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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    No vehicle, foreign or domestic, will escape new auto tariffs

    New auto tariffs are supposed to be for “foreign” cars and parts, but no U.S.-made vehicle will escape the impact. Detroit’s obsession with big cars won’t help.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 2, 2025 • 1 min read

    New auto tariffs are supposed to be for “foreign” cars and parts, but no U.S.-made vehicle will escape the impact. Detroit’s obsession with big cars won’t help.

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    2 of 5
    Building more homes on tiny LA lots, recording sounds of climate change
    1. 0:00Cory Booker and Wisconsin election give Democrats a glimmer of hope
    2. 8:20No vehicle, foreign or domestic, will escape new auto tariffsYou’re reading this
    3. 18:02What’s the model for building starter homes on small LA lots?
    4. 26:52Documenting the sound of climate change with audio ecologist Bernie Krause
    5. 42:13Remembering actor Val Kilmer’s complicated and charismatic career
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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Building more homes on tiny LA lots, recording sounds of climate change
    1. 0:00Cory Booker and Wisconsin election give Democrats a glimmer of hope
    2. 8:20No vehicle, foreign or domestic, will escape new auto tariffsYou’re reading this
    3. 18:02What’s the model for building starter homes on small LA lots?
    4. 26:52Documenting the sound of climate change with audio ecologist Bernie Krause
    5. 42:13Remembering actor Val Kilmer’s complicated and charismatic career
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand