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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Film Roundup: Secret Agent Men

    Move over superheroes - this summer was all about the secret agent movie. Mission: Impossible, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Spy, Kingsman and more.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 21, 2015 • 1 min read

    Move over superheroes - this summer was all about the secret agent movie. Mission: Impossible, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Spy, Kingsman and more.

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    CA University Funding, Hugo Awards Controversy, and Comedy Hack Day
    1. 0:17Public University Funding in CA
    2. 9:20UC Endowments
    3. 18:39Hugo Awards Controversy
    4. 26:27Film Roundup: Secret Agent MenYou’re reading this
    5. 38:48Comedy Hack Day
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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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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    CA University Funding, Hugo Awards Controversy, and Comedy Hack Day
    1. 0:17Public University Funding in CA
    2. 9:20UC Endowments
    3. 18:39Hugo Awards Controversy
    4. 26:27Film Roundup: Secret Agent MenYou’re reading this
    5. 38:48Comedy Hack Day
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