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Lalo Alcaraz
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Bordertown There’s a new kid in Fox’s Sunday night animation lineup. And he speaks with an accent. “Bordertown” premiered this week on Fox. The show focuses on two families in the fictional town of Mexifornia: the Gonzalezes and the Gonzalez’ neighbors - and the patriarch of that family is Bud Buckwald, a border patrol agent. Hijinx, of course, ensues. The show is doofy and goofy, but it also pokes fun at complicated topics like assimilation and the foundering middle class.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Jamie Lee Curtis on the #MeToo message in ‘Halloween’ It’s been 40 years since the release of the classic horror film “Halloween,” where Michael Myers attacks Laurie Strode. He’s been locked away in a psychiatric hospital ever since. Now Myers escapes to hunt down Laurie again. We talk with Jamie Lee Curtis about returning to the franchise.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Kevin de León fights an uphill battle for Sen. Feinstein’s seat We speak with State Senator Kevin de León, who’s hoping to unseat Dianne Feinstein. Both are Democrats. De León wants voters to see him as a progressive option. If elected, he’s promising to push issues like single-payer health care, immigration reform, and clean energy.
LA Observed
Netflix gets into the billboard business There’s renewed competition for your attention on the Sunset Strip, where entertainment companies go to show off their latest shows and biggest stars. The strip’s huge billboards are seen by millions of tourists each year – and soon, that prime real estate is going to be harder to come by. The reason? Netflix.
Scheer Intelligence
Spying in LA Has the CIA taken over local policing? Activist Jamie Garcia discusses how technologies launched by the CIA, NSA and the Pentagon to spy on terrorists are radically altering crime-fighting in Los Angeles and local communities in a “predictive policing” program that ends up targeting black and brown communities.