Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Cate Le Bon on making music from the ‘ruins’ of a relationship


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Trump joined the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey to sign a Gaza peace deal. The agreement could end the war, but it remains unclear who will rebuild and govern Gaza and whether peace can last.

Legal roundup: The DOJ prosecutes former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, while court rulings try to curb ICE and National Guard deployment.

Should comedians have performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival? While some have been focusing on Saudi Arabia’s poor human rights record and speech restrictions, the festival is part of the Kingdom’s push to diversify economically, and culturally. 

Heartbreak caught up with Welsh musician Cate Le Bon when she was producing albums for Wilco, Deerhunter, and Devendra Banhart. Songs poured out that she initially didn’t want to write — about the end of a romantic relationship with her longtime music collaborator. They make up her seventh album called Michelangelo Dying.

Today's episode was produced by Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin, Robin Estrin, Jack Ross, Nihar Patel, and Zeke Reed.

 

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