Press Play with Madeleine Brand
World Cup Prospects, Runaway Production and a Drone Forever War
The US in the World Cup group of 16. California is losing TV and movie production to other states with better incentives, can proposed legislation help? Also, a look at how a six-volume, fictionalized memoir captured readers. Then, filmmaker Brian Knappenberger about his new film, “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz.” Finally, a new report on weaponized drone use.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenToday on Press Play, the US lost to Germany in the latest World Cup match, but will still move on to the group of 16. Then, California continues to lose TV and movie production to other states with better incentives. But a new piece of proposed legislation would try and stanch the bleeding. Next, a look at how a six-volume, fictionalized memoir from Norway has captured the imaginations of readers across the world. Who is Karl Ove Knaussgard? Then, an interview with filmmaker Brian Knappenberger about his new film, “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz.” Swartz was an internet pioneer, but took his own life at the age of 26 amidst a government investigation. Finally, a new report on weaponized drone use warns that the wars of the future could last forever.
