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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    With Donald Trump's ear, what is Peter Thiel's endgame?

    Billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel is poised to become the most politically prominent face of Silicon Valley. The PayPal cofounder bucked the liberal ideology of the nation’s tech capital by supporting Donald Trump. Now he’s part of the president-elect’s transition team.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 29, 2016 • 1 min read

    Billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel is poised to become the most politically prominent face of Silicon Valley. The PayPal cofounder bucked the liberal ideology of the nation’s tech capital by supporting Donald Trump. Now he’s part of the president-elect’s transition team.

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    Peter Thiel's ambitions, and tradeoffs of the gig economy
    1. 0:31With Donald Trump's ear, what is Peter Thiel's endgame?You’re reading this
    2. 10:15Independent contractors signal the future of work
    3. 18:26What do rural Russia and rural America have in common?
    4. 28:43Photographer turns her nightmares into art
    5. 43:10Grocery stores are the new corner bars
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Peter Thiel's ambitions, and tradeoffs of the gig economy
    1. 0:31With Donald Trump's ear, what is Peter Thiel's endgame?You’re reading this
    2. 10:15Independent contractors signal the future of work
    3. 18:26What do rural Russia and rural America have in common?
    4. 28:43Photographer turns her nightmares into art
    5. 43:10Grocery stores are the new corner bars
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