147 - Why Mainstream Media Sucks & How to Fix It with Saagar Enjeti
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✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the Episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-saagar-enjeti)
Saagar Enjeti is the Co-Host of an American populist, anti-establishment political news and opinion series called, Breaking Points with Krystal Ball as his co-host. Launched in June 2021, Breaking Points has 850k Subscribers, with some videos getting millions of views—making Breaking Points a leading source of political news.
In today’s episode, Saagar shares the origin story of Breaking Points and his hot takes on social media, Elon, Twitter, de-platforming, 2024 political predictions, civil war, inflation, FTX, and how crypto can repair itself.
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------ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 6:19 Advice Talking to Politicians 15:29 Breaking Points Origin 23:45 Authenticity 27:42 Dealing With Trolls 33:04 Prevent Being Captured 37:00 Meta Breaking Points 40:38 Saagar’s Take on Social Media 47:28 Elon & Twitter 53:22 Deplatforming 58:06 Canada Protests 1:03:15 Lessons From Breaking Points 1:09:27 Old vs. New Media 1:12:15 2024 Political Predictions 1:15:23 Probability of a Civil War 1:16:43 Inflation 1:19:42 FTX 1:23:11 Breaking Points Community 1:23:50 How Crypto Can Repair 1:25:55 Closing
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Saagar Enjeti https://twitter.com/esaagar)
Breaking Points https://www.youtube.com/c/breakingpoints)
The Realignment https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-realignment/id1474687988)
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