Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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AI is replacing coders, but some coders welcome the change
16/04/2026 | 51 min
Plus, how a culture on Capitol Hill may have enabled Eric Swalwell’s alleged crimes and sexual misconduct, a split in the U.S. Catholic Church between more progressive leaders and their flock, and Tax Day’s winners and losers.
‘LIVE from…’ London? Saturday Night Live expands to the UK
14/04/2026 | 52 min
Plus, labor unions in LA’s public schools unite to win big salary increases, layoffs and sluggish sales in the video game industry, and how a chimpanzee civil war makes humans look good by comparison.
Swalwell’s stunning exit adds more chaos to CA governor race
14/04/2026 | 51 min
Plus, who will succeed Eric Swalwell after he resigns from Congress, how a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would work, and a love letter to the music of the Texas-Mexico border.
Remembering “Swedish Death Cleaning” guru Margareta Magnusson
09/04/2026 | 53 min
Plus, the Iran War’s economic impact will last for a while, a rave review for a new Steven Soderbergh film called The Christophers, and Evan Kleiman’s elegy for peas.
LA Phil's new conductor Anna Handler 'energized, motivated' by Los Angeles
08/04/2026 | 51 min
Plus, the European man MAGA loves, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, fights a tough reelection battle, how we name colors, and one frustrated Angeleno’s experience trying to buy the elusive $28 Olympics ticket.