Abortion lawsuit, musician Kim Deal, staff holiday film picks

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Texas sued a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion pills to a woman in a Dallas suburb. Texas has a near-total ban on abortion, but New York law protects doctors from lawsuits or prosecution if they send abortion medication across state lines.

The bands Pixies and The Breeders helped shape the alternative rock sound of the early ‘90s. Now, almost 40 years into her career, Kim Deal is out with her first solo album “Nobody Loves You More.”

Films are baked into the fabric of Press Play, so we’re going to pass the microphone around the staff. Meet everyone who makes this show happen, and hear about the holiday movies we can’t live without.