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My 5 Favorite Tacos

Matt Holzman, KCRW Host.

Now I’m not a food connoisseur, but I do know a good taco when I meet one. Here are some of my top picks.
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5 Songs That Devastate Me

Anne Litt, KCRW DJ.

As a music fan, I have a love/hate relationship with lists.  I always grumble through putting together a “top 10” of anything and if you ask me to rank them in order… forget about it.  That said, there’s nothing I love more than talking about my favorite tracks, albums, etc and I realized if I were to do any sort of “top 5” I needed to start at the beginning. My own beginning with music.  It’s about the way these songs make me feel.

For me, this music is the reason I do what I do.  Some represent a moment in time, some represent emotion, but they all are pieces of music that stop me dead in my tracks.  They are intensely personal and are my own poetry.
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Top 5 Places Around the World Where You Lose Track of Time

Aaron Byrd, KCRW DJ.

I absolutely love to travel.  Currently I’m up to 16 countries and it’s a bit of an addiction, I admit, but to quote the wise Anne Litt — “it’s a great problem to have.”  I have been thinking back on all my travels — from horrible hostels and 13-hour train rides to some of the most euphoric sunsets and food that doesn’t make you miss your momma’s cooking. So I present to you the top 5 places around the world where you seem to lose track of time.
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5 Things I Love About the KCRW Subscription Drive

Laura Shumate, KCRW’s Drive Director.

Greetings all! My name is Laura Shumate. I am KCRW’s Drive Director and I absolutely love the Pledge Drives – the 11-day event where the entire station, business communities and listeners all come together to help keep this vital resource alive and kicking. If you’ve ever participated as a pledge drive phone volunteer, then you know the drive is all that – alive and kicking! Wonder what I’m talking about? Well, here are my 5 Favorite Things about the KCRW Pledge Drives:
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