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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Impeachment moves to the Senate

    The House has voted to send the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also named California Congressman Adam Schiff as among the impeachment managers for the Senate trial.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 15, 2020 • 49m Listen

    The House has voted to send the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also named California Congressman Adam Schiff as among the impeachment managers for the Senate trial. Schiff speaks to us about what’s ahead.

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:00

      Rep. Adam Schiff on impeachment in the Senate

      House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named California Congressman Adam Schiff as among the impeachment managers for the upcoming Senate trial. We speak with him about what's ahead.

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      11 min
    2. 11:18

      Rudy Giuliani, from America’s mayor to a central figure in Trump’s impeachment

      Rudy Giuliani is wedged in the middle of Trump’s impeachment over dealings with Ukraine. New documents released on Tuesday show Giuliani claiming that he was acting on behalf of the president.

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      9 min
    3. 20:48

      Moms squatting in Oakland house are evicted. What’s next for the moms and the house?

      After the eviction, Dominique Walker said to the press, “This house was a statement. It was a symbol of what needs to happen in Oakland. This was an absolute victory. ... This is a movement. It’s ongoing. We [are] here.”

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      8 min
    4. 29:04

      To improve recycling, state legislature wants beverage companies to take back their own containers

      2019 was a bad year for recycling in California. Hundreds of recycling centers closed. That’s where you go to redeem bottles and cans for five or 10 cents each. Fewer places to recycle means, well, less recycling. There’s a plan now to fix that.

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      7 min
    5. 36:33

      ‘Killer High’: Mind-altering substances were key to wars throughout US history

      The United States has been fighting the War on Drugs ever since President Nixon declared warfare in 1971.

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      13 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:0011 min

      Rep. Adam Schiff on impeachment in the Senate

    2. 11:189 min

      Rudy Giuliani, from America’s mayor to a central figure in Trump’s impeachment

    3. 20:488 min

      Moms squatting in Oakland house are evicted. What’s next for the moms and the house?

    4. 29:047 min

      To improve recycling, state legislature wants beverage companies to take back their own containers

    5. 36:3313 min

      ‘Killer High’: Mind-altering substances were key to wars throughout US history

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand