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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Bunker USA: How Washington, DC became the Hollywood of politics
Description: Washington, DC is home to the American political elite. Hordes of staff looking to make their names. Lobbyists and think tanks, all chasing a shot at success.The Trump years only intensified the culture - but has that changed the city for good or for worse?Ben Terris is a journalist for the Washington Post and the author of The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind. He joins Arthur Snell in The Bunker to discuss why DC is unlike any other American ci...