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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Bukowski House

    Press Play producer Anna Scott visits writer Charles Bukowski's childhood home in mid-city, which just sold for the first time in 20 years. This is the latest installment in our L.A. Dwellings series. The series tells stories about Los Angeles through its houses and apartment buildings.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 15, 2016 • 1 min read

    Press Play producer Anna Scott visits writer Charles Bukowski's childhood home in mid-city, which just sold for the first time in 20 years. This is the latest installment in our L.A. Dwellings series. The series tells stories about Los Angeles through its houses and apartment buildings.

    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Supreme Court after Scalia, Marijuana and Dying, and Bukowski’s Childhood Home
    1. 0:32The Supreme Court after Scalia
    2. 15:19Palliative Care: Lessons from Medical Marijuana
    3. 30:36"Negroland"
    4. 46:20Bukowski HouseYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Supreme Court after Scalia, Marijuana and Dying, and Bukowski’s Childhood Home
    1. 0:32The Supreme Court after Scalia
    2. 15:19Palliative Care: Lessons from Medical Marijuana
    3. 30:36"Negroland"
    4. 46:20Bukowski HouseYou’re reading this
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