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This American Life - 781: Watching the Watchers

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781: Watching the Watchers

A quick warning, there are curse words that are unbeaped in today's episode of the show.

If you prefer a beeped version, you can find that at our website, thisamericanlife.org.

Okay, so we're going to start this week's show with something that's been going on behind

the scenes of this year's midterm election.

This is something that's been around for a while, but it wasn't a big thing until last

Got a hold of the idea and started pushing it on his podcast.

You're about to offer a course on personal, political empowerment.

This right here is the video that started it all.

It's from February 2021, just Steve Bannon being the Steve Bannon we come to know.

He's framed by a row of mega hats lined up on a mantle.

And he's bringing it on this guest who is a long time Arizona activist named Dan Schultz.

It's real simple and most people learn this, at least I did back in the late 60s in seventh

He's a witty-lays ass here, the way that Schultz and Bannon see this.

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0:00.0	A quick warning, there are curse words that are unbeaped in today's episode of the show.
0:05.4	If you prefer a beeped version, you can find that at our website, thisamericanlife.org.
0:10.6	Okay, so we're going to start this week's show with something that's been going on behind
0:15.2	the scenes of this year's midterm election.
0:17.9	It's called the precinct strategy.
0:19.6	This is something that's been around for a while, but it wasn't a big thing until last
0:23.6	year when Steve Bannon.
0:25.9	Remember Steve Bannon?
0:26.9	Got a hold of the idea and started pushing it on his podcast.
0:31.4	So Dan, the floor is yours.
0:33.5	You're about to offer a course on personal, political empowerment.
0:39.0	How did they do it, Dan?
0:40.4	This right here is the video that started it all.
0:42.2	It's from February 2021, just Steve Bannon being the Steve Bannon we come to know.
0:47.0	He's wearing at least three shirts.
0:48.8	He's framed by a row of mega hats lined up on a mantle.
0:52.1	And he's bringing it on this guest who is a long time Arizona activist named Dan Schultz.
0:58.1	Dan Schultz is here to solve a problem.
1:00.6	Thanks Steve.
1:01.6	It's real simple and most people learn this, at least I did back in the late 60s in seventh
1:07.7	grade in social studies and.
1:09.4	He's a witty-lays ass here, the way that Schultz and Bannon see this.
	...

781: Watching the Watchers

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