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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA's creepiest haunts

    What could possibly be more terrifying than this election season? Well, nothing. But today, we’ll attempt to top the freak show that is American politics in honor of Halloween. Los Angeles is chock full of creepy old buildings with bloody pasts. Places like the Cecil Hotel Downtown and the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 31, 2016 • 1 min read

    What could possibly be more terrifying than this election season? Well, nothing. But today, we’ll attempt to top the freak show that is American politics in honor of Halloween. Los Angeles is chock full of creepy old buildings with bloody pasts. Places like the Cecil Hotel Downtown and the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

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    Debating development in South LA and exploring LA's haunted past
    1. 0:30Explaining the latest in Clinton email saga
    2. 9:10The Reef: a South LA development that’s split the community
    3. 18:48Shady campaign money with ties to a big developer
    4. 28:10The woman who made toast hip has a new cookbook
    5. 42:57LA's creepiest hauntsYou’re reading this
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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Debating development in South LA and exploring LA's haunted past
    1. 0:30Explaining the latest in Clinton email saga
    2. 9:10The Reef: a South LA development that’s split the community
    3. 18:48Shady campaign money with ties to a big developer
    4. 28:10The woman who made toast hip has a new cookbook
    5. 42:57LA's creepiest hauntsYou’re reading this
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