Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Sexism in Hollywood, Working Conditions at LA Nail Salons, and Sports
The A.C.L.U. is asking state and federal authorities to investigate hiring practices in Hollywood for gender discrimination. What’s the civil rights organization asking for, and what’s it like to be a woman working in the industry today?
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenWe start today with the news that the A.C.L.U. is asking state and federal authorities to investigate hiring practices in Hollywood for gender discrimination. What is the A.C.L.U. asking for and what’s it like to be a woman working in Hollywood today? Then, a recent New York Times investigation exposed shocking wage theft, racism and other problems in the nail salon industry. We take a look at the state of the industry in L.A. Next, run-ins between police and people with autism are increasing, but the police often have little or no training for how to identify autism or handle people on the spectrum. Now that’s starting to change. And finally, in our recurring sports segment with the Sklar brothers, we talk “deflategate” and the L.A. Clippers.
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In this episode
4 storiesSexism in Hollywood
It’s no big secret that Hollywood is a man’s world. But now the status quo is being challenged as a violation of civil rights: specifically, the dearth of women in the director's chair. The A.C.L.U.
Read the story11 minL.A.’s Nail Salon Industry
Americans spent more than $9 billion on manicures and pedicures last year. Much of that money was dropped in California where we have more nail salons than any other state. A recent New York Times investigation found that nail technicians in New York City faced rampant wage theft, long hours with no breaks, and dangerous working conditions.
Read the story11 minAutism and Policing
Picture a teenager wandering the street, behaving erratically. Police try to stop and talk with him, he reacts angrily and maybe runs. The police chase and catch him but it’s a struggle. What the police don’t know is that the kid has autism.
Read the story16 minSports With the Sklars
The big sports story of the week is Tom Brady, the Super-Bowl-winning New England Patriots quarterback who’s now suspended for the first four games of next season for his role in the “deflategate” scandal. But he’s not contrite. Also, the Clippers are on a roll and could close out the Rockets in Houston tonight.
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