Musician Cochemea inspired by dreams, Mesoamerican concept of time

Almost 200 international activists who were detained by Israel have been released. They were part of a flotilla of 42 boats trying to break through an Israeli naval blockade to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to the Gaza Strip. One activist who hasn’t been released: 33-year-old LA native David Adler. KCRW hears from his parents, Ruth Kremen and Paul Adler.

Legal challenges are flying as President Trump tries to deploy National Guard troops to Portland from other states, including California. Meanwhile, a new supreme court term begins.

Barry Weiss built her brand as an anti-woke, “radical centrist” railing against the legacy media. Now she’s taking over as the editor-in-chief of CBS News as it faces an uncertain future. 

Yaqui multi-instrumentalist and composer Cochemea talks about his new album, Vol. 3 Ancestros Futuros, which melds the sounds and rhythms of Indigenous music with jazz, soul and funk. “I wanted to create a vision for ancestral survival,” he says. 

Today's episode was produced by Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin, Robin Estrin, Jack Ross, Nihar Patel, and Zeke Reed. 

Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.