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Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield assesses how constant internet access affects the coming-of-age experience of pandemic teens in a new series called “Social Studies.”

Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield assesses how constant internet access affects the coming-of-age experience of pandemic teens in a new series called “Social Studies.”

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Making pumpkin candy is a perfect way to preserve October's most iconic vegetable

Food scholar Darra Goldstein shows us how to make candied pumpkin, a creative autumn treat.

Want to visit a custom-made haunted house? LA has hundreds

Whether you want to be just a little scared or pushed to the limit, LA has hundreds of different types of haunted houses. Vice Cooler, creator of Haunts of LA, is your guide.

Criminal justice reform hits a backlash this election season

Four years after protesters called to defund the police, voters worried about crime are poised to toss out a reformer D.A. and pass a tough-on-crime bill.

‘Quiet in a World Full of Noise’: Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn bare all

The album “Quiet in a World Full of Noise” is an orchestral blend of intimate piano ballads and raw songwriting. Many tracks emerged out of personal loss and pain.

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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

 This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.

Lost Notes

This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.

 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.

Left, Right & Center

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.

 Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life?

How’s Your Sex Life?

Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life?

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 Rock'n'roll groupies of the 1970s got in with bands, but could they make careers in music?

Rock'n'roll groupies of the 1970s got in with bands, but could they make careers in music?

 Lost Notes

Prop 3 is an insurance policy for same-sex couples, backers say

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World Series: How much does it really cost to see the Dodgers v. Yankees?

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 Making pumpkin candy is a perfect way to preserve October's most iconic vegetable

Making pumpkin candy is a perfect way to preserve October's most iconic vegetable

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Delicious, delightful Diwali desserts

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Politics

 Criminal justice reform hits a backlash this election season

Criminal justice reform hits a backlash this election season

 KCRW Features

Pro-crypto donors are pouring big money into 2024 elections

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Who might be in Trump’s second Cabinet? Susie Wiles, Kash Patel

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Today’s Top Tune: Ariella – ‘Call Me Your Angel’

Today’s Top Tune: Ariella – ‘Call Me Your Angel’

 Today's Top Tune

Francesca Harding's playlist, October 29, 2024

 Francesca Harding

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Oct 29, 2024

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 Shirley Maclaine mentions it all in her new book ‘The Wall of Life’

Shirley Maclaine mentions it all in her new book ‘The Wall of Life’

 The Treatment

Mati Diop’s new doc ‘Dahomey’ reveals the complexities of restitution

 The Treatment

André Holland on the beauty of physicality and movement

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 LA teens would rather live without social media, says new docuseries

LA teens would rather live without social media, says new docuseries

 KCRW Features

Want to visit a custom-made haunted house? LA has hundreds

 KCRW Features

‘Quiet in a World Full of Noise’: Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn bare all

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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As a girl, Dee Dee Keel ditched the doldrums of Venice for the thrills of Hollywood.

Rock'n'roll groupies of the 1970s got in with bands, but could they make careers in music?

As a girl, Dee Dee Keel ditched the doldrums of Venice for the thrills of Hollywood.

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This week Oliver Burkeman journalist and author of “Meditations for Mortals” discusses the complexities of trying to be perfect in an imperfect world.

Midweek Reset: The Art of the Imperfect

This week Oliver Burkeman journalist and author of “Meditations for Mortals” discusses the complexities of trying to be perfect in an imperfect world.

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How can I explore my sexuality in my 60s? This week, sexologist Carol Queen joins Myisha to talk about sex in your 60s and dirty talk.

Sex in your 60s with Dr. Carol Queen

How can I explore my sexuality in my 60s? This week, sexologist Carol Queen joins Myisha to talk about sex in your 60s and dirty talk.

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A child of Los Angeles, Ariella has been nurturing her creativity and fine tuning her songwriting since early on. This indie folk artist recently released her debut album Crybaby.

