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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Sappy songs with Alan Cumming

    The cabaret show “Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs” is coming to Disney Hall this Sunday, where he channels musicians like Rufus Wainwright.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 25, 2017 • 1 min read

    The cabaret show “Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs” is coming to Disney Hall this Sunday, where he channels musicians like Rufus Wainwright.

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    Gags on scientists, executive orders on immigration
    1. 0:00Are black sites a prelude to return of harsh interrogation techniques?
    2. 7:56US scientists face gag orders
    3. 16:16California State Senate leader on Trump's border wall
    4. 25:19Sappy songs with Alan CummingYou’re reading this
    5. 39:18Remembering Mary Tyler Moore
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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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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Alan Cumming

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Gags on scientists, executive orders on immigration
    1. 0:00Are black sites a prelude to return of harsh interrogation techniques?
    2. 7:56US scientists face gag orders
    3. 16:16California State Senate leader on Trump's border wall
    4. 25:19Sappy songs with Alan CummingYou’re reading this
    5. 39:18Remembering Mary Tyler Moore
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand