Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Plus, a chance to amend the Los Angeles City Charter for the first time since the 1990s. One idea? Letting noncitizens vote in city elections. Our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman’s Ojai road trip recommendations.

Plus, how Luigi Mangione captivated people after he allegedly murdered a healthcare executive, how filmmakers use baseball to signal virtue, and using goats, sheep, and cattle to reduce wildfire risk.

Plus, Gov. Newsom says the DOJ is investigating him because he’s considering running for president, why some Iranian-Americans booed Iran’s soccer team while others cheered, and Serena Williams says taking a GLP-1 helped her get back on the tennis court.

Plus, the Justice Department’s top prosecutor in LA continues to push election fraud conspiracies, the DOJ approves the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and remembering artist David Hockney.

Plus, how soccer’s success at the 1984 Olympics in LA set the stage for the ‘94 World Cup, our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman has easy dinners you can make even when you don’t feel like cooking.

Plus, immigration agents descended on Los Angeles a year ago this month, conducting mass arrests and sparking violent protests. Now the tactics have changed. And author Sarah Wang on her new novel about a Taiwanese immigrant addicted to plastic surgery.

Plus, President Trump says the Iran War is ending, but Iran doesn’t seem as eager to move on. And we remember Iranian novelist Marjane Satrapi, whose last book celebrated the women, life, freedom movement.

Plus, Nithya Raman is now in second place in the mayor’s race. That prompted President Trump to cry voter fraud. And Cubans in both Cuba and the U.S. worry about Trump’s efforts to target them.

Plus, a far-right, Trump-loving lawyer who calls himself “El Tigre” promises to eradicate Colombia’s drug cartels. We’ll have your weekend movie reviews, and Evan Kleiman brings us a peculiar French dessert.

Plus, recapping the statewide races, how last year’s fires affected people on the streets, and we’ll meet a man who worked with the homeless who became homeless himself after the Eaton Fire.

Plus, a two-year analysis of Gov. Newsom’s signature homeless policy reveals a deeply flawed program, how AI can detect cancer in mammograms, and ‘90s cult fave Koo Koo Roo promised to return, but so far, nary a squawk.

Plus, the fight for California governor comes down to the wire, a judge orders President Trump to take his name off the Kennedy Center, and Noah Kahan’s new album tackles mental health, success, and celebrity.

Plus, new polling shows the Los Angeles mayor’s race tightening, dozens of immigrants are on a hunger strike at a detention facility near LA, our weekend movie reviews, and Evan Kleiman talks zucchini.

Plus, KCRW contributor Dr. Michael Wilkes just returned from Africa, where an ebola outbreak is exploding. And comedian Graham Kay’s new special is about his autistic brother, Pete.

Plus, the LA Phil names its new music director, President Trump’s $1.8 billion pot of anti-weaponization money has been described as a slush fund, and the best of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Plus, the U.S. indicts Raúl Castro for shooting down planes decades ago, Evan Kleiman goes to Sicily, and our critics review the long-awaited return of Star Wars to the big screen.

Plus, wildfires are burning across the Southland. Are we ready for more intense fires? And 50 years ago this week, the "Judgment of Paris” jumpstarted the California wine industry.

Plus, her homelessness platform and plans for Inside Safe, what Silicon Valley insiders really think about AI (and what everyone else thinks), and 33 years of CBS’s The Late Show ends this week.

Plus, in a surprisingly competitive race for Los Angeles mayor, reality star Spencer Pratt is polling just behind Mayor Karen Bass. And analysis of the verdict in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI.

Plus, the Bay Area has dominated California politics for a generation. Could this chaotic governor’s race signal a resurgent Southland? And our film critics review a family revenge road trip.

Plus, students nationwide are doing poorly in English and math, but LA is bucking that trend. And Evan Kleiman celebrates local cheese shops and gives you advice on how to handle delicate cheese.

Plus, the move to get rid of California’s top two “jungle primary.” The Lakers are swept in the NBA playoffs. Should LeBron James hang it up? And our favorite food scenes in film.

Plus, Democrats panic after court rulings give Republicans advantages in redistricting, and studies confirm a third circulatory system in the body that gives scientific backing to Chinese acupuncture.

Plus, two LA politicians and a reality TV star mix it up in their first mayoral debate, our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman is here with a dish that sounds disgusting, but is actually delicious.

Plus, LA’s infrastructure is a mess. Now there’s a plan to make a plan. Also, why Latinos make up half of the Border Patrol, and a new book examines the idea of a bad mom.