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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Evan Kleiman on what makes for a delicious tortilla

    KCRW and Gustavo's Great Tortilla Tournament is happening virtually this year. Gustavo Arellano and Evan Kleiman have been searching for Southern California’s best tortillas of 2020.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 2, 2020 • 6m Listen

    KCRW and Gustavo's Great Tortilla Tournament is happening virtually this year. Gustavo Arellano and Evan Kleiman have been searching for Southern California’s best tortillas of 2020. They’ve been scouring super markets and hitting up taco trucks and restaurants to pick 64 tortilla makers to compete. The final four will face off on October 18. Today Evan Kleiman explains how to taste a tortilla to find the best in LA.

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    3 of 4
    Trump has COVID-19. Now what?
    1. 0:00Trump has COVID. What does this mean for his campaign, and who will run the US if he gets really sick?
    2. 15:15Horse racing pushed out Black jockeys, trainers and owners. But one owner is pushing back
    3. 29:15Evan Kleiman on what makes for a delicious tortillaYou’re reading this
    4. 35:54‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’: Black artists risk compromising their work to reach mainstream audiences
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