Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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10/6/22: Russia vs Ukraine, OPEC Production Cut, Iran Protests, Twitter Freakout, Capitalism, Men In Crisis, & More! Oct 06, 2022

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Krystal and Saagar analyze the Russia-Ukraine war, OPEC oil production cut, Iran protests, Amazon warehouse fires, Taylor Lorenz meltdown, Musk buying Twitter, victims of capitalism, & men dropping from the workforce!

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Counter Points #4: Midterm Races, Elon Buys Twitter, MeToo Legacy, Chris Cuomo, Working Class Voices, & More! Oct 05, 2022

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On a special Wednesday show, Ryan and Emily explore baseball's relevance, swing state senate races, Elon Musk buying Twitter, MeToo after five years, liberal bureaucracy, Chris Cuomo's return, gain of function research, & working class voices!

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10/4/22: Russia-Ukraine War, Energy Crisis, Housing Market, Midterm Races, NFL Scandal, Crypto Scheme, Lab Leak, & More! Oct 04, 2022

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Krystal and Saagar cover Russia's nuclear convoy, Europe's difficult winter, gas prices rising, housing market, Nevada races, Herschel Walker, NFL concussion coverup, crypto scams, lab leak, & the lack of resistance to the Ukraine war!

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10/3/22: Nuclear Threats, Ukraine Offensive, Nordstream Attack, 2008 Retrospective, UK Collapse, Brazil Elections, & More! Oct 03, 2022

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Krystal and Saagar discuss nuclear threats by Putin, Ukraine's offensive, Nordstream pipeline attack, stock ban sabotage, late night TV, 2008 financial crisis, UK financial crisis, & Brazil elections with Glenn Greenwald!

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Mini Show #57: Favre Scandal, Corruption, Federal Reserve, Amazon, & More! Oct 02, 2022

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Krystal, Saagar, & friends break down the Favre scandal developments, revolving door corruption, Federal Reserve policy, Amazon's new executive, & more!

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Stories of Week 9/25: Russian Draft, Favre Scandal, Global Markets, Edward Snowden, Men In Crisis, & More! Oct 01, 2022

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Krystal and Saagar cover the Russian resistance to conscription, Favre investigation, global market chaos, Snowden getting Russian citizenship, Hurricane Ian, student debt lawsuit, & American men in crisis!

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CounterPoints #3: Midterm Update, Italy PM, Antitrust Battle, Neoliberalism vs Happiness, Media Censorship, & More! Sep 30, 2022

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Ryan and Emily discuss the midterm elections, Italy's new prime minister, Brazilian elections, antitrust debates, Jan 6th reporting, neoliberalism vs happiness, & media censorship on Israel!

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9/29/22: Stock Ban, Hurricane Ian, Russian Border, Student Debt, Generation Covid, American Men, & More! Sep 29, 2022

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the proposed congressional trading ban, Hurricane Ian, Puerto Rico, Russian border chaos, student debt lawsuit, Biden's latest gaffe, generation covid, Nordstream attack, & the crisis of American men!

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9/27/22: Russian Resistance, Global Markets, Worker Strikes, Insider Journalism, Fed Policy, Glenn Greenwald, & More! Sep 27, 2022

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Krystal and Saagar look at the violent Russian resistance, global recession fears, worker strikes, Matt Gaetz investigation, NYT's Biden propaganda, insider journalism, Fed's mistake, & Glenn Greenwald on Snowden obtaining Russian citizenship!

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9/26/22: Russian Threats, Polling Numbers, Favre Scandal, Trump vs DeSantis, European Revolt, Iran Protests, & More! Sep 26, 2022

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Krystal and Saagar analyze growing nuclear fears, Russian dissent, sham referendums, polling data, Biden 2024, Brett Favre's welfare fraud, Jen Psaki's return, Trump vs DeSantis, European populist revolts, & Iranian protests!

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