DuVernay pontificates on the power of questions, and Greg Daniels gives us The Treat.
Episode Noah Hawley on season 5 of ‘Fargo,’ Amazon layoffs
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni take stock of layoffs at Amazon as a result of consolidation and reorganizing across its studios. Eric Deggans speaks to Fargo creator Noah Hawley about the fifth season of his anthology series.
Episode Eating for mental health, hospitality, tipping, new food laws
Erewhon sells an $18 dollar smoothie named after Hailey Bieber. Mary Beth Albright considers how drinking it will make us feel.
Episode Pascal source code 2024 presidential race: Biden launches campaign, is Trump eligible?
The Supreme Court will decide whether Donald Trump will appear on this year’s ballot. Will President Biden’s message on democracy capture voters’ attention?
Episode Weekend film reviews: ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘The Beekeeper,’ ‘The Settlers’
Critics review the latest film releases: “Mean Girls,” “The Beekeeper,” “The Settlers,” and “The Book of Clarence.”
Episode D source code How has LA homelessness changed in over 8 years?
KCRW’s departing reporter Anna Scott talks about the gains and setbacks in housing and homelessness — after eight years covering the beat.
Episode ECMAScript program How to make the best of your produce box bounty
A produce box could contain cauliflower, beets, turnips, kale, lettuce, avocados, eggs, apples, and more. Evan Kleiman offers many ways to use the ingredients.
Episode Angelenos are crowding clown shows — ‘an act of counterculture’
When you hear the word “clown,” you probably picture a hacky kid’s entertainer. Well, a group of super-talented LA-based performers are trying to change that.