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There haven’t been a whole lot of Christmas songs that’ve come out since “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey. So KCRW's Steve Chiotakis solicited the expert advice of KCRW’s own music librarian and DJ Eric J. Lawrence to talk to us about why there’s been such a yule tide dry spell in the music world.

In search of good new Christmas music

A conversation on To The Point with Jason Harrington, an ex-TSA agent who unearths some of the agency's most nefarious practices, including racial profiling tactics and the truth about full-body airport scanners. His piece, "Dear America, I Saw You Naked
And yes, we were laughing," appeared in POLITICO Magazine on Jan. 30, 2014.

Former TSA agent reveals nefarious airport screening practices

Chances are, you know Moby best for his electronic dance music. But it turns out the eclectic-minded musician has another life, as an architecture buff who recently moved to LA and now writes a blog about buildings here he loves. The blog is called, simply, Moby Los Angeles Architecture Blog, and features his photos of local architecture—from commonplace courtyard apartments to iconic houses by Frank Lloyd Wright—as well as his musings on the urban environment.  Frances Anderton talks to Moby about his love of architecture. 

KCRW: DNA interviews Moby on LA architecture

Jake White speaking about the Curly House, a near Passivhaus dwelling on the South Downs Way. The talk provides a brief explanation of how the design relates to the Passivhaus standard and how the complex design of the Curly House improves rather than reduces the dwellings' efficiency. Jake also opens the debate about how a dwelling which uses petrochemical products and concrete considers itself to be called green architecture, exploring how the Curly House demonstrates the difference between green architecture and the architecture of resilience.

Green architecture day 2013 - Jake White talks about the Curly House & Resilience in Architecture

Los Angeles-based public radio station KCRW is one of the most respected and progressive radio stations in the world, featuring an eclectic mix of independent music, NPR news, talk and arts programming. 
 