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Podcasts Off-Ramp
Ben Harper's new album is his Mothers Day present - Off-Ramp for May 10, 2014
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Dan Carino
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Episode 6547
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Ben Harper's new album is his Mothers Day present - Off-Ramp for May 10, 2014

Ben and Ellen Harper's new album and the Claremont link, Pacific Standard Time focuses on Latinos, and Jeffrey Kahane is a classical music rebel
Rabe and Kahlo, at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach.
Rabe and Kahlo, at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach.
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Off-Ramp host John Rabe and Frida Kahlo
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Ben and Ellen Harper's new album and the Claremont link, Pacific Standard Time focuses on Latinos, and Jeffrey Kahane is a classical music rebel

'The Fifth Beatle': Bringing Beatles manager Brian Epstein's story to life
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"The Fifth Beatle" is a lush graphic novel about Brian Epstein, who discovered the Beatles in a Liverpool basement. We talked to the writer about what Epstein's story means to him.
Ben Harper and his mom on 'Childhood Home' and growing up in Claremont
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Ben Harper, along with his mother Ellen, collaborated on "Childhood Home" — 10 original songs that pay homage to the Claremont music scene they grew up in.
Burn him at the stave! LA Chamber Orchestra maestro says it's OK to clap between movements
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Jeffrey Kahane says it's okay to applaud between movements of classical pieces if you're moved to. Which makes him a heretic, a rebel. Actually, it makes him a conservative.
Getty gives $5M — first round of grants for next PST on Latino art
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The first Pacific Standard Time was reportedly worth $280 million to the local economy; Mayor Garcetti hopes PST LA/LA will bring in even more.
What was the pilot of an SR-71 thinking as he prepared to eject? Paperwork
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"Every time I look at that ejection seat, I think about the time I had my hand on that handle, ready to bail out. I figured, I’m gonna be okay, but the paperwork is gonna be staggering."
Artist Fritz Haeg's 'Wildflowering LA' blooms across the city
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Artist Fritz Haeg chose 50 people to plant wildflower gardens throughout L.A. County. He wants to remind people of California's lost wildflower legacy.
KPCC hosts, reporters share their favorite family food traditions
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How do KPCC celebrities like Larry Mantle and Alex Cohen honor their family through food? What are some of their favorite dishes from mom?
PHOTOS: Gary Leonard and Colette Miller find the better angels in our nature
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It's a very simple idea. Stand in front of the wings painted on the security shutters at the Regent Theatre and have your photo taken, and voila, you're an angel in the city of Angels.