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Connie Alvarez
Kcrw Staff/Producer
FROM Connie Alvarez
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
In Mexico, Christmas is about the family matriarch and lots of food Written by Amy Ta, produced by Christian Bordal When it comes to Christmas, Mexicans care more about the Eve rather than the actual day. That’s according to Gustavo Arellano, Anaheim-based author of the book “¡Ask a Mexican!” and columnist for the LA Times. “So Christmas Eve, you go usually to the matriarch of the family. It used to be my…
Bookworm
Ann Beattie and Richard Bausch: The Complete Stories of Peter Taylor Two brilliant writers talk about a brilliant writer: Ann Beattie and Richard Bausch discuss the haunted dreamscapes of the short fiction of Peter Taylor.
Bookworm
Víctor Terán and David Shook: Like A New Sun: New Indigenous Mexican Poetry Víctor Terán and David Shook discuss the music of Isthmus Zapotec and poetry translated for Like A New Sun.
Bookworm
Matthew McIntosh: theMystery.doc Matthew McIntosh’s theMystery.doc asks a reader to consider what a book is, while exploring how a book can be like life.
Bookworm
Chris Kraus: After Kathy Acker: A Literary Biography In her stunning After Kathy Acker: A Literary Biography, Chris Kraus wrote not of theory but of writing, creativity, and the depth a writer has to go to form an identity.
Bookworm
Joe Hagan: Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine In Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine, Joe Hagan explores the countercultural rise of the late-60s rock and roll teen society.
Bookworm
William H. Gass Tribute The great novelist, essayist and prose stylist William H. Gass died last week at 93. This tribute show is composed of excerpts from previous Bookworm conversations with Gass.
Bookworm
Charmaine Craig: Miss Burma A moody historical novel, Miss Burma by Charmaine Craig explores history as it is inscribed in the souls of a rather special Burmese family.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What will it take to end the LAUSD teachers strike? After three days of striking, pressure has increased on both sides to settle the LAUSD teachers strike. The district and the teachers have lost millions of dollars. We speak with teachers union president Alex Caputo-Pearl and school board member Nick Melvoin.
Art Talk
Broken Family Reunited on Museum Walls Edward Goldman talks about the passing of the legendary Sister Wendy, and the moral responsibility of museums to reunite divided artworks.
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How to build a better commercial break Prime pods, countdown clocks and more! Even in the age of streaming and video on demand, networks are still trying to find new ways to deal with an old-school problem.
The Business
Spike Lee and John David Washington on ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Could this be the year the Academy finally nominates Spike Lee for Best Director or Best Picture? ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is looking like a contender. The film is based on the true story of black police officer Ron Stallworth, who went undercover with the KKK in the 1970s.