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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Kidzania

    Imagine a theme park with no rides or games. Instead of imagining themselves as princesses or pirates, children pretend that they’re … adults. They can work in offices or factories for the day, grocery shop and bank. It might not sound like the most exciting concept, but kids seem to love it.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 14, 2015 • 1 min read

    Imagine a theme park with no rides or games. Instead of imagining themselves as princesses or pirates, children pretend that they’re … adults. They can work in offices or factories for the day, grocery shop and bank. It might not sound like the most exciting concept, but kids seem to love it. It’s called KidZania, and it’s a major attraction in more than a dozen countries. We hear about the theme park’s bizarre appeal and plans to bring it to the U.S.

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    More LA Air Pollution, New G.E.D. and the Weird World of KidZania
    1. 0:00Los Angeles Methane Pollution
    2. 8:37Fuel Cell Cars
    3. 17:38The G.E.D. Gets a Makeover
    4. 27:20Police Flash Grenade Investigation
    5. 40:12Kidzania You’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Rebecca Mead

      staff writer for the New Yorker

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    More LA Air Pollution, New G.E.D. and the Weird World of KidZania
    1. 0:00Los Angeles Methane Pollution
    2. 8:37Fuel Cell Cars
    3. 17:38The G.E.D. Gets a Makeover
    4. 27:20Police Flash Grenade Investigation
    5. 40:12Kidzania You’re reading this
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