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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Sexual harassment at Coachella

    The experience for women at Coachella is filled with stories of groping and unwanted touching. Could the festival be doing more to prevent seuxal harrassment?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 19, 2018 • 49m Listen

    The experience for women at Coachella is filled with stories of groping and unwanted touching. Could the festival be doing more to prevent seuxal harrassment?

    Coachella sunset by Alan Paone

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    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      Not all Californians are onboard with the Trump resistance

      About half of Californians support President Trump wanting to temporarily ban people from Muslim-majority countries, and a quarter say it’s very important to increase deportations of undocumented immigrants.

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      6 min
    2. 6:16

      Women at Coachella can expect to get groped

      Coachella’s second weekend kicks off tomorrow. All the staples will be there: Beyonce, overpriced beer, throngs of young people, and the likelihood of sexual harassment. Teen Vogue’s editor spoke to more than 50 women at Coachella last weekend.

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      12 min
    3. 17:59

      Father chases after his two daughters who decide to join ISIS

      Ayan, 19, and Leila, 16, are originally from Somalia, and grew up in Norway with refugee status. They emailed their father in 2013 saying, “Muslims are under attack from all quarters, and we need to do something.”

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      17 min
    4. 35:01

      Inside the film 'Godard Mon Amour'

      In 1967, the French film director Jean-Luc Godard married young actress Anne Wiazemsky, but their relationship didn’t last long.

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      13 min
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      Madeleine Brand

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:006 min

      Not all Californians are onboard with the Trump resistance

    2. 6:1612 min

      Women at Coachella can expect to get groped

    3. 17:5917 min

      Father chases after his two daughters who decide to join ISIS

    4. 35:0113 min

      Inside the film 'Godard Mon Amour'

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