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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What’s ahead for college football and the Dodgers post-season

    USC and UCLA won their openers as new members of the Big 10 Conference. NFL season begins Thursday. And LA Dodgers’ Shohei Otani returns to his old stomping grounds in Anaheim tonight.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Sep 3, 2024 • 1 min read

    USC and UCLA won their openers as new members of the Big 10 Conference. NFL season begins Thursday. And LA Dodgers’ Shohei Otani returns to his old stomping grounds in Anaheim tonight.

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    Hamas hostages fallout, Janelle James reprise, college football
    1. 0:00Israeli citizens demand hostage deal in protest
    2. 12:22Battleground state lawsuits lay groundwork for contested 2024 election
    3. 22:55How ‘Abbott Elementary’ star Janelle James approaches her craft
    4. 38:38What’s ahead for college football and the Dodgers post-seasonYou’re reading this
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      Jonathan Bastian

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Hamas hostages fallout, Janelle James reprise, college football
    1. 0:00Israeli citizens demand hostage deal in protest
    2. 12:22Battleground state lawsuits lay groundwork for contested 2024 election
    3. 22:55How ‘Abbott Elementary’ star Janelle James approaches her craft
    4. 38:38What’s ahead for college football and the Dodgers post-seasonYou’re reading this
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand