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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Goodbye, Hobie Alter

    Hobie Alter, who helped change the face of both surfing and sailing, has died. We look back at his legacy.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Hobie Alter, who helped change the face of both surfing and sailing, has died. We look back at his legacy.

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    Healthcare Deadline, Goodbye Hobie & Spring Cleaning
    1. 0:00Affordable Care Act Deadline
    2. 8:21Covered California
    3. 16:48Goodbye, Hobie AlterYou’re reading this
    4. 24:44Spring Cleaning
    5. 39:58Monday Politics
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Paul Holmes

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Healthcare Deadline, Goodbye Hobie & Spring Cleaning
    1. 0:00Affordable Care Act Deadline
    2. 8:21Covered California
    3. 16:48Goodbye, Hobie AlterYou’re reading this
    4. 24:44Spring Cleaning
    5. 39:58Monday Politics
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand