Press Play With Madeleine Brand

Ceasefire in Gaza means some aid can get through an Israeli blockade. But with over half a million people experiencing famine, Israel is still withholding food to achieve military goals.  Peter Thiel, an influential tech billionaire with ties to the White House, gave a series of private lectures in San Francisco in which he likened opponents of technological progress to the antichrist. Why is Thiel, a devout Christian, using such hyperbolic rhetoric Inside an Alabama prison, hidden cameras expose violence, cover-ups, and a state’s controversial plan to fix it. A new HBO documentary, The Alabama Solution, reveals what really happens behind prison walls. Forget swiping right — people are now falling for chatbots. Humorist Patricia Marx dated a handful of AI lovers — some sweet, some clingy, and one downright mean. KCRW explores computer love. Today's episode was produced by Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin, Robin Estrin, Jack Ross, and Zeke Reed.