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Critics review the latest film releases: “A Quiet Place: Day One,” “Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1,” “Daddio,” and “Janet Planet.”

Critics review the latest film releases: “A Quiet Place: Day One,” “Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1,” “Daddio,” and “Janet Planet.”

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IATSE, studios reach tentative labor deal; A.I.-generated Al Michaels comes to Olympics

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 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

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 She was the most influential American DJ you’ve never heard of. Deirdre O’Donoghue was a vital force in the musical underground of the 1980s.

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 Staff at 2 popular Culver City eateries say they aren’t getting paid on time

Staff at 2 popular Culver City eateries say they aren’t getting paid on time

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At Pazzo Gelato, Michael Buch has seen Silver Lake transform in 20 years

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 How refrigeration changed the way we eat

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Apricots hit their peak and they're perfect for making ice cream

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Wanderlust Creamery makes ice cream inspired by travel and adventure

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 2024’s first presidential debate left a lot to be desired (and fact checked)

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 Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: July 1, 2024

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 ‘Daddio’ re-ignites Sean Penn’s joy for making movies

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 The Treatment

‘Miss May Does Not Exist’ casts Elaine May as the leading lady of her own life

 The Treatment

Weekend film reviews: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ ‘Daddio’

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 Weekend film reviews: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ ‘Daddio’

Weekend film reviews: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ ‘Daddio’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

IATSE, studios reach tentative labor deal; A.I.-generated Al Michaels comes to Olympics

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Filmmaker and ‘Florida Man’ Lance Oppenheim on making HBO’s ‘Ren Faire’

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KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: July 1, 2024

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Eclectic 24

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Experimental homegirl Angélica Garcia ’s new album represents her two selves — the spirit and the body.

Today’s Top Tune: Angélica Garcia - ‘Juanita’

Experimental homegirl Angélica Garcia ’s new album represents her two selves — the spirit and the body.

from Today's Top Tune

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Eclectic 24

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Traveler and author Rolf Potts shares his philosophy on meaningful travel and how embracing the unexpected can change us for the better.

The art of travel: A vagabond’s joys, essence, and philosophy

Traveler and author Rolf Potts shares his philosophy on meaningful travel and how embracing the unexpected can change us for the better.

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Do people who hesitate to get vaccines for themselves also hesitate to vaccinate their pets?

Spillover and Pet Vaccine Hesitancy

Do people who hesitate to get vaccines for themselves also hesitate to vaccinate their pets?

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A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, June 29, 2024

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

from Tyler Boudreaux

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, June 29, 2024

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Author and historian Philip Gefter reflects on his passion for architecture and delights in sharing the story of building his glass dream house.

Philip Gefter on the magic of living in a glass house

Author and historian Philip Gefter reflects on his passion for architecture and delights in sharing the story of building his glass dream house.

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Writer Carrie Courogen breaks down the somewhat daunting task of bringing the brilliant-yet-elusive Elaine May’s life story into focus.

‘Miss May Does Not Exist’ casts Elaine May as the leading lady of her own life

Writer Carrie Courogen breaks down the somewhat daunting task of bringing the brilliant-yet-elusive Elaine May’s life story into focus.

from The Treatment

House, disco, trip hop, oldies and all of the deep cuts in between.

SiLVA's playlist, June 28, 2024

House, disco, trip hop, oldies and all of the deep cuts in between.

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Lance Oppenheim’s HBO docu-series “Ren Faire” follows octogenarian “King” George Coulam, the mercurial owner of the country’s largest renaissance festival, as he considers…

Filmmaker and ‘Florida Man’ Lance Oppenheim on making HBO’s ‘Ren Faire’

Lance Oppenheim’s HBO docu-series “Ren Faire” follows octogenarian “King” George Coulam, the mercurial owner of the country’s largest renaissance festival, as he considers…

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Elaine Marumoto-Perez and her brother use apricots to make ice cream and donate portions of each pint to charity.

Apricots hit their peak and they're perfect for making ice cream

Elaine Marumoto-Perez and her brother use apricots to make ice cream and donate portions of each pint to charity.

from Good Food

Adrienne Borlongan jettisoned a career in nursing to explore ice cream production.

Wanderlust Creamery makes ice cream inspired by travel and adventure

Adrienne Borlongan jettisoned a career in nursing to explore ice cream production.

from Good Food

For two decades, Michael Buch has watched Silver Lake change around his shop, Pazzo Gelato.

At Pazzo Gelato, Michael Buch has seen Silver Lake transform in 20 years

For two decades, Michael Buch has watched Silver Lake change around his shop, Pazzo Gelato.

from Good Food

Lucas Sin explains how to use the freezer to improve cooking.

Optimize your cooking by using your freezer

Lucas Sin explains how to use the freezer to improve cooking.

from Good Food

Hope Tala’s second single of ‘24, “Bad Love God,” will have you clamoring for a sidewalk to strut along.

MBE playlist June 28: Hope Tala, Washed Out, Aaron Frazer

Hope Tala’s second single of ‘24, “Bad Love God,” will have you clamoring for a sidewalk to strut along.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

King Hannah , the Liverpool indie rock duo, grant us a song about their time in one of the world’s favorite cities, where sitting down for an interview and walking around looking at…

Today’s Top Tune: King Hannah - ‘New York, Let's Do Nothing’

King Hannah , the Liverpool indie rock duo, grant us a song about their time in one of the world’s favorite cities, where sitting down for an interview and walking around looking at…

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