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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What to expect at parks, tourism hotspots over Memorial Day Weekend

    Big Bear Lake is allowing restaurants and stores to resume business, though the state’s stay-at-home orders are still in effect. Joshua Tree National Park, some state parks, and some beaches are now open too.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 22, 2020 • 50m Listen

    Big Bear Lake is allowing restaurants and stores to resume business, though the state’s stay-at-home orders are still in effect. Joshua Tree National Park, some state parks, and some beaches are now open too. How will park officials make sure these places aren’t overcrowded?

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      Big Bear, Joshua Tree, Ventura County resume business during Memorial Day

      Over Memorial Day weekend, San Diego, Kern, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties are starting up their economies again. Big Bear Lake is allowing restaurants and stores to resume business, though the state’s stay-at-home orders are still in effect.

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    2. 14:05

      The growing COVID-19 problem in Mexico and Brazil

      Brazil now has the third-largest outbreak of coronavirus in the world. It’s behind only the U.S. and Russia in the number of confirmed cases, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.

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      ‘The Lovebirds’: How’s the chemistry between Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani?

      Critics review “The Lovebirds,” a murder-mystery romance on Netflix starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani; “Blood Machines,” about two people who try to find a machine that escaped from a spaceship; “Scoob,” a Warner Animation film starring the…

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      ‘Black-ish’ star Deon Cole becomes a DJ during quarantine

      Comedian Deon Cole is best known for his role on the comedy show “Black-ish” and its spinoff “Grown-ish.” In both shows, Cole plays Charlie Telphy, who often helps explain the complexities of being a black man to his white coworkers.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0013 min

      Big Bear, Joshua Tree, Ventura County resume business during Memorial Day

    2. 14:058 min

      The growing COVID-19 problem in Mexico and Brazil

    3. 20:4514 min

      ‘The Lovebirds’: How’s the chemistry between Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani?

    4. 34:5715 min

      ‘Black-ish’ star Deon Cole becomes a DJ during quarantine

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