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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Business of Bond

    The 24th James Bond film has just been announced. “Spectre” will once again star Daniel Craig as a brooding, muscle-bound 007. Sam Mendes, who directed the last film, “Skyfall,” is back to direct. We take a look at how the franchise has been able to remain successful for over half a century.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 4, 2014 • 1 min read

    The 24th James Bond film has just been announced. “Spectre” will once again star Daniel Craig as a brooding, muscle-bound 007. Sam Mendes, who directed the last film, “Skyfall,” is back to direct. We take a look at how the franchise has been able to remain successful for over half a century.

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    2. 8:16The Long, Racially-Charged History of the Chokehold
    3. 16:32A New Civil Rights Movement?
    4. 28:29Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher on Comedy, Life, and Love
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    A New Civil Rights Movement, Comedians in Love, and the Business of Bond
    1. 0:00Breaking Down the Federal Investigations into Brown and Garner
    2. 8:16The Long, Racially-Charged History of the Chokehold
    3. 16:32A New Civil Rights Movement?
    4. 28:29Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher on Comedy, Life, and Love
    5. 43:52The Business of BondYou’re reading this
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