0:00 Intro
0:51 Trump's Libertarian Rebirth 
4:47Steve Bannon vs Elon Musk - Immigration
7:51 DOGE Draining The Swamp
12:12 MSM Firings, Populist disconnect 
16:42 How Trump Won The Podcast Election 
20:33 Growing Rising on YouTube
21:25 Robby's come-up in journalism 
25:11 The Corruption Of White House Press  
28:35 Corporate influence in journalism 
32:33 Debunking the Rolling Stone UVA story  
37:28 Debunking the Covington Kids story
42:59 Elon Musk's polygamy vs social conservatism 
46:36 Is America Default Libertarian?
47:55 Robby's Libertarian bargain with Trump 
50:42 How Tech became MAGA
54:04 Breaking up BigTech?
56:56 Facebook never liked conservatives 
01:01:04 America Rocks
01:04:04 Will JD Vance inherit MAGA?
01:05:40 Manufacturing is never coming back 
01:08:06 Free Speech 

I sat down with Robby Soave to talk Elon and DOGE bulldozing the Swamp, the future of libertarianism in America, and the state of MAGA. He hosts the Rising on The Hill and is a senior editor at Reason TV.

Welcome to The Sagnik Show — where politics, media, and identity collide.

Over the past decade, I’ve worked across legacy and new media, from FOX to independent platforms alongside people like Tucker Carlson, Saagar Enjeti, and Krystal Ball.

I didn’t come to the U.S. to cover politics—I just happened to fall into it. What followed was an unexpected crash course in the American political machine, taught by some of the sharpest (and most polarizing) voices in the business.

This show is my attempt to process what I’ve learned—and unlearned.

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