Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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DOJ may face contempt charges over unreleased Epstein files
23/12/2025 | 51 mins.
Plus, CBS top editor Bari Weiss draws ire after pulling a segment critical of the Trump administration, Argentinian musician Juana Molina is back with a new album, and the playoff-bound Rams and Chargers could lead to an all-LA Super Bowl.
Oscars move reveals what YouTube always wanted: to replace TV
19/12/2025 | 52 mins.
Plus, the “slow-motion, slightly-off-the-front-page collapse” of the FBI under Kash Patel, our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman has the best spice blends for last-minute stocking stuffers.
Rob Reiner’s son’s struggles feel familiar for many families
18/12/2025 | 52 mins.
Plus, President Trump’s chief of staff spoke candidly to Vanity Fair about her boss and others in the White House, and how to choose a holiday movie everyone will like.
Rob Reiner’s son’s struggles feel familiar for many families
18/12/2025 | 52 mins.
Plus, President Trump’s chief of staff spoke candidly to Vanity Fair about her boss and others in the White House, and how to choose a holiday movie everyone will like.
Rhea Seehorn on happiness, self-loathing, and optimism in ‘Pluribus’
16/12/2025 | 52 mins.
Plus, an attack on Americans in Syria and the Bondi Beach antisemitic shooting renews focus on ISIS, and the origin story of the drunken, debaucherous SantaCon.