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Good Food
Good Food Society, Culture
Everything you wanted to know about good cooking and good eating from LA chef, author, radio host and restaurateur Evan Kleiman.
Lost Notes: Groupies
Lost Notes: Groupies Music, History, Society, Culture, Documentary
This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk. From KCRW and Golden Teapot.
The Business
The Business Tv, Film
Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.
Life Examined
Life Examined Society, Culture
KCRW's Life Examined is a one-hour weekly show exploring science, philosophy, faith — and finding meaning in the modern world. The show is hosted by Jonathan Bastian. Please tune in Sundays at 9 a.m., or find it as a podcast.
Scheer Intelligence
Scheer Intelligence Arts
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.
Question Everything with Brian Reed
Question Everything with Brian Reed News
With gripping stories every other Thursday, Question Everything is a show for anyone who's ever felt confused, frustrated, or misled by the news they rely on. At a time when distrust in the media is at an all time high, when so many believe that journalism is failing, Question Everything is a real-time quest to try and make journalism better.   In the middle of making his second hit podcast, reporter Brian Reed got sued. Accused. Told the biggest story of his career – the Peabody Award-winning series S
The Treatment
The Treatment Arts
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.
Greater LA
Greater LA News
Host Steve Chiotakis connects you to the people and places of Southern California.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Press Play with Madeleine Brand News
Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.
Bodies
Bodies Health, Fitness
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.
Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture Arts
Host Frances Anderton looks at design and architecture from a Los Angeles perspective.
Welcome to LA
Welcome to LA Society, Culture
Los Angeles is a city carved out of the desert — a conjured image of paradise. Award-winning journalist David Weinberg returns with stories of people who learn what lies beyond the dream.
Bookworm
Bookworm Arts
Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations.
Today's Top Tune
Today's Top Tune Music
A free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks recorded at KCRW, remixes, and an introduction to new artists on our radar.
The Sam Sanders Show
The Sam Sanders Show Society, Culture, Tv, Film
It’s about the things we obsess over in our free time: TV and movies, music and celebrities, internet and memes, and the people who make it. No topic is too big or small. And nothing’s off limits. The Sam Sanders Show from KCRW – your weekly destination for all things fun.   Sam Sanders is an award-winning podcast and radio host. He’s been named best podcast host by both The Ambies and the iHeart Podcast Awards. He was one of the founding hosts of The NPR Politics Podcast and th
Below the Ten: Life in South LA
Below the Ten: Life in South LA Society, Culture
Below the Ten: Stories of South LA is an ongoing series telling intimate stories about the people who live in the neighborhoods south of the 10 Freeway, including Watts, Jefferson Park, and Compton. The series is supported by a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
The Bear on KCRW Berlin
The Bear on KCRW Berlin Arts, Performing, Society, Culture, Personal, Journals
"The Bear on KCRW Berlin" is your front row ticket to storytelling recorded live in Berlin. Every month we share our favorite stories from The Bear storytelling event, in English, from a diverse group of talented storytellers, grouped around a theme.
KCRW Berlin: Amplified
KCRW Berlin: Amplified Music, Interviews
Amplified is a weekly music show, originally broadcast on KCRW Berlin, featuring interviews with musicians from all genres, hailing from Berlin and beyond.
City of Tents: Veterans Row
City of Tents: Veterans Row Society, Culture, Documentary
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.
Screengrab
Screengrab Tv, Film
Screengrab is a new KCRW commentary segment hosted by veteran TV journalists Michael Schneider and Joe Adalian. Each week, they'll have a lively discussion about the evolving world of television and that screens – be they tablets, phones or TV sets – increasingly dominate our lives.
Hollywood Breakdown
Hollywood Breakdown Tv, Film
Kim Masters, host of KCRW’s The Business, breaks down Hollywood's top stories.
Martini Shot
Martini Shot Arts
A wry take on real life in Hollywood.
Second Opinion
Second Opinion Arts
An examination of medical ethics and the practitioners who define them. Sign up to receive the Second Opinion topics in newsletter form at kcrw.com/newsletters .
KCRW Berlin Amplified: Leitmotifs
KCRW Berlin Amplified: Leitmotifs Arts, Performing, Music, Interviews
A monthly podcast hosted by opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg featuring interviews with musicians and other prominent figures from the world of opera and classical music. The conversations touch on each guest’s original attraction to classical music, talk about their connection to Berlin, and explore each guest’s “leitmotif," or the one thing that brings them back to the refrain over and over again.
KCRW Berlin: Wednesday, 3 p.m.
