Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What Facebook knows about IG’s harm on teens, and how 30-year-olds are buying $1 million LA homes
New information is out about how Trump wanted to seize a second presidential term. The new book “Peril” reveals that Trump’s lawyers gave Mike Pence a strategy for overturning the election results.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenNew information is out about how Trump wanted to seize a second presidential term. The new book “Peril” reveals that Trump’s lawyers gave Mike Pence a strategy for overturning the election results.
More renters became first-time homeowners during the pandemic, and the average home price in LA is $1 million. Who can afford it?
Press Play also looks at internal research of Instagram’s harmful effects on girls — and the lack of effort to resolve body image and mental stress issues.
Finally, “Bodies” host Allison Behringer gives a preview of the third season of her podcast.
In this episode
4 storiesTrump’s team had a plan to invalidate Biden’s White House win and knew some of their own claims were bogus
During the final days of the Trump presidency and lead-up to the January 6 insurrection, it turns out that one of Trump’s lawyers sent then-Vice President Mike Pence a memo that laid out a strategy for him to overturn the election results in…
Read the story11 min$1 million house is the norm in LA. Who’s buying them — when median income here is $68,000?
LA Times reporter Andrew Khouri says he talked to several first-time buyers in their 20s and 30s who each have jobs paying $100,000 to $120,000 per year. They work in tech and engineering, and many are dual-income couples who make some $200,000 together.
Read the story9 minFacebook knows about Instagram’s harm on young people — but has no consensus on mitigating problems
Facebook has done years of research into Instagram, and found that a sizable percentage of its teen users are suffering from body image and anxiety issues that have been exacerbated by the photo platform. But despite internal knowledge of the situation, there’s little effort to rectify the issue.
Read the story14 min‘Bodies’ season 3 investigates STIs, drug addiction, environmental pollution and more
When someone has an ailment, they usually go to the doctor to receive a diagnosis. But sometimes there isn’t a clear answer, and people are left with mysteries. That’s the basic idea behind the KCRW podcast “ Bodies .”
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