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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A Different Tone in Ferguson

    Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ronald Johnson is now in charge of public safety in Ferguson after days of protests that turned into violent confrontations with city police.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 15, 2014 • 1 min read

    Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ronald Johnson is now in charge of public safety in Ferguson after days of protests that turned into violent confrontations with city police. The new officers took a less combative approach last night, marching along with demonstrators who are protesting the police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown last Saturday.

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    A Different Tone in Ferguson, Yes Means Yes, and More
    1. 0:00A Different Tone in FergusonYou’re reading this
    2. 6:51Yes Means Yes
    3. 15:18Dystopias, Sly Stallone and an Enormous Head
    4. 26:44The Trials of Pamela Smart
    5. 41:24Robo-Scheduling
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    A Different Tone in Ferguson, Yes Means Yes, and More
    1. 0:00A Different Tone in FergusonYou’re reading this
    2. 6:51Yes Means Yes
    3. 15:18Dystopias, Sly Stallone and an Enormous Head
    4. 26:44The Trials of Pamela Smart
    5. 41:24Robo-Scheduling
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