Author, "Bears in the Streets: Three Journeys Across a Changing Russia."
Lisa Dickey on KCRW
More from KCRW
Race for next DNC chair, film reviews, cookbooks for Christmas
NewsCryptocurrency has been pumping since Donald Trump’s reelection and promise to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the planet.”
Sen. Schiff, alternative media, ‘Didion and Babitz’
NewsCalifornia Sen. Adam Schiff officially took office this month.
Teens’ ‘constant’ internet usage, Pedro Almodovar, holiday films
NewsDespite ongoing concern about teen internet use, young people are online as much as ever.
DTLA’s business exodus, DIY gardening, Martha Stewart documentary
NewsTrans rights advocates are bracing for potential challenges as President-elect Donald Trump hints at policies that could threaten the community’s rights.
Soon-Shiong’s ‘bias meter’ plans, a family’s epilepsy story on theater stage
NewsSyrian rebels have taken Damascus. Their leader says he will protect minorities. What does the future look like in the war-torn state?
Abortion lawsuit, musician Kim Deal, staff holiday film picks
NewsTexas sued a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion pills to a woman in a Dallas suburb.
Shoppers were fired up over Thanksgiving weekend, gray wolves are back in CA
NewsSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares, then lifts, martial law. It marks the boiling over of more than two years of simmering political tensions.
Franklin Fire evacuations, Rainn Wilson on ‘Waiting for Godot’
NewsThe Franklin Fire erupted on Monday night, and thousands of residents are under mandatory evacuation orders. The flames jumped PCH near Malibu Canyon Rd., threatening Malibu Pier.
Can gentrification fears stop teardown? Tenants hope so
Housing & DevelopmentSmall business owners and renters are trying to prevent demolition of their Boyle Heights building — by arguing that solving the housing crisis shouldn’t worsen gentrification.