Press Play with Madeleine Brand
A Different Tone in Ferguson, Yes Means Yes, and More
The Missouri Highway Patrol has taken over public safety in the city of Ferguson. 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.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenThe Missouri Highway Patrol has taken over public safety in the city of Ferguson. The new officers took a less combative approach last night, marching alongside demonstrators who are protesting the police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown last Saturday. Plus: California is considering at a bill that would redefine sexual consent on campus from an old “no means no” approach to “yes means yes.” We also look back at the Pam Smart trial and what it continues to reflect about our culture.
Banner Image: St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson taking a selfie with a protestor; Credit: Yamiche Alcindor, via Twitter
In this episode
5 storiesA 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.
Read the story7 minYes Means Yes
The White House has been pushing college campuses to do something about the problem of sexual assault. So California is considering at a bill that would redefine consent from an old “no means no” approach to what supporters call “yes means yes.”
Read the story8 minDystopias, Sly Stallone and an Enormous Head
Today on our weekly film roundup, things look a bit dystopic. New releases include a world without color, a world in which Sly Stallone is our only hope, and a world in which Michael Fassbender stars in a movie but we never see his face.
Read the story11 minThe Trials of Pamela Smart
Before there was the OJ Simpson trial...before the Casey Anthony trial….before Court TV…there was the trial of Pamela Smart. It was the first to be covered on live TV, with every moment in the courtroom captured. Smart, a 23-year-old woman, was accused of convincing her 15-year-old lover to kill her husband.
Read the story13 minRobo-Scheduling
Almost every major chain store now has traded in old-fashioned, pen-and-paper work schedules for computer-generated ones. They use special software that analyzes sales data, delivery schedules, and even local weather forecasts to spit out the most efficient plan for which employees should work, when.
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