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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Analysis: House formalizes impeachment inquiry

    This morning, a bitterly divided U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution guiding the rules of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 1, 2019 • 50m Listen

    This morning, a bitterly divided U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution guiding the rules of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. It is the latest step in moving the investigation out of a secure chamber in the Capitol’s basement -- and into the public eye.

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    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      Impeachment goes public, but the US House is divided

      This morning, a bitterly divided U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution guiding the rules of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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      17 min
    2. 16:35

      The link between California’s housing crisis and catastrophic wildfires

      The Santa Ana winds are dying down, but fires throughout the state continue to rage. Many Californians are still without electricity as utilities preemptively shut off power.

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      9 min
    3. 25:45

      Writer Joel Stein wants Ivy League-educated, TED talk-loving elites to take back America

      Stanford grad and LA Times columnist Joel Stein goes to the best parties, and rubs shoulders with Moby, Rob Reiner, and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti. He’s certainly part of “the elite,” and he argues that elites have been pushed out in this era of populist anti-intellectualism -- the type of populism that put President Trump in the White House.

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      16 min
    4. 41:17

      How artist Judy Chicago tried breaking through the art world’s boys’ club

      I n the 1960s and 1970s, LA’s art scene was a boys’ club, and Judy Chicago wanted in.

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      9 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0017 min

      Impeachment goes public, but the US House is divided

    2. 16:359 min

      The link between California’s housing crisis and catastrophic wildfires

    3. 25:4516 min

      Writer Joel Stein wants Ivy League-educated, TED talk-loving elites to take back America

    4. 41:179 min

      How artist Judy Chicago tried breaking through the art world’s boys’ club

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