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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Are people feeling the 'Bern' for Bernie TV?

    Senator Bernie Sanders has been building a media empire, with hundreds of video clips, interviews and Facebook Live events in the last year.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 23, 2018 • 1 min read

    Senator Bernie Sanders has been building a media empire, with hundreds of video clips, interviews and Facebook Live events in the last year. Millions of people tune into his talks about single payer health care, the depravity of the Trump team and corporate media.

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    Bernie Sanders' media empire
    1. 0:00What does the French president want from Trump?
    2. 10:22Trump's latest travel ban goes to the Supreme Court
    3. 18:08Are people feeling the 'Bern' for Bernie TV?You’re reading this
    4. 27:33Feather fad drove exotic birds to near extinction
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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Bernie Sanders' media empire
    1. 0:00What does the French president want from Trump?
    2. 10:22Trump's latest travel ban goes to the Supreme Court
    3. 18:08Are people feeling the 'Bern' for Bernie TV?You’re reading this
    4. 27:33Feather fad drove exotic birds to near extinction
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand