Gideon Brower

Gideon Brower

Independent Producer

Gideon Brower is a humorist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. His radio features, documentaries and commentaries air on NPR stations locally and nationally. He has contributed to Joe Frank's radio programs and sometimes fills in as producer on KCRW's To the Point and Which Way, LA? with Warren Olney.


Gideon Brower on KCRW

Have you ever wondered how an artwork winds up in the collection of a museum?

LACMA curators lobby donors to buy their objects of desire

Have you ever wondered how an artwork winds up in the collection of a museum?

from Design and Architecture

In this intimate radio portrait of one of music’s most legendary eccentric geniuses, writer Kristine McKenna offers you a visceral experience of what it was like to be friends with Don…

Lost Notes S1 Ep. 3: Electricity: Conversations with Captain Beefheart

In this intimate radio portrait of one of music’s most legendary eccentric geniuses, writer Kristine McKenna offers you a visceral experience of what it was like to be friends with Don…

from Lost Notes

President Trump’s first year in office has impacted Americans well beyond policy. He’s in every story, in everything, it seems.

President Trump and the imagined war on Christmas

President Trump’s first year in office has impacted Americans well beyond policy. He’s in every story, in everything, it seems.

from One Year Later

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This East LA artist isn’t just painting lowriders, she’s carving out space for women in the male-dominated lowrider scene, turning car culture into fine art.

from KCRW Features

Disney is dialing back the rollout of its upcoming, live action Snow White remake starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.

from The Business

Lucasfilm CEO Kathleen Kennedy has announced she will step down from her post at the end of 2025. How will this affect Star Wars?

from The Business

Altadena’s artist community is determined to rise from the ashes after losing studios and galleries to the Eaton Fire, in addition to homes.

from KCRW Features

Director Bong Joon Ho discusses his long-awaited “Parasite” follow-up “Mickey 17,” Susan Morrison talks profiling Lorne Michaels, and Zoe Saldaña has our Treat.

from The Treatment

Hollywood responds to a perceived lack of urgency from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a new twist develops in the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni feud, and Donald Trump is unhappy with…

from The Business

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from Live From

For 25 years, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles has inspired generations of young talent in Hollywood.

from KCRW Features

Critics review the latest film releases: “One of Them Days,” “Wolf Man,” “I'm Still Here,” and “Wish You Were Here.”

from Weekend Film Reviews