Trina Turk

It’s that time of year again and we are serving up a heaping plate of 2024 Megabanter!

On X, Elon Musk tried to kill a short-term budget agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Congress has until midnight Friday to strike a deal to avert a shutdown.

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.

Colman Domingo on “Sing Sing,” Rodrigo Prieto on “Pedro Paramo,” and Carrie Courogen on a rule-breaking artist.

For 25 years, race car enthusiasts have had a place to legally test the limits of their machines: the Irwindale Speedway. Now that space will be no more.

What can we expect if RFK Jr. becomes health secretary? Will Trump take action on Dreamers? Plus, KCRW analyzes how progressives influenced the Democratic mandate.

Despite ongoing concern about teen internet use, young people are online as much as ever.

Food scholar Darra Goldstein traces the lineage of early fermented beverages, which were offered to deities and used in rituals.

The latest film releases include Mufasa, The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, and Nickel Boys.