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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Oscars Post-Mortem, Politics in the South, Trump University

    We start with an Oscars post-mortem with the comedy duo known as Frangela. Then, in our regular Monday TV segment, what were TV viewers watching besides the Academy Awards last night?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 29, 2016 • 51m Listen

    We start with an Oscars post-mortem with the comedy duo known as Frangela. Then, in our regular Monday TV segment, what were TV viewers watching besides the Academy Awards last night?

    Next, "Press Play" contributor Mike Schlitt gives us a political report from the ground in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

    Elsewhere in politics, former KKK leader David Duke has pledged his support for Donald Trump, and Trump is getting criticized for not thoroughly disavowing Duke.

    Meanwhile, a KKK rally in Orange County turned violent over the weekend. Why is the white supremacist group in the news again so much lately?

    And finally, Trump is being sued by former students of his Trump University who say they were duped.

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:30

      Frangela on the Oscars

      The big winners at the Oscars last night were, unsurprisingly, white. But how about a new hashtag today, perhaps #OscarsSoIrrelevant? One of the highlights of last night's telecast was host Chris Rock interviewing movie-goers on the street in Compton, none of whom had heard of several Best Picture nominees.

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      10 min
    2. 10:25

      TV Roundup: Beyond the Oscars

      While the Oscars got dismal ratings last night, a big TV audience was watching "Walking Dead" last night. We discuss that and what else viewers are excited about in our regular television roundup.

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      8 min
    3. 19:27

      On the Ground in the South

      This is proving to be perhaps the most unpredictable presidential campaign in recent memory, and it's hard to know whether the results of tomorrow's Super Tuesday voting will make things clearer or stir up the muck even more. We hear from one of our regular contributors, who's been traveling around the country trying to make sense of it all.

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      10 min
    4. 30:46

      An Orange County KKK Rally Turns Violent

      Over the weekend, three people were stabbed and more than a dozen arrested at a Ku Klux Klan rally in Anaheim. The white supremacist group has been in the news for other reasons too. Today, Donald Trump is getting blasted by his Republican competitors for failing to denounce the KKK when asked about it on CNN Sunday. So what's going on?

      Read the story
      9 min
    5. 40:49

      Trump University

      Donald Trump's Trump University promised to teach students to make a lot of money doing real estate deals. But three lawsuits by former students say the claims were fraudulent. One of those suits, a class-action launched against Trump in 2010, is finally heading to trial in San Diego.

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      8 min
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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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    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:3010 min

      Frangela on the Oscars

    2. 10:258 min

      TV Roundup: Beyond the Oscars

    3. 19:2710 min

      On the Ground in the South

    4. 30:469 min

      An Orange County KKK Rally Turns Violent

    5. 40:498 min

      Trump University

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