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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    “The Hunting Ground”

    The 2012 documentary The Invisible War told the story of rampant sexual assault in the military. The filmmakers showed it at colleges around the country as part of their promotional campaign, and found that students and faculty alike would come up to them afterwards and say “that happens here.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 26, 2015 • 1 min read

    The 2012 documentary The Invisible War told the story of rampant sexual assault in the military. The filmmakers showed it at colleges around the country as part of their promotional campaign, and found that students and faculty alike would come up to them afterwards and say “that happens here.” Not just assault, but the lack of response from the institutions and, in some cases, active cover-ups. We talk to the filmmakers about the follow-up movie that grew out of that experience.

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    “Jihadi John” Identified, the Changing Politics of Pot, and Net Neutrality
    1. 0:00Who is Mohammed Emwazi aka “Jihadi John”?
    2. 9:14The Anatomy of Radicalization
    3. 17:16Pot Sentencing
    4. 27:12“The Hunting Ground”You’re reading this
    5. 42:26Internet Roundup: FCC Rules for Net Neutrality
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, '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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      Kirby Dick

      director of the new HBO docuseries “Allen v. Farrow”

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      Amy Ziering

      director of the new HBO docuseries “Allen v. Farrow”

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    “Jihadi John” Identified, the Changing Politics of Pot, and Net Neutrality
    1. 0:00Who is Mohammed Emwazi aka “Jihadi John”?
    2. 9:14The Anatomy of Radicalization
    3. 17:16Pot Sentencing
    4. 27:12“The Hunting Ground”You’re reading this
    5. 42:26Internet Roundup: FCC Rules for Net Neutrality
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