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Unrest in Iraq, Mexico in World Cup, Peafowl deaths in Rolling Hills and more
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Jun 13, 2014
Listen • 9:59
Unrest in Iraq, Mexico in World Cup, Peafowl deaths in Rolling Hills and more

Today we begin with Barack Obama's comments on the unrest in Iraq. Then, we hear from an Iraqi-American concerned about his family back home. Plus, who's killing the peafowl of Rolling Hills Estates? Mexican-American soccer fans view game as 'a culture, a religion,' 'Mad Men''s Rich Sommer joins cast of characters for LA Film Fest table read, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo team up for their new album 'The Both' and more.
Kurdish Iraqi Peshmerga forces deploy their troops and armoured vehicles on the outskirts of the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, only 1 kilometre away from areas controlled by Sunni Muslim Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the main road between Kirkuk, Mosul and Baiji in northern Iraq on June 12, 2014. With ISIL's Islamist fighters closing in on the Iraqi capital Baghdad, forces from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region took control of disputed northern oil hub of Kirkuk to protect it from Islamist attack, officials said.
Kurdish Iraqi Peshmerga forces deploy their troops and armoured vehicles on the outskirts of the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, only 1 kilometre away from areas controlled by Sunni Muslim Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the main road between Kirkuk, Mosul and Baiji in northern Iraq on June 12, 2014. With ISIL's Islamist fighters closing in on the Iraqi capital Baghdad, forces from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region took control of disputed northern oil hub of Kirkuk to protect it from Islamist attack, officials said.
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Today we begin with Barack Obama's comments on the unrest in Iraq. Then, we hear from an Iraqi-American concerned about his family back home. Plus, who's killing the peafowl of Rolling Hills Estates? Mexican-American soccer fans view game as 'a culture, a religion,' 'Mad Men''s Rich Sommer joins cast of characters for LA Film Fest table read, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo team up for their new album 'The Both' and more.

Unrest in Iraq: Who is ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria?
Listen • 6:27
A prominent Shiite cleric has issued a call to arms to fight the militants, raising serious concerns that the country is backsliding into sectarian conflict.
Former Iraqi translator living in SoCal is concerned for family back home
Listen • 3:51
The news from Iraq this week has been especially troubling for Iraqi immigrants here in the U.S., who have family and friends still in the country.
A UC Irvine grad's take on the commencement with President Obama
Listen • 3:10
President Obama gives Saturday's commencement address to UC-Irvine graduates, and student Ruchi Bal is one of the many who's anxious to hear him speak.
Friday Flashback: Eric Cantor, Redskins, immigration reform and more
Listen • 12:24
A political defeat that many equate to an earthquake, the Donald Sterling soap opera continues and George H.W. Bush celebrates his birthday in style are the topics we're tackling today in the Friday Flashback with James Rainey of the LA Times and Elahe Izadi of National Journal.
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo team up for their new album 'The Both'
Listen • 10:11
Alex Cohen sits down with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo to talk about how it was for the two of them to work on their new album, "The Both."
World Cup in LA: Mexican soccer fans view game as 'a culture, a religion'
Listen • 6:43
In the latest installment in our series on L.A.'s communities as viewed through the lens of the World Cup, KPCC talks with Mexico fans for whom it's a way of life.
How might Garcetti's 'Great Streets' impact the health of Boyle Heights residents?
Listen • 4:14
Local residents talk about navigating cracked sidewalks and having no bike lanes.
Issa Rae on Funny or Die's search for diverse comedic voices
Listen • 5:33
Host Alex Cohen talks with writer/director/producer Issa Rae about "Make 'em Laff," the talent search for diverse and unique comedic voices organized by the L.A. Film Festival and Funny or Die.
'Mad Men''s Rich Sommer joins cast of characters for LA Film Fest table read
Listen • 9:59
Rich Sommer takes a break from Sterling Cooper & Partners to take part in a table reading for a script titled, "1969: A Space Odyssey, or How Kubrick Learned to Stop Worrying and Land on the Moon," at the L.A. Film Festival.