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Evan George, To The PointEG

Evan George

I’m a producer at KCRW in Santa Monica, where I work on “To the Point,” as well as our local news programs. Before radio, I was a newspaper editor and reporter covering health care and the California courts. I’ve published two vegetarian cookbooks.
Official posters of the candidates for the 2017 French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron, left, head of the political movement En Marche!, or Onwards!, and Marine Le Pen, of French National Front (FN).
Global Politics
Does it matter who won the French election? It might matter more who’s running Facebook.
Kirk W. Johnson
Conflict
There’s just one person this new tweeter wants to reach: @realDonaldTrump
The entrance of the Icelandic Pirate Party headquarters
Global Politics
Pirates in Iceland are on the verge of gaining real political power
A protester stands in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration in Cairo January 28, 2011.
Conflict
Authors argue it’s too early to label the ‘Arab Spring’ a failure
Donald Trump on CNN
Global Politics
Trump gets advantages on broadcast TV other candidates can only dream of
Camp near Mecca
Belief
Should Muslims boycott the pilgrimage to Mecca?
Stacy Wood and her wife Michele Barr
Global Politics
This clerk says online marriage license applications will solve religious dilemmas over same-sex marriage
Trainees work on a dummy body.
Conflict
Combat medics train for war in an LA emergency room
woman hijab
Development
Women in Saudi Arabia have two choices: ‘Either lose your mind or become a feminist’
Stenbock House
Global Politics
The ‘Estonian Express Card’ offers a glimpse of the future of digital citizenship
Evan Osnos at KCRW's To The Point
Arts, Culture & Media
China’s rapid evolution is giving citizens the chance to demand what they want
Evan Osnos at KCRW's To The Point
Arts, Culture & Media
China’s rapid evolution is giving citizens the chance to demand what they want
Memorial for Daniel Pearl
Conflict & Justice
A colleague and friend works to finish slain journalist Daniel Pearl’s story