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Unhoused people say city cleanups destroy what they need to survive. But the movement against them has fractured.

Unhoused people say city cleanups destroy what they need to survive. But the movement against them has fractured.

from KCRW Features

Toxic algal bloom is making SoCal sea lions sick and aggressive

Scientists say a massive algal bloom is releasing toxins that are making some marine animals more aggressive, and causing others to wash ashore either dead or seriously ill.

Can Hollywood adapt to the world according to online content creators?

Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s preferences for online content creators over traditional media show no signs of slowing; how is the establishment adapting?

For Eric Adjepong, sharing recipes from Ghana connects his cultural identity to his culinary journey

Inspired by childhood visits to Ghana, Eric Adjepong debuts his first collection of recipes.

Lucy Dacus: KCRW Guest Selector Set

On the heels of releasing her new LP “Forever Is A Feeling,” guest selector Lucy Dacus declares Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” to be the ultimate sapphic love song.

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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.

 Madeleine Brand hosts Press Play, examining the latest ideas and trends shaping our world and Los Angeles. Streaming & podcast daily at KCRW.com.

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Madeleine Brand hosts Press Play, examining the latest ideas and trends shaping our world and Los Angeles. Streaming & podcast daily at KCRW.com.

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Los Angeles

 As protests fade, LA homeless encampment cleanups continue

As protests fade, LA homeless encampment cleanups continue

 KCRW Features

USC women’s hoops loses star to injury, UCLA advances to Final Four

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Celebrate 38th anniversary of U2 filming rock video atop DTLA building

 KCRW Features

Food & Drink

 For Eric Adjepong, sharing recipes from Ghana connects his cultural identity to his culinary journey

For Eric Adjepong, sharing recipes from Ghana connects his cultural identity to his culinary journey

 Good Food

How worried should you be about Prop 65 warnings on food labels?

 Good Food

Restaurant critic Tom Sietsema blows his cover in the CIA dining room

 Good Food

Politics

 What to expect on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

What to expect on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

White House says ‘administrative error’ led to deportation of Maryland father

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Encore: ‘Porcelain War’ juxtaposes war and art in Ukraine

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Lucy Dacus: KCRW Guest Selector Set

Lucy Dacus: KCRW Guest Selector Set

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Today’s Top Tune: Hannah Cohen – ‘Draggin’

 Today's Top Tune

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 1, 2025

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Arts

 Zach Braff reflects on 20 life changing years of the ‘Garden State’ OST

Zach Braff reflects on 20 life changing years of the ‘Garden State’ OST

 The Treatment

Cristin Milioti’s intense connection to Joni Mitchell and Fiona Apple

 The Treatment

Writer China Miéville talks 25 years of ‘Perdido Street Station’

 The Treatment

Entertainment

 Can Hollywood adapt to the world according to online content creators?

Can Hollywood adapt to the world according to online content creators?

 The Business

A year, a $10K bet, and the conspiracy theories that tore a family apart

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Encore: Johnny Carson wasn’t the same on-air and in private, says new book

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This Week on KCRW

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer , Indigenous ecologist and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance,” talks about the virtues of the ‘gift economy,” and explains…

Midweek Reset: The Gift Economy

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer , Indigenous ecologist and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance,” talks about the virtues of the ‘gift economy,” and explains…

from Life Examined

Scott Sanders transformed the justice system in Orange County. He’s now retiring after more than 30 years working in courtrooms.

Known for exposing corruption, OC public defender Scott Sanders retires

Scott Sanders transformed the justice system in Orange County. He’s now retiring after more than 30 years working in courtrooms.

from KCRW Features

Funny how a song named “Draggin’” can really lift you up. This works because of singer-songwriter Hannah Cohen ’s magical way of blending disparate ideas.

Today’s Top Tune: Hannah Cohen – ‘Draggin’

Funny how a song named “Draggin’” can really lift you up. This works because of singer-songwriter Hannah Cohen ’s magical way of blending disparate ideas.

from Today's Top Tune

Polo & Pan's "22:22" takes spot no. 1 on KCRW's Top 30 by a landslide.

KCRW’s Top 30: Polo & Pan, Parcels, Yukimi

Polo & Pan's "22:22" takes spot no. 1 on KCRW's Top 30 by a landslide.

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What is President Trump trying to accomplish with reciprocal tariffs, and do economists think he can reach his goals with these tactics?

What to expect on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

What is President Trump trying to accomplish with reciprocal tariffs, and do economists think he can reach his goals with these tactics?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Zack Mack’s father went down a conspiracy theory rabbit hole that tore apart his family. Mack spent the past year making a podcast about it called “Alternate Realities.”

A year, a $10K bet, and the conspiracy theories that tore a family apart

Zack Mack’s father went down a conspiracy theory rabbit hole that tore apart his family. Mack spent the past year making a podcast about it called “Alternate Realities.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The agony and ecstasy of March Madness were on full display this weekend for LA college basketball fans.

USC women’s hoops loses star to injury, UCLA advances to Final Four

The agony and ecstasy of March Madness were on full display this weekend for LA college basketball fans.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Trump administration admitted in court on Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison.

White House says ‘administrative error’ led to deportation of Maryland father

The Trump administration admitted in court on Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 1, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Brooklyn-based musician Kendra Morris explores chaos and catharsis, what she describes as an overlap of her messy little Brooklyn apartment and the clutter that accumulates in her…

Today’s Top Tune: Kendra Morris – ‘In My House (Radio Edit)’

Brooklyn-based musician Kendra Morris explores chaos and catharsis, what she describes as an overlap of her messy little Brooklyn apartment and the clutter that accumulates in her…

from Today's Top Tune

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

José Galván's playlist, March 31, 2025

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

from José Galván

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Mar 31, 2025

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

from FREAKS ONLY

Johnny Carson was seemingly a friend to millions as the host of "The Tonight Show" for three decades.

Encore: Johnny Carson wasn’t the same on-air and in private, says new book

Johnny Carson was seemingly a friend to millions as the host of "The Tonight Show" for three decades.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.

Encore: Yacht rock: Inside the appeal and repulsion of ‘70s SoCal music

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“Porcelain War” is a new documentary that vividly portrays the lives of civilians-turned-soldiers on and off Ukraine’s battlefield against Russia.

Encore: ‘Porcelain War’ juxtaposes war and art in Ukraine

“Porcelain War” is a new documentary that vividly portrays the lives of civilians-turned-soldiers on and off Ukraine’s battlefield against Russia.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Mar. 31, 2025

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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.

We were excited to meet up with Jacob Alon, a seemingly otherworldy Scottish folk artist, while at SXSW this year.

Today’s Top Tune: Jacob Alon – ‘Fairy In A Bottle’

We were excited to meet up with Jacob Alon, a seemingly otherworldy Scottish folk artist, while at SXSW this year.

from Today's Top Tune