• Press Play with Madeleine Brand

  • By: KCRW
  • Podcast

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
  • Politics of gender-affirming care, Russia’s pursuit of Ukrainian territories
    May 1 2025

    A new report from Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services tries to discredit gender-affirming care, contradicting leading medical experts who say it can save lives.

    Yale grad student Tetiana Kotelnykova grew up in war-torn Eastern Ukraine. She says appeasing Russian President Putin with territory captured during the war will make him want more.

    Critics review the latest film releases: “Another Simple Favor,” “The Surfer,” “Rust,” and “Thunderbolts.*”

    LA cheese shops offer sandwich menus, monthly clubs, events, and specialty grocery items. All make enticing cheese boards with charcuterie.

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    54 mins
  • Fall of Saigon 50th anniversary, ‘Goodbye Line’ project
    May 1 2025

    From meme coins to branded merch, President Trump has become marketer-in-chief, using his office to pad his personal wealth like few, if any, of his predecessors.

    President Trump praised Jeff Bezos for quickly denying that Amazon would list how much tariffs would add to the price of what you buy. But prices are expected to rise since most items on Amazon come from China.

    The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today with the fall of Saigon. What is the war’s legacy in both countries?

    A duo found about 20 still-functioning payphones in LA and, with stickers, encouraged people to leave goodbye messages to anyone or anything.

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    52 mins
  • State of immigration 100 days into Trump 2.0, appeal of big wave surfing
    Apr 29 2025

    A hundred days into his second White House term, Donald Trump has reshaped the conversation around immigration in the U.S., once seen as a proud melting pot of immigrants and cultures.

    Trump is trying to deport an unprecedented number of people. The Silicon Valley company Palantir is compiling a database of sensitive information to help him do it.

    Waves in NorCal, Maui, and Nazaré can be 100 feet tall, posing serious injury or death to professionals. Still, athletes are undeterred. They are the subject of “100 Foot Wave,” now in season three.

    UC Berkeley scientists have discovered a new color, “olo,” visible only with special lasers, offering a glimpse into the untapped potential of human vision.

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    55 mins

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