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When vegetables begin to flower, they’re reaching the end of their life cycles. But you can still eat the plants, which have an added sweetness or a bitterness.

When vegetables begin to flower, they’re reaching the end of their life cycles. But you can still eat the plants, which have an added sweetness or a bitterness.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Dodgers to play home opener while Ohtani investigation continues

The Dodgers' home opener is today as a cloud hangs over star player Shohei Ohtani due to allegations that his now-former interpreter stole millions from Ohtani to cover gambling debts.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Godzilla x Kong,’ ‘Wicked Little Letters’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” “La Chimera,” “The Shadowless Tower” and “Wicked Little Letters.”

Dodgers kick off home opener amid Ohtani investigation

It’s opening day for the LA Dodgers, who are feeling the pressure amid an ongoing investigation into star Shohei Ohtani and costly acquisitions during the off-season.

Japanese American Dodgers fans have a little more to root for

The Japanese American community in LA’s South Bay is taking pride in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ star Japanese players this season.

Decades ago, Silas White dreamed of setting up a beach club for African Americans at a Santa Monica property he bought.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This excerpt from KCRW’s Life Examined is a discussion on building community despite our isolated lifestyles. Plus, hear practical tips for forging meaningful connections.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What’s the best way to offset the planetary damage of your air travel?

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

This week, Denis McManus, professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton reflects on authenticity and the allure of being true to ourselves and suggests that while…

from Life Examined

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How to deal with trust issues? Am I terrible for thinking my partner isn’t hot anymore? How do I tell someone I hooked up with that I just want to be friends?

Dealing with trust issues? Lay it all out on the table

How to deal with trust issues? Am I terrible for thinking my partner isn’t hot anymore? How do I tell someone I hooked up with that I just want to be friends?

from How’s Your Sex Life?

Beyoncé topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with a single from “Cowboy Carter,” but the album has drawn backlash over who’s qualified to make country music.

Pioneering Black artists laid the groundwork for ‘Cowboy Carter’

Beyoncé topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with a single from “Cowboy Carter,” but the album has drawn backlash over who’s qualified to make country music.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Judy Baca’s collaborative effort to create “The Great Wall of LA” is the subject of a new LA Times short documentary. The mural is being extended to another half mile.

‘You can't really paint a half a mile by yourself’: Judy Baca on her iconic mural in NoHo

Judy Baca’s collaborative effort to create “The Great Wall of LA” is the subject of a new LA Times short documentary. The mural is being extended to another half mile.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A year ago, living in Miami, Lēya Graham’s passion for dance was waning. Then she discovered the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in LA, which served as a lifeline.

‘This place literally saved her’: The profound role of Debbie Allen Dance Academy

A year ago, living in Miami, Lēya Graham’s passion for dance was waning. Then she discovered the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in LA, which served as a lifeline.

from KCRW Features

A new AI company called Suno wants everyone to be able to produce their own pro-level songs. What does that mean for artists?

Suno AI can produce pro songs. What’s it mean for musicians?

A new AI company called Suno wants everyone to be able to produce their own pro-level songs. What does that mean for artists?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Kenneth Miller, writer and author of Mapping the Darkness; The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked The Mysteries of Sleep, looks at the history and mysteries surrounding sleep and why it…

Mapping the darkness; the science behind sleep

Kenneth Miller, writer and author of Mapping the Darkness; The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked The Mysteries of Sleep, looks at the history and mysteries surrounding sleep and why it…

from Life Examined

Emmy-winning SNL writer Paula Pell leans all the way into her first love (acting) in season three of her acclaimed sitcom “Girls5eva.”

Paula Pell triumphs at mixing ‘hard comedy’ and real emotion

Emmy-winning SNL writer Paula Pell leans all the way into her first love (acting) in season three of her acclaimed sitcom “Girls5eva.”

from The Treatment

Music video director- turned-filmmaker, Grant Singer, highlights the masterful sense of ambiguity and intrigue present in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “Vertigo.”

Grant Singer reflects on Hitchcock’s ‘hypnotic’ ‘Vertigo’

Music video director- turned-filmmaker, Grant Singer, highlights the masterful sense of ambiguity and intrigue present in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “Vertigo.”

from The Treatment

Legendary producer, director, and TV showrunner Ed Zwick reflects on all of it in his memoir “Hits, Flops, and Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.”

Hollywood storytime with super producer Ed Zwick

Legendary producer, director, and TV showrunner Ed Zwick reflects on all of it in his memoir “Hits, Flops, and Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.”

from The Treatment

Disney CEO Bob Iger is planning on retiring at the end of 2026. Who at the company is primed to take the throne?

Succession, Disney style: Meet the execs poised to replace Bob Iger

Disney CEO Bob Iger is planning on retiring at the end of 2026. Who at the company is primed to take the throne?

from The Business

Yeun discusses the joys (and occasional hives) that came with filming the awards-sweeping Netflix limited series, earning him two Emmys.

Encore: Steven Yeun finds rage and bitterness in ‘Beef’

Yeun discusses the joys (and occasional hives) that came with filming the awards-sweeping Netflix limited series, earning him two Emmys.

from The Business

Christy Spackman tracks how municipal water systems have spent billions eliminating taste from our tap water.

Why does tap water taste like nothing?

Christy Spackman tracks how municipal water systems have spent billions eliminating taste from our tap water.

from Good Food

Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.

Noma's in-house flavor scientist explains how taste works

Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.

from Good Food

Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.

BONUS: Arielle Johnson talks Flavorama (Extended Interview)

Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.

from Good Food