Rebecca Haggerty

KCRW Staff

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Riverside native Ivan Cornejo fuses folk and rock with regional Mexican music. The 20-year-old’s first arena tour starts on August 23.

For Ivan Cornejo, quitting high school to pursue music was worth it

Riverside native Ivan Cornejo fuses folk and rock with regional Mexican music. The 20-year-old’s first arena tour starts on August 23.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

After countless Olympic fans flew to Paris and American athletes insisted on A/C, France had a bigger-than-intended carbon footprint for the Summer Games.

France wanted a climate-friendly Olympics. How’d they do?

After countless Olympic fans flew to Paris and American athletes insisted on A/C, France had a bigger-than-intended carbon footprint for the Summer Games.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Hamas’ new political leader is the architect of the October 7 attacks on Israel. New Yorker Editor David Remnick recently profiled Yahya Sinwar.

Yahya Sinwar consolidates his control of Hamas

Hamas’ new political leader is the architect of the October 7 attacks on Israel. New Yorker Editor David Remnick recently profiled Yahya Sinwar.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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