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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Equal TV Time for Candidates

    Then, in two weeks, Donald Trump will host Saturday Night Live. Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton appeared on the show. What ever happened to equal time? Will the fourteen other Republican candidates also get to host, along with Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 23, 2015 • 1 min read

    Then, in two weeks, Donald Trump will host Saturday Night Live. Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton appeared on the show. What ever happened to equal time? Will the fourteen other Republican candidates also get to host, along with Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley?

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Hurricane Patricia, and Equal TV Time for Candidates
    1. 0:00Hurricane Patricia Expected to Hit Mexico
    2. 6:30Equal TV Time for CandidatesYou’re reading this
    3. 18:11Airbnb Ad Backlash
    4. 27:40Film Roundup: Horror Movies and Oscar Bait
    5. 42:48Beverly Hills Dog Park Approved
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