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Managing Producer, 'DnA'
Managing Producer for KCRW's Design and Architecture
PROFILE
Caroline Chamberlain
Kcrw Staff/Producer
FROM Caroline Chamberlain
Good Food
What Happens in Vegas: From Buffets to Mind-Bending Mixology Good Food heads to the strip to explore the evolution of Vegas dining, all you can eat buffets, luxury fine dining and the city's most mind-bending cocktail.
Design and Architecture
Beyond The Broad, Clifton's Returns, Goldberger on Goldberg The Broad is not the only new art museum. Why is there a global boom? Also, critics have extreme reactions to another LA building with a showy skin. Plus, Clifton's reopens, Whole Foods goes budget, and Paul Goldberger explains Frank Gehry.
Design and Architecture
Spotlight on Frank Gehry and Eli Broad; Opulent Mobility; Berlin Palace The spotlight is on Frank Gehry and Eli Broad this month with the openings of LACMA’s Gehry retrospective and The Broad museum. Plus, a strange preservation story and an exhibition that aims to add flair to “assisted mobility.”
Design and Architecture
Does Frank Gehry Have the Answers for the LA River? Frank Gehry is masterplanning the LA River. Why? DnA explores the reaction at the selection as well the political, design and water reclamation stakes with Frank Gehry and others.
Design and Architecture
Is Berlin’s Cohousing a Model for LA? A German Board Game Pits East and West How can Angelenos break into the housing market -- and live alongside their peers? DnA explores a cohousing model in Berlin called “Baugruppen” and asks whether they could work in L.A. Plus, a Cold War-themed board game pits East Germany vs. West Germany.
Design and Architecture
Flamboyant Shoes, Dying Trees and LA’s Labyrinths Turf: should it stay or go? Native plant advocate Charles Anderson adds his voice to the debate about landscaping during a drought. Plus, we explore the extreme shoe designs of Chris Francis, and Gideon Brower explores the labyrinths of LA.
Design and Architecture
DnA Goes to Berlin; Can California's Water Crisis Be a Game? As DnA heads to Berlin, Cameron Silver sings songs of longing for the Weimar era; and we visit the Culver City bunker that will house the Wende Museum. Plus, Caroline Chamberlain "plays" the California Water Crisis.
Design and Architecture
Corita’s Legacy; Does Ripping Out Lawns Mean Death to Trees? The Petersen Automotive Museum is getting a new facade, and DnA explores Corita Kent’s artistic and spiritual legacy. Plus, should you rip out your lawn after all?
Design and Architecture
Disneyland at 60 and the Decline of World’s Fairs, Solar Sun Flowers Disneyland’s 60th birthday party attracts crowds while a huge world’s fair in Milan gets no love in the US. Why? Plus, filmmaker James Cameron creates solar Sun Flowers to power -- and educate -- a school.
Design and Architecture
Testing the Limits: The Panama Canal Expansion and the Mile-High Tower Is the sky the limit for supersized structures? DnA explores the Panama Canal Expansion, mega-ships and the advent of the mile-high building.
Design and Architecture
Should Parker Center Be Saved?; Remembering Michael Graves Should Parker Center be preserved? We weigh the pros and cons. Plus, a look back at Michael Graves, prolific architect and designer whose late-life paralysis reshaped his work.
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Bookworm
Claudio Magris: Blameless In Claudio Magris' Blameless, a museum of the implements of war and destruction is created to inspire peace. But this conversation is not just about war and peace.
The Business
Revisiting showrunner Steven Bochco on his memoir Steven Bochco, the writer-producer behind record-breaking Emmy winners Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, fought battles with everyone from out-of-control actors to network censors in his long career. He isn’t afraid to tell those tales in his memoir, Truth Is a Total Defense. This week we revisit the conversation where he shared some of his favorite stories with us.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Gov. Jerry Brown: California and China will fight climate change together President Donald Trump reportedly wants the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, and he’s expected to announce a decision soon. California Governor Jerry Brown heads to China to strengthen climate and clean energy ties.