Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Thanksgiving air travel: Long lines, stressed workers, lax COVID attitudes
AAA expects more than 53 million people to travel for Thanksgiving this year, nearly matching pre-pandemic levels amid hopes of a semi-formal holiday season. But with COVID rising, how can you protect yourself if you’re flying?
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenAAA expects more than 53 million people to travel for Thanksgiving this year, nearly matching pre-pandemic levels amid hopes of a semi-formal holiday season. But with COVID rising, how can you protect yourself if you’re flying?
Governor Gavin Newsom says “substantially more” law enforcement officers will be near busy retail stores this Thanksgiving week. That’s because high-end luxury stores have been recently robbed.
Fewer real Christmas trees are available for sale after months of drought, extreme heat, and record wildfires. If you’re looking for a fake one, you’ll be dealing with the same supply chain issues plaguing everything else.
Press Play also speaks to the screenwriter of “House of Gucci,” a new film about the backstabbing and murderous family behind the iconic fashion brand, and gets reviews of the newest Christmas films.
In this episode
5 storiesFlying this holiday? Bring patience amid long waits and sympathy for airport staff
AAA expects more than 53 million people to travel for Thanksgiving this year, nearly matching pre-pandemic levels amid hopes of a semi-formal holiday season.
Read the story9 minFrom SF to LA, luxury retail stores face brazen robberies. How is law enforcement responding?
Governor Gavin Newsom says “substantially more” law enforcement officers will be near busy retail stores this Thanksgiving week. That’s because high-end luxury stores have been recently robbed.
Read the story8 minBuying a Christmas tree this year? Find one ASAP and be prepared to pay more
Real trees are nearly twice as expensive compared to 2015, and artificial tree retailers had to increase prices by 20-30% this season, according to the Christmas Tree Association.
Read the story6 min‘House of Gucci’: New film shows family betrayal, vengeance, and murder behind the iconic fashion brand
Press Play speaks to the screenwriter of “House of Gucci,” a new film about the backstabbing and murderous family behind the iconic fashion brand.
Read the story13 min‘Single All the Way,’ ‘Real Housewives of the North Pole’: Which Christmas films are worth watching?
Press Play looks at this year’s slate of holiday offerings: “Single All The Way,” about a single man who persuades his best friend to pretend to be his boyfriend for a holiday trip home; “The Nine Kittens of Christmas,” about two cat lovers who…
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