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KCRW Broadcast 808
MusicFanatic. I hope the weather is stable where you are. Helene has impacted millions of lives. It’s going to be months before some parts of the country are back up and running again.
Chasing the Watermelon Man
Food & DrinkAn audio folk story examining the tradition of Black watermelon long-haulers, who drive to farms in the South for watermelon and sell them in Black neighborhoods around the US.
Cirque du Soleil returns to its US home in Santa Monica
EntertainmentIn 1987, Cirque du Soleil made its first U.S. debut in Santa Monica. The show returns to the city with Kooza at the Big Top through January.
Maria Bamford, Chris Nashawaty, and Richard Linklater on The Treat
ArtsMaria Bamford stops by ahead of a stand-up show at the Broad, film critic Chris Nashawaty breaks down his new book “The Future Was Now,” and Richard Linklater has The Treat.
When the Baby Groupies descended on the Sunset Strip
ArtsIn 1973, fourteen-year old Valley girl Lori Lightning found herself as one of the teenage rulers of the Hollywood music scene.
Local Natives: KCRW Live from HQ
ArtsLA’s Local Natives bring a career-spanning batch of hits — including “Dark Days” — to HQ.
KCRW Broadcast 807
MusicFanatic! I’d like to lodge a complaint. It’s now well into September but the weather in my area is still peaking into the 90s every day.
Housing affordability, Danzy Senna’s ‘Colored Television’
Business & EconomyThe Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.