January 22, 2025
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#1094 The Real Reason Elon Musk Threw Up A Sieg Heil
What Trump’s inauguration lacked in tariffs, it made up for in egregious salutes.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
James Nicholson
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio

What Trump’s inauguration lacked in tariffs, it made up for in egregious salutes. The Pointer’s San Grewal joins to critique the Canadian coverage of Trump’s negotiation tactics, and unpack Elon Musk’s dog-whistling antics. 

  

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Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: San Grewal

 

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