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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    True stories of love driving people to literal madness

    A married woman was convinced her dentist was secretly in love with her and drove him out of the country. A married man squandered his giant fortune on 3000 prostitutes because he wanted them to fall in love with him.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 2, 2018 • 48m Listen

    A married woman was convinced her dentist was secretly in love with her and drove him out of the country. A married man squandered his giant fortune on 3000 prostitutes because he wanted them to fall in love with him. These are among the many patients of psychologist Frank Tallis. He explains the mental roots of lovesickness.

    Book cover art for “The Incurable Romantic: and Other Tales of Madness and Desire” courtesy of Frank Tallis.

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:00

      Polling data shows partisan divide over Kavanaugh

      The country has been riveted by the Kavanaugh nomination. Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake said the process is “tearing the country apart.” Polling this week suggests he may be right.

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      9 min
    2. 9:12

      How the Kavanaugh hearing affected male sexual abuse survivors

      Sex abuse and harassment are so common that if it didn't happen to you, you likely know a survivor, even if that person hasn’t told you yet. Sometimes that person is a man.

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      9 min
    3. 17:49

      Some LA landlords are threatening to raise rents if Prop 10 passes

      Proposition 10 is on next month’s ballot. If it passes, California cities and counties will be able to expand rent control. But it’s controversial, with landlords and renters fighting over it.

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      7 min
    4. 25:07

      The psychology behind why people do crazy things for love

      A married woman was convinced her dentist was secretly in love with her and drove him out of the country. A married man squandered his giant fortune on 3000 prostitutes because he wanted them to fall in love with him.

      Read the story
      15 min
    5. 40:03

      What are the Dodgers’ World Series chances?

      It was a long slog of a regular season, but the Dodgers won the National League West for the 6th straight year. After a tie-breaking win against the Colorado Rockies yesterday, the Dodgers clinched their division.

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      7 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Duarte Geraldino

      journalist, analyst, and radio host

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

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    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:009 min

      Polling data shows partisan divide over Kavanaugh

    2. 9:129 min

      How the Kavanaugh hearing affected male sexual abuse survivors

    3. 17:497 min

      Some LA landlords are threatening to raise rents if Prop 10 passes

    4. 25:0715 min

      The psychology behind why people do crazy things for love

    5. 40:037 min

      What are the Dodgers’ World Series chances?

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