Today’s Top Tune: Ariella – ‘Call Me Your Angel’

A child of Los Angeles, Ariella has been nurturing her creativity and fine tuning her songwriting since early on. This indie folk artist recently released her debut album Crybaby.

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Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, October 29, 2024

Music to make you feel.

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New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Oct 29, 2024

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

from FREAKS ONLY

LCD Soundsystem, at no. 1, with the advance spins of their BRAND NEW single "X-Ray Eyes."

KCRW’s Top 30 chart: October 21–27, 2024

LCD Soundsystem, at no. 1, with the advance spins of their BRAND NEW single "X-Ray Eyes."

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A decade after the events of “Black Klansman ,” undercover police detective Ron Stallworth relocated to Utah to infiltrate the same Bloods and Crips who waged gang warfare in LA and…

How Ron Stallworth fought LA Crips, Bloods in Utah’s Mormon country

A decade after the events of “Black Klansman ,” undercover police detective Ron Stallworth relocated to Utah to infiltrate the same Bloods and Crips who waged gang warfare in LA and…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Uncovered nearly 200 years after the Polish composer’s death, the short, turbulent composition captures Chopin’s sorrow while in exile.

Previously unknown Chopin waltz discovered in museum archive

Uncovered nearly 200 years after the Polish composer’s death, the short, turbulent composition captures Chopin’s sorrow while in exile.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Pro-cryptocurrency donors have made almost half of all the corporate contributions to political action committees this election, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on both sides…

Pro-crypto donors are pouring big money into 2024 elections

Pro-cryptocurrency donors have made almost half of all the corporate contributions to political action committees this election, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on both sides…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Many of former President Trump’s Cabinet members and executive branch staffers from his first administration have publicly disavowed him.

Who might be in Trump’s second Cabinet? Susie Wiles, Kash Patel

Many of former President Trump’s Cabinet members and executive branch staffers from his first administration have publicly disavowed him.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New Music Tuesday comes from Mindchatter’s “Said & Done,” Amber Mark’s “Sink In,” and Tunde Adebimpe’s “Magnetic.”

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: October 29, 2024

New Music Tuesday comes from Mindchatter’s “Said & Done,” Amber Mark’s “Sink In,” and Tunde Adebimpe’s “Magnetic.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Pablo Drexler (aka pablopablo ) is the son of Academy Award-winning/Grammy-darling songwriter and guitarist Jorge Drexler .

Today’s Top Tune: pablopablo – ‘Lejos de Más (Feat. Helado Negro)’

Pablo Drexler (aka pablopablo ) is the son of Academy Award-winning/Grammy-darling songwriter and guitarist Jorge Drexler .

from Today's Top Tune

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, October 28, 2024

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

from José Galván

Jump into the (semi)surprise new release of Tyler, The Creator’s “CHROMAKOPIA” with us.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Tyler, The Creator, Polo & Pan, Ruthven

Jump into the (semi)surprise new release of Tyler, The Creator’s “CHROMAKOPIA” with us.

from FREAKS ONLY

After ugly comments about Latinos at a Trump rally over the weekend, the spotlight is on that demographic’s changing voting patterns and role in key swing states.

Will the Latino vote tilt the election?

After ugly comments about Latinos at a Trump rally over the weekend, the spotlight is on that demographic’s changing voting patterns and role in key swing states.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

House Democrats are suing the Federal Election Commission over campaign ads by Republicans they say are exploiting a legal loophole.

House Democrats sue federal election officials over campaign ad loophole

House Democrats are suing the Federal Election Commission over campaign ads by Republicans they say are exploiting a legal loophole.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Governor Gavin Newsom wants to bring film and TV production back to California by expanding the state’s tax credit program. Could it reverse Hollywood’s fortune?

Could expanding film and TV tax credits save Hollywood?

Governor Gavin Newsom wants to bring film and TV production back to California by expanding the state’s tax credit program. Could it reverse Hollywood’s fortune?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand