Geoffrey Alpert

The latest film releases include Here, A Real Pain, Blitz, and Emilia Perez.

A new poll shows Harris surprisingly winning Iowa, another shows swing states leaning toward Trump but within the margin of error. KCRW talks about the state of the presidential race.

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.

Steve McQueen breaks down his new film “Blitz” (starring Saorsie Ronan), documentarian Dawn Porter talks Luther Vandross, and James Carville has The Treat.

Should I quit dating? This week, Dylan Tupper Rupert joins Myisha to talk about what to do when dating feels like a chore. Dylan is the host of KCRW’s Lost Notes: Groupies.

Oktoberfest lasts all fall in Huntington Beach, where a small German neighborhood hosts annual dachshund races from June to December.

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

Brian stops doomscrolling and starts doom-living.

Anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh describes how soda companies have influenced the science around sugary drinks.