Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Feminism in the age of Trump
All week, we’ve been talking about the year since Donald Trump was elected president. Today we look at the state of feminism and how women are organizing in the age of Trump, Weinstein and the rest.
By Madeleine Brand • • 45m ListenPeople gathered in St. Paul and marched to the Minnesota capitol to protest Republican President Donald Trump on January 21, 2017. Photo credit: Fibonacci Blue.
In this episode
4 storiesLouis C.K. confirms sexual misconduct allegations against him
Five women have accused Louis C.K. of masturbating in front of them -- or asking if he can. The premiere of his movie, “I Love You, Daddy,” has been cancelled. HBO is cutting ties and pulling his comedy specials off their on-demand services. Louis C.K.
Read the story8 minHow women are organizing -- one year after Trump’s election
A year ago, Hillary Clinton stood in the wings of New York City’s Javits Center, under a literal glass ceiling, waiting to break the symbolic one. She never made an entrance that night. Then the day after President Trump’s inauguration, millions of women marched across the country. It was the largest single-day demonstration in US history.
Read the story11 min‘The Florida Project:’ Indie film with the feel of a documentary
“The Florida Project” takes place in a low-rent motel near Disney World. It follows the wild antics of a 6 year old and her friends who live there. We speak with the director, who likes to cast first-time actors, as well as the actress who plays the mom. The director found her on Instagram.
Read the story13 min‘Murder on the Orient Express’ is like ‘Clue’ on a train
Our critics discuss “Murder On the Orient Express,” starring Johnny Depp, Judi Dench and Michelle Pfeiffer; the Christmas comedy “Daddy’s Home 2;” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” about a mother who tries solving her daughter's murder.
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