Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What will happen in Congress after the election?
Depending on what happens Nov. 8, we look at future possibilities for the makeup of the House and Senate. Also, who is Evan McMullin and why is he out-polling Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Utah?
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenWhatever happens Nov. 8 will change the makeup of the House and Senate. We look at the possibilities. Then, who is Evan McMullin and why is he polling better than Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Utah? Next, in our regular Thursday roundup of all things Internet, a look at Julian Assange and Wikileaks’ latest drama over political hacks. Turning to entertainment, Madeleine speaks to the creator of the performance series “Mortified.” And finally, a look at the strike threat from video game voiceover actors.
In this episode
5 storiesWhat’s next for the House and Senate?
Depending on what happens on election day, some political prognosticators say there’s a chance Republicans could lose the House of Representatives thanks to down-ticket casualties of Donald Trump’s dwindling poll numbers. Is that indeed a possibility? We also examine the possibility of Democrats retaking the Senate.
Read the story8 minWho is presidential candidate Evan McMullin?
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are grabbing all the headlines today, but another presidential candidate was getting quite a bit of ink yesterday: Evan McMullin. The obscure independent candidate is polling ahead of both Trump and Clinton in the state of Utah.
Read the story6 minWeb Roundup: Wikileaks
Wikileaks came up in the debate last night, after Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta’s emails were hacked and published by the group. But now Julian Assange’s Internet access has been cut off. It’s also now believed that Russia directed the hack of the Democratic National Committee. Are the two related?
Read the story8 min‘Mortified’ celebrates 14 years of embarrassing stories
Think back to when you were a teenager navigating your first crush. Maybe you wrote your feelings down in a diary. Now imagine sharing those most intimate pubescent thoughts years later in front of a crowd of strangers.
Read the story13 minVideo game actors speak out
Video games keep sounding and looking more like movies these days. There’s real acting and even stunt work involved, and some of the big games rake in hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. But the voiceover actors and stunt people who work on the games say they’re not being paid the way they would if they were in a movie or on TV.
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