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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Fallout

    Volkswagen’s CEO, Martin Winterkorn, has resigned after it was revealed that the car company had been cheating emissions tests. The company’s stock has taken a nosedive. The company has set aside more than $7 billion to deal with the fallout of the clean diesel scandal. We’re talking about 11 million cars worldwide.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 23, 2015 • 1 min read

    Volkswagen’s CEO, Martin Winterkorn, has resigned after it was revealed that the car company had been cheating emissions tests. The company’s stock has taken a nosedive. The company has set aside more than $7 billion to deal with the fallout of the clean diesel scandal. We’re talking about 11 million cars worldwide.

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    Volkswagen Fallout, Section 8 Housing, and Jonathan Franzen's Purity
    1. 0:00Volkswagen Emissions Scandal FalloutYou’re reading this
    2. 14:50The Homeless and Section 8 Housing in L.A.
    3. 23:47Jonathan Franzen’s 'Purity'
    4. 37:17Diversity and Supreme Court Clerks
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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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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      Aaron Robinson

      Editor at Large, Hagerty magazine

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Volkswagen Fallout, Section 8 Housing, and Jonathan Franzen's Purity
    1. 0:00Volkswagen Emissions Scandal FalloutYou’re reading this
    2. 14:50The Homeless and Section 8 Housing in L.A.
    3. 23:47Jonathan Franzen’s 'Purity'
    4. 37:17Diversity and Supreme Court Clerks
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