Press Play with Madeleine Brand Podcast
1) Safety or income? Immigrants make hard choice amid ICE raids
Many immigrants have feared going to work amid ICE raids. Weekly earnings for immigrant renters fell 62% this summer, according to The Rent Brigade’s recent survey. As the trial for an alle...Show More
2) 2025: No song of the summer?
In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that temporarily blocked federal immigration agents from indiscriminately arresting people on sidewalks, at Home Depots, swap meets, et...Show More
3) Eames House survived the Palisades Fire. KCRW gets a tour
The Trump administration halted major offshore wind projects in the Northeast, citing cost and national security concerns. Environmental advocates say wind power is key to meeting clean energy goals.&...Show More
4) 3 West Coast states form health alliance to counter info from Trump
Today, the governors of CA, OR, and WA launched a health pact to coordinate their states’ vaccine recommendations and “ensure residents remain protected by science, not politics.”&nb...Show More
5) ICE is hiring. Many prospective candidates are Latino
Judge Charles Breyer ruled that the Trump administration’s use of the military as domestic police violated federal law, setting the tone for legal challenges in other cities. Thousands of ...Show More
6) Labor Day special: New Hollywood’s leading men in photos
In the 1970s, actress Candy Clark shot relaxed, intimate portraits of her friends and boyfriends, including Jeff Bridges, Nicolas Roeg, and Ed Ruscha. The images are now part of a new b...Show More
7) When AI companionship turns into psychosis
An anthropologist and a psychiatrist weigh in on “AI psychosis,” following several recent, high-profile cases of users losing touch with reality during conversations with bots. The summer ...Show More
8) ‘Love, Queenie’: Hollywood’s first Indian star hid her origins
The Federal Reserve was set up over 100 years ago to insulate monetary policy from politics. Now Trump is trying to exert authority over the organization. The Spotify habits of politicians, cele...Show More
9) Why did modern cities move away from creating shaded public spaces?
After Kamala Harris declined to run for California governor, the crowded field lacks a clear frontrunner. Former Congresswoman Katie Porter has a slight edge, but Rick Caruso could shake up the race.&...Show More
10) At 90, father of minimalist music is still performing
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported to a Salvadoran prison. Now the Trump administration is trying to send him to Uganda. States are redrawing congressional maps in an aggressive battle fo...Show More