Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Recapping the final (and only) Becerra-Hilton debate
01/10/2026 | 53 min
Plus, our weekend film reviews, and a pro’s guide to going out in LA when you have a toddler.
Bass and Raman’s differing views on Israel’s war in Gaza
30/09/2026 | 53 min
Plus, filmmaker John Wilson's new documentary about the history of concrete has a lot under its surface. And KCRW’s LeRoy Downs stops by to discuss jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, who was born 100 years ago this month.
'You don’t need to learn everything' to win on Jeopardy!
29/09/2026 | 53 min
Plus, an LA artist receives the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grant,” and Angelenos screen their home videotapes on VHS for the first time with the help of T.A.P.E. Collective.
Baby monitoring tech also collects data
28/09/2026 | 53 min
Plus, Trump’s new TV ad was funded by taxpayers, how cuts to Medicaid are impacting some California hospitals, and Chuck Klosterman’s alternative history of alternative rock.
The tension and division when home ownership is out of reach
24/09/2026 | 52 min
Plus, the EPA permanently restores grants to UC researchers whose funding it stripped, our weekend film reviews, and we sent lifelong Angeleno Evan Kleiman to find the best Texas-style food in L.A.