Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Cheating Scandal, Speed Skating & Leno's Last Hurrah
Today on Press Play: a high school cheating scandal, skating in SoCal, Moby talks Los Angeles, and Jay Leno leaves late-night TV (again).
By Madeleine Brand • • 33m ListenA high school cheating scandal has rocked the community of Corona del Mar. We’ll get the fascinating details and find out why parents feel their kids are being unfairly punished. Plus, we meet a world-famous Olympic skate coach who draws students from around the globe to sunny SoCal for training. Musician Moby joins us to discuss why L.A. is better for artists than New York. And we discuss the future of late night T.V., sans Jay Leno.
Banner Image: Corona del Mar, credit: Andre Zanca
In this episode
4 storiesCoaching Speed Skating in Sunny L.A.
Southern California is home to many a summer Olympian, but you don’t think of sunny L.A. as a haven for winter sports. But skating coach Wilma Boomstra is known around the world for training top-notch athletes. Madeleine visits Wilma at the Glacial Gardens ice arena in Lakewood to discuss why skaters from around the globe seek her out.
Read the story11 minGoodbye Leno
Jay Leno says goodbye (again) to late-night television tonight. Does his departure -- and the arrival of Jimmy Fallon -- mark the end of an era, or the continuation of one?
Read the story8 minMoby's Los Angeles
Musician Moby says he left New York for L.A. because New York stopped being a creative place, and Los Angeles gives artists the opportunity to fail when they need to. Now he’s trying to get all his other artistic friends to move west, too.
Read the story8 minCheating Scandal at Corona Del Mar
11 students were expelled at Corona del Mar High after they were accused of hacking into teachers computers and changing grades. Apparently their tutor told them to do it. Now, he is nowhere to be found. The scandal has upended the school and some parents say the expulsions were not fair.
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