Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Democrats’ $3.5T spending bill could transform caregiving and social safety net. Will it reach Biden’s desk?
This week, Congressional lawmakers are trying to avert a government shutdown, pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill, and reach an agreement on a $3.5 trillion spending plan that could be as monumental as FDR’s New Deal or Lyndon Johnson’s Great…
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenThis week, Congressional lawmakers are trying to avert a government shutdown, pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill, and reach an agreement on a $3.5 trillion spending plan that could be as monumental as FDR’s New Deal or Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. It includes social safety net expansions and caregiving provisions, such as paid leave to take care of family, and community-based services for older and disabled Americans.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Jonathan Cohn
Senior National Correspondent at Huffington Post, where he writes about health care politics and policy; author of “The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage”
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3 of 5Why your flu immunity might be weaker this year, plus immersive Van Gogh exhibits are taking over- 0:00Got your flu shot? US didn’t have much of a flu season in 2020, but this year could be different
- 8:12Soon-to-be moms have higher risk of serious diseases like COVID. Why aren’t more of them vaccinated?
- 15:54Democrats’ $3.5T spending bill could transform caregiving and social safety net. Will it reach Biden’s desk?You’re reading this
- 25:08How did Tony Soprano become a mob boss? ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ looks at his formative years
- 40:39Immersive Van Gogh exhibits are ubiquitous, partly thanks to ‘Emily in Paris.’ Are they quality art?