Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Teenage Brain on Pot, ManServants.Co, and the Toughest Job in TV
Potent new strains of marijuana may be doing more damage than previously known to the developing teenage brain. Also, a look at the lives of showrunners: the hardest job in TV. And ManServants.co: would you pay $125 dollars an hour for a man to do your bidding?
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenNew “gainful employment” rules for colleges hope to crackdown on student debt, particularly at for-profit colleges. And new strains of marijuana may be doing more damage than previously known to the developing teenage brain: Madeleine talks to a reporter about new research. Two men find a glitch in poker slot machines and go on a jackpot binge. Also, it’s the hardest job in show business, we explore the high-pressure world of television show runners. And would you pay $125 dollars an hour for a man to massage your feet and feed you grapes? A new online San Francisco service hopes to indulge every woman’s dream with the ManServant.co.
Banner Image: One girl smokes marijuana while her friend watches during an outing in Cedar Woods near Leakey, Texas
