UnFictional

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Music could be your whole life Nov 04, 2021

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KCRW’s Bob Carlson talks to some of Deirdre O’Donoghue’s friends and gets further inside her world away from the microphone.

This is SNAP! Oct 28, 2021

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Bent By Nature Episode 1 introduces KCRW DJ Deirdre O’Donoghue, host of "SNAP!," a freeform alternative and independent music and culture program in Los Angeles in the '80s — and goes inside the community she cultivated, her passion for music, and the problems she had with KCRW’s management and staff. Featuring archival live performances by Camper Van Beethoven, the Meat Puppets, Glass Eye, Jazz Butcher, the Dream Syndicate, and more.

The Man Inside the Radio May 21, 2020

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UnFictional host Bob Carlson’s journey on the inside of rock and roll radio.

Rolling Thunder May 14, 2020

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Mary Lorson explores scenes from her childhood in a personal memoir musical documentary. Featuring an elusive father, A Dancerina doll, a Polaroid Swinger, and a camel hair coat from Saks, all in constant motion.

The Rescue May 07, 2020

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A promising job drew Fedelina Lugasan to the U.S. from the Philippines, she’d start her new life with a family she trusted. But the picture they painted for her was not what her life turned out to be.

The Philosophy of the Flying Saucers Apr 30, 2020

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A man finds an old reel to reel tape that reveals much more than just flying saucers and alien conspiracy theories.

The Rowing Man Apr 23, 2020

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Ove the rowing man. A stranger who came by way of the ocean, and was soon no longer a stranger.

Mauricio Across the Border - Part 2 Apr 16, 2020

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Maurcio, star of a hit Mexican television show, is abandoned in the desert while trying to cross the border.

Mauricio Across the Border - Part 1 Apr 09, 2020

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Mauricio leaves Mexico City for Los Angeles, and his dreams of television come true in a very unlikely way.