Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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‘Sinners’ nabs record 16 Oscar noms. Has horror finally found respect?
27.1.2026 | 52 Min.
Plus, how the narrative about ICE is shaped by cell phone videos from both protesters and agents, President Trump turns his eyes to Cuba, and a dispatch from the Sundance Film Festival.
Will CBP agents who killed Alex Pretti be held accountable?
27.1.2026 | 53 Min.
Plus, how LA activists are monitoring ICE activity at a MacArthur Park Home Depot, and rapper IDK on how serving time set him on a path to make music.
“They’re all kind of mid”: An underwhelming CA governor’s race
23.1.2026 | 53 Min.
Plus, a new magazine called Geezer is a tongue-in-cheek alternative to the AARP, our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman previews Dine LA’s Restaurant Week.
“This is NATO’s funeral,” even as Trump tempers Greenland threat
22.1.2026 | 52 Min.
Plus, why a particularly nasty strain of flu is surging, LA drops charges against a crosswalk vigilante trying to make the city safer for pedestrians, and the future of the dictionary in an age of AI.
Comedian Eddie Izzard takes on the ultimate tragedy: Hamlet
21.1.2026 | 52 Min.
Plus, the Supreme Court hears cases on gun rights and executive power, why the U.S. has had a longer adversarial relationship with Iran than with the USSR, and remembering fashion designer Valentino.