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Nov 2023
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Unraveling 40: Media & Politics w/Saagar...

Jocko Willink and Darryl Cooper
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Jocko and Darryl welcome Saagar Enjeti, co-host of Breaking Points w/Krystal Ball, to discuss how the changes in the media environment have transformed the nature of American democracy.

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