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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The CES Lowdown

    The Consumer Electronics Show , known as CES, began today in Las Vegas. For the rest of the week, techies from around the world will attempt to navigate more than 2 million square feet of the latest gadgets, and all the hype about them. Madeleine gets the highlights.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 7, 2016 • 1 min read

    The Consumer Electronics Show, known as CES, began today in Las Vegas. For the rest of the week, techies from around the world will attempt to navigate more than 2 million square feet of the latest gadgets, and all the hype about them. Madeleine gets the highlights.

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    El Niño Threatens Homeless, Hillary Grasps for Millennials, Rain Tips for L.A.
    1. 0:00L.A.'s Homeless Struggle With El Niño Storms
    2. 8:08Celebrity Photographer Turns His Lens on L.A.'s Homeless
    3. 21:45The CES LowdownYou’re reading this
    4. 30:47Hillary and Millennials
    5. 45:33Rain Lessons for L.A.
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Joe Brown

      Wired

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    El Niño Threatens Homeless, Hillary Grasps for Millennials, Rain Tips for L.A.
    1. 0:00L.A.'s Homeless Struggle With El Niño Storms
    2. 8:08Celebrity Photographer Turns His Lens on L.A.'s Homeless
    3. 21:45The CES LowdownYou’re reading this
    4. 30:47Hillary and Millennials
    5. 45:33Rain Lessons for L.A.
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand