Joel Stein

journalist and author

Contact: Website

Joel Stein on KCRW

Larry Flynt’s vast array of 20th century paintings, glass lamps, statuettes, and other obscurities are up for auction.

Hustler Founder Larry Flynt’s personal collection up for auction

Larry Flynt’s vast array of 20th century paintings, glass lamps, statuettes, and other obscurities are up for auction.

from Greater LA

“Draining the swamp” was a popular slogan, and President Trump has made good on his promise.  Crucial firings and resignations have hit almost every department.

Draining the swamp -- for better or worse?

“Draining the swamp” was a popular slogan, and President Trump has made good on his promise.  Crucial firings and resignations have hit almost every department.

from To the Point

Stanford grad and LA Times columnist Joel Stein goes to the best parties, and rubs shoulders with Moby, Rob Reiner, and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Writer Joel Stein wants Ivy League-educated, TED talk-loving elites to take back America

Stanford grad and LA Times columnist Joel Stein goes to the best parties, and rubs shoulders with Moby, Rob Reiner, and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress proved to be a testimony of the U.S. government and its politicians’ stance on the genocide in Gaza.

from Scheer Intelligence

After surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump shared a new message of unity at the RNC. Does this signal a change in his GOP vision?

from Left, Right & Center

A last-minute change will allow restaurants to keep adding surcharges despite a law that was supposed to make them illegal.

from Good Food

Where does the Biden campaign stand following the NATO summit? The RNC debuts a new party platform. Plus, Alabama faces questions about forced prison labor.

from Left, Right & Center

Santa Ana voters will decide whether to extend voting rights in city elections to non-U.S. citizens in November.

from KCRW Features

Workers at Margot and Juliet, two upscale Culver City restaurants owned by Rohan Talwar of IB Hospitality, say their paychecks have been bouncing all year.

from KCRW Features

After his felony conviction, Donald Trump wants to secure a lot of cash from tech and business sector donors at three fundraisers in California this week.

from KCRW Features

The city of Stanton wants to tear down much of its Tina-Pacific neighborhood to build more housing. But that effort is illegal, argues a new lawsuit.

from KCRW Features

Months after Orange County CEO Frank Kim announced his resignation, the O.C. Board of Supervisors are scrambling to find his replacement.

from KCRW Features