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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Comic Con Blues

    The San Diego Comic Con is underway! That’s great news for many geeks making their annual pilgrimage. But to other veteran comic fans, the event has given-in to crass commercialism. image: Comic Con 2014 by  Pat Loika

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 24, 2014 • 1 min read

    The San Diego Comic Con is underway! That’s great news for many geeks making their annual pilgrimage. But to other veteran comic fans, the event has given-in to crass commercialism.

    image: Comic Con 2014 by Pat Loika

    The full episode

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    The Biden Agenda, Comic Con Blues, and Student Debt Crisis
    1. 0:00Future of Community Colleges
    2. 8:26Student Debt Crisis
    3. 16:16Comic Con BluesYou’re reading this
    4. 23:00The Biden Agenda
    5. 40:32The Rivalry
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    The Biden Agenda, Comic Con Blues, and Student Debt Crisis
    1. 0:00Future of Community Colleges
    2. 8:26Student Debt Crisis
    3. 16:16Comic Con BluesYou’re reading this
    4. 23:00The Biden Agenda
    5. 40:32The Rivalry
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