Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Climate Pact, Strawberry Incesticide, and the “Frozen Industrial Complex”
Today on Press Play: The realities of a U.S./China climate pact, an investigation into dangerous pesticides used around population centers, and why Bill Cosby shouldn’t have tried to use the internet to promote himself.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenWe start with a look at both sides of the new U.S.-China climate change pact: What domestic politics are at play in each country? Then, in our weekly Internet roundup, a look at Bill Cosby’s recent Twitter flub. Next, we dive into the dangerous pesticides being used on California’s strawberry crops and the communities endangered by the chemicals. And finally, the massive merchandising blitz around the Disney film Frozen is unprecedented.
Banner Image: Strawberries by ShakataGaNai - Own work
