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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    RIP AOL dial-up internet

    Around 160,000 Americans still receive dial-up internet. AOL is ending the service. KCRW takes a trip down the memory superhighway.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 13, 2025 • 1 min read

    Around 160,000 Americans still receive dial-up internet. AOL is ending the service. KCRW takes a trip down the memory superhighway.

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    Family shares impact of CHLA ending its gender-affirming care
    1. 0:00After denials, lawmakers tour DTLA’s controversial ICE facility
    2. 9:10CHLA closes its trans youth health center. What’s next for this patient?
    3. 40:30RIP AOL dial-up internetYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Angie Perrin

      Producer, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Kevin Driscoll

      associate professor of media studies, University of Virginia

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Family shares impact of CHLA ending its gender-affirming care
    1. 0:00After denials, lawmakers tour DTLA’s controversial ICE facility
    2. 9:10CHLA closes its trans youth health center. What’s next for this patient?
    3. 40:30RIP AOL dial-up internetYou’re reading this
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand