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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Muslim Immigrants in France, Gadgets Galore, and the Duplass Brothers

Could the murder of 12 people yesterday at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo by terrorists with ties to al-Qaeda stoke Islamophobia? Also, brothers Mark and Jay Duplass discuss their new HBO series “Togetherness,” which debuts this Sunday.

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By Madeleine Brand • Jan 8, 2015 • 52m Listen

Could the murder of 12 people yesterday at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo by terrorists with ties to al-Qaeda stoke Islamophobia in the country? We hear from a Middle East expert who says that could be what the gunmen want. Then, the latest in high-tech gadgets from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. In our weekly Internet roundup, what do we make of news outlets pulling down offensive images of religious figures from their websites and archives in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack? Then, brothers Mark and Jay Duplass are moving from the big screen, where they invented the so-called mumblecore genre, to the small: their TV show Togetherness debuts this Sunday on HBO. And finally, Democratic California Senator Barbara Boxer announced today that she won’t seek re-election next year. We look back on her career and what might be next for her seat.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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