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  Bodies

  Society & Culture

  “What’s wrong with me?” Each episode of this documentary series begins as a medical mystery. But once you peel back the layers, more questions emerge.

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  Don't @ Me With Justin Simien

  Society & Culture

  Join me, Justin Simien, each week for unfiltered conversations with the stars, artists and creators shaping our culture.

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  The Organist

  Society & Culture

  Take a weird, thoughtful and pleasurable journey into literature, music, art, philosophy, the internet, language, and history with McSweeney's and KCRW. This unconventional...

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  Welcome to LA

  Society & Culture

  Los Angeles is a city carved out of the desert – a conjured image of paradise. These are the stories of people who learn what lies beyond the dream.

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  Left, Right & Center

  News & Politics

  KCRW's weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture.

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  To The Point

  News & Politics

  A weekly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.

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  Press Play

  News & Politics

  Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles, weekdays at noon.

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  “What’s wrong with me?” Each episode of this documentary series begins as a medical mystery. But once you peel back the layers, more questions emerge.

  Bodies

  Society & Culture

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  These are the stories of people who learn what lies beyond the dream

  Welcome to LA

  Society & Culture

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  KCRW's weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture.

  Left, Right & Center

  News & Politics

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  A civilized yet provocative discussion of the politics of law, libel, litigation and the White House.

  All the President's Lawyers

  News & Politics

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  A weekly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.

  To the Point

  News & Politics

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  Unfiltered conversations with the stars, artists and creators shaping our culture.

  Don't @ Me With Justin Simien

  Society & Culture

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  Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles, weekdays at noon.

  Press Play

  Society & Culture

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  Evan Kleiman's taste of life, culture and the human species.

  Good Food

  Society & Culture

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  Evan Kleiman talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold of The Los Angeles Times about places you may not have tried yet, but ought to.

  Good Food on the Road

  Society & Culture

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  A thoughtful look at architecture and design in the modern age.

  Design and Architecture

  Society & Culture

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  An anthology of some of the greatest music stories never truly told.

  Lost Notes

  Music

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  Los Angeles is having an identity crisis. City officials tout new development and shiny commuter trains, while longtime residents are doing all they can to hang on to home.

  There Goes the Neighborhood

  Society & Culture

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  The stories shaping California's Central Coast, hosted by Jonathan Bastian.

  The 805

  Society & Culture

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  Unbelievably true stories of chance encounters that changed the world. A pair of mail-order shoes that led to the film The Outsiders. A secret road to a California paradise...

  Unfictional

  Society & Culture

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  A growing community of radio producers, artists, and listeners who are interested in pursuing their fears and facing the unknown.

  Here Be Monsters

  Society & Culture

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  A weekly experimental arts-and-culture program from McSweeney's and KCRW.

  The Organist

  Society & Culture

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  Provocative conversations with "American Originals". Offering unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.

  Scheer Intelligence

  News & Politics

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  A trip to jail can upend many lives - the inmate, their loved ones, and their children among others. This series traces the path from city block to jail block and back.

  Off The Block

  Society & Culture

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  An ongoing series telling intimate stories about the people who live in the neighborhoods south of the 10 Freeway

  Below The Ten

  Society & Culture

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  Every week, host Elvis Mitchell conducts in-depth interviews with the most innovative and influential people working in entertainment, art, and pop culture.

  The Treatment

  Arts

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  A bilingual radionovela about love and secrets in the family of twins Sol and Mundo Lucero. Narrated by Mexican actress Kate del Castillo.

  Celestial Blood

  Arts

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  Amor. Mentiras. Una receta secreta. Acompaña a Kate del Castillo y sigue las aventuras de los gemelos Sol y Mundo Lucero mientras tratan de descubrir la verdad acerca de su padre muerto Arturo.

  Sangre Celestial

  Arts

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  A look inside the business of entertainment hosted by Kim Masters

  The Business

  Arts

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  Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations.

  Bookworm

  Arts

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  Mining great stories from the raw footage of documentaries present, past and in-progress.

  The Document

  Arts

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  Invites an array of cultural luminaries to share and discuss songs that have inspired and moved them with a KCRW DJ.

  Guest DJ Project

  Music

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  Go behind the gates of America’s largest port complex for an intimate and unflinching look at the lives riding the waves of supply and demand.

  Cargoland

  Society & Culture

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  A weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks recorded at KCRW, remixes, and an introduction to new artists on our radar.

  Today's Top Tune

  Music

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