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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Snail Mail: How Lindsey Jordan quickly became a world-touring musician after high school

    Press Play also talks to Lindsey Jordan (a.k.a. Snail Mail) about touring her debut music album after her high school graduation, and how being in rehab fueled her passion to produce new songs. Her sophomore album, “Valentine,” comes out this week.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 1, 2021 • 49m Listen

    Press Play also talks to Lindsey Jordan (a.k.a. Snail Mail) about touring her debut music album after her high school graduation, and how being in rehab fueled her passion to produce new songs. Her sophomore album, “Valentine,” comes out this week.

    Meanwhile, California has sent two dozen lawmakers, climate officials, and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. And the Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in two challenges to Texas’ law that bans almost all abortions in the state.

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:00

      Texas abortion law: How are Supreme Court justices leaning?

      The Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in two challenges to Texas’ law that bans almost all abortions in the state. One came from clinics in Texas over the provision that lets private individuals sue to try to enforce the ban.

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      10 min
    2. 10:29

      DOJ’s prosecution of Capitol insurrectionists is ‘almost schizophrenic,’ says federal judge

      A detailed breakdown of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is now laid out in a new Washington Post report .

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      8 min
    3. 18:20

      What do California lawmakers hope to accomplish at UN climate summit in Glasgow?

      The world’s eyes are on Glasgow as global leaders begin nearly two weeks of negotiations at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

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      8 min
    4. 26:19

      Snail Mail on falling in love, losing it, and the disillusioned viewpoint of her album ‘Valentine’

      Lindsey Jordan (a.k.a. Snail Mail) talks about touring her debut music album after her high school graduation, and how being in rehab fueled her passion to produce new songs. Her sophomore album, “Valentine,” comes out this week.

      Read the story
      16 min
    5. 42:26

      Some virgin California condors are laying eggs — without help from males

      Some eggs laid by female California condors can fertilize themselves, which is called parthenogenesis.

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      7 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:0010 min

      Texas abortion law: How are Supreme Court justices leaning?

    2. 10:298 min

      DOJ’s prosecution of Capitol insurrectionists is ‘almost schizophrenic,’ says federal judge

    3. 18:208 min

      What do California lawmakers hope to accomplish at UN climate summit in Glasgow?

    4. 26:1916 min

      Snail Mail on falling in love, losing it, and the disillusioned viewpoint of her album ‘Valentine’

    5. 42:267 min

      Some virgin California condors are laying eggs — without help from males

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