Press Play with Madeleine Brand What American pop has to do with race, love, sex and religion Nov. 27, 2017 Listen 48 min MORE Book cover image courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers. From this Episode: The legal fight over who will run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Two people are vying to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. One is White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, who brought CFPB employees donuts on his first day. 9 min What has the CFPB accomplished? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created after the 2008 financial crisis as a way to keep lenders, banks, and other businesses in check. 8 min How Wall Street created a housing disaster for millions of Mexicans An LA Times investigation finds that hastily built communities across Mexico are falling apart. Streets are buckling. Houses are bursting into flames. There’s no clean... 11 min 'Good Booty:' A book about music, love, sex and religion Eroticism has always been a driving force in American popular music. And American popular music has always shaped American ideas -- not just about sex, but also love, race,... 17 min Credits Host: Madeleine Brand Producers: Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole