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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What divided abortion drug rulings could mean for California

    Two federal judges handed down conflicting rulings on Friday over the abortion drug mifepristone. It could set up a Supreme Court showdown.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 10, 2023 • 1 min read

    Two federal judges handed down conflicting rulings on Friday over the abortion drug mifepristone. It could set up a Supreme Court showdown.

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    CA prison suicides, music psychology, ‘Succession’ shocker
    1. 0:00What divided abortion drug rulings could mean for CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    2. 10:15Justice Clarence Thomas and the ethics around the Supreme Court
    3. 18:14CA pays high price for not significantly reducing prison suicides
    4. 27:05How our brains process music and why we like what we like
    5. 40:44Unpacking ‘Succession’ shocker and 5 stages of grief
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Professor, Loyola Law School

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    CA prison suicides, music psychology, ‘Succession’ shocker
    1. 0:00What divided abortion drug rulings could mean for CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    2. 10:15Justice Clarence Thomas and the ethics around the Supreme Court
    3. 18:14CA pays high price for not significantly reducing prison suicides
    4. 27:05How our brains process music and why we like what we like
    5. 40:44Unpacking ‘Succession’ shocker and 5 stages of grief
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand