
KCRW Press Play
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Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles. Check us out at 12 pm and 7 pm, M-Th. 89.9 FM. @KCRW
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Remember when #MarcelTheShellWithShoesOn went viral about a decade ago? Well, the googly-eyed seashell now stars in a feature-length movie. Madeleine Brand talks to the creators jenny slate and Dean Fleischer Camp at 12:40. youtube.com/watch?v=k98Afd…

"This is such a gift, just write some of my experiences and now be much freer to move forward,” Selma Blair tells Madeleine Brand In her new memoir “Mean Baby,” actress Selma Blair opens up about her childhood, career, and living with multiple sclerosis kcrw.com/news/shows/pre…

Press Play's Summer Mixtape kicks off at Noon. Madeleine Brand sits down with Regina Spektor. Followed by a DJ set with ro. youtube.com/watch?v=Nh17jX…

It's happening! All week, we bring you sets from KCRW DJs plus artists' interviews with Madeleine Brand featuring Regina Spektor STRANGE Laura Veirs MAXWELL.


All this week, an epic collab between KCRW Press Play & Morning Becomes Eclectic: Summer Mixtape 🎵 ft. intimate convos Madeleine Brand and Regina Spektor STRANGE Laura Veirs MAXWELL + inspired playlists ro Dan Wilcox Valida Anthony Valadez 🎈 kcrw.co/3Ojmloe


Press Play's Summer Mixtape continues today with Laura Veirs. Newly divorced with two young boys, she talks to Madeleine Brand about reinventing herself. #TuneIn at Noon. #kcrw #summermixtape #summerplaylist #playlist #musicrecommendations #kcrwplaylist youtu.be/3cpp781sku0


It's the hottest show on cable that most liberals aren't watching. Our guest Tressie McMillan Cottom says they should be. Madeleine Brand explores Yellowstone. #listenlive at 12:40pm on KCRW. youtube.com/watch?v=G_ptYW…

"This idea that we should treat a former president and/or just well-known people differently, that undermines our principle that there's equal justice under the law," ⚖️ 🦅 Jessica Levinson tells Michell Eloy. Tune in at 12:15 and 7:15 p.m. on KCRW.

The graphic birthing scene in House of the Dragon, Black hobbits in TheRingsOfPower, and women leading both shows. Lisa Woolfork Joelle Monique ✍🏾 and Michell Eloy weigh in on the return of these beloved franchises. #listenlive at 12:40(pacific)/3:40 (eastern) KCRW. youtube.com/watch?v=x8UAUA…

.KCRW Press Play wants to hear from YOU! As a heat wave continues to roll through Southern California, how do you eat when it’s this hot? What are you making that doesn’t require turning on the oven or even the stove?

The Players Choir was a hit on America’s Got Talent. But the story behind these NFL players joining involves Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle and a church girl who wouldn't take no for an answer. Madeleine Brand talks to founder Melanie Few and Tully Banta Cain at 12:40 on KCRW. youtube.com/watch?v=Gk57yG…

Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch hasn't officially named a successor. A new documentary takes us inside Murdoch's upbringing, rise to power, and the kids' fight to take over the throne. Madeleine Brand talks to the The New York Times on KCRW. youtube.com/watch?v=-RTkLs…

Had a blast translating the sacred language of Björk for Madeleine Brand on KCRW Press Play—! kcrw.com/news/shows/pre…


We all have a sphere of influence, whether it be here, at your dinner table, as a community leader. Whether your words impact 2 people or 20 or more, we all can tend the part of the garden that we can reach. Listen to my conversation on KCRW Press Play kcrw.com/news/shows/pre…

Today around noon on KCRW Press Play, Amy Nicholson and I review Bardo, Next Exit, Something in the Dirt, Causeway, and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Lots of good conversation, so many fun disagreements.


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