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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What’s happening in MAGA media land now that Donald Trump is out of the White House?

    Presidential inaugurations are typically celebratory affairs, and Joe Biden’s was no exception. There was pomp and circumstance and praise for Biden’s call for unity.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 21, 2021 • 9m Listen

    Presidential inaugurations are typically celebratory affairs, and Joe Biden’s was no exception. There was pomp and circumstance and praise for Biden’s call for unity. But if you watched conservative media that night, especially Fox News, it felt like a different world. What is the future of the media MAGA-sphere now that its number one viewer, Donald Trump, is no longer in office?

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Immigration reform under Biden
    1. 0:00Biden strengthens protections for Dreamers, stops border wall construction, enacts deportation moratorium
    2. 7:55Senate filibuster: How we got it, and whether it’s possible or even desirable to eliminate it
    3. 17:12What’s happening in MAGA media land now that Donald Trump is out of the White House?You’re reading this
    4. 27:13‘Disney World for retirees’ isn’t as blissful as it seems, new documentary shows
    5. 42:32Evan Kleiman’s Almost Instant Mushroom Soup: How to make it in a cinch
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