Greater LA
Greater LA

Greater LA

KCRW

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

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How has LA homelessness changed in over 8 years?
JAN 12, 2024
How has LA homelessness changed in over 8 years?
<p dir="ltr">KCRW’s departing reporter Anna Scott talks about the gains and setbacks in housing and homelessness — after eight years covering the beat. </p> <p dir="ltr">Zach Galifianakis talks about the nonprofit <a href="https://www.comedygivesback.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAwP6sBhDAARIsAPfK_wZc9DPMBoiTaYBz72XVbJbRmaUvRwrlCF1QDoRlyTQzreOSHfwEdL8aAq2pEALw_wcB" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.comedygivesback.com/?gclid%3DCj0KCQiAwP6sBhDAARIsAPfK_wZc9DPMBoiTaYBz72XVbJbRmaUvRwrlCF1QDoRlyTQzreOSHfwEdL8aAq2pEALw_wcB&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705106330415000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OxNBDvX1xoB95A01rs6i3" rel="noopener noreferrer">Comedy Gives Back</a>, reflects on his own Hollywood career, and explains why comedy is tougher than dramatic acting. </p> <p dir="ltr">To mark Greater LA’s last show, we re-air part of the first-ever episode, in which Steve Chiotakis visits a giant car shredder between the Ports of LA and Long Beach.</p>
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38 MIN
Angelenos are crowding clown shows — ‘an act of counterculture’
JAN 10, 2024
Angelenos are crowding clown shows — ‘an act of counterculture’
<p>When you hear the word “clown,” you probably picture a hacky kid’s entertainer. Well, a group of super-talented LA-based performers are trying to change that.</p> <p>The Broad’s “LA Intersections” is an upcoming festival-style exhibit of the music and spoken word scenes of LA. Punk rocker Keith Morris speaks to the importance of LA music history.</p> <p>Gathering around the table for a meal can ease America’s loneliness crisis, says Natasha Feldman, author of “The Dinner Party Project.”</p>
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26 MIN
Sale of Skid Row grocery store aims to bring racial healing
JAN 9, 2024
Sale of Skid Row grocery store aims to bring racial healing
<p>A convenience store in Skid Row is changing hands from the community-oriented Korean American family that runs it — to a Black-led nonprofit.</p> <p>“Existencia,” a new work by the experimental performance troupe Diavolo, explores the chaos and community that resulted from the 1994 Northridge earthquake.</p> <p>In an era of “hurriquakes,” heat waves, and fires, The Academy Museum screening series “Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film” looks at the real-world implications of disaster films.</p>
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26 MIN
Finding love and beauty at Mosaic Tile House in Venice
JAN 9, 2024
Finding love and beauty at Mosaic Tile House in Venice
<p>Cheri Pann and Gonzalo Duran have transformed their Venice home into The Mosaic Tile House, a living artistic tapestry reflecting their love story.</p> <p>Kate Berlant wants audiences to know that her semi-autobiographical show, “KATE,” is theater, not stand-up. It begins on Jan. 17 at the Pasadena Playhouse.</p> <p>At Regen Projects in Hollywood, Catherine Opie’s exhibition, “harmony is fraught,” features over 60 photographs of LA spanning three decades.</p>
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26 MIN
Will ‘Ambassadors’ help LA metro riders feel safer?
JAN 5, 2024
Will ‘Ambassadors’ help LA metro riders feel safer?
<p dir="ltr">Food journalist Mona Holmes discusses how the LA restaurant scene fared in 2023 and anticipates dining trends for the new year.</p> <p dir="ltr">In response to complaints about customer service and mass transit safety, Metro is hiring hundreds of people to offer warm welcomes and help to passengers.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Autry Museum’s “<a href="https://theautry.org/exhibitions/reclaiming-el-camino-native-resistance-missions-and-beyond" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://theautry.org/exhibitions/reclaiming-el-camino-native-resistance-missions-and-beyond&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704500918735000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0NeP0MbN4CcWrrOULKZbhZ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reclaiming El Camino</a>” details the hardships Native populations faced under European settlement, and highlights Indigenous resistance.</p>
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26 MIN