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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The story of startups that changed our culture

    Many of the companies now at the center of Silicon Valley didn’t exist 10 years ago. We learn how Uber and AirBnB started, and why this generation of tech CEOs is different.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 31, 2017 • 1 min read

    Many of the companies now at the center of Silicon Valley didn’t exist 10 years ago. We learn how Uber and AirBnB started, and why this generation of tech CEOs is different.

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    2. 11:52Immigration lawyers scramble to help people affected by travel ban
    3. 21:24Silicon Valley slams Trump's travel ban
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    4 of 5
    Trump's parallels with Nixon, and the growing fight against Trump's travel ban
    1. 0:00Richard Nixon's echoes in Donald Trump
    2. 11:52Immigration lawyers scramble to help people affected by travel ban
    3. 21:24Silicon Valley slams Trump's travel ban
    4. 29:31The story of startups that changed our cultureYou’re reading this
    5. 43:42Can Sony Pictures survive a $1 billion loss?
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