Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Último episódio

Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, and sports’ most intense rivalry
24/06/2026 | 52min
Plus, the LAPD shooting of a dog renews questions about police shootings. And it’s not your imagination - fruit is a lot sweeter these days. It’s on purpose.
Brexit begets ‘Bregret’: 10 years on, Brits feel buyer’s remorse
23/06/2026 | 52min
Plus, Congo’s soccer team is looking good both on and off the field, how Uber and Lyft use dynamic pricing in all sorts of ways to make you pay more, and the rise of the online apartment scout.
What’s in Boyle Heights fire’s toxic air spreading across LA?
22/06/2026 | 52min
Plus, how a New York six-year-old’s disappearance changed parenting, the UK’s prime minister bans social media for kids as one of his last acts, and why summer concert season is becoming a financial flop.
Venezuelan artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess is 96. And pissed.
18/06/2026 | 53min
Plus, a chance to amend the Los Angeles City Charter for the first time since the 1990s. One idea? Letting noncitizens vote in city elections. Our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman’s Ojai road trip recommendations.
Remembering Lorcan O’Herlihy, who built affordable housing that looked good
17/06/2026 | 51min
Plus, how Luigi Mangione captivated people after he allegedly murdered a healthcare executive, how filmmakers use baseball to signal virtue, and using goats, sheep, and cattle to reduce wildfire risk.