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    Plus, how one of the most reputable galleries in the world trafficked $80 million in fake art, and Susan Choi’s new novel about family and Korean politics.

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  • Christmas Eve special: Remembering musical visionary Brian Wilson
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    Plus, Wall Street investors are hoping to profit from LA County sex abuse settlements, KCRW’s Evan Kleiman eulogizes restaurants shuttered this year, and our weekly film reviews.

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  • DOJ may face contempt charges over unreleased Epstein files
    Dec 23 2025

    Plus, CBS top editor Bari Weiss draws ire after pulling a segment critical of the Trump administration, Argentinian musician Juana Molina is back with a new album, and the playoff-bound Rams and Chargers could lead to an all-LA Super Bowl.

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    52 mins
  • Oscars move reveals what YouTube always wanted: to replace TV
    Dec 19 2025

    Plus, the “slow-motion, slightly-off-the-front-page collapse” of the FBI under Kash Patel, our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman has the best spice blends for last-minute stocking stuffers.

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  • Rob Reiner’s son’s struggles feel familiar for many families
    Dec 18 2025

    Plus, President Trump’s chief of staff spoke candidly to Vanity Fair about her boss and others in the White House, and how to choose a holiday movie everyone will like.

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  • Rhea Seehorn on happiness, self-loathing, and optimism in ‘Pluribus’
    Dec 16 2025

    Plus, an attack on Americans in Syria and the Bondi Beach antisemitic shooting renews focus on ISIS, and the origin story of the drunken, debaucherous SantaCon.

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  • Remembering Rob Reiner, and his ‘endlessly quotable’ films
    Dec 15 2025

    Plus, nine former Justice Department attorneys resign over pressure to investigate antisemitism on UC campuses, and the band HAIM dishes on their new album, relationships, and Paul Thomas Anderson.

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