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Hollywood production booms ... vertically
KCRW visited an Encino-based production company on set as they filmed a vertical microdrama - a bright spot for Hollywood production.
You don't need to get drunk to get down
Daybreaker is part of a cultural shift that’s seeing dance music spread from the club to yoga studios, coffee shops, and other family-friendly spaces.
Long Beach embraces cosmic manufacturing
With companies building everything from space stations to satellites that can fight other satellites, "Space Beach" is planning for a zero-gravity future.
Gustavo Arellano: Nithya Raman is no Zohran Mamdani
The councilwoman progressive history is compared with the popular newly elected East Coast mayor.
They're building an anti-Amazon in Echo Park
Giftphoria promises two-hour delivery of gifts purchased at small businesses in LA.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.
NewsSki patrol deaths at Mammoth Mountain prompt scrutiny
Plus, how Infinite Jest is not just a novel for pretentious guys (according to one female novelist at least), our weekly film reviews, and a new Stanford dating app may be the antidote to swiping.
NewsHumanity’s first trip to the moon in 53 years is weeks away
Plus, new reporting from The New York Times reveals Jeffrey Epstein had hidden cameras in his homes, ICE is recording and identifying people to be deported with technology that’s far from reliable, and Evan Kleiman has a can’t-miss Valentine’s Day idea.
NewsHow ICE is defying court orders to release immigrants
Plus, what a rollback of a landmark environmental policy could mean, how peptides became the “it drug” in the wellness world, and the history of romcoms from the screwball era to today.
NewsDecoding the political messages in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show
Plus, a last-minute addition upends the LA mayor’s race, Instagram and YouTube face accusations their algorithms are addictive, and Tesla kills its iconic models S and X in favor of…humanoid robots.
Left, Right & Center
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Texas Dems are stuck on identity politics with Senate race at stake
Will intraparty fighting blow up the Texas Senate primary for both Democrats and Republicans? Plus, the House just passed a bipartisan housing package. Are real solutions to the affordability crisis on the horizon?
By David Greene • • 50m Listen
Congress takes up ICE reforms, Trump calls to “nationalize” voting
Democrats say they won’t fund the Department of Homeland Security without restrictions on federal immigration agents. Plus, does Trump’s call to “nationalize” voting threaten a free and fair midterm election?By David Greene • • 50m Listen
Will changes to ICE operations in Minneapolis be enough?
Tom Homan promised improvements to ICE operations in Minneapolis. Will it shift the country’s attitude on immigration enforcement?
By David Greene • • 50m Listen
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