Best KCRW Podcasts (2024)

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Lost Notes: Groupies

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This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk. From KCRW and Golden Teapot.

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Question Everything with Brian Reed

KCRW & Placement Theory

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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 ...

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Henry Rollins - KCRW

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Henry Rollins hosts a great mix of all kinds from all over from all time.

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Scheer Intelligence

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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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Second Opinion

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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 .

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Good Food

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Everything you wanted to know about good cooking and good eating from LA chef, author, radio host and restaurateur Evan Kleiman.

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Left, Right & Center

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Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

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How’s Your Sex Life?

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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 .

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Life Examined

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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.

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Today's Top Tune

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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.

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The Business

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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.

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The Treatment

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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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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.

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The Score

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A commentary on sports.

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KCRW at Riot LA

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A recording from KCRW's showcase at Riot, LA's newest comedy festival.

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Hollywood Breakdown

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Kim Masters, host of KCRW’s The Business, breaks down Hollywood's top stories.

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The 805

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The stories shaping California's Central Coast, hosted by Jonathan Bastian.

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Greater LA

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Host Steve Chiotakis connects you to the people and places of Southern California.

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LA Observed

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The week's top stories in LA media, politics and culture.

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Bookworm

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Intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations.

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The Mixer

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Steve Chiotakis talks to Los Angeles journalists about the week's leading news stories.

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KCRW Broadcast 813

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Fanatic! I hope you had a fantastic October. It was great but as usual, it was over too soon. Two albums by Bratmobile have been reissued. Girls Get Busy https://bratmobile.bandcamp.com/album/girls-get-busy Ladies, Women And Girls https://bratmobile.bandcamp.com/album/ladies-women-and-girls These are great records. Glad they’re back in print. Now d…

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Cookies, millennial farming, fast food and the African American community 59:41

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Food writer and recipe developer Ben Mims scours the world for great cookie recipes. Former professional basketball player Laurent Correa is turning out some of LA's best croissants. Dr. Naa Oyo Kwate unveils the insidious relationship between fast food and the African American community. Lindsey Beatrice explores the creative ways millennials are …

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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ out performs Warner Bros.’ investment; ‘The Penguin’ showrunner Lauren LeFranc talks crafting a Gotham crime boss 30:02

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Warner Bros. unceremoniously released Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 in less than 50 theaters nationwide, but the mid-budget film has exceeded expectations. After a strong limited opening, the film will see a modest expansion and a light awards push from Warner’s. What prompted the studio to bury what could potentially be the last film from the 94 year …

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What went right for Trump, what went wrong for Harris? 50:34

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President-elect Donald Trump is on track to be the first Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years. He won all the battleground states, knocking down the previous blue wall. Was this a referendum on the style of leadership the country desires? Trump outperformed his 2020 candidacy, while Kamala Harris underperformed in states President Joe Bid…

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Michael Tracey: Why working class Americans of all races voted for Trump 1:17:46

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Reporting on the election often involves being glued to computer screens dictating the polling numbers around the country and using statistics revolving around race and gender to make assumptions about how the country is politically swaying. Journalist and online host Michael Tracey actually went out to many prominent swing states throughout the el…

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Eddie Chacon: ‘Empire’ (feat. John Carroll Kirby) 4:00

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Hometown hero Eddie Chacon, who you might know as half of the duo Charles & Eddie via their ‘90s mega-hit “Would I Lie To You,” is back with his second solo album for Stones Throw Records. Thirty years after the heyday of his pop success and on the heels of his 2023 LP Sundown, Chacon’s new album Lay Low is due on Jan. 31, 2025. As a bonus, it’s pr…

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Harris’ performance with women, Trump’s impact on foreign policy 54:04

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A majority of women voters cast ballots for Kamala Harris. But Harris did worse among women voters than Joe Biden did in 2020. Why? The war in Ukraine, the future of NATO, and what across-the-board tariffs could mean for Europe’s economy all loom large in a second Trump administration. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he may end wars…

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Look-ahead of Trump’s second presidency, CA and LA races recap 53:58

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President-elect Donald Trump appears to be on track to win all seven battleground states and is ahead in the popular vote. The GOP has also won the Senate, and could keep control of the House. The Supreme Court’s ruling that past and future presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts could give President-elect Trump wide latitude to wi…

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5: The Oral History of Star Magazine: Bad But Not Evil 40:52

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A teen magazine so daring, so outrageous, so scandalizing and sexually suggestive that it only lasted…five issues. Star Magazine: from the publishing empire that brought you Hot Rod, Motor Trend, Guns & Ammo, and later in the 90s, Sassy, there was, in 1973, a red-hot new music rag that glamorized the teenage groupie lifestyle rampant on the Sunset …

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Non-monogamy training wheels with Brandon Kyle Goodman 40:28

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How do I leave my cheating partner? Will I ever find love? Is there intimacy in non-monogamy? Brandon Kyle Goodman returns to the show to help us get through this messy election week and to talk about their new podcast, Tell Me Something Messy. Myisha and Brandon get into why research is your friend in non-monogamy and how sexual liberation isn’t l…

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Non-monogamy training wheels with Brandon Kyle Goodman 38:58

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Is there intimacy in non-monogamy? Actor Brandon Kyle Goodman returns to dish out advice and talk about their new podcast, Tell Me Something Messy.By KCRW

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How to track election results, why kids aren’t watching legacy TV 52:45

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Will Americans know, or have a good sense at least, of who our next president will be by the end of election night? Polls show a majority of voters are concerned about violence following the election. Officials are monitoring threats and working to safeguard the vote. Abraham Lincoln’s close friendships with four men may have been sexual relationsh…

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6: Special Election-Eve Episode: The Story of a Story Untold 20:46

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A special election-eve episode from Brian: Ruminations on a story that never was, and a late night conversation with the source he was supposed to make it about. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.By KCRW & Placement Theory

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Pre-Election Day polling results, Quincy Jones remembrance 53:23

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A new poll shows Harris surprisingly winning Iowa, another shows swing states leaning toward Trump but within the margin of error. KCRW talks about the state of the presidential race. This presidential election is the most litigated in history, breaking a record set by the 2020 contest. The RNC has filed 130 lawsuits, and recent court decisions inv…

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Breaking beyond tribalism and apathy: The brighter side of politics 53:25

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With the U.S. election just days away there’s a palpable sense that with whichever candidate emerges victorious, it could signal the beginning of the end for their opponents. Whether this election is truly different from those of the past, or simply a byproduct of hyperfocus from the media — voters shouldn’t throw their hands up in despair. Through…

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As a group, are migrants less healthy? 4:55

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Migration is at an all-time high worldwide. It can impact health in many ways.

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Steve McQueen, Dawn Porter and James Carville on The Treat 52:34

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This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Oscar winning director Steve McQueen whose latest film is the World War II drama Blitz — starring Saorsie Ronan. Then, director Dawn Porter stops by to talk about her new documentary Luther: Never Too Much. The film dives deep into the life and music of late R&B singer Luther Vandross. And for The Treat, p…

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No-knead bread, see-through mice, soda science 59:39

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Anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh describes how soda companies have influenced the science around sugary drinks. Health and nutrition reporter Alice Callahan breaks down "ultra-processed foods," a newish term to describe the evil that lurks on supermarket shelves. National Park guide Joseph C. Ward explains how a Cheetos bag altered the ecosystem in …

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