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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why World Series tickets cost thousands of dollars

    Tickets to the second game of the World Series between the Dodgers and the Astros start at $875, and go up to almost $7500. Who is paying that much?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 25, 2017 • 1 min read

    Tickets to the second game of the World Series between the Dodgers and the Astros start at $875, and go up to almost $7500. Who is paying that much?

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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Blind magician astounds with amazing card tricks!
    1. 0:00Who paid for the Steele dossier, and does it matter?
    2. 8:47Why World Series tickets cost thousands of dollarsYou’re reading this
    3. 14:38What really happened when Katie Steinle was shot in San Francisco?
    4. 25:27The surprisingly lucrative and competitive world of online mattress sales
    5. 34:04One of world's best card magicians happens to be blind
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