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Oct 2024
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Episode 411 - You're Not a Democrat (w/ ...

Briahna Joy Gray
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UC Santa Barbara Professor and 2024 Green Party Vice Presidential nominee Dr. Butch Ware joins Bad Faith for an extensive conversation that includes behind-the-scenes insights into his viral interview on the Breakfast Club, why Ta-Nehisi Coates' CBS interview on Palestine has made such a splash, and how the Green Party plans to grow and win beyond the current campaign cycle.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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