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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Where Does the Power Base in California Politics Reside?

    Does the power base in California politics reside in the north? Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez seems to think so. She told prospective voters on Saturday, “they control everything, so we’re trying to beat them.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 6, 2016 • 50m Listen

    Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez told prospective voters at a campaign event in Whittier Saturday that her opponent in the US Senate race, Kamala Harris, is a San Franciscan, adding, “they control everything, so we’re trying to beat them.” Does the power base in California politics reside in the north?

    Then, a few big donors are spending millions in 12 different legislative districts to try to elect lawmakers that are friendlier to charter schools.

    Also, a new study of male undergraduates shows that more than half of participants on intercollegiate and recreational sports teams reported engaging in sexual coercion, including rape. Are athletes more likely to commit sexual assault?

    Next, in her new memoir, Lab Girl, geobiologist Hope Jahren uses metaphor to deliver the gospel of science to casual observers of the natural world.

    And finally, Los Angeles fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the women behind Rodarte, are up for the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year; but fashion critic Robin Givhan wonders if they should even be eligible.

    Image Credit: Justin Brockie via Flickr

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:30

      Where Does the Power Base in California Politics Reside?

      Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez told prospective voters Saturday at a Whittier car show that her opponent in the US Senate race, Kamala Harris, is a San Franciscan. Then Sanchez added, “they control everything, so we’re trying to beat them.”

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      8 min
    2. 8:50

      Big Money Behind Candidates Friendly to Charter Schools

      Special interest groups have spent a record $28 million dollars so far on legislative races ahead of California’s June 7th primary, and about $9 million of those dollars have come from charter school groups.

      Read the story
      7 min
    3. 17:02

      Are Athletes More Likely to Commit Sexual Assault?

      Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was convicted last week of sexual assault for raping an unconscious woman behind a dumpster on the university’s campus. Outrage erupted when he was sentenced to just six months behind bars for the rape.

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      9 min
    4. 26:50

      'Lab Girl': What Plants Can Teach Us About Life

      Biologist Hope Jahren has studied plants for more than two decades, but the seeds of her love of science were planted early. Her father was a scientist and even though she didn’t see many women in the lab, she had no doubt as to what she wanted to do.

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      14 min
    5. 41:47

      The Mysterious Fashion Business of Rodarte

      Los Angeles fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy hit it big after their New York runway debut in 2005. Their label is called Rodarte, and they’ve been the toast of high fashion ever since. Rodarte clothing has appeared on the cover of Vogue, been worn by First Lady Michelle Obama and A-list actresses.

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      8 min
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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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    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:308 min

      Where Does the Power Base in California Politics Reside?

    2. 8:507 min

      Big Money Behind Candidates Friendly to Charter Schools

    3. 17:029 min

      Are Athletes More Likely to Commit Sexual Assault?

    4. 26:5014 min

      'Lab Girl': What Plants Can Teach Us About Life

    5. 41:478 min

      The Mysterious Fashion Business of Rodarte

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