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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Orange County's congressional race is getting ugly

    As Katie Porter exits her House seat, two Democrats vying to replace her are airing nasty attack ads. Could this swing the district back to a Republican?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 14, 2024 • 1 min read

    As Katie Porter exits her House seat, two Democrats vying to replace her are airing nasty attack ads. Could this swing the district back to a Republican?

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    In Oscar-nominated short, barber launches a bank to help close wealth gap
    1. 0:00Orange County's congressional race is getting uglyYou’re reading this
    2. 8:51‘Deadening rather than personal’: Algorithms are flattening art and culture
    3. 24:40Oscar nominee ‘Barber of Little Rock’ exposes wealth gap in US
    4. 41:39Red velvet cake: What’s all the fuss?
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      Madeleine Brand

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      Jeremy B. White

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    In Oscar-nominated short, barber launches a bank to help close wealth gap
    1. 0:00Orange County's congressional race is getting uglyYou’re reading this
    2. 8:51‘Deadening rather than personal’: Algorithms are flattening art and culture
    3. 24:40Oscar nominee ‘Barber of Little Rock’ exposes wealth gap in US
    4. 41:39Red velvet cake: What’s all the fuss?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand