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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Ukraine and Joe Biden's son: an explainer

    President Trump today dismissed allegations that he asked Ukraine’s president to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 23, 2019 • 50m Listen

    President Trump today dismissed allegations that he asked Ukraine’s president to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden hit back while he was on the campaign trail in Iowa this weekend, lambasting a reporter who asked him about his son Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings. "Trump’s doing this because he knows I’ll beat him like a drum,” said Biden.

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    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      Explaining the ties between Ukraine and Joe Biden's son

      President Trump today dismissed allegations that he asked Ukraine’s president to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden.  Biden hit back while he was on the campaign trail in Iowa this weekend, lambasting a reporter who asked him about…

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      19 min
    2. 18:36

      Are the U.S. and Iran inching closer to war?

      I ran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that he would not be sitting down with his American counterpart at the UN General Assembly this week. This comes after an attack on Saudi oil fields, which the U.S. alleges was the work of Iran. The U.S.

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      10 min
    3. 28:52

      We answer your climate change questions

      Rising sea levels and intensified storms that could lead to economic and humanitarian crises. Melted ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland. The extinction of endangered species.

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      9 min
    4. 38:14

      DJ Novena Carmel on the Soulful Tracks Speaking to Her Right Now

      Being the daughter of funk legend Sly Stone from Sly and the Family Stone, Novena Carmel grew up listening to all types of music.

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      13 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0019 min

      Explaining the ties between Ukraine and Joe Biden's son

    2. 18:3610 min

      Are the U.S. and Iran inching closer to war?

    3. 28:529 min

      We answer your climate change questions

    4. 38:1413 min

      DJ Novena Carmel on the Soulful Tracks Speaking to Her Right Now

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