Kcrw Podcasts

Fanatic! I hope you’re enjoying your September, wherever you are. I’m hanging in there as best I can. Los Angeles is kind of playing along with some fairly cool nights. I’ve been getting some mail from Fanatics who have checked out some of the 7”s Larry Hardy and I released this year. Thanks! Larry and I are stoked to be able to put them out. New H…

Fanatic. It’s quite a date to have a radio show. Please enjoy the show as best you can. Our second hour LP is a great one. I explain a little of the man behind it but there’s more to know and it’s easily found online if you find yourself wanting to know more. Worth it. Thank you for listening. Never forget and stay Fanatic. –– Henry…

Fanatic. Hello and welcome to our September 2021 shows. We’re going to do something conceptual in our second hour by playing an album in its entirety. It’s not the first time we’ve done this. I thought it would be a good way to get deep in hour two. We hope you dig the albums we’ll be playing for you. Our first album for the month is 1986 by One La…

Larry Hardy of In The Red Records and I are happy to finally be able roll these records out. Please check this out this heads up on the In The Red site. This has been in the works for months. The hold up on vinyl that a lot of labels are going through kept us behind schedule by over half a year. The records came out looking and sounding great. If y…

Fanatic! I hope this finds you well. Our second-to-last show for August finds us burning it up as we head out of summer into autumn. I’ve been working on our September shows and they’re coming together quite well. Fanatic, this is our Case Of The Punks show, that we try to roll out every August. I thought we might put it at the end of the month but…

Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and that you’ve been staying safe, as boring as it can be, I know. This is our second show for August. Two more until we find ourselves in September. I’ve already started work on the first broadcast. I’ve been on an almost nightly Lodger jag. Also, every Friday night, it’s a spin through Diminished Responsibilit…

Fanatic. I hope you had a great week and are staying safe and healthy. Now is not the time to let your guard down! A few things. I got word that Alicja Trout’s excellent Alicja-Pop album Howlin’ hit a light speed bump as the covers came out a bit off center. More are being printed up. So, release might be a little delayed. We’re still good to go to…

Fanatic! I hope you’ve been taking good care of yourself. Now is not the time to let your guard down. Next week we start playing tracks from the Howlin’ album by Alicja-Pop. I got the go ahead from the label and we’re good to go. I also heard some tracks that I’m not at liberty to discuss at this time but I’ll remind you of this entry when the trac…

So often architecture is associated with high price custom homes and fancy institutional buildings.But many designers are also helping shape the city with pro bono work for nonprofits in less affluent neighborhoods. One in the news recently is the Campus For At-Risk Children in Watts being designed by Frank Gehry.And unveiled Saturday – with a cele…

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Berliners are facing many of the same challenges as Angelenos in terms of affordable living space, as well as coming to grips with changing family structure; but, they have come up with an intriguing solution. Baugruppen, meaning building groups, are cohousing communities where you choose who you want to live alongside and then split the costs of d…

While in Berlin, DnA’s producer Caroline Chamberlain visited the world’s first board game cafe called Spielwiese. She met with the designers of some games dealing with some very German challenges. “Cool am Pool” is a board game coming soon by Hartwig Jakubik that has players compete over the best places by the pool. Caroline learns how it works and…

Frank Lloyd Wright’s first L.A. commission, the Hollyhock House, opens once more to the public after a lengthy restoration. Alan Hess, an architect and preservationist who has written five books on Frank Lloyd Wright, talks about why he can’t wait for the building’s opening and what we can learn from Frank Lloyd Wright today.…

Everything Talks let us know what our objects really think. In this episode Tom Saunders channels a paper and a Wholefoods reusable bag bickering over who killed the plastic bag. Shockingly, however, "plasty" makes a comeback.Par KCRW: DnA

Huntington Beach approved a reusable bag ordinance last month. Channel 2 reports, while many agree with the goal to cut down on the 123 thousand tons of discarded plastic bags in the state every year, a lot of residents in HB are hot under the collar that the ban wasn’t put on the ballot. They say if the city is worried about the beaches, they shou…

Giulia Rozzi compares the pros and cons of an open relationship.Par KCRW

How did Christian Duguay wind up handcuffed in his own apartment? He explains.Par KCRW

Chris Garcia remembers the confrontation between his sweet old dad, and a sweet former gangbanger.Par KCRW

Brendon Small tries to stay sober at a metal festival.Par KCRW

Bobcat Goldthwait tells a couple of stories about his friend Tony.Par KCRW

Thomas Lennon goes to New Orleans and buys a new sex toy.Par KCRW

Andy Daly explains how he wound up on a bus with a rollerblading hip-hop mime.Par KCRW

Steven Yeun talks about family, love and punishment.Par KCRW

Rick Glassman tries out a speech he's going to deliver to his old high school.Par KCRW

Mike White talks about "getting the help he needs" before appearing on "The Amazing Race" with his dad.Par KCRW

Matt Jones reveals the lie he told "The Gilmore Girls," and how it got him his first job in show business.Par KCRW

Kurt Braunohler talks about the worst thing he ever did on a date.Par KCRW

Kristina Wong meets a porn star.Par KCRW

Kim Coles talks about a phone conversation with Bill Cosby that she'll never forget.Par KCRW

Ken Reid encounter a machete and a snake.Par KCRW

A teenage Jay Larson takes a limo to Hampton Beach and winds up rich.Par KCRW

Jamie Lee goes on spring break.Par KCRW

A recording from KCRW's showcase at Riot, LA's newest comedy festival.Par KCRW

Jackie Kashian shares the story of her old friend Kim.Par KCRW

Nick Kroll has an accident.Par KCRW

Julian McCullough's story about a debaucherous adventure.Par KCRW

Maria Bamford provides evidence that she may not be a good person.Par KCRW

James Adomian shares the story of his worst stand-up show ever.Par KCRW