January 24, 2019
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#197 Smells Like MAGA Teen Spirit
Did a viral video actually show all the ugliness, racism, division, and indecency of the current moment, or did it show all the ugliness, racism, division, and indecency of the current moment? And look out! Big Government is coming for your Netflix.
David Crosbie
Senior Producer
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

James Wilt co-hosts.

For coverage of the shooting of Chad Williams, click here and here. The family’s GoFundMe is here.

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