Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at UCLA and former director of its Center for Jewish Studies (2000-2004)
More from KCRW
Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, May 14, 2022
Best New MusicA balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.
Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, May 16, 2022
Best New MusicA balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.
Young Creators Project spotlight: Jacqueline Chow
PoetryJacqueline Chow loves bugs. Her poetry speaks to the true beauty of nature.
Bittersweet: Susan Cain on the joy of sweet sorrow
PhilosophyWriter and lecturer Susan Cain explores the evolutionary reasons behind sadness in our lives and how accepting sorrow can lead to greater emotional resilience and creativity.
KCRW Broadcast 685
MusicFanatic! Hello from Eugene OR. It’s been raining off an on all day. Shows have been going well and I’m looking forward to tonight. A great show we have lined up for you.
Scott Dallavo's playlist, May 13, 2022
Best New MusicA one world celebration - truly global grooves from all decades and all corners of the earth.
How can Democrats protect abortion rights after failed Senate vote?
PoliticsPanelists discuss how abortion rights could play out during the midterms, and how to win the Latino and Gen Z vote.
Will the Ukraine war end without destroying all life on the planet?
InternationalVeteran award-winning journalists Patrick Cockburn and Robert Scheer, who met in Moscow in 1987 when Mikhail Gorbachev optimistically promised peace, now fear a descent into nuclear…
Farmers unionize, recycling chopsticks, spring peas
Food & DrinkA child of the 1970s, chef Rick Martinez grew up in Austin before moving to Mexico in search of his heritage.