Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Web Roundup

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Jan. 14, 2016

In this week’s installment of our regular Thursday web roundup, we talk Powerball and more

Credits

Guest:
Xeni Jardin - BoingBoing.net - @xeni

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Laura Swisher

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From this Episode:

Oscars Diversity, Obama's Unfinished Business in Afghanistan

Oscars: The Nominations

Today we got the nominations for this year’s Oscar awards. We review the surprises, the snubs, and… “The Revenant.”

8 min, 41 sec

Hollywood's Diversity Problem

Another Oscar snub – people of color. For the second year in a row, the Academy has only nominated white actors. The Oscars are a high-profile example of what has been...

9 min, 17 sec

Obama's Unfinished Business: Afghanistan

President Obama is entering his last year in office. All week, we’ve been discussing his unfinished business. Today: Afghanistan. With U.S. forces being drawn down, the...

9 min, 1 sec

Guantanamo Goes On

The Pentagon today announced that it would transfer 10 detainees out of Guantanamo Bay. The detainees are from Yemen but will be transferred to Oman. Despite campaign...

11 min, 42 sec