Jul 17th, 2008 · Credit card lending could be the next domino to fall from the mortgage crisis, some analysts say. We explore what's driving credit card lending out of control and see how much debt Santa Monica residents carry around in their back pockets.
Jul 16th, 2008 · With IndyMac stock trading for pennies a share, people are rushing to withdraw their savings. We speak to customers waiting to get their money back from the branch in Santa Monica, Calif.
May 16th, 2007 · Yolanda Denise King, the daughter and eldest child of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died in Santa Monica, Calif., according to a spokesman for the King Center. She was 51. Steve Klein said the King family did not immediately know the cause of death but that relatives think it might have been a heart problem.
Feb 20th, 2007 · This year at the Academy Awards, in order to keep the ceremony moving along, award winners will have an opportunity to thank people after they leave the stage. They'll be using a "thank you" cam that will broadcast messages on the Web. Rob Long, a Hollywood writer and host of Martini Shot on member-station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif., says the thank-you cam is a bad idea.
Aug 6th, 2006 · Before he opened his own place (a bar and restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif., called Father's Office) Sang Yoon served up gourmet cuisine at Michael's. As our series of summer reading chats continues, he reveals a taste for books about eats.
Apr 1st, 2006 · In many ways, Spike Lee's film Inside Man is reminiscent of an earlier heist flick called Quick Change. Scott Simon discusses both movies with Elvis Mitchell, host of The Treatment on NPR station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif.
Jan 22nd, 2006 · Putting 'S' and 'D' Together for Sundance January 22, 2006 · Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Dr. Jeffrey Lee from Newport Beach, Ca. he listens to Weekend Edition on member station KCRW in Santa Monica.
Oct 9th, 2005 · Twice-Told Homophones October 9, 2005 · NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Larry Davis from Santa Monica, California. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KCRW.)