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[ cheers and applause ] you remember mrs. Obama from when we had a United States . Our former first lady is here to share stories from her new autobiography, becoming, as in, what the hell is this country becoming . Well get into all that in a bit, and of course as we do for any double viptype situation, we beefed up security for the first ladys visit. In fact, we got the beefiest security we could find. Hows it going . Thats right, boss. Good. [ cheers and applause ] how does it look out there ...

Ruth Seymour was the powerhouse who built KCRW radio from a modest college radio station in 1997 into an international tastemaker by the time she retired in 2010

Ruth Seymour, who brought KCRW from a small local station to national renown and was an integral part of NPR, died at 88.

Including Gonzo Girl, Bad Behaviour, Lee, Hollywoodgate, and many more.

This American Life has been on public radio airwaves for almost three decades. This year, the show passed eight hundred episodes. And probably the most amazing…

These 19 festival highlights still need homes. Somebody do something!

More than half of millennial and Gen Z women find it a relationship red flag if a partner listens to "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast and refuses to see the "Barbie" movie, according to a poll.

Jazz photographer Herman Leonard, Ira Glass's musical, and a New Jersey record store on the bring: all docs now mixed together into something new.

‘Flipside’ Review: Chris Wilchas Record Store Documentary Is a Delightful Mass of Loose Ends and False Starts

New in theaters this week, we have "Golda," a bio-pic of one of Israels founding figures Golda Meir; "The Hill," a faith-based drama starring Dennis Quaid; and the Liam Neeson action-thriller "Retribution." (Also "Gran Turismo," which somehow sneaked into local theaters last week, expands to even more theaters this week.)`