Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

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Blue Tsunami!

Holy sh*t! Democrats roll to commanding majorities in both the Senate and House, cruising to wins in deep-red Kansas, South Carolina, and Texas (and just about everywhere else) and picking up key governorships around the country. Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy go through all the hig ...  Show more

Last Call for Takes!

Election Day is here at last. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy go through the final batch of polls and make the case for optimism (and pessimism) in each of the battlegrounds, from the Haley Stevens drama in Michigan, to Roger Marshall's desperate ad in Kansas. Then they zoom out and discu ...  Show more

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Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan. It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to town with a wild idea to make Adelanto great again: Become the first city in Southern California to legalize ...  Show more

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Welcome to Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto
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What happens when a city on the verge of collapse tries to reinvent itself? How much will it cost? Who will pay the price? Reporter David Weinberg spent years following one California Mojave desert town’s transformation from a city of prisons to a city of pot. And it worked... Un ...  Show more