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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Journey to the Center of the World

    85-year-old Jacques-André Istel has grandiose plans to build a monument to world history in the California desert. And the project is well underway. We get to know the mayor of Felicity, population two, which has been named the official center of the world.

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

    85-year-old Jacques-André Istel has grandiose plans to build a monument to world history in the California desert. And the project is well underway. We get to know the mayor of Felicity, population two, which has been named the official center of the world.

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    5. 35:24Politics Roundup
    6. 42:28Goodbye, Bill Thomas
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    4 of 6
    Mexican Drug Lord, Legacies of Harold Ramis & Bill Thomas
    1. 0:00El Chapo The Innovator
    2. 8:03Drugs and Culture in Mexico
    3. 17:45Goodbye, Harold Ramis
    4. 25:38Journey to the Center of the WorldYou’re reading this
    5. 35:24Politics Roundup
    6. 42:28Goodbye, Bill Thomas
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