Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Humorist John Hodgman on his new book ‘Vacationland’
You may remember John Hodgman from the Daily Show, and for playing the PC to Justin Long’s Mac in those TV ads. Now he’s written a memoir about what he calls his white privilege.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenJohn Hodgman. Photo credit: Randal Schwartz.
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4 storiesAre tech companies responsible for the spread of fake Russia-sponsored content?
Facebook acknowledged on Monday before Congress that more than 126 million users potentially saw political ads bought by a Kremlin-linked company. Should the government regulate Facebook and Twitter, or should information on the internet roam free?
Read the story16 minHow the GOP tax bill could affect California’s housing market
Republicans have released their tax plan. It would get rid of the mortgage interest deduction. Could eliminating it lower housing prices and therefore create more homeowners?
Read the story12 minIs there a real medical benefit to stents?
Heart stents have long been a go-to treatment for blocked arteries. More than 500,000 of the little mesh cages are inserted each year. But researchers at Imperial College London found that stents don’t make much of a difference when it comes to reducing chest pain.
Read the story6 minJohn Hodgman on privilege and pain
If you have a vacation home in beautiful western Massachusetts, you’re lucky. If you then buy another vacation home on the coast of Maine, it sounds like your cup runneth over. But comedian and author John Hodgman manages to find the downsides of all this good fortune in his latest book.
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