Welcome to the 76th episode of the ModState Podcast.Love him or hate him it is high time to do an exposé on Steve Bannon. Everyone is well aware of his political influence, entrance into the Trump administration and his exit. Recently, he has been in the news because of his comments on the book called, "Fire and Fury."

We didn't know much about his past so we decided it was our duty to explore his past, political influences and his rise to political dominance.

Please tune in and enjoy!

Show Notes and