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Dec 2024
27m 40s

Influencers (second time as Tragedy)

BENJAMEN WALKER & RADIOTOPIA
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During the first Trump presidency I produced a radio drama with Jonathan Mitchell at The Truth Podcast about camp MAGA. In 2017 the idea of Trump locking up Americans in camps was a bit silly… that could never happen here? But in 2024, as private prison stocks soar to new heights, things like a little different.  Perhaps Marx got it wrong. Perhaps the repeti ... Show More
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