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Laura Gerdes Guest
Laura Gerdes

LAPD

Police officer with the LAPD and a drug recognition specialist

FROM Laura Gerdes

Driving While High
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Driving While High New research is inconclusive about how marijuana use affects driving. As pot becomes decriminalized across the country, how does law enforcement determine if a person is driving under the influence?

8 min, 4 sec Feb 18, 2014

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An unscripted bonanza
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An unscripted bonanza Mysterious singers, more performance shows and relationship reality series to boot. No, it's not the year 2000, but it sure feels like it--at least in terms of the resurgence of unscripted television.

5 min, 24 sec Jan 21, 2019

Deborah Eisenberg: Your Duck Is My Duck: Stories
Bookworm

Deborah Eisenberg: Your Duck Is My Duck: Stories Again Deborah Eisenberg demonstrates herself as a masterful and electric writer, in her new collection of seven stories, Your Duck Is My Duck.

28 min, 28 sec Jan 17, 2019

What will it take to end the LAUSD teachers strike?
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What will it take to end the LAUSD teachers strike? After three days of striking, pressure has increased on both sides to settle the LAUSD teachers strike. The district and the teachers have lost millions of dollars.

48 min, 52 sec Jan 16, 2019

STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment for two
Second Opinion

STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment for two There is something lost when treatment is only provided to one half of a couple.

3 min, 25 sec Jan 20, 2019

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