Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Big donors are funding Notre Dame’s restoration, but is philanthropy the best way to deal with a disaster?
Since the Notre Dame fire, many large corporations and philanthropic French families have made hefty donations to restoring the cathedral.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readSince the Notre Dame fire, many large corporations and philanthropic French families have made hefty donations to restoring the cathedral. There may be several factors that played into their decisions to donate, such as tax breaks, naming rights, and political access to French president Emmanuel Macron.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Yael Even Or
Producer, 'Press Play'
Rob Reich
professor of Political Science at Stanford University, and co-Director of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
The full episode
2 of 4A backlash as philanthropists fund Notre Dame’s restoration- 0:00After Mueller report, should Democrats push for impeachment or focus on 2020 race?
- 12:00Big donors are funding Notre Dame’s restoration, but is philanthropy the best way to deal with a disaster?You’re reading this
- 21:03‘Her Smell:’ a music bio-pic of degradation and addiction to redemption
- 33:34‘Us’ composer on writing music that makes your heart stop