KCRW Features

Nov 05 2024 25 ep. 5 mins 44

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KCRW's stories, special interviews, and in-depth reporting from the field. KCRW's features air on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

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Keeping the music playing at LA’s indie venues

Nov 05 2024 5 mins

Small stages provide a place for newer acts to gain exposure. But faced with inflation and corporate competition, venue owners have to be scrappy.

Election results in Orange County could reshape Congress

Nov 04 2024 4 mins

The outcome of congressional races in Orange County could determine whether Republicans keep their majority in the House of Representatives.

Japanese American internment camp site plays ball

Oct 31 2024 4 mins

For the first time since World War II, Japanese Americans gathered at the site of the former Manzanar internment camp to play baseball at a reconstructed field.

LA teens would rather live without social media, says new docuseries

Oct 29 2024 7 mins

Coming-of-age is a challenging time for everyone — mental and physical changes, new social dynamics, and raging hormones make adolescence a universally difficult time to figure out who you are. Now imagine all of that happening while maintaining constant social media presence. That’s the experience of the “ digital natives ” at the heart of Lauren Greenfield’s new documen

Former OC Supervisor Andrew Do resigns, admits to taking bribes

Oct 28 2024 4 mins

Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has agreed to plead guilty to federal corruption charges after prosecutors say he accepted more than half a million dollars in bribes.

Criminal justice reform hits a backlash this election season

Oct 28 2024 7 mins

Four years after protesters called to defund the police, voters worried about crime are poised to toss out a reformer D.A. and pass a tough-on-crime bill.

Want to visit a custom-made haunted house? LA has hundreds

Oct 25 2024 4 mins

Whether you want to be just a little scared or pushed to the limit, LA has hundreds of different types of haunted houses. Vice Cooler, creator of Haunts of LA, is your guide.

Prop 3 is an insurance policy for same-sex couples, backers say

Oct 24 2024 4 mins

Proposition 3 would enshrine the right for same-sex couples to marry in the California constitution. It would also repeal and replace language from 2008 that says otherwise.

SoCal Dems head to swing state Nevada to turn out votes

Oct 23 2024 4 mins

SoCal Democrats anxious to help win the presidential election for Kamala Harris are road-tripping to swing states where they can make a bigger impact.

Composer Carl St. Clair to retire from Pacific Symphony

Oct 21 2024 4 mins

Carl St. Clair is retiring after more than 30 years leading the Pacific Symphony. The orchestra became an international success under his tenure.