Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Hobby Lobby, Kony 2014 and the Pole Dancing Awards
Today we preview the Hobby Lobby case, revisit the "Kony 2012" video, join the search for Vivian Maier, and report on the first annual Pole Dancing Awards Show.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenTomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the Hobby Lobby case, with implications for the Affordable Care Act and the ability of corporations to claim individual religious freedoms. We have a preview of the arguments. We also have our usual Monday political round-up. And the mini-documentary “Kony 2012” became the most viral video of all time. We ask, what’s happened since? We also talk to a man who happened across a box of negatives by an unknown street photographer and has spent the last 8 years championing her work. And finally, a report on the first annual Pole Dancing Awards show that took place Friday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Banner Image: Hobby Lobby in Masnfield, Ohio; Credit: Nicholas Eckhart
In this episode
5 storiesHobby Lobby Preview
The Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow over whether Hobby Lobby has a right to restrict the kinds of contraception covered by the company’s health plan. As it stands, the restrictions violate rules set out by the Affordable Care Act. We preview the arguments and political significance of the case.
Read the story8 minPolitics Roundup
The President is in Europe talking to leaders of the G7 about showing a united front against Russia’s annexation of Crimea. California Senator Dianne Feinstein says she has the votes to release a report on CIA treatment of detainees under the Bush administration. Republicans are trying to win over more Millennials in the coming election cycles.
Read the story8 minKONY 2014
“Kony 2012,” the mini-documentary about the central African warlord Joseph Kony, became the most viral video of all time. Now the U.S. is stepping up its efforts to capture Ugandan war lord Joseph Kony. How much credit can the small San Diego nonprofit behind “Kony 2012” take? And what’s the status of the group now?
Read the story9 minSearching for Vivian Maier
In 2007, a Chicago man named John Maloof bought a box of photo negatives at an auction house for a couple of hundred dollars. The box turned out to be a cache of incredible street photographs from an artist no one had ever heard of, Vivian Maier.
Read the story15 minPole Dancing and Red Carpets
On Friday, the pole dancing industry held its first annual Pole Dancing Awards show at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, home of the LA Opera. KCRW Producer Jenny Radelet brings us a report.
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