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To the Point

Sex and the Super Bowl

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2016

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Millions are expected this weekend in Northern California for the 50th Super Bowl, but it won't be all about party time.  There's new evidence of a long-suspected link between the big game and human trafficking.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence. The twice-monthly

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podcast features thinkers and trendsetters in conversation with one of political journalism's leading voices.

0:13.9

Through the show's unique and sometimes surprising perspectives, you'll get up to speed

0:18.9

on the current issues shaping the Beltway and the world. Find sheer

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intelligence on KCRW's iTunes page. From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International,

0:32.6

this is To the Point. Sex and the Super Bowl.

0:40.8

Hello again, I'm Orinnelly, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

0:44.8

A daily look at the issues Americans got about most.

0:47.3

As the San Francisco Bay Area prepares to host this weekend's NFL showdown,

0:51.4

there's possible new evidence of a dark side to the Super Bowl.

0:55.2

Increased advertising for escort services and female companionship on various websites

0:59.8

appears to demonstrate that the game is linked to human trafficking.

1:04.4

Law enforcement says tracking those sites will help to bring victims out of the shadows.

1:09.5

Also on today's program, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders went one-on-one last night

1:13.7

with their feistyest exchanges so far.

1:16.6

We'll hear what's at stake for the two remaining Democrats four days before the New Hampshire primary.

1:22.3

First, here's the news.

1:41.7

Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel, stream BBC World Service, NPRW programs, continuous coverage and accessible via our smartphone app or online at kCRW.com.

1:48.0

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:49.2

Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Point.

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Millions are expected this weekend in Northern California for the 50th Super Bowl,

1:55.6

but it won't be a party for everyone.

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