Press Play with Madeleine Brand
‘Circus of Books’: LA’s iconic porn shop turned into LGBTQ community center
Our critics review “The Quarry,” about a man who murders a preacher and then becomes the new leader of a small-town church; “The Booksellers,” a documentary about the world of rare book dealers and how they plan to survive the internet; and…
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur critics review “The Quarry,” about a man who murders a preacher and then becomes the new leader of a small-town church; “The Booksellers,” a documentary about the world of rare book dealers and how they plan to survive the internet; and Netflix’s “Circus of Books,” about the iconic mom-and-pop gay porn store in LA.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Alonso Duralde
film critic; co-host, "Linoleum Knife" movie podcast; author, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas” (Second Edition) and "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film"
Dave White
film critic and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife
The full episode
5 of 5Small businesses struggle during COVID-19- 0:00LA businesses struggle as national program to help them dries up
- 15:30Michigan, Ohio residents protest stay-at-home orders
- 23:08COVID-19 hot spots erupt in farm belt states, where governors say lockdowns aren’t needed
- 30:54Homemade hummus: Evan Kleiman’s healthy snack alternative during COVID-19
- 36:29‘Circus of Books’: LA’s iconic porn shop turned into LGBTQ community centerYou’re reading this