Ayad Akhtar

Rebecca Lemov, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, explores the origins of brainwashing and delves into the concept of how our minds can be influenced through…

“He showed us what simplicity could offer:” Pico Iyer and Paul Elie share their insights on the late Pope’s global impact.

Filmmaker Ryan Coogler joins for an extended chat about his new hit film “Sinners.” Plus, Andrew McCarthy has our Treat.

Adam Scott talks “Severance” season 2, Pablo Larrain tells us about loving opera and telling the story of Maria Callas, and Tiffany Haddish has The Treat.

Lionsgate touts a live performance from The Weeknd , Leonardo DiCaprio unveils explosive footage from his new Paul Thomas Anderson film, and James Gunn teases his take on Superman;…

Japanese Breakfast hits KCRW live between Coachella 2025 gigs with cuts from the new LP “For Melancholy Brunettes & Sad Women.”

President Donald Trump is proposing 100% tariffs on foreign-made films. But where does a tariff begin for a movie?

A historian takes readers on a visual tour of buildings torn down from the 19th and 20th centuries in “ Los Angeles Before The Freeways: Images of an Era 1850-1950 .”

English electro-duo Maribou State brings the soulful intensity of their LPs “Hallucinating Love” and “Portraits” to life in Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Studio.