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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Where to experience the super bloom

    Late winter showers bring March flowers in Southern California. We’re on the precipice of a so-called super bloom.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 9, 2017 • 1 min read

    Late winter showers bring March flowers in Southern California. We’re on the precipice of a so-called super bloom.

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    2. 9:09Inside sexist military culture: Former female Marine shares her story
    3. 22:05How freaked out should we be over CIA hacking?
    4. 30:53A Vietnamese family's refugee story, told through comics
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Are President Trump's global business dealings illegal?
    1. 0:00Is Trump violating the Constitution with his foreign business interests?
    2. 9:09Inside sexist military culture: Former female Marine shares her story
    3. 22:05How freaked out should we be over CIA hacking?
    4. 30:53A Vietnamese family's refugee story, told through comics
    5. 44:58Where to experience the super bloomYou’re reading this
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