LA high school students on remote learning last year and expectations for this year
KCRW talks with Sydney Perry, who will soon start her junior year at Los Alamitos High, plus Brooke Ivy, a senior who already started classes at West Ranch High.
What are retail companies doing with their unsold clothes during this pandemic?
Some companies are trying to sell their leftover clothes to employees (plus their friends and families), then send the items to recycling facilities. Some are burning their clothes.
‘The Beauty in Breaking’: ER doctor on domestic violence, survival, and spiritual healing
Dr. Michele Harper has spent her career as an ER physician at hospitals in the South Bronx and Philadelphia. She shares how healing patients taught her to care for herself.
‘Project Power’ is original and scratches the summer blockbuster itch, critics say
Critics review “Sputnik,” a Russian-language film about a space explorer who returns to earth with an alien parasite inside him; “Boys State,” about an annual program where 1000 male…
The history of the Chateau Marmont, a historic hideaway for Hollywood’s elite
The owner of LA’s Chateau Marmont recently announced plans to turn it into a members-only property by the end of the year. It’s fallen on hard times since the pandemic took hold.
The rise of QAnon and what it means for the Republican party
Republican Marjorie Taylor Green won a close primary runoff in Georgia this week. That likely guarantees she’ll win the congressional seat in November.
Kamala Harris’ backstory and who influenced her policy views
KCRW talks about Kamala Harris’ family history, influences, and rise in politics — with Melanie Mason, who’s covering the 2020 presidential campaign for the LA Times.
Here’s Looking at You, Auburn, Somni: Remembering beloved restaurants that LA lost to the pandemic
A number of LA restaurants — high-end and casual — are permanently closing during the pandemic, and each closing affects families of owners and employees.
Kamala Harris brings the energy that Joe Biden needs on the ticket, says Avis Jones DeWeever
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris is now the vice presidential running mate of Joe Biden. She’s also the first woman of color to run for vice president on a major party ticket.
Kanye West could be on the presidential ballot in some swing states this November
"What we really see are these petition efforts to get him on the ballot, and those have all the hallmarks of being essentially run by Republican operatives,” says Rosalind Helderman,…
What the tumultuous 1876 presidential race might portend for 2020
The 1876 presidential election was filled with shady backroom deals, reports of bribery, voter intimidation, and Republican governors fearing for their lives.It happened in a divided…
KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe’s favorite new songs of summer
Travis Holcombe shares some of his favorite new releases:
“God Forgiving Souls” by J. Lloyd “The Wall and I” by Nation of Language “Grey Skies” by Kate Bollinger “Hello…
