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Oct 2019
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Chris Hedges on Impeachment, Plus Matt's...

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Journalist Chris Hedges joins the show to talk about impeachment and war reporting, plus Matt talks about his column on the Ukrainegate "whistleblower" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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