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Protests & Policies

Ep. 213

Mike & Nick on the protests that have happened across college campuses in America regarding the war in Gaza, plus, fmr. CNN political analyst and now running for Congress in NY's District 1, John Avlon stops by the pod to discuss why he is running for office, his district out in Long Island and why he felt the need to do something bigger than commenting on politics on tv.


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