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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A California rice legacy comes to an end

    California's oldest family rice farm is shutting down after nearly a century in business. Koda Farms is known for a special heirloom grain of rice cherished by chefs.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Sep 4, 2024 • 1 min read

    California's oldest family rice farm is shutting down after nearly a century in business. Koda Farms is known for a special heirloom grain of rice cherished by chefs.

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    Heat waves, Koda Farms, supercommunicators
    1. 0:00Hotter climate can mean a wholesale transformation of society
    2. 8:40Landslides getting worse: What will Rancho Palos Verdes residents do?
    3. 21:56A California rice legacy comes to an endYou’re reading this
    4. 32:06What does science say about the art of communication?
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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Stephen Gregory

      Managing Editor, Press Play

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      Tejal Rao

      critic at large for the Food Section of The New York Times

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Heat waves, Koda Farms, supercommunicators
    1. 0:00Hotter climate can mean a wholesale transformation of society
    2. 8:40Landslides getting worse: What will Rancho Palos Verdes residents do?
    3. 21:56A California rice legacy comes to an endYou’re reading this
    4. 32:06What does science say about the art of communication?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand