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Japanese Breakfast hits KCRW live between Coachella 2025 gigs with cuts from the new LP “For Melancholy Brunettes & Sad Women.”

Japanese Breakfast hits KCRW live between Coachella 2025 gigs with cuts from the new LP “For Melancholy Brunettes & Sad Women.”

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Pico Iyer and Paul Elie remember Pope Francis

“He showed us what simplicity could offer:” Pico Iyer and Paul Elie share their insights on the late Pope’s global impact.

Palisades High students adjust to new campus at old Sears

After the January wildfire damaged Palisades Charter High School’s campus, students returned to in-person classes at the former Sears building in downtown Santa Monica.

SoCal curling: Eyes on Olympics, a dedicated rink, growing the sport

Orange County and Hollywood curling clubs established a rink in Vernon in 2020, but it was short-lived before closing during the COVID pandemic. The O.C.

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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.

 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

 Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

Question Everything

Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

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 Palisades High students adjust to new campus at old Sears

Palisades High students adjust to new campus at old Sears

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What goodbye message would you leave using LA’s last payphones?

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 In "Sofreh," Nasim Alikhani shares the beauty of modern Iranian food

In "Sofreh," Nasim Alikhani shares the beauty of modern Iranian food

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Torturing California's almonds and pistachios to survive climate change

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100 concussions won’t stop big wave surfer Garrett McNamara

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It’s hard to believe that My Morning Jacket is celebrating the release of their tenth studio album in 2025, 20 years after making their radio debut on Morning Becomes Eclectic in 2005…

Today’s Top Tune: My Morning Jacket – ‘Out In The Open’

It’s hard to believe that My Morning Jacket is celebrating the release of their tenth studio album in 2025, 20 years after making their radio debut on Morning Becomes Eclectic in 2005…

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Fifty years ago today, the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon.

How refugees built Little Saigon in OC

Fifty years ago today, the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon.

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Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, April 30, 2025

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

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New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: April 30, 2025

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

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On Wednesday, April 30th, NPR will mark the 100th day of the Trump Administration with a Special Report, hosted by Michel Martin.

NPR Special Report: Trump 100 Days

On Wednesday, April 30th, NPR will mark the 100th day of the Trump Administration with a Special Report, hosted by Michel Martin.

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Shoegaze en Español, a big time break-up single from Sparks, and some good old fashioned, teenage lo-fi-power-pop.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: Sparks, Sharp Pins, Bouquet

Shoegaze en Español, a big time break-up single from Sparks, and some good old fashioned, teenage lo-fi-power-pop.

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President Trump praised Jeff Bezos for quickly denying that Amazon would list how much tariffs would add to the price of what you buy.

Amazon navigates tariff, price hikes, politics

President Trump praised Jeff Bezos for quickly denying that Amazon would list how much tariffs would add to the price of what you buy.

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The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today with the fall of Saigon. What is the war’s legacy in both countries?

Vietnam War is becoming ancient history, says Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today with the fall of Saigon. What is the war’s legacy in both countries?

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From meme coins to branded merch, President Trump has become marketer-in-chief, using his office to pad his personal wealth like few, if any, of his predecessors.

Trump offers White House access if you buy his meme coin. Illegal?

From meme coins to branded merch, President Trump has become marketer-in-chief, using his office to pad his personal wealth like few, if any, of his predecessors.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A duo found about 20 still-functioning payphones in LA and, with stickers, encouraged people to leave goodbye messages to anyone or anything.

What goodbye message would you leave using LA’s last payphones?

A duo found about 20 still-functioning payphones in LA and, with stickers, encouraged people to leave goodbye messages to anyone or anything.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Avant-pop shapeshifter Dora Jar has amassed quite the resume since dropping her debut EP Digital Meadow in 2021: Billie Eilish, The 1975, and Gracie Abrams are just a few of her recent…

Dora Jar: KCRW Guest Selector Set

Avant-pop shapeshifter Dora Jar has amassed quite the resume since dropping her debut EP Digital Meadow in 2021: Billie Eilish, The 1975, and Gracie Abrams are just a few of her recent…

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 30, 2025

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

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English electro-duo Maribou State brings the soulful intensity of their LPs “Hallucinating Love” and “Portraits” to life in Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Studio.

Maribou State: KCRW Live from Apogee Studio

English electro-duo Maribou State brings the soulful intensity of their LPs “Hallucinating Love” and “Portraits” to life in Bob Clearmountain’s Apogee Studio.

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Native Texan Danny Lee Blackwell makes music under the moniker Night Beats , and has explored the connective tissue between myriad genres.

Today’s Top Tune: Night Beats – ‘Behind The Green Door’

Native Texan Danny Lee Blackwell makes music under the moniker Night Beats , and has explored the connective tissue between myriad genres.

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Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, April 29, 2025

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New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: April 29, 2025

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

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A hundred days into his second White House term, Donald Trump has reshaped the conversation around immigration in the U.S., once seen as a proud melting pot of immigrants and cultures.

A ‘dire situation’ after 100 days of Trump immigration policies

A hundred days into his second White House term, Donald Trump has reshaped the conversation around immigration in the U.S., once seen as a proud melting pot of immigrants and cultures.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Trump is trying to deport an unprecedented number of people. The Silicon Valley company Palantir is compiling a database of sensitive information to help him do it.

Tech giant Palantir builds infrastructure for Trump’s deportation blitz

President Trump is trying to deport an unprecedented number of people. The Silicon Valley company Palantir is compiling a database of sensitive information to help him do it.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand