Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Should the Green Party be taken seriously this election?

    The organizers for the upcoming presidential debates are planning for the possibility that a third party candidate will join Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on stage. That’s good news for supporters of the Green Party and their candidate, Jill Stein. Green Party leaders held their convention this past weekend to nominate Stein.

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    • Share
    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 9, 2016 • 1 min read

    The organizers for the upcoming presidential debates are planning for the possibility that a third party candidate will join Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on stage. That’s good news for supporters of the Green Party and their candidate, Jill Stein. Green Party leaders held their convention this past weekend to nominate Stein. Huffington Post Politics Reporter Eliot Nelson attended the convention, along with the RNC, DNC, and the Libertarian Convention – he’s a perfect 4 for 4 this year.

    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Supt. boasts best grad rate yet. But how’s LAUSD really doing?
    1. 0:31Supt. boasts best grad rate yet. But how’s LAUSD really doing?
    2. 10:22Raising taxes on the rich can remedy inequality. So why don’t we?
    3. 18:45Should the Green Party be taken seriously this election?You’re reading this
    4. 26:33'What recovery?' Las Vegas years after the housing crash
    5. 41:47Tossing out the rules for a proper charcuterie
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

    • KCRW placeholder

      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

      News

    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Supt. boasts best grad rate yet. But how’s LAUSD really doing?
    1. 0:31Supt. boasts best grad rate yet. But how’s LAUSD really doing?
    2. 10:22Raising taxes on the rich can remedy inequality. So why don’t we?
    3. 18:45Should the Green Party be taken seriously this election?You’re reading this
    4. 26:33'What recovery?' Las Vegas years after the housing crash
    5. 41:47Tossing out the rules for a proper charcuterie
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand