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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    TV Roundup

    Mad Men isn’t the only show grabbing viewers' attention. AMC’s Better Call Saul, a spin-off of Breaking Bad, is wrapping up its first season tonight. Also, a lesser-known show called Outlander, which is based on a series of novels set in 18th century Scotland, begins a new season on Starz.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 6, 2015 • 1 min read

    Mad Men isn’t the only show grabbing viewers' attention. AMC’s Better Call Saul, a spin-off of Breaking Bad, is wrapping up its first season tonight. Also, a lesser-known show called Outlander, which is based on a series of novels set in 18th century Scotland, begins a new season on Starz. We discuss those and the much talked about revival of Twin Peaks, which may now be heading to the valley of the damned.

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    UVA Rape Case, Governor Brown's Water Restrictions, and Mad Men
    1. 0:00UVA Rape Story Report
    2. 7:57The Difficulties of Reporting on Rape
    3. 18:34Water Rights in California
    4. 28:01The Beginning of the End of 'Mad Men'
    5. 43:15TV RoundupYou’re reading this
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