New Episodes
- Can LA capture enough stormwater to meet residents’ needs?
- SoCal’s drought restrictions are over for now, but this winter’s rainwater won’t last long. LA County captured lots of stormwater, but not enough to provide lasting relief.
- Black deaths in horror films, pies for dinner, jittery US banking
- A new book called “The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema From Fodder To Oscar” traces 50 years of Black characters and culture in scary movies.
- Ep. 7 Decamping
- A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?
- LAUSD strike begins. What’s ahead for workers, students?
- Two teachers — from an elementary school and a high school — explain why they’re striking in solidarity with LAUSD workers such as custodians and bus drivers. Plus, how to get resources for surviving the strike, and what’s driving this conflict?
- LAUSD strike day 1, tax tips, first US band to go behind Iron Curtain
- The LAUSD strike has started. KCRW hears from a special ed assistant teacher who says she makes $37,000/year. She says her classroom has too many students and not enough resources.
- On eve of likely LAUSD strike, how’s community bracing itself?
- KCRW hears from parents, teachers, LAUSD’s Jackie Goldberg, and SEIU’s Lester Garcia as the district sits on the verge of a three-day shutdown.
- San Quentin reimagined, COVID origin theory, Nowruz songs
- Gov. Newsom wants to transform the state’s oldest prison — San Quentin — into a rehabilitation center inspired by prisons in Scandinavian countries like Norway.
- Young Creators Project: Artist Sterling Molldrem (aka Silverstreetz) wants his mural art to have attitude
- KCRW showcases young visual artist Sterling Molldrem. The 17-year-old muralist talks about his painting “BALI.”
- A rising demand for medical imaging tests
- There are several reasons for the increasing use of medical imaging tests buy they may not always benefit the patient
- Understanding success — and why talent and ability are not always key
- Hungarian-born network scientist and author of “The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success,” Albert-László Barabási, explains the disconnect between performance and success, and provides a better understanding of what success really is.