New documentary chases Laird Hamilton, big wave chaser

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Sep. 29, 2017

Laird Hamilton at Teahupoo, 2000. (By Tim McKenna)

From this Episode:

What do Puerto Ricans think of the relief effort so far?

Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and more than a week later, aid is still slow to reach the island.

10 min, 17 sec

New documentary chases Laird Hamilton, big wave chaser

Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy has made films about Vietnam, Abu Ghraib, AIDS, and other topics. Now she’s made something completely different: a documentary about a...

19 min, 14 sec

Mayor Garcetti joins Governor Brown for affordable housing bills signing

On Friday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a package of more than a dozen bills aimed at easing California’s affordable housing crisis. The bills include a $4 billion statewide...

8 min, 28 sec

Does Tom Cruise deliver in 'American Made'?

This week’s new movie releases offer plenty of thrills: Tom Cruise is a real life pilot turned CIA drug runner in ‘American Made’, a ‘Flatliners’ reboot takes young medical...

11 min, 7 sec

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole

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