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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How an obscure French novel influences Steve Bannon

    “The Camp of the Saints” was first published in 1973, and it predicts the end of Western civilization when hordes of Indians and other dark-skinned people invade. Breitbart and President Trump’s advisor Steve Bannon cite it.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 13, 2017 • 1 min read

    “The Camp of the Saints” was first published in 1973, and it predicts the end of Western civilization when hordes of Indians and other dark-skinned people invade. Breitbart and President Trump’s advisor Steve Bannon cite it.

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    Rep. Darrell Issa's raucous town halls, and the rise of Indivisible
    1. 0:00Health care concerns, protests at California Rep. Issa's town halls
    2. 6:34Indivisible: The left's version of the Tea Party?
    3. 11:41What's driving the growth of the Democratic Socialists of America?
    4. 19:25How an obscure French novel influences Steve BannonYou’re reading this
    5. 29:03KCRW's favorite bands at SXSW 2017
    6. 42:47Cut off from California, Big Sur residents depend on airlifted food
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    4 of 6
    Rep. Darrell Issa's raucous town halls, and the rise of Indivisible
    1. 0:00Health care concerns, protests at California Rep. Issa's town halls
    2. 6:34Indivisible: The left's version of the Tea Party?
    3. 11:41What's driving the growth of the Democratic Socialists of America?
    4. 19:25How an obscure French novel influences Steve BannonYou’re reading this
    5. 29:03KCRW's favorite bands at SXSW 2017
    6. 42:47Cut off from California, Big Sur residents depend on airlifted food
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