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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Birdman, Fury, and More

    On Friday, we talk movies in our weekly film roundup. On the docket this week: Birdman, Fury, The Book of Life, and more.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 17, 2014 • 1 min read

    On Friday, we talk movies in our weekly film roundup. On the docket this week: Birdman, Fury, The Book of Life, and more.

    The full episode

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    Ebola Czar, Gamergate, and a History of Scary Clowns
    1. 0:00The New “Ebola Czar”
    2. 7:33Sizing Up California’s Ballot
    3. 15:26Why #Gamergate Isn’t About Games
    4. 27:47Birdman, Fury, and MoreYou’re reading this
    5. 41:14A History of Scary Clowns
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Mark Ellis

      Schmoes Know

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      Grae Drake

      film critic-at-large

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Ebola Czar, Gamergate, and a History of Scary Clowns
    1. 0:00The New “Ebola Czar”
    2. 7:33Sizing Up California’s Ballot
    3. 15:26Why #Gamergate Isn’t About Games
    4. 27:47Birdman, Fury, and MoreYou’re reading this
    5. 41:14A History of Scary Clowns
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