Press Play with Madeleine Brand

• Caribbean boat strikes, Signal fiasco. Could Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s days be numbered?

  Plus, why self-driving cars could be a “public health breakthrough,” a new documentary follows a woman in rural Iran who won a seat on her village council, and our weekly film reviews.

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• Why San Francisco sued Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, and others over ultra-processed foods

  Plus, children are working on California farms and an investigation finds the state is turning a blind eye to safety violations, a mom writes a private letter to her son every year and gives them to him when he turns 18, and Evan Kleiman on the loved (and loathed) holiday fruitcake.

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• ‘No Lessons Learned’ over 12 pretty, pretty good seasons of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

  Plus, longtime Ukraine watcher Alexander Vindman doesn’t expect the war with Russia to end anytime soon, an LA Times investigation adds context to the Trump administration’s claims about attacks on ICE agents, and whether or not a domesticated raccoon would make a good house pet.

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• Mothers of the Mothership: The women who shaped the sound of 70s funk

  Plus, the Trump administration pauses granting asylum and visas to Afghan nationals, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments over online piracy, and the Cal State system invests in “AI-empowered higher education.”

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• How two movie critics (and their thumbs) became must-see TV 50 years ago

  Plus, LA County fire officials are advising residents of Topanga Canyon on a different strategy when a fast-moving fire approaches, a chaotic year of tariffs hasn’t stopped holiday shopping deals, and our weekly film reviews.

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