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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Traveling through Russia's heartland

    Journalist and author Lisa Dickey traveled to Russia over 20 years to document the changes outside Moscow. She found a lot of support for Vladimir Putin, even among gay Russians.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    Journalist and author Lisa Dickey traveled to Russia over 20 years to document the changes outside Moscow. She found a lot of support for Vladimir Putin, even among gay Russians.

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    A sweeping change in immigration policy
    1. 0:00Homeland Security memos broaden immigration enforcement
    2. 10:18LA sheriff blocked from disclosing names of 300 problem deputies
    3. 17:24Ann Ravel on the future of campaign finance reform and why she resigned from the FEC
    4. 28:32Traveling through Russia's heartlandYou’re reading this
    5. 43:51Shakeup at LA Lakers, with Magic Johnson in leadership role
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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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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Lisa Dickey

      Author, "Bears in the Streets: Three Journeys Across a Changing Russia."

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    A sweeping change in immigration policy
    1. 0:00Homeland Security memos broaden immigration enforcement
    2. 10:18LA sheriff blocked from disclosing names of 300 problem deputies
    3. 17:24Ann Ravel on the future of campaign finance reform and why she resigned from the FEC
    4. 28:32Traveling through Russia's heartlandYou’re reading this
    5. 43:51Shakeup at LA Lakers, with Magic Johnson in leadership role
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