The most played episodes among Podcast App listeners.

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   Number 1: Texas hostage situation is another example of extremism in America

   Following Saturday’s hostage situation in Texas, LA rabbi Steve Leder shares why local places of worship prioritize security training. Eleven people involved in the 2020 U.S. Capitol insurrection have now been charged with seditious conspiracy, including the leader of The Oath Keepers. All women will eventually go through menopause, which brings hot flashes, impaired sleep, dry skin, weight gain, and more. It’s important to become informed in your 30s and 40s. Some parents and TV critics say “Euphoria” is too graphic and dangerous for young people to watch. But the 2.4 million viewers disagree as they tuned in for the show’s long-awaited return.

   January 18, 2022·50min
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   Number 2: How San Bernardino hospital staff are handling its 5th COVID surge

   A doctor from San Bernardino County explains how he’s handling another COVID surge as the Omicron variant spreads, and how he talks to vaccine skeptics. The James Webb Space Telescope will launch on Christmas. It’s meant to help scientists understand exoplanets and the birth and evolution of stars. Critics review the newest film releases: “The Matrix Resurrections,” “Parallel Mothers,” “Tragedy Of Macbeth,” “Jockey,” and “Memoria.” Every year, KCRW’s DJs tally up their favorite artists and albums, and music programming director Anne Litt gives a rundown of this year’s picks.

   December 22, 2021·51min
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   Number 3: ‘I cannot believe we are doing this again.’ CA hospital staff stressed by 3rd year of pandemic

   An influx of patients is straining already short-staffed hospitals, and some have canceled elective surgeries, including Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley. “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance is a GOP candidate for the Senate in Ohio, and he appears to have modeled himself after Donald Trump. KCRW gets reviews for the newest films: “Scream,” “Italian Studies,” “Belle,” and “Hotel Transylvania.” A perennial plant will last many seasons, often growing more robust as years go by. Here are tips on growing them in your home garden.

   January 14, 2022·49min
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   Number 4: Omicron: New isolation rules, testing hiccups, uncertain spring

   Omicron is partly driving LA’s record-breaking COVID surge. UCSF’s Dr. Robert Wachter explains where we stand in terms of isolation rules, testing accuracy, and reliability of immunity. The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection has sentenced dozens of people for their involvement, and held Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. Father Gregory Boyle founded the gang intervention organization called Homeboy Industries. He’s out with a new book, “The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness.” Indie musician Moses Sumney talks about his new concert film called “Blackalachia,” leaving LA for North Carolina, and finding inspiration in nature.

   January 03, 2022·51min
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   Number 5: MLK Jr. Day with Black leaders Jacqueline Stewart and Anita Hill

   On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Press Play re-airs two interviews from 2021 with inspiring Black women: Film historian Jacqueline Stewart, who’s the head of programming at LA’s Academy Museum, plus Anita Hill, author of “Believing.”

   January 17, 2022·50min
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