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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Korean Reunions

    This week, at North Korea’s Diamond Mountain Resort, families divided by the Korean War nearly 70 years ago will meet: South Koreans and North Koreans face to face. Being selected for a reunion is not easy and it typically only lasts a couple of days.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 21, 2015 • 1 min read

    This week, at North Korea’s Diamond Mountain Resort, families divided by the Korean War nearly 70 years ago will meet: South Koreans and North Koreans face to face. Being selected for a reunion is not easy and it typically only lasts a couple of days.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    The Freedom Caucus, Robert Reich, and When Celebrities Paint
    1. 0:00Ryan Seeks Support of Freedom Caucus
    2. 10:02Robert Reich on Trump and Sanders
    3. 22:57Mass Incarceration Summit
    4. 34:15Korean ReunionsYou’re reading this
    5. 42:21When Celebrities Paint
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