Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Immigration Action, Exercise in a Bottle, and Remembering Mike Nichols
President Obama will unveil his plans to take executive action on immigration tonight. His announcement will be timed to take place during the Latin Grammy Awards, which will cut away to the President...
President Obama will unveil the details of his executive action on immigration tonight; what’s in it, and what are Republicans saying? Then, tuition is about to get more expensive at UC schools: what does it mean for public higher education in California? Next, exercise in a bottle sounds too good to be true, but researchers at the Nestle company are trying to invent just that. After that we hear from Armenian-American author Meline Toumani, who moved to Istanbul for two years to better understand her cultural history. And finally, a look back at the work of director Mike Nichols, who died today at 83.
Banner Image: Theater Program cover of Mike Nichols (and Elaine May) 1961 by: Light show