Food costs take bigger bite out of Americans’ wallets

04/21/22 • 49 min

How long will food prices continue to surge? They’ve been going up due to pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

More people are turning to food banks due to higher costs of groceries and gas. They’re also weighing what to prioritize first — food or bills.

Nearly half of the top 25 most polluted cities in the U.S. are in California, according to The American Lung Association. What’s causing the bad air quality?

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Northman,” “Petite Maman,” “Saturday Fiction,” and “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.”

April 23 is Record Store Day — a celebration of local music shops and vinyl records. Compared to digital, vinyl sounds more permanent, says KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe.

How long will food prices continue to surge? They’ve been going up due to pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

More people are turning to food banks due to higher costs of groceries and gas. They’re also weighing what to prioritize first — food or bills.

Nearly half of the top 25 most polluted cities in the U.S. are in California, according to The American Lung Association. What’s causing the bad air quality?

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Northman,” “Petite Maman,” “Saturday Fiction,” and “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.”

April 23 is Record Store Day — a celebration of local music shops and vinyl records. Compared to digital, vinyl sounds more permanent, says KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe.

Previous Episode

Karen Bass: Homelessness is a life-or-death emergency

California Congresswoman Karen Bass talks about her plan to house 15,000 homeless Angelenos, and why LA needs a nonviolent approach to alleviate crime.

Netflix’s shares dropped by nearly 40% today, and on Tuesday, the company announced it lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade.

“Troublemaker,” a new novel by actor John Cho, follows a 12-year-old Korean immigrant and his parents on the first day of the 1992 LA riots.

Cannabis edibles are on track to outsell smokeables. Here are recommendations for THC-infused gummies, chocolates, and beverages to find the perfect high.

Next Episode

Successful revolutions are slow and quiet, not fast and loud

The book “The Quiet Before” is about big social movements and what shaped them, from the 16th century Scientific Revolution to today’s Black Lives Matter protests.

The Supreme Court considers a case about a football coach who led a prayer on the field, and Donald Trump is held in contempt of court for refusing to hand over business records.

Emmanuel Macron has been reelected as France’s president. But far-right challenger Marine Le Pen got more support than in the 2017 race. Are voters there moving to the right?

The SF Disco Preservation Society touts more than 2,000 records from when disco was the soundtrack of gay liberation. It’s run by Jim Hopkins, who’s been a DJ since 1981.