Kevin Brennan

A shareholder revolt is underway at Warner Bros. Discovery… meaning, a 60% vote against CEO David Zaslav’s $52 million pay package for 2024. What drove the investor backlash?

Japanese Breakfast hits KCRW live between Coachella 2025 gigs with cuts from the new LP “For Melancholy Brunettes & Sad Women.”

David Mamet talks adapting his own play “Henry Johnson,” David Cronenberg discusses his latest unnerving piece “The Shrouds,” and Melanie Lynskey has The Treat.

Critics review the latest film releases: “Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” “Sister Midnight,” “Fountain of Youth,” and “Jane Austin Wrecked My Life.”

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

Jason Isaacs talks ‘White Lotus” (with spoilers!) and the importance of public radio, Jason Segal talks “Shrinking, and Halina Reijn has The Treat.

Warner Bros. Discovery has renamed its streaming service once again. Beginning in the summer of 2025, “Max” will be “HBO Max” again.

Green Street Pictures created two of the most ambitious shows of the last few years, and they’re both cartoons.

Kerry Washington talks “Shadow Force,” Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck talk “Freaky Tales,” and James Mangold has The Treat.