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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Schools Closed in Liberia

    Because of the Ebola outbreak, many schools have closed in Liberia and Sierra Leone. That leaves more than a million students without an education, indefinitely. One organization is using radio broadcasts to try to educate kids during the crisis. We hear from someone involved in the effort.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 24, 2014 • 1 min read

    Because of the Ebola outbreak, many schools have closed in Liberia and Sierra Leone. That leaves more than a million students without an education, indefinitely. One organization is using radio broadcasts to try to educate kids during the crisis. We hear from someone involved in the effort.

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    Ebola Survivors in West Africa, Uber Protests, and a History of Ouija Boards
    1. 0:00The Plight of Ebola Survivors in West Africa
    2. 10:35Schools Closed in Liberia You’re reading this
    3. 16:24Uber’s Labor Fight
    4. 25:51The Real History of Ouija
    5. 37:38Keanu Reeves, Edward Snowden and an Alpine Avalanche
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Heather Simpson

      senior director for education and child development at the nonprofit Save the Children

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Ebola Survivors in West Africa, Uber Protests, and a History of Ouija Boards
    1. 0:00The Plight of Ebola Survivors in West Africa
    2. 10:35Schools Closed in Liberia You’re reading this
    3. 16:24Uber’s Labor Fight
    4. 25:51The Real History of Ouija
    5. 37:38Keanu Reeves, Edward Snowden and an Alpine Avalanche
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