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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Make presidential debates great again

    Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump meet for their first debate Monday night. But many critics of the current debate format complain that voters don’t actually learn much during these debates. One idea to disrupt the debates - make the candidates do crisis simulations to see how they make decisions under pressure.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 23, 2016 • 1 min read

    Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump meet for their first debate Monday night. But many critics of the current debate format complain that voters don’t actually learn much during these debates. One idea to disrupt the debates - make the candidates do crisis simulations to see how they make decisions under pressure.

    The full episode

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    Is there a better way to do presidential debates?
    1. 0:31Make presidential debates great againYou’re reading this
    2. 9:18How Pepe the Frog was co-opted by the alt-right
    3. 18:14Movie roundup: 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'Storks'
    4. 30:22Pop-Punk pioneer Bob Mould
    5. 45:14LAPD's new program to police the homeless with empathy
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Lee Drutman

      New America

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Is there a better way to do presidential debates?
    1. 0:31Make presidential debates great againYou’re reading this
    2. 9:18How Pepe the Frog was co-opted by the alt-right
    3. 18:14Movie roundup: 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'Storks'
    4. 30:22Pop-Punk pioneer Bob Mould
    5. 45:14LAPD's new program to police the homeless with empathy
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand