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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    In the great bagel debate, is LA finally catching up with NY?

    New Yorkers have long bragged that their bagels are best, and with good reason. But it looks like Los Angeles could finally be catching up in the great bagel debate, but in a distinctly LA way.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 23, 2016 • 1 min read

    New Yorkers have long bragged that their bagels are best, and with good reason. But it looks like Los Angeles could finally be catching up in the great bagel debate, but in a distinctly LA way.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    A fight to restore voting rights for disabled in California
    1. 0:30California lawmakers consider major voting overhaul
    2. 8:24A fight to restore voting rights for disabled in California
    3. 18:44Will Stanford’s hard alcohol ban make students safer?
    4. 29:08Broaddrick speaks up again about Bill Clinton rape allegations
    5. 41:11In the great bagel debate, is LA finally catching up with NY?You’re reading this
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