Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW

Ultimo episodio

Why libraries still matter as LA Central Library turns 100
09/07/2026 | 53 min
Plus, writer Susan Orlean on her critically acclaimed, bestselling love letter to libraries, our weekend film reviews, and Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay surprises with 19 Emmy nominations.
Why immigration arrests are surging again
08/07/2026 | 52 min
Plus, how 19th century immigration backlash led to the antisemitic trope of the Jewish arsonist, a documentary on the dangers of the Pacific Coast Highway, and Evan Kleiman’s chicken parmesan recs.
AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood. Marketing gag, or existential threat?
07/07/2026 | 51 min
Plus, a real actor named John Early stars as a woman in Maddie’s Secret. And the family that ran Cafe Gratitude has moved out of California, turned their back on veganism, and is embracing MAHA.
White House mounts fierce push to reverse soccer star’s red card
06/07/2026 | 52 min
Plus, President Trump pressures the House to pass a voting bill, the administration withholds federal aid to LA’s homeless housing organizations, and KCRW DJ John Tejada’s song of the summer.
Fireworks are illegal in LA. Why are they still everywhere?
02/07/2026 | 51 min
Plus, Venezuela's natural disaster is exacerbated by a human one, our weekend film reviews including the latest Minions movie, and the U.S. survives and advances in the World Cup.