Press Play with Madeleine Brand Trevor Noah on his brand of political comedy Aug. 15, 2018 Listen 49 min MORE Trevor Noah host of The Daily Show. Photo credit: Sean Gallagher. From this Episode: The opioid death toll, and why fentanyl has become the drug of choice for Mexican drug cartels New estimates from the CDC show another increase in overdose deaths last year -- to a record 72,000. That’s a lot more than the number of deaths from guns, car crashes, or... 9 min LAPD Chief considers clearing old bench warrants for homeless people LAPD Chief Michel Moore tells the LA Times he’s open to the idea of clearing old bench warrants for the chronically homeless. 6 min How Trevor Noah uses comedy to affect politics Omarosa Manigault Newman has been on almost every major TV network promoting her anti-Donald Trump book. On Tuesday night, she spoke to Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. It... 19 min An angry protest movement in Boyle Heights forced some art galleries to leave Boyle Heights has been the scene of a lot of anti-gentrification protests over the last three years. Mostly they’ve been aimed at small, independent art galleries that have... 9 min What’s next for the e-scooter sharing business in Santa Monica We get an update on the scooter situation in Santa Monica. The City Council is launching a pilot scooter program, and they’re deciding which companies to award contracts to. 3 min Credits Host: Madeleine Brand Producers: Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or