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Saagar Enjeti is the Co-Host of @breakingpoints with Krystal and Saagar and @therealignment Podcast.
00:00 - Teaser trailer
00:43 - Introduction to Saagar
1:43 - Welcome Saagar
3:38 - Saagar’s childhood and interest in politics
6:28 - Being an outsider and fitting in
8:28 - Early career in journalism
10:43 - Being a junior staffer is unglamorous
13:03 - How to get your local politician’s attention
15:13 - Being at the White House
20:03 - Briefing room and getting called to ask questions
23:43 - Interviewing Trump
36:40 - Getting started with The Rising
39:08 - Moving to YouTube and creating Breaking Points
40:13 - Andrew Yang interview
42:13 - Success of Breaking points
44:28 - What do people come for
45:43 - Not telling people what to think
48:28 - Understanding trends and doing a Youtube show
53:28 - Diversifying revenue streams
56:58 - Cohost dynamics
1:02:33 - What makes Rogan work
1:05:13 - Andrew Schulz
1:09:13 - Lex Fridman
1:10:43 - Interviewing style - structured vs informal
1:12:33 - Lyndon Johnson book
1:13:43 - Caro and Presidential biographies
1:20:13 - Favorite American Presidents
1:21:18 - Inspiring books
1:23:13 - Andrew Huberman, More plates more dates, fitness and bro culture
1:25:18 - New kind of masculinity
1:27:43 - Top Gun, masculinity and America winning
1:30:43 - Wokeness and activism at work
1:34:43 - The idea of the United States and American Dream
1:36:28 - Saagar’s tweet on Europe, coffee culture and America
1:42:28 - Advice for young people
1:46:13 - What does success look like for Saagar
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