The ‘vague, ambitious’ new phase of the Gaza ceasefire
Plus, the future of U.S.-Japan relations under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, our film critics review the new Bruce Springsteen biopic, and Evan Kleiman schools us on the history and delicacy of dates.
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Toppled Confederate statues transformed, reimagined as art in ‘Monuments’
Plus, the immigration judges who actually work for the Department of Justice. The government shutdown could soon affect federal food assistance and Covered California. And the future of male birth control.
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For decades, CA students were taught the wrong way to read
Plus, President Trump and Colombia’s president spar over strikes on alleged drug traffickers, a $650 million Hollywood Ponzi scheme, and why the Louvre heist is different from other famous art thefts.
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'Like this best friend': How violinist Sudan Archives explores new sounds
President Trump may invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops to San Francisco. And the Los Angeles Dodgers return to the World Series behind a legendary performance from Shohei Ohtani.
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Gaza native on region’s power struggles after ceasefire agreement
A Supreme Court case focused on race-based redistricting could upend the Voting Rights Act and change the balance of congressional power for a generation. It’s the latest fault line in the battle over voting maps.
Hamas publicly executed eight political rivals on a crowded street in Gaza City in a show of intimidation over the local population. With a fragile ceasefire plan, will Hamas retain control of the Gaza Strip over the long term? “It seems to me that Hamas is still powerful enough to control the streets of Gaza and to intimidate the local Palestinian [sic] there,” says Mkhaimar Abusada, political science professor at Al-Azhar University-Gaza. “What's going to happen next, I do not know it. At the end of the day, Hamas has accepted the ceasefire plan, and part of it is that Hamas must disarm itself. There has to be destruction of the tunnels and ammunition. When that is going to happen, I think it is going to take some time before going into the so-called next stage of the ceasefire agreement.”
Film critics Amy Nicholson and Monica Castillo review the latest releases: Black Phone 2, Frankenstein, The Mastermind, Good Fortune, and It Was Just an Accident.
For home cooks who’ve been waiting for temperatures to drop before they crank up their ovens – baking season is finally here. KCRW's Evan Kleiman kicks off the season with focaccia ideas.
Today's episode was produced by Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin, Robin Estrin, Jack Ross, Nihar Patel, and Zeke Reed.
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