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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The State of the Documentary

    You could argue that this is the golden age of the documentary: there are more than ever, they’re better than ever and some of them even make money. We wanted to find out why, what’s in store for the future and what we should check out right now.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 3, 2015 • 1 min read

    You could argue that this is the golden age of the documentary: there are more than ever, they’re better than ever and some of them even make money. We wanted to find out why, what’s in store for the future and what we should check out right now.

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    San Bernardino Muslims React, and the Pro-Gun Argument
    1. 0:00Muslim Reaction in San Bernardino
    2. 19:11The Pro-Gun Argument
    3. 28:23The State of the DocumentaryYou’re reading this
    4. 42:09Web Roundup: Yahoo Considers Selling Web Business
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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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      Simon Kilmurry

      International Documentary Association

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    San Bernardino Muslims React, and the Pro-Gun Argument
    1. 0:00Muslim Reaction in San Bernardino
    2. 19:11The Pro-Gun Argument
    3. 28:23The State of the DocumentaryYou’re reading this
    4. 42:09Web Roundup: Yahoo Considers Selling Web Business
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