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Thanksgiving is here, and it’s often filled with friends, family, drinks, and merriment. Central to the festivities are traditions that bind loved ones together.

Thanksgiving is here, and it’s often filled with friends, family, drinks, and merriment. Central to the festivities are traditions that bind loved ones together.

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For LA’s pie bakers, Thanksgiving is their Super Bowl

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Big Horn Mine Trail, Mt. Jacinto: Where to hike off Thanksgiving calories

This holiday weekend is a perfect time to hike around LA due to cooler temperatures and red-orange autumn foliage. Cris Hazzard, aka The Hiking Guy, shows you where to go.

Good Food's 2023 holiday gift guide

Filled with things to eat, drink, read, wear and cook with, Good Food's holiday gift guide is sweet, salty and spicy.

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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

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 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

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 She was the most influential American DJ you’ve never heard of. Deirdre O’Donoghue was a vital force in the musical underground of the 1980s.

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New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

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Holidays bring joy, yet family tensions loom with uncomfortable questions about marriage and politics. A licensed therapist offers tips on surviving the holidays.

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UCLA scientists say the way ants build their nests might help humans improve traffic and transportation logistics.

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Zach Phillips, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s “Bug Guy,” takes KCRW on a walk around the grounds to get some sights and sounds.

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The explosive final season of Netflix’s “The Crown” spotlights Princess Diana's tragic death. It faces scrutiny for fictionalizing history.

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