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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Does 'Who is America?' really say something about America?

    In disguise, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen interviews people and gets them to say some pretty outrageous things. Now he has a new TV show on Showtime called “Who is America?”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 24, 2018 • 1 min read

    In disguise, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen interviews people and gets them to say some pretty outrageous things. Now he has a new TV show on Showtime called “Who is America?” It bills itself as a series that “explores the diverse individuals who populate our unique nation.”

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    4 of 4
    'Blindspotting' co-star on the link between violence and gentrification
    1. 0:00Merchants are unhappy about the mayor's plan to house the homeless near Olvera Street
    2. 7:47Does R. Kelly admit to anything in his new 19-minute song?
    3. 17:23How Oakland has changed since Rafael Casal began writing 'Blindspotting'
    4. 32:37Does 'Who is America?' really say something about America?You’re reading this
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