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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Julian Assange: Hero of the right wing?

    We look at how the Wikileaks founder went from villain to hero for Donald Trump and his supporters.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 4, 2017 • 1 min read

    We look at how the Wikileaks founder went from villain to hero for Donald Trump and his supporters.

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    Julian Assange as a right-wing hero, and Steve Mnuchin's ties to foreclosures
    1. 0:00Julian Assange: Hero of the right wing?You’re reading this
    2. 9:14Bank headed by Treasury Secretary nominee allegedly broke foreclosure laws
    3. 17:45Sports roundup: Trojans, Rams, and Ronda Rousey
    4. 27:10Where the new civil rights movement goes from here
    5. 43:33If Jack-in-the-Box tacos are so gross, why do we keep eating them?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Julian Assange as a right-wing hero, and Steve Mnuchin's ties to foreclosures
    1. 0:00Julian Assange: Hero of the right wing?You’re reading this
    2. 9:14Bank headed by Treasury Secretary nominee allegedly broke foreclosure laws
    3. 17:45Sports roundup: Trojans, Rams, and Ronda Rousey
    4. 27:10Where the new civil rights movement goes from here
    5. 43:33If Jack-in-the-Box tacos are so gross, why do we keep eating them?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand