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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Central American Migrant Crisis Intensifies

    The number of Central American families crossing the border has more than doubled since last fall. And more than 4,400 came just in September. These new numbers signal a migrant crisis that could eclipse the migrant crisis of last summer.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 18, 2015 • 1 min read

    The number of Central American families crossing the border has more than doubled since last fall. And more than 4,400 came just in September. These new numbers signal a migrant crisis that could eclipse the migrant crisis of last summer.

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    What ISIS Wants, Saving the First Taco Bell, and Sam Phillips
    1. 0:29What Does ISIS Want?
    2. 16:56Central American Migrant Crisis IntensifiesYou’re reading this
    3. 27:25'Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll'
    4. 42:30Saving the First Taco Bell
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Elizabeth G. Kennedy

      San Diego State University

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    What ISIS Wants, Saving the First Taco Bell, and Sam Phillips
    1. 0:29What Does ISIS Want?
    2. 16:56Central American Migrant Crisis IntensifiesYou’re reading this
    3. 27:25'Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll'
    4. 42:30Saving the First Taco Bell
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand