Press Play with Madeleine Brand What the AT&T and Time Warner merger means for Hollywood Jun. 13, 2018 Listen 48 min MORE AT&T store in Dallas, TX. Photo credit: Luis M. From this Episode: AT&T and Time Warner merger and a new era of megacorporations A federal judge Tuesday approved the merger between AT&T and Time Warner. This rebuffs President Trump’s efforts to block the $85 billion deal. 8 min Splitting California into three states: Would voters say yes? A proposal to divide California into three states will likely be on the November ballot. More than enough signatures have been gathered -- they just need to be verified.... 8 min Is Nicaragua heading toward civil war and collapse? Protests against the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega began about two months ago after Ortega cut pensions. His forces have used brutal tactics to try to... 9 min ‘The Mars Room’ takes readers inside California’s prison system The novel “The Mars Room” follows Romy Hall, an ex-stripper who’s arrested for killing her stalker when he suddenly shows up on her back porch in Echo Park. 15 min World Cup: The U.S. gets 2026, Russia gets 2018 The World Cup starts Thursday in Russia. But members of FIFA, the governing body that controls the World Cup, are already there. This morning, they voted the U.S.,... 8 min Credits Host: Madeleine Brand Producers: Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or, Devan Schwartz