Saul Elbein

freelance journalist

Guest

Freelance journalist based in Austin, TX who has written for The Texas Observer, The New Republic and other publications

Saul Elbein on KCRW

It’s not just violence that’s pushing an influx of immigrant children from Central America to the US —  it’s also economic destitution and a lack of opportunity.

Close-up on Guatemala

It’s not just violence that’s pushing an influx of immigrant children from Central America to the US —  it’s also economic destitution and a lack of opportunity.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

Southern California’s Kareem Maddox, a former radio host and Princeton alum, will compete in 3x3 basketball for Team USA at the Paris Summer Olympics.

from KCRW Features

Michael Pollan, investigative journalist, writer, and author of numerous books including “This is Your Mind on Plants” talks about his trip into the world of food and the new science…

from Life Examined

Kiefer Sutherland on Jack Bauer and William Friedkin, Jovan Adepo on “3 Body Problem,” NPR’s Scott Simon on The Treat.

from The Treatment

Lost Notes introduces a pair of brothers - one from NASA, the other from Motown - who launched an entire musical universe from their Hollywood Hills hideout.

from Lost Notes

This is an episode of TED Climate we think you’d enjoy, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective, which is back for a new season.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Hilton Carter, a.k.a. The Plant Doctor, is out with “The Propagation Handbook.” He shares his tips on how to propagate plants such as pothos, ficus, succulents, and more.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

America's dependency on foreign medical graduates, helps us but disadvantages countries around the world.

from Second Opinion

“The People’s Joker” filmmaker Vera Drew turns queer superhero subtext into text, The Folio Society’s James Rose talks 85 years of Batman, Calmatic has The Treat.

from The Treatment

The southbound 101 freeway in Agoura Hills will be closed nightly for the next few weeks — as Caltrans continues building a massive wildlife bridge.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand