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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Making L.A.: The Hollywood Episode

    Today we’re going to look at the business that put this town on the map, and how it’s changing. Runaway production has had the industry wringing its hands for a while. What can be done to bring more work back to Hollywood?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 9, 2015 • 1 min read

    Today we’re going to look at the business that put this town on the map, and how it’s changing. Runaway production has had the industry wringing its hands for a while. What can be done to bring more work back to Hollywood?

    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Reckoning with America’s Racist Past, Rosé and Making L.A.: Hollywood
    1. 0:00Reckoning with America’s Racist Past
    2. 8:36Race Relations in Prisons
    3. 16:38Web Roundup: Reddit and more
    4. 27:37Making L.A.: The Hollywood EpisodeYou’re reading this
    5. 43:56The Rise of Rosé Wine
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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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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Matt Birch

      Agency for the Performing Arts

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Reckoning with America’s Racist Past, Rosé and Making L.A.: Hollywood
    1. 0:00Reckoning with America’s Racist Past
    2. 8:36Race Relations in Prisons
    3. 16:38Web Roundup: Reddit and more
    4. 27:37Making L.A.: The Hollywood EpisodeYou’re reading this
    5. 43:56The Rise of Rosé Wine
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand