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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Richard Riordan’s love was education, not City Hall politics

    Former LA Mayor Richard Riordan, 92, died this week. KCRW looks at his leadership amid the Northridge earthquake and the LAPD Rampart corruption scandal.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 20, 2023 • 1 min read

    Former LA Mayor Richard Riordan, 92, died this week. KCRW looks at his leadership amid the Northridge earthquake and the LAPD Rampart corruption scandal.

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    3. 19:15Boy Scouts of America will begin to compensate survivors of sexual abuse
    4. 26:43Weekend film reviews: ‘Carmen,’ ‘Chevalier,’ ‘The Covenant’
    5. 42:54Go crazy with carrot (salads) — Turkish and Tunisian styles
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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Delicious carrot salads, Richard Riordan obit, Boy Scouts’ settlement
    1. 0:00Labor secretary nominee Julie Su faces heat from Senate GOP
    2. 9:21Richard Riordan’s love was education, not City Hall politicsYou’re reading this
    3. 19:15Boy Scouts of America will begin to compensate survivors of sexual abuse
    4. 26:43Weekend film reviews: ‘Carmen,’ ‘Chevalier,’ ‘The Covenant’
    5. 42:54Go crazy with carrot (salads) — Turkish and Tunisian styles
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