Stewart F. Lane

Jesse Eisenberg breaks down his new film “A Real Pain,” Elvis talks Quincy Jones with KCRW DJ Chris Douridas, and Zoë Kravitz has The Treat.

Though one can debate the reasons, statistics and precedent of nuclear war, what is often left out of the conversation is the reality of it: destruction of the world as a whole.

Tiffany Haddish talks “Black Comedy in America,” Jake Kasdan breaks down his new Christmas-action-comedy “Red One,” and Dan Ackroyd has The Treat.

Hobbyists and nostalgia chasers are coming back to film photography. Meet the local small business owners keeping up with demand.

Small stages provide a place for newer acts to gain exposure. But faced with inflation and corporate competition, venue owners have to be scrappy.

Jude Law enters his lawman era (and joins to tell us about it), Aasif Mandvi talks “Waiting for Godot,” and Ilana Glazer has The Treat.

UK guitar goddess Nilüfer Yanya translates the yearning ache of 2024’s “My Method Actor” into a seriously sultry world live at the KCRW studio.

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni take a look at the forthcoming Thanksgiving weekend box office projections and examine the unauthorized use of screenplays to fuel AI learning models.

LA saw big changes to its food scene in 2024, including historic restaurant closures and new legislation that passed for fast food workers.