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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Snowden at SXSW

    Edward Snowden spoke at the South By Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas this morning. He addressed the crowd remotely via a video feed from Russia. It was the first public talk the former National Security Agency contractor-turned-leaker has given to people in the U.S. since he fled to Russia last June.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Edward Snowden spoke at the South By Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas this morning. He addressed the crowd remotely via a video feed from Russia. It was the first public talk the former National Security Agency contractor-turned-leaker has given to people in the U.S. since he fled to Russia last June.

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    Snowden at SXSW, Addiction & The Chicken Industry
    1. 0:00Snowden at SXSWYou’re reading this
    2. 6:51Do We Care About Privacy?
    3. 15:48Bicoastal Conferences
    4. 26:09Meat Racket
    5. 40:52Rethinking Addiction
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      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Snowden at SXSW, Addiction & The Chicken Industry
    1. 0:00Snowden at SXSWYou’re reading this
    2. 6:51Do We Care About Privacy?
    3. 15:48Bicoastal Conferences
    4. 26:09Meat Racket
    5. 40:52Rethinking Addiction
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