Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Remembering Nancy Reagan; and Binge-Watching 'House of Cards'
Remembering Nancy Reagan and her ties to California, where her husband, Ronald Reagan, began his political career.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenNancy Reagan died Sunday at the age of 94. We look at her life in California, where her husband, Ronald Reagan, began his political career. Then, elsewhere in Golden State politics, what was behind the recent ouster of the head of the South Coast Air Quality Management District? And “House of Cards” is back.
Banner Image: Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan aboard an American boat in California, 1964. Released by the Reagan Library, US National Archives
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5 storiesRemembering Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan died Sunday at the age of 94. We remember her and look at her ties to California, where her husband, Ronald Reagan, began his political career. For most of her life, she saw to her husband’s political career.
Read the story8 minAir Quality Politics Shakeup
On Friday , the Republican-controlled board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District fired its longtime executive director, Barry Wallerstein. He was seen as too tough on industry. The South Coast AQMD is responsible for setting air pollution policy across much of southern California, affecting nearly half of the state’s population.
Read the story10 minTV Roundup: 'House of Cards' is Back
If the incessant television coverage of the presidential campaign hasn’t sated the political junkies out there, Kevin Spacey has come to the rescue. “House of Cards” is back and the binge-watching has begun. We talk about that and more in our regular Monday TV roundup this week.
Read the story9 min'Private Citizens' Takes on the Search for Self-Awareness
The idea that self-awareness is a virtue is challenged in the new novel “Private Citizens,” in which the four main characters take self-awareness to new heights. The book tells the story of four unhappy millennials who have graduated from Stanford and are living in the Bay Area in the mid aughts.
Read the story13 minCrossword Plagiarism?
What’s a ten letter word for an accusation one writer might level against another? You guessed it: plagiarism.
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