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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Even Super Bowl commercials can't avoid politics

    The Super Bowl is this Sunday, pitting the New England Patriots against the Atlanta Falcons. We discuss one of the game’s most talked-about sideshows: the commercials.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 3, 2017 • 1 min read

    The Super Bowl is this Sunday, pitting the New England Patriots against the Atlanta Falcons. We discuss one of the game’s most talked-about sideshows: the commercials.

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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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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    The threat to Dodd-Frank and the rise of Snapchat
    1. 0:00If Dodd-Frank disappears, what happens to the US economy?
    2. 8:40Is Snapchat the next Facebook?
    3. 15:49Even Super Bowl commercials can't avoid politicsYou’re reading this
    4. 25:47Will 'The Comedian' be Robert De Niro's comeback?
    5. 37:45For Gigi Gorgeous, makeup tutorials turns into a 7 figure income
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