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Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
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The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, influential, and crossover creators in the world of entertainment, fashion, sports, and the arts, we hear from tastemakers who are the very fabric that forms popular culture.
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A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.
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In one of LA’s fanciest neighborhoods, homeless military veterans built a big tent city and refused to leave. That’s when things got crazy.
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Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system. Once you peel back the layers, more questions emerge. Created by Allison Behringer and supported by KCRW.
Jason Bentley hosts KCRW's signature daily music program featuring new releases from emerging and established artists, underappreciated gems, live performances, and interviews.
Fanatique! Greetings from Paris. Things have been going well out here. We haven’t seen snow for days and things are warming up. We’ve been in some great venues on this tour, the sound systems have been really good as well. It seems on all levels on this run everything is an upgrade. Last night, I was in Fribourg, Switzerland at a venue called Fri-S…
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The Flaming Lips: ‘In the Morning of the Magicians’ (Live on KCRW)
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Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is The Flaming Lips’ masterpiece recording, and you’ll be able to hear it in its entirety when the band comes to play the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles in August. Released in 2002, a massive 20th anniversary deluxe edition of the album is forthcoming, featuring over 100 tracks, B-sides, and demos, plus a very specia…
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The Composers Collective Big Band: ‘Inside The Toy Factory’
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Toronto is known to many as a jazz city. To honor that tradition, the 18-member strong Composers Collective Big Band has put together an album’s worth of compositions based on aspects of their neighborhoods that inspire them. Liberty Village’s most infamous building is the setting that sparks “Inside The Toy Factory,” and what it would be like to s…
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Can LA capture enough stormwater to meet residents’ needs?
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SoCal’s drought restrictions are over for now, but this winter’s rainwater won’t last long. LA County captured lots of stormwater, but not enough to provide lasting relief. May 1 is the end of the contract between Hollywood studios and film/TV writers who are represented by WGA. This week, the two sides started negotiating. Las Fotos Project teache…
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Black deaths in horror films, pies for dinner, jittery US banking
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A new book called “The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema From Fodder To Oscar” traces 50 years of Black characters and culture in scary movies. What pies could constitute a full dinner? Consider a savory one with swiss chard for the main course, and a sweet one with rhubarb and raspberries for dessert. The Sklar Brothers talk about Japan to…
Art school daredevil and post-punk legend Gina Birch, co-founder of The Raincoats, takes the limelight with her first-ever solo album. One of our favorites on the record is “I Play My Bass Loud,” a piece that distills Birch’s years of musical, political, and artistic life into a title track banger.By KCRW
A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?By KCRW
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LAUSD strike begins. What’s ahead for workers, students?
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Two teachers — from an elementary school and a high school — explain why they’re striking in solidarity with LAUSD workers such as custodians and bus drivers. Plus, how to get resources for surviving the strike, and what’s driving this conflict? Louise Nevelson was one of the most iconic sculptors of the 20th century. LA’s Pace Gallery is showing h…
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LAUSD strike day 1, tax tips, first US band to go behind Iron Curtain
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The LAUSD strike has started. KCRW hears from a special ed assistant teacher who says she makes $37,000/year. She says her classroom has too many students and not enough resources. This tax season, personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary explains how to claim adult dependents, get deductions for classroom expenses, and find an accountant. A …
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Captain Planet: ‘Pambelé’ (Feat. Jimena Angel)
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Named after the iconic Afro-Latin boxer from Colombia, “Pambelé” is also the title of the latest track from Captain Planet. Its rhythms are propelled by a feature from Colombian singer Jimena Angel, who compels us to move forward and fight the good fight with her powerful chant.By KCRW
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On eve of likely LAUSD strike, how’s community bracing itself?
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KCRW hears from parents, teachers, LAUSD’s Jackie Goldberg, and SEIU’s Lester Garcia as the district sits on the verge of a three-day shutdown. Following unprecedented amounts of winter rain, Orange County is struggling to save hillside housing and railways.By KCRW
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San Quentin reimagined, COVID origin theory, Nowruz songs
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Gov. Newsom wants to transform the state’s oldest prison — San Quentin — into a rehabilitation center inspired by prisons in Scandinavian countries like Norway. Earth is approaching catastrophic levels of global warming and irreversible damage within the next decade, but there’s still a little time to avoid calamity, says the U.N. COVID-19 may be l…
Ever feel closer to your partner in the midst of a breakup? There is a song for that. “Never Let You Go” is the graceful, bouncy beat with lush harmonies from NY duo Overcoats that you’ve been waiting to sing along to.By KCRW
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Willem Dafoe, Farran Nehme and Daniels on The Treat
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This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with actor Willem Dafoe, whose newest film is the thriller “Inside.” Next, film critic and historian Farran Nehme revisits an infamous Oscars moment from 50 years ago. And for The Treat, the newly Oscar-sweeping directing duo Daniels talk about inspiration they find outside Hollywood.…
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Understanding success — and why talent and ability are not always key
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Hungarian-born network scientist and author of “The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success,” Albert-László Barabási, explains the disconnect between performance and success, and provides a better understanding of what success really is.By KCRW
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Good Food
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Fungal apocalypse, Cambodian food, cream pies
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Joe and Celia Ward-Wallace opened South LA Cafe with a mission to fight racial, social and economic inequality. Their next project? Overseeing the Natural History Museum's entire food and beverage program. The first season of "The Last of Us" concluded last Sunday, and mushrooms played a big role in this new, dystopian world. Tejal Rao asks: Are fu…
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NYT producers examine rise and fall of Hollywood P.I. Anthony Pellicano in new doc
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New York Times Presents’ reporters and producers Rachel Abrams and Liz Day discuss “Sin Eater: The Crimes of Anthony Pellicano” two-part documentary on FX and Hulu. They explain the infamous Hollywood private investigator’s rise and fall, his 15-year sentence for illegal wiretapping and other crimes, campaigns of intimidation, and how almost all of…
There are several reasons for the increasing use of medical imaging tests buy they may not always benefit the patientBy KCRW
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Can private companies no longer avoid political fights?
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The debate over abortion rights has entered a new phase. Last year’s Supreme Court decision to strike down the federal right to the health procedure and leave it up to states is now playing out with private companies. The country’s second-largest pharmacy chain, Walgreens, is facing criticism from both sides of the aisle after announcing it would n…
