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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Goodbye Leno

    Jay Leno says goodbye (again) to late-night television tonight. Does his departure -- and the arrival of Jimmy Fallon -- mark the end of an era, or the continuation of one?

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

    Jay Leno says goodbye (again) to late-night television tonight. Does his departure -- and the arrival of Jimmy Fallon -- mark the end of an era, or the continuation of one?

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    Cheating Scandal, Speed Skating & Leno's Last Hurrah
    1. 0:00Coaching Speed Skating in Sunny L.A.
    2. 11:00Goodbye LenoYou’re reading this
    3. 18:49Moby's Los Angeles
    4. 27:26Cheating Scandal at Corona Del Mar
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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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      Bill Carter

      author, 'The War for Late Night'

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Cheating Scandal, Speed Skating & Leno's Last Hurrah
    1. 0:00Coaching Speed Skating in Sunny L.A.
    2. 11:00Goodbye LenoYou’re reading this
    3. 18:49Moby's Los Angeles
    4. 27:26Cheating Scandal at Corona Del Mar
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