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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Presidential Election is Breaking Up Relationships

    What do you do if you’re a Bernie supporter but your best friend is a Hillary fan? Or your parents are voting for Trump, and you can’t understand why? Do you try to convince your loved ones to come to your side? Avoid the topic? Antagonize each other?

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

    What do you do if you’re a Bernie supporter but your best friend is a Hillary fan? Or your parents are voting for Trump, and you can’t understand why? Do you try to convince your loved ones to come to your side? Avoid the topic? Antagonize each other? The hosts of the podcast “Dear Sugar Radio” recently devoted two episodes to answering letters from people whose relationships have been strained this election, and they join Press Play with a little advice.

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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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      Cheryl Strayed

      executive producer and author of “Tiny Beautiful Things"

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      Steve Almond

      “Dear Sugar Radio”

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    AP Calls Clinton the Presumptive Nominee, Will Voters Still Turnout?
    1. 0:00On Primary Day, Californians Go to the Polls
    2. 6:54Should the Media Have Declared Clinton the Nominee?
    3. 16:54The Presidential Election is Breaking Up RelationshipsYou’re reading this
    4. 26:44How Ex-Gay Therapy Made Garrard Conley a 'Boy Erased'
    5. 43:17NBA/NHL Finals Update with the Sklar Brothers
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