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    Catalans seek to declare independence from Spain

    Spain's central government cracked down brutally Sunday on voters during a referendum on independence in Catalonia, the country's wealthiest province. We hear what's happening there — and about potential consequences in other parts of the European Union.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 5, 2017 • 51m Listen

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    3 stories
    1. 1:24

      A bump in bipartisanship for bump stock ban

      America's latest and worst mass shooting may lead to a measure of national gun control. Today, journalist Hugh Hewitt spoke with Paul Ryan about the so-called "bump stocks" — used by the shooter in Las Vegas to increase the firepower of legal weapons. The Speaker replied, "I didn't know what they were until this week and I'm an avid sportsman.

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      6 min
    2. 7:44

      Can the nations of Europe keep it together?

      First, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Now, leaders of Catalonia, the richest province in Spain, want to declare independence. On Sunday, they went ahead with a referendum that had been ruled illegal. Tuesday, separatists took to the streets of Barcelona, Catalonia's capital city.

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      34 min
    3. 41:43

      Who was Steve Paddock?

      Stephen Paddock was the man who killed at least 58 country-music concert-goers in Las Vegas on Sunday. What more do we know? Sheriff Joe Lombardo says he was leading a "secret life."  Paddock’s surviving brother Eric, struggles to understand. He called his brother a gambler, but said that, "Steve took care of the people he loved.

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      9 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Devan Schwartz

      Producer

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:246 min

      A bump in bipartisanship for bump stock ban

    2. 7:4434 min

      Can the nations of Europe keep it together?

    3. 41:439 min

      Who was Steve Paddock?

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