Press Play with Madeleine Brand What is the Uranium One deal? Nov. 15, 2017 Listen 48 min MORE Warning signs are displayed near Uranium One and Anfield's "Shootaring Canyon Uranium Mill" facility sits outside Ticaboo, Utah, U.S. Photo credit: George Frey/Reuters. From this Episode: How the GOP tax plan could affect Californians The House is expected to vote tomorrow on the Republican tax plan. California would be especially hard hit by that plan, which could affect the housing market, tech... 8 min Uranium One: Scandal or much ado about nothing? The Uranium One deal was a big talking point among Trump supporters during the campaign, and now it’s back in the news . It revolves around the 2010 sale of a Canadian... 10 min Poisoned ice cream and the coup against Africa’s oldest dictator A military coup in Zimbabwe has placed its longtime president, Robert Mugabe, under house arrest. The 93-year-old Mugabe has dominated Zimbabwe politics for nearly four... 9 min A savant’s love of numbers and words Daniel Tammet has a rare ability to see numbers as colors and words as living organisms. He shares what he’s learned about language and how we communicate. 15 min Cinefamily shuts down for good The independent movie house Cinefamily is shutting its doors in the wake of sex abuse allegations against the men who ran it. We look back at what made Cinefamily so fun,... 8 min Credits Host: Madeleine Brand Producers: Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole