Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Giving Thanks on Skid Row, the Science of Addiction, and Dick Cavett
Thanksgiving is a rare day on L.A.’s Skid Row, when you can find celebrities and regular citizens alike serving up meals to the homeless. Madeleine catches up with one man who’s worked at the Midnight Mission day in, day out longer than anyone else.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenWe start by talking to the managing director of the Midnight Mission on Skid Row, where celebrities and regular citizens alike will be serving up Thanksgiving meals to the homeless tomorrow. Then, a look at some new science on how addiction works, including a recent study on alcoholism from the Centers for Disease Control. Next up, the EPA is proposing new, tighter rules on ozone emissions: What does it mean for Southern California? We hear from legendary talk show host Dick Cavett about his new memoir, and, finally, in our weekly web roundup we discuss how the situation in Ferguson, Mo., is playing out in social media.
