• Press Play with Madeleine Brand

  • By: KCRW
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

By: KCRW
  • Summary

  • Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.

    KCRW 2024
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Episodes
  • ‘Cape Town to Cairo’ is PJ Morton’s homage to Africa
    Jul 23 2024

    PJ Morton wrote his latest album during a 30-day trip across Africa, where he collaborated with local artists Mádé Kuti, Asa, the Soweto Spiritual Singers, and others.

    President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek another term means his delegates are no longer pledged to a candidate. Many have already said they will back Kamala Harris.

    Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic frontrunner in November's race against Donald Trump, Republicans have floated legal challenges to her candidacy and access to President Biden’s campaign war chest.

    Kamala Harris’ campaign says she raised more than $50 million since Sunday, when President Joe Biden withdrew his reelection bid. But Donald Trump has some major Silicon Valley money behind him too.

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    53 mins
  • Brighten soup and protein dishes with these 3 green sauces
    Jul 19 2024

    Mexican tomatillo salsa, Indian green chutney, and Italian salsa verde — use them as condiments for grilled meat, fish, or tofu.

    KCRW looks at the Republican Party platform and The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, which outlines deportations, massive cuts in government oversight, and strict limits on access to reproductive care.

    LA county's health director says COVID cases, hospitalizations, and viral levels in wastewater have all doubled in the past month. Researchers warn that the new FLiRT variant is fueling the surge.

    Critics review the latest film releases Twisters, Oddity, Crossing, and Skywalkers: A Love Story.

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    53 mins
  • Why Latinos are going for Donald Trump
    Jul 18 2024

    The second day of the Republican National Convention featured tough talk against immigration. Latino voters are increasingly less concerned with that, compared to issues like the economy.

    Celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro died in May. But her daughter recently went public about being sexually abused by her stepfather and getting no support from her mom.

    In Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s new novel, the patriarch of the Fletcher family establishes a lucrative business after escaping the Holocaust, then gets kidnapped. The focus is on inherited money and trauma.

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    53 mins

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