Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What Do Foreign Reporters Think of the Republican Convention?
Foreign reporters at the RNC talk about how difficult it is to explain the phenomenon of Donald Trump to their audience back home. Meanwhile, the California Delegation has been staying at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, 60 miles from the convention hall.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenForeign reporters at the RNC talk about how difficult it is to explain the phenomenon of Donald Trump to their audience back home. Meanwhile, the California Delegation has been staying at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, 60 miles from the convention hall. On Thursday night, the convention comes to its climax with Donald Trump’s speech and the big balloon drop. Treb Heining has been the balloon drop guy at every Republican Party convention since 1988. We also take a closer look at Boyle Heights, an East LA neighborhood that is showing all the hallmarks of gentrification. And finally, TV and film critics remember the longstanding and prolific career of the late Hollywood producer and director Garry Marshall.
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5 storiesHow Do Foreign Reporters Explain Trump?
Wednesday’s RNC theme is Make America First Again, which is making a few foreign observers uneasy. We wanted to see how the convention is playing out abroad. Press Play producer Anna Scott spoke to a few foreign reporters in Cleveland for an outsider look at the election.
Read the story10 minWhy is the California Delegation Staying 60 Miles Away From the Convention Hall?
California’s GOP delegation gave Donald Trump a big boost toward officially securing the nomination Tuesday . All of the state’s 172 votes went to Trump.
Read the story10 minThe Man In Charge of the Balloons
The GOP Convention comes to its climactic end on Thursday night with Donald Trump’s speech. When he’s done speaking, the balloons will drop. One hundred thousand of them in red, white, and blue will float down upon all those assembled inside Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena. The guy behind the balloon drop is Treb Heining.
Read the story6 minIn Boyle Heights, Gentrification is Coming Fast
The East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights has all the ingredients of a neighborhood undergoing gentrification: new first time homeowners, a bunch of art galleries, complaints of rapacious landlords kicking out low income tenants, and activists fighting back.
Read the story11 minRemembering Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall, the legendary producer and director of “Happy Days” and “Pretty Woman,” died yesterday. The 81-year-old, who also has credits as a writer and actor, had a Hollywood career that spanned over 65 years and launched A-list celebrities like Robin Williams and Julia Roberts into international fame.
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