Music
8:48 am
Wed September 26, 2012

Bluegrass Highway, September 22

Contemporary Bluegrass from Bill Monroe to Josh Williams. 

Music
8:33 am
Wed September 26, 2012

Big Band Swings, September 21

Lee Kleinpeter takes you back in time to the music of the Big Bands and more. Always interesting with a nostalgic radio sound. 

Wednesdays Become Eclectic
8:27 am
Wed September 26, 2012

KCRW Presents: Yuna

Credit KCRW

Originally published on Fri October 5, 2012 11:17 am

Malaysian singer Yuna, who's been writing and recording music since she was a teenager, released her first U.S. album this year. On the self-titled record, producer Pharrell Williams lends a hand to her single "Live Your Life," a shimmering gem of good vibes and positivity that only sparkles more when she performs it live. Between her eye-catching attire and her soulful performance, Yuna is something special, both in this studio session and beyond.

Watch Yuna's entire performance at KCRW.com.

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Deceptive Cadence
8:27 am
Wed September 26, 2012

A Young Pianist Triumphs In Music From The Young 20th Century

Originally published on Thu October 11, 2012 12:08 pm

Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz was just 20 years old when he swept all five top prizes at the 2005 Chopin Competition in Warsaw. His domination was so thorough the judges declined to award a runner-up.

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Music
8:24 am
Wed September 26, 2012

Bal de Dimanche Apres Midi, September 23

Guidry's program is basically a request type show from call-ins and write-ins. He also does live interviews of musicians and on other French related topics. The main concept is to bring his audience the Cajun Music that would normally he heard if one was at a Sunday Afternoon Dance. Listeners can expect to hear recorded Cajun music from the very traditional roots musicians to the current popular progressive Cajun Music. Occasionally, you can hear live musical performances. You may also hear live phone interviews. You may also hear from musicians talking about their music.

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First Listen
8:18 am
Wed September 26, 2012

First Listen: Ultraísta, 'Ultraísta'

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Ultraísta's self-titled debut comes out Oct. 2.

Originally published on Mon October 8, 2012 3:55 pm

Audio for this feature is no longer available.

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The Two-Way
8:12 am
Wed September 26, 2012

Ahead Of U.N. Address, Ahmadinejad Talks Of New World Order

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his address today at the U.N.

Originally published on Wed September 26, 2012 12:44 pm

  • On 'Morning Edition': NPR's Michele Kelemen previews Day II at the U.N.

In something of a swan song, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used his eighth — and likely final — appearance before the U.N. General Assembly to elaborate on his vision of a new world order and criticize what he calls the world's "hegemonic" and "expansionist" powers.

In general, the Iranian leader took a less confrontational tone than in previous years.

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Movie Reviews
8:03 am
Wed September 26, 2012

'Won't Back Down' Takes A Too-Easy Way Out

Originally published on Wed September 26, 2012 10:49 am

Among the many remedies we have flung at our foundering inner-city schools is a force we have reckoned without: Maggie Gyllenhaal, raising hell in the feistily titled Won't Back Down as a harried single mother eking out a living selling cars in a proletarian city, nobly represented under lowering skies by Pittsburgh.

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The Two-Way
7:43 am
Wed September 26, 2012

After Uproar, No Signal That NFL Refs Will Be Back Soon

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Things haven't been going well for these guys: Some of the NFL's replacement referees, during a Sept. 23 game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens.

Originally published on Wed September 26, 2012 1:22 pm

  • David Green and Tom Goldman talk on 'Morning Edition'

Though the nation's football fans — from President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the average couch quarterback — are begging the two sides to settle their contract dispute so that regular NFL referees can come back to work, there seems to be no clear reason to think that's going to happen in time for this week's games.

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Animals
7:15 am
Wed September 26, 2012

Tourists Banned From India's Tiger Reserves

Originally published on Wed September 26, 2012 1:27 pm

Can tigers and tourists coexist? The debate is rumbling through India, where the Supreme Court has temporarily banned tourism in core areas of the country's 41 tiger reserves. The unexpected and controversial ruling is aimed at protecting the last of India's 1,700 tigers.

Up until the late 1960s, big game hunters trod the forests of Rajasthan's Ranthambore National Park, part of a sprawling tiger reserve southwest of Delhi. Under the court's recent ban, spotting one of India's big cats — a tiger or the more elusive leopard — inside the park is forbidden.

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