Press Play With Madeleine Brand

The effort to turn Charlie Kirk into a martyr reflects the rising tide of Christian nationalism (00:00 - 11:43).  President Trump is demanding the prosecutions of James Comey, Letitia James, and Adam Schiff — echoing Richard Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” (11:45 - 21:31).  Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker talks about the Britpop band’s first album in 24 years, plus sex, marriage, and growing up (21:33 - 42:22).  In a kayak made of mushrooms, LA artist Sam Shoemaker paddled 26 miles from Catalina to San Pedro, showing fungi could be an alternative to plastics (42:24 - 49:37).