KCRW Berlin: Wednesday, 3 p.m. Society, Culture, Documentary, Fiction
What are you typically doing on a Wednesday at 3 p.m.? Having coffee, hard at work, having a life changing experience? Wednesday 3 p.m. is the title of our series of short stories on KCRW Berlin.These short essays from different writers in different places magnify the ordinary and capture intimate observations, memories, encounters that connect us, at least for a short time.
Samaritans
Samaritans News
Los Angeles County is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to combat homelessness. Yet the problem is getting worse. Why? Well, part of the answer is simple: LA's severe shortage of affordable housing. But that's not all there is to it. For more than a year KCRW reporter Anna Scott followed a woman named Christine Curtiss through LA’s homeless services system to find answers. Listen to Christine's journey in the four-part podcast "Samaritans."
Orange County Line
Orange County Line News
A weekly tour of the real Orange County, warts and all, with reporter Gustavo Arellano
Weekend Film Reviews
Weekend Film Reviews Tv, Film
The best film reviewers in the business give you recommendations on what to see and what to skip each week.
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood Society, Culture
Los Angeles is having an identity crisis. City officials tout new development and shiny commuter trains, while longtime residents are doing all they can to hang on to home. This eight-part series is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
Celestial Blood
Celestial Blood Arts, Performing
Celestial Blood is a bilingual radionovela about love and secrets in the family of twins Sol and Mundo Lucero. It’s narrated by Mexican actress Kate del Castillo.
The Spin-off
The Spin-off Tv, Film
Hosted by TV journalists Michael Schneider and Joe Adalian, KCRW's The Spin-off is the podcast that takes you inside the television industry. Twice a month we feature in-depth conversations with people who are changing what and how we watch. You'll hear from showrunners, writers, actors, executives and other TV journalists tackling the latest news and evolutions in television.
The Mixer
The Mixer News
Steve Chiotakis talks to Los Angeles journalists about the week's leading news stories.
The Legal Eagle Files
The Legal Eagle Files News
Is that even legal? Journalist Madeleine Brand and law professor Jessica Levinson deliver a smart and witty take on the legal issues of the day — and how they affect you.
KCRW's Left, Right & Center
KCRW's Left, Right & Center News, Podcasts
Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.
All the Presidents' Lawyers
All the Presidents' Lawyers News
All presidents have legal issues. Some have more than others. A weekly conversation about the law, executive power, and all the presidents' lawyers, good and bad.
Henry Rollins - KCRW
Henry Rollins - KCRW
Henry Rollins hosts a great mix of all kinds from all over from all time.
How’s Your Sex Life?
How’s Your Sex Life? Relationships, Podcasts, Society & Culture
Are your friends sick of hearing about your latest hookups and troublesome relationships? We’re not. KCRW is here to ask, How’s Your Sex Life? With non-judgmental, real advice from sexologist and certified dating coach, Myisha Battle. Submit your questions at sexlife@kcrw.org .
Good Food
Good Food Society, Culture
Evan Kleiman's taste of life, culture and the human species.
Studio Berlin
Studio Berlin News, Politics, Commentary
"Studio Berlin" is KCRW Berlin's weekly current affairs show delving into recent events and how they affect people in Germany's capital and beyond. Once a week, hosts Sumi Somaskanda and Sylvia Cunningham talk to experts, journalists and policymakers to make sense of the news that matters.
Art Talk
Art Talk Arts, Visual
Art reviews from art critics Edward Goldman and Hunter Drohojowska-Philp.
Sangre Celestial
Sangre Celestial Arts, Performing
Amor. Mentiras. Una receta secreta. Acompaña a Kate del Castillo y sigue las aventuras de los gemelos Sol y Mundo Lucero mientras tratan de descubrir la verdad acerca de su padre muerto Arturo. Pista: está en el infierno.
Cargoland
Cargoland Society, Culture
Go behind the gates of America’s largest port complex for an intimate and unflinching look at the lives riding the waves of supply and demand.
This...Is Interesting
This...Is Interesting News
Matt Miller – Washington Post columnist and Left, Right & Center host – talks to the world's most provocative thinkers. As timely as the week's headlines, yet tackling subjects destined to influence events for years. This...Is Interesting brings to listeners the people and ideas that are shaping our world.
One Year Later
One Year Later News
One Year Later is a special series that takes a new approach to the national political debate. A year after a polarizing election, three hosts, each with a distinct perspective, speak honestly about America's differences and look for ways to bridge the country's divides. What's your perspective? Call us at 424-272-7082 ! Share your thoughts .
The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast
The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast Science, Podcasts
The climate crisis is undeniable and overwhelming. People have a lot of questions about how they can help the planet in their daily lives. We have the answers, each week, in less time than it will take you to sort your recyclables.
Good Food on the Road
Good Food on the Road Arts, Food
KCRW’s Good Food host Evan Kleiman talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer, the late and great Jonathan Gold of The Los Angeles Times about places you may not have tried yet, but ought to.
Global Beat Mexico
Global Beat Mexico Music, Podcasts
KCRW’s Global Beat: México takes you from the clubs of CDMX to the fresh Monterrey scene to the shores of Veracruz and beyond to discover the best new artists you probably haven’t heard yet. Supercharge your playlists and enjoy the journey with KCRW DJ Raul Campos and our curators, Mexico City DJ and music supervisor Junf, festival director and music consultant Monica Saldaña, and NPR’s Betto Arcos.
UnFictional
UnFictional Society, Culture
In this season of Unfictional, Stories of Transformation, and the ways in which the world — and all of us — have fundamentally changed since the pandemic began. One man watched his children suddenly turn into grown-ups, while another upended every part of his life. Someone else had to learn to live with hardship and found their true identity along the way, all while living in two worlds. Meanwhile, a subculture ascends, one reporter explores Olvera Street, and another finds an old notebook fille
FADE IN: Quentin Tarantino & Pulp Fiction
FADE IN: Quentin Tarantino & Pulp Fiction Film History, Podcasts, TV & Film
FADE IN is an audio movie about legendary films and TV series and the crazy and talented dreamers who made them. The risks and stakes, the battles, the behind-the-scenes stories nobody knows. Against all odds and usually teetering on failure, these filmmakers and show-runners made something great, something lasting. From the makers of INSIDE PSYCHO, INSIDE THE EXORCIST, and INSIDE JAWS comes FADE IN: QUENTIN TARANTINO AND PULP FICTION. Inspired by the true story.
To the Point
To the Point News
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.
Off the Block
Off the Block Society, Culture
A trip to jail, even a short stint, can upend many lives - the inmate, their loved ones, and their children among others. This series traces the path from city block to jail block and back.
Opening the Curtain
Opening the Curtain Arts
Musings on what Los Angeles theater is - and can be. Want to know more? Subscribe to Anthony's weekly Theater newsletter.
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood Society, Culture, Documentary, History, News, Business
A podcast about how and why gentrification happens. Season 3, produced in partnership with WLRN, Miami’s public radio station, introduces us to “climate gentrification,” reporting about the ways climate change, and our adaption to it, may seriously intensify the affordable housing crisis in many cities. In many parts of the US, black communities were pushed to low-lying flood prone areas. As Nadege Green reports, in Miami, the opposite is true. Black communities were built on high elevation away from
The Document
The Document Tv, Film
The Document is KCRW's new kind of mashup of documentaries and radio - telling addictive, real life, right now stories.
The 805
The 805 News
The stories shaping California's Central Coast, hosted by Jonathan Bastian.
Olney in L.A.
Olney in L.A. News
The blinding speed of change in L.A. demands that we pause to ask, where are we going? Olney in L.A. is an ongoing exploration of the people and the forces that are shaping Southern California, hosted by veteran newsman Warren Olney. Banner Image Credit: Bil Zelman
KCRW: DnA
KCRW: DnA
KCRW’s DnA: Design and Architecture explores who and what matters in our designed world – on air, online and at public events. Host Frances Anderton talks to designers, users and experts about products, fashion, buildings and more, in Los Angeles and beyond –revealing how we shape today’s world and how it shapes us.
Film Reviews
Film Reviews Tv, Film
The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic of The Wall Street Journal, Joe Morgenstern reviews films weekly in the paper and on KCRW.
Good Food
Good Food Society, Culture
Evan Kleiman's taste of life, culture and the human species.
KCRW's Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet
KCRW's Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet Music
Tom Schnabel features the latest and best in jazz and international music, with an emphasis on new Brazilian, European, African, and Tropical Latin music.
Which Way, L.A.?
Which Way, L.A.? News
Award-winning moderator Warren Olney leads lively, thoughtful and provocative discussion on the issues Southern Californians care about.
LA Observed
LA Observed News
The week's top stories in LA media, politics and culture.
Guest DJ Project
Guest DJ Project Music
KCRW's Guest DJ Project invites an array of cultural luminaries to share and discuss songs that have inspired and moved them with a KCRW DJ.
The Score
The Score Arts
A commentary on sports.

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