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Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.
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Also: Craig Leon, Adam Miller, Sarah Wang, Ada Ferrer, Jakob Nowell, Peanut Butter Wolf, Guy Branum, Susan Orlean, John Early, Ariana Morgenstern, Kimberlé Crenshaw
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/22/26 |  Why is LAX’s People Mover such a boondoggle? | Plus, LA could soon have a DSA mayor, but what do the Democratic Socialists of America actually stand for? Our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman’s easy (and tasty!) chicken recipes. | 53m 05s | ||||||
| 10/21/26 |  Meet Sunil Malhotra, the new voice of Apu on ‘The Simpsons’ | Plus, “bad will” for Nithya Raman as no city councilmembers endorse her for mayor, why Netflix has “hit a wall” as it reports its slowest growth in years, and how abortion bans impact everyone’s health. | 52m 33s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 |  John Green on what Hollywood’s fame machine does to young actors | Plus, a violent interaction with ICE in Long Beach sends a U.S. citizen to the hospital. And two weeks from Election Day, we sort through California’s 14 ballot propositions. | 51m 53s | ||||||
| 10/19/26 |  Guitarist Julian Lage’s lessons from a lifetime of accolades | Plus, the Justice Department sues California over noncitizen voting, recently unsealed court records suggest OJ Simpson may have had an accomplice, and the dirty business of farmed fish. | 52m 33s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  Steve Hilton on affordability, homelessness, and yes…that ad | Plus, our weekend film reviews, including the Elizabeth Holmes documentary that had a surprise premiere at Telluride, and Evan Kleiman on how to make and where to find the best bento box. | 52m 21s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  Shiny ceilings. Flavortown! Burbank airport’s new terminal opens | Plus, LA’s mayoral candidates try to appeal to the large chunk of undecided voters, the state warns LAUSD it may take over the district if it can’t balance its budget, and fall book recommendations. | 54m 23s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  “Lazy, unfunny, sexist.” Shane Gillis’ SNL monologue sparks outrage | Plus, Elon Musk spends hundreds of millions to elect Republicans, Gov. Gavin Newsom ponders commuting death sentences, and three new exhibitions explore architect Paul R. Williams’ life and work. | 52m 21s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 |  Childhood nostalgia for Saudi Arabia on Bedouine’s new album | Plus, three-story-tall waves wreak havoc on Long Beach, why the Department of Justice is investigating Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and Iran-backed Houthi rebels attack Riyadh. | 53m 14s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 |  Low morale, suicide attempts: USS Abraham Lincoln comes home | Plus, the Dodgers are now one step closer to a World Series threepeat, our weekend film reviews, including a four-hour Elon Musk documentary, and Evan Kleiman’s tips for a road trip to Julian. | 51m 21s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 |  Oct. 7 response looms over Netanyahu's reelection | Plus, how one LA school attacked the heat by planting trees, TV critic Eric Deggans has his fall recs, and a new exhibit at LACMA presents past visions of the perfect kitchen. | 52m 46s | ||||||
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| 10/6/26 |  Disney v. FCC, Skydance closes in big day for LA media giants | Plus, the botched execution of Christa Pike and why Americans are turning against the death penalty. And before Google, there was the LA Public Library, whose librarians would try to answer any question. | 53m 25s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 |  The Strokes were supposed to save rock ‘n’ roll. They didn’t | Plus, the Supreme Court is back in session and justices will decide if Boulder, Colorado can sue companies for climate disasters. And how surveillance culture makes it harder to hook up in your car. | 53m 11s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 |  Recapping the final (and only) Becerra-Hilton debate | Plus, our weekend film reviews, and a pro’s guide to going out in LA when you have a toddler. | 53m 08s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  Bass and Raman’s differing views on Israel’s war in Gaza | Plus, filmmaker John Wilson's new documentary about the history of concrete has a lot under its surface. And KCRW’s LeRoy Downs stops by to discuss jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, who was born 100 years ago this month. | 53m 12s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  'You don’t need to learn everything' to win on Jeopardy! | Plus, an LA artist receives the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grant,” and Angelenos screen their home videotapes on VHS for the first time with the help of T.A.P.E. Collective. | 53m 18s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 |  Baby monitoring tech also collects data | Plus, Trump’s new TV ad was funded by taxpayers, how cuts to Medicaid are impacting some California hospitals, and Chuck Klosterman’s alternative history of alternative rock. | 53m 19s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 |  The tension and division when home ownership is out of reach | Plus, the EPA permanently restores grants to UC researchers whose funding it stripped, our weekend film reviews, and we sent lifelong Angeleno Evan Kleiman to find the best Texas-style food in L.A. | 52m 24s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 |  West Nile on the rise in LA. How concerned should we be? | Plus, Latino voters may be swinging back to Democrats, Emily St. John Mandel’s new book is set in dystopian Los Angeles in the not-too-distant future, and the case for starting holiday prep in September. | 52m 48s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  Min Jin Lee on betrayal, class struggle in the Korean diaspora | Plus, ICE stopped disclosing where it's holding thousands of undocumented immigrants, a new documentary features the oldest people in the world, and coyote sightings light up an Encino group chat. | 52m 26s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 |  Settlement clears the way for Paramount-Warner Bros. merger | Plus, news outlets banned from the White House sue on First Amendment grounds, Gov. Newsom declares a state of emergency due to El Niño, and a scathing review of a mostly-AI hip-hop album. | 51m 10s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  Kahlo. Rockwell. Jabba the Hutt. Inside the new Lucas Museum | Plus, a conservative judge who advised Mike Pence after the 2020 election warns Republicans may try to keep Democrats from taking their seats in Congress after the midterms. And our weekly film reviews. | 51m 23s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 |  Rhea Seehorn finally gets Emmy love for ‘Pluribus’ | Plus, twin crashes in Chatsworth involving a bus, an SUV, and then a helicopter. LA County moves to tax private jets, and Evan Kleiman is here with her favorite cheese. | 53m 13s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 |  ‘Widow’s Bay’ cleans up, and makes history, at the Emmys | Plus, President Trump lost at the Supreme Court, but he has other plans to limit mail-in voting. The Los Angeles Times opposes the billionaire’s tax, and Jarvis Cocker on the band Pulp’s comeback. | 52m 07s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  The Linda Lindas are growing up. And have a new album | Plus, AI leaders say we need to pump the brakes, President Trump wants to make it harder for immigrants to access government benefits, and why the Emmys’ comedy category is filled with dramas. | 52m 00s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | 9/11 educationnational security+3 | Evan Kleiman | Practical Magic | — | 9/11education+3 | — | 51m 56s | ||
| 9/8/26 | lawsuithealth effects+3 | — | AIState Farm | LA CountyNew York | LA CountyState Farm+4 | — | 51m 53s | ||
| 9/7/26 | Labor Dayinterviews+3 | Ariana Morgenstern | Dan Tana'sKCRW | — | Ariana MorgensternDan Tana's+3 | — | 58m 55s | ||
| 9/4/26 | feminismBlack women+3 | Kimberlé Crenshaw | Los Angeles Clippers | — | feminismBlack women+5 | — | 52m 14s | ||
| 9/2/26 | USPS ballot rejectionEbola outbreak+3 | — | USPSSinaloa Cartel | Central AfricaAltadena | USPSEbola+5 | — | 51m 57s | ||
| 9/1/26 | renters rightsshared utilities+4 | — | CaliforniaWhy some LA renters are revolting against shared utilities | LA | LA rentersshared utilities+4 | — | 52m 44s | ||
| 8/31/26 | pop musicOlympics+3 | — | LAPentagon | Southern California | pop songOlympics price tag+3 | — | 53m 01s | ||
| 8/27/26 | artoil wells+3 | Evan Kleiman | Acme CorporationWile E. Coyote+1 | — | Yayoi Kusamaoil wells+3 | — | 52m 36s | ||
| 8/26/26 | 2000s nightlifesocial media+3 | — | Meta | — | LA nightlife2000s+4 | — | 51m 28s | ||
| 7/20/26 | musicWorld Cup betting+3 | Peanut Butter Wolf | Stones Throw RecordsMeta+2 | — | Peanut Butter WolfStones Throw Records+4 | — | 52m 50s | ||
| 7/16/26 | food wastecommunity response+3 | Guy BranumEvan Kleiman | KCRW | Boyle Heights | EastsidersBoyle Heights+5 | — | 52m 56s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Los Angeles ZooDaylight Saving Time+3 | — | Los Angeles ZooHouse+1 | LA | Los Angeles ZooDaylight Saving Time+3 | — | 52m 05s | ||
| 7/14/26 | voter angercorruption+4 | — | Shakespeare’s ‘Coriolanus’ | — | Angry voterscorrupt leaders+5 | — | 51m 42s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Congressfederal housing bill+3 | — | KCRW | — | Congresshousing bill+3 | — | 52m 28s | ||
| 7/9/26 | librariesliterature+3 | Susan Orlean | LA Central LibraryApple TV | — | librariesSusan Orlean+3 | — | 53m 10s | ||
| 7/8/26 | immigrationantisemitism+3 | — | KCRWdocumentary | Pacific Coast Highway | immigration arrestsantisemitic trope+3 | — | 52m 01s | ||
| 7/7/26 | AIacting+3 | John Early | Cafe GratitudeMAHA | California | AI actorTilly Norwood+5 | — | 51m 39s | ||
| 7/6/26 | politicsvoting rights+3 | — | LA’s homeless housing organizationsKCRW | — | White Housesoccer+3 | — | 52m 49s | ||
| 7/2/26 | fireworksillegal activities+3 | — | Minions | LAVenezuela | fireworksillegal+5 | — | 51m 34s | ||
| 6/11/26 | World Cupsoccer history+3 | — | KCRW | Los Angeles | World CupLos Angeles+4 | — | 52m 15s | ||
| 6/10/26 | ethicsimmigration+3 | Sarah Wang | White Housenew novel | Los AngelesTaiwan | White Housecage fight+7 | — | 51m 25s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Cuban historyIran War+3 | Ada Ferrer | — | CubaIran | CubaIran War+5 | — | 51m 42s | ||
| 6/8/26 | musicpolitics+3 | Jakob Nowell | — | CubaU.S. | Jakob NowellSublime+4 | — | 51m 47s | ||
| 6/5/26 | YosemiteColombia+3 | Evan Kleiman | KCRW | ColombiaYosemite | YosemiteColombia+3 | — | 52m 50s | ||
| 6/4/26 | runoff electionsstatewide races+3 | — | — | California | runoffelections+5 | — | 52m 24s | ||
| 6/2/26 | YouTubersHollywood+4 | — | AIGov. Newsom+1 | — | YouTubersHollywood+5 | — | 51m 57s | ||
| 6/1/26 | California governor racemental health+3 | — | Kennedy Center | CaliforniaLos Angeles | Spencer PrattCalifornia governor+5 | — | 53m 13s | ||
| 5/28/26 | housingpublic safety+3 | Evan Kleiman | KCRW | Los AngelesLA | Karen Basshousing+5 | — | 51m 34s | ||
| 5/27/26 | politicshomelessness+4 | Adam Miller | KCRW | — | Adam MillerLA politics+6 | — | 52m 17s | ||
| 5/7/26 | LA Metromayoral debate+3 | Evan Kleiman | LA Metro | LAD Line | LA MetroD Line+4 | — | 51m 11s | ||
| 5/6/26 | climate changefood nutrition+4 | — | Border Patrol | — | climate changefood nutrition+6 | — | 52m 46s | ||
| 5/5/26 | delivery robotsIran War+3 | — | California refiners | IranMammoth area | delivery robotsIran War+4 | — | 50m 03s | ||
| 5/4/26 | music venuesabortion drug+3 | — | mifepristoneMcCabe’s | Santa MonicaNew Orleans | McCabe’sSanta Monica+5 | — | 53m 10s | ||
| 4/30/26 | Iran Warcost of war+3 | Evan Kleiman | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Iran | Iran Warcost+4 | — | 51m 44s | ||
| 4/30/26 | voting rightsCalifornia governor debate+3 | Rick Hasen | UCLA | CaliforniaLos Angeles | SCOTUSvoting rights+3 | — | 52m 02s | ||
| 4/28/26 | immigrationcomedy+4 | Sheng Wang | KCRWU.S. Mint+1 | California | Sheng Wangimmigration+5 | — | 51m 41s | ||
| 4/27/26 | Ruth Slenczynskajournalism+5 | — | White House Correspondents’ DinnerSupreme Court | Catalina IslandUnited States | Ruth SlenczynskaWhite House Correspondents’ Dinner+5 | — | 52m 44s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Michael Jackson biopicwar on drugs+3 | Evan Kleiman | White HouseSan Diego+1 | — | Michael Jacksonbiopic+4 | — | 52m 56s | ||
| 4/22/26 | millennial feminismpolitics+3 | — | Riverside County Sheriff Chad BiancoLAUSD | — | Lena Dunhammillennial feminism+5 | — | 52m 14s | ||
| 4/21/26 | natural worldpolitics+3 | — | Shark Tank | — | Louise ErdrichXavier Becerra+5 | — | 51m 19s | ||
| 4/20/26 | Punk musicFilm industry+3 | Craig Leon | mifepristoneStar Wars+2 | TexasCalifornia | RamonesCraig Leon+6 | — | 52m 50s | ||
| 4/16/26 | LACMAhigher education crisis+2 | Evan Kleiman | LACMAYale+1 | — | LACMAYale+3 | — | 52m 22s | ||
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