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America's Great Divide: Steve Bannon (first interview) | FRONTLINE
The full, long-form FRONTLINE interview with Steve Bannon, recorded in 2019 for the documentary series on the Obama-to-Trump era. He discusses his populist politics, the Trump campaign and White House, and his view of the establishment.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN people recommend it as an unfiltered way to understand Bannon's worldview and the populist movement, and praise PBS for releasing full interviews.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- FRONTLINE PBS | Official
- Topic
- american populism
- Format
- interview
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
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From the original HN conversations
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If you want to genuinely understand the other side and not comfort yourself by relying on simple slanderous slurs to do the work, this is worth at least an hour of your time: [VIDEO]
nwienert on Hacker News · 2021-01
In YouTube bans Steve Bannon's podcast channelAfter the 2016 election I was really curious as to how Trump could be elected. Most of my peers brushed it off as dumb, racist white people, but I really wanted to understand. Especially since I had family who had voted for him who I …
j8hn on Hacker News · 2021-01
In Two Worlds: So Much Prosperity, So Much Skepticism
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