Populism, Immigration, and Power w/ Sagnik Basu

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Sagnik Basu on topics like populism, elitism, and immigration.

In their first-ever in-person episode, the boys are joined by Sagnik Basu. Sagnik is a content creator, producer, and community builder who helped get The Daily Caller and Breaking Points off the ground. He currently serves as the executive producer of Washington Post Opinions. He also hosted his own show , where he had conversations with right-leaning figures like Emily Jashinsky, Saagar Enjeti, Robby Soave, and Discourse Lab’s own Anthony Rispo . Listen to this episode to get Sagnik’s takes on populism, elitism, immigration, and much more! You can find Sagnik on… X Instagram TikTok YouTube Mentioned in this episode: Ship of Fools by Tucker Carlson Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell Please rate and review us on your podcast player of choice! It’s the best way to support us. Subscribe on Apple , Spotify , and YouTube Follow us on Instagram and X

People in this episode

Hosts: Clayton Smith, Anthony Rispo

Guest: Sagnik Basu

Topics covered

• populism
• immigration
• elitism
• media
• community building

Keywords

• populism
• immigration
• Sagnik Basu
• media
• community building
• elitism
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Daily Caller, Breaking Points, Washington Post Opinions

Books & works: Ship of Fools, Black Rednecks and White Liberals

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