Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

December 18, 2025 • Don Was digs into the Blue Note Records vault for a different kind of Christmas playlist, bringing together rare cuts, classics and deep grooves from across the label's history.

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad ...

A Box of Toys is a radio program dedicated to the tireless pursuit of obscure musical artifacts. The explosive growth of DIY digitized archiving and recording means that now, more than any previous ...

Novena Carmel hosts KCRW’s signature music program: Genre-spanning discoveries and classics from all eras, live performances, candid chats, and more. UK soul-jazz collective Kokoroko hits KCRW's ...

A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time. Never skip a beat on new music and news. Straight to your inbox, 3x a week. Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth ...

The writer, who has been contributing to The New Yorker since 1958, has chronicled turning a hundred in the same year as the magazine’s centennial. The former C.I.A. director and Secretary of Defense ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

On Friday's show: Every Houstonian has something they miss, but should we still be missing it? As the year wraps up, we’re asking which beloved parts of the ... On Thursday's show: When an elected ...