Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Hillary Clinton Slams Trump’s Foreign Policy as 'Dangerously Incoherent'

    Hillary Clinton made a forceful case in a foreign policy speech Thursday that Donald Trump is more than unqualified to be Commander in Chief, calling his foreign policy platform ‘dangerously incoherent’.

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    Download MP3
    • Share
    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 2, 2016 • 52m Listen

    When SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk spoke at the Code Conference this week, he said some interesting things: that humans may all be cyborgs in an elaborate computer simulation, and that we’ll travel to Mars by 2024. Will we also get our hyperloop soon? Then, academic success depends a lot on the school, and like it or not, the American public education does not serve all students the same. Wealthy districts are nearly always more successful than poor districts. Author Paul Tough talks about what can be done to help kids succeed in both rich and poor schools alike. And, Danish director Susanne Bier speaks to us about her six-part mini series The Night Manager, how shooting it was like making one giant film, and why she likes directing action flicks. And finally, Hillary Clinton made a forceful case in a foreign policy speech Thursday that Donald Trump is more than unqualified to be Commander in Chief, calling his foreign policy platform ‘dangerously incoherent’. Banner Image: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers a speech on national security in San Diego, California, United States June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:30

      Musk Says Humans Will Go To Mars by 2024

      When SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk spoke at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes this week, he said that humans may all be cyborgs in an elaborate computer simulation. Musk also said humans will travel to Mars by 2024, landing there in 2025. Nine years from now . Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for the hyperloop.

      Read the story
      10 min
    2. 11:05

      'Helping Children Succeed' in Rich and Poor Schools Alike

      Academic success depends a lot on the school, and like it or not, the American public education does not serve all students the same. Wealthy districts are nearly always more successful than poor districts.

      Read the story
      14 min
    3. 25:46

      Susanne Bier on Directing the Bond-like 'Night Manager'

      In The Night Manager , a six-part miniseries based on the John le Carré novel of the same name, a night manager of an Egyptian hotel is recruited by intelligence agents to infiltrate the network of an international arms dealer. The night manager, Jonathan Pine, is played by the actor and rumored next James Bond, Tom Hiddleston.

      Read the story
      14 min
    4. 40:55

      Clinton Slams Trump in Forceful Foreign Policy Speech

      The takeaway from Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy speech Thursday in San Diego: it would be a historic mistake to elect Donald Trump. For 30 minutes, Clinton made a forceful case that Trump is more than just unqualified to become Commander in Chief, calling his foreign policy platform ‘dangerously incoherent’.

      Read the story
      9 min
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

    • KCRW placeholder

      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

      News

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:3010 min

      Musk Says Humans Will Go To Mars by 2024

    2. 11:0514 min

      'Helping Children Succeed' in Rich and Poor Schools Alike

    3. 25:4614 min

      Susanne Bier on Directing the Bond-like 'Night Manager'

    4. 40:559 min

      Clinton Slams Trump in Forceful Foreign Policy Speech

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand