Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Rock as a Polynesian god in Disney's 'Moana'
Our critics review Disney’s new “Moana,” which has music by “Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda; “Allied,” a thriller starring Brad Pitt; “Rules Don’t Apply,” which tells the story of Howard Hughes; and more.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readOur critics review Disney’s new “Moana,” which has music by “Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda; “Allied,” a thriller starring Brad Pitt; “Rules Don’t Apply,” which tells the story of Howard Hughes; and more.
The full episode
4 of 5
Defining the 'alt-right,' and how teachers explain politics- 0:30What does 'alt-right' actually mean?
- 8:35How history teachers handle lessons from this election
- 20:35Implementing California's new death penalty law
- 28:56The Rock as a Polynesian god in Disney's 'Moana'You’re reading this
- 44:39Shopping on Thanksgiving: good idea or end of civilization?
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Alonso Duralde
film critic; co-host, "Linoleum Knife" movie podcast; author, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas” (Second Edition) and "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film"
Dave White
film critic and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife
The full episode
4 of 5Defining the 'alt-right,' and how teachers explain politics- 0:30What does 'alt-right' actually mean?
- 8:35How history teachers handle lessons from this election
- 20:35Implementing California's new death penalty law
- 28:56The Rock as a Polynesian god in Disney's 'Moana'You’re reading this
- 44:39Shopping on Thanksgiving: good idea or end of civilization?