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Special broadcast: KCRW’s best of 2019

Hosted by Madeleine Brand and Steve Chiotakis Dec. 23, 2019 Los Angeles

Noodles at Joy. Courtesy of Joy management.

Several experts, tastemakers and trendsetters at KCRW bring you arts and culture stories all year. They’ve come up with their top everything of 2019, including restaurants, books, movies, documentaries, TV shows, music, and even architecture.

From this Episode:

Best movies of 2019: ‘Parasite,’ ‘The Irishman,’ and more

We look back at some of the best movies of this year. Critics Alonso Duralde and Dave White have each picked five of their favorite movies. White’s picks include “The...

15 min

Best neighborhood restaurants of 2019: Joy, Mh Zh, and more

KCRW’s Evan Kleiman shares her list of five great neighborhood restaurants to check out this year.

10 min

Best TV shows of 2019: ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Fleabag,’ and more

The hosts of KCRW’s “Screengrab,” Michael Schneider and Joe Adalian, share their favorite TV shows of the year.

10 min

Best documentaries of 2019: ‘Apollo 11,’ ‘Honeyland,’ and more

Matt Holzman, host of KCRW’s “The Document,” shares some of his favorite documentaries of the year.

12 min

Best of 2019 books: ‘Where Reasons End,’ ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf,’ and more

Michael Silverblatt, host of KCRW’s “Bookworm,” says 2019 was a good year for books. He shares three of his favorite books.

9 min

Best architectural makeovers of 2019: Formosa Cafe, Christ Cathedral, and more

This year, many spaces and buildings got patched up, refurbished, and/or redone. Or they’re in the process of it. Frances Anderton, host of KCRW’s “Design and Architecture,”...

8 min

Best LA musicians of 2019: Billie Eilish, Finneas, and more

KCRW’s DJs compiled their best albums, songs, and artists of the year and the decade. Lots of LA based artists made the lists. KCRW DJ Anne Litt tells us about some of them.

13 min

Credits

Hosts:

Madeleine Brand, Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Christian Bordal

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