KCRW

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KCRW, a community service of Santa Monica College, is Southern California's leading National Public Radio affiliate, featuring an eclectic mix of music, news, information and cultural programming. The station boasts one of the nation's largest arrays of locally produced, nationally distributed talk program content. KCRW.com extends the station's profile globally, with three streams featuring web-exclusive content: all music, all news and the live station simulcast, as well as an extensive list of podcasts. The non-commercial broadcast signal reaches 550,000 listeners weekly and is supported by 55,000 member/subscribers.

The terrestrial station serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties at 89.9 FM, Ventura County at 89.1 FM on KCRU/Oxnard-Ventura, the greater Palm Springs area at 89.3 FM on KCRI/Indio-Palm Springs and Kern, and Northern LA Counties at 88.1 FM on KCRY/Mojave/Antelope Valley. KCRW can now be heard in Santa Barbara at 106.9. Other translators carry the signal to Borrego Springs, CA, at 92.9 and the Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley areas at 90.7 FM, Gorman at 89.7 FM, Banning at 90.9 FM, the Ridgecrest area at 101.1 FM, the Thousand Oaks and Conejo Valley areas at 102.3 FM, Ojai at 102.1 FM, and Lemon Grove/Spring Valley in San Diego County at 89.9 FM.

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Caption: Busy Philipps
Actress Busy Philipps stars in the ABC comedy Cougar Town and shares the highlights of her life – from high school to becoming a mom – with the sen...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 11:09
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Caption: Mister Cartoon and Raul Campos
Graffiti and tattoo artist Mister Cartoon gives us a lesson in how the oldies have influenced the art of the hood. The LA native also shows his sen...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 11:45
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Caption: Jason Bentley and Ron Artest
Lakers forward Ron Artest shares his surprising pre-game soundtrack – soulful songs about love – and more in his Guest DJ set.

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:33
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Caption: Cheryl Dunn
Photographer and documentary filmmaker Cheryl Dunn finds inspiration in street culture, as well as a wide variety of music she associates with peop...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:32
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Caption: Chris Hardwick and Dan Wilcox
Nerdist and Web Soup host Chris Hardwick tells us about the beginnings of his geekdom and gets serious about his favorite Radiohead song, as well a...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:48
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Caption: Will Wright
Video game designer Will Wright changed the entire landscape of gaming with his hit game SimCity, and follow-up The Sims and Spore. It’s clear he l...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:18
Caption: Blake Mycoskie with Eric J. Lawrence
Music has made a big impact on TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie and he’s made a big impact on the world, with his entrepreneurial spirit. Blake fi...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 10:45
Caption: Dan Wilcox and Miranda July
Filmmaker Miranda July is a true original and she gives us a glimpse into her creative process in her Guest DJ set, including the song that inspire...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:31
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Caption: David Chang
Chef David Chang is behind the acclaimed Momofuku group in New York. In his Guest DJ set, he reveals that he almost picked up a guitar instead of f...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 10:18
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Princeton sociologist Paul Starr discusses the history of the American fight over healthcare reform and the prospects of ever bringing it to an end.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 41:03