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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How the LA Dodgers won this year’s World Series

    The LA Dodgers won their first World Series in 32 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in game six on Tuesday night. Fans celebrated in the streets of LA with fireworks.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 28, 2020 • 50m Listen

    The LA Dodgers won their first World Series in 32 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in game six on Tuesday night. Fans celebrated in the streets of LA with fireworks. The Dodgers’ title came just 16 days after the Lakers brought home an NBA title. KCRW gives a play-by-play of the final match.

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:00

      Dodgers’ World Series victory brings big cheer to LA

      On Tuesday night, the LA Dodgers won their first World Series in 32 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in game six. Fans celebrated in the streets of LA with fireworks, though the game took place at a neutral site in Texas.

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      5 min
    2. 4:51

      Some California districts are turning purple. How Republicans are adapting

      Two tight races are happening in northern LA County. They feature different strategies from Republicans looking to win voters in a purple part of the state.

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      9 min
    3. 13:56

      ‘They've accepted Trump is crazy’: KFI host John Kobylt on his listeners’ political views

      When it comes to Trump, John Kobylt says most of his listeners’ views haven’t changed. “They've accepted Trump is crazy. But you look at his policies, what he's done, and it fits pretty well in the mainstream of a moderate Republican administration.”

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      9 min
    4. 23:18

      As museums face racial and economic problems, smaller institutions are showing progress

      In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, many people are looking at how cultural institutions may have helped further racial inequality.

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      13 min
    5. 35:53

      In ‘Coming Home Again,’ a son cares for his mom as she battles stomach cancer

      In 1995, The New Yorker published a personal essay called “Coming Home Again,” in which author Chang-rae Lee recalled his relationship with his mother.

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      14 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

      CultureSportsLos Angeles

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:005 min

      Dodgers’ World Series victory brings big cheer to LA

    2. 4:519 min

      Some California districts are turning purple. How Republicans are adapting

    3. 13:569 min

      ‘They've accepted Trump is crazy’: KFI host John Kobylt on his listeners’ political views

    4. 23:1813 min

      As museums face racial and economic problems, smaller institutions are showing progress

    5. 35:5314 min

      In ‘Coming Home Again,’ a son cares for his mom as she battles stomach cancer

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand