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Madeleine Brand reports: "I have yet to craft a new bio. The NPR one is the one I wrote 4 years ago. Can you use something brief, like:"

NPR journalist for 12 years, most recently host of Day to Day. Now host of my own podcast/blog/website madeleinebrand.com Native Angeleno. B.A. from UC Berkeley. Likes: Rosemary's Baby, X, pickled beets Dislikes: Crash, birds, okra Ambivalent: long walks on the beach, sunsets, small animals

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