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Freddy Gray is joined by journalist Dean Kissick, a writer and author, to discuss the contemporary art sector and how it has come to be overrun by superficial forms of political gesturing.
About the show
US politics and analysis, delivering in-depth discussions with the best American pundits. Presented by Freddy Gray.
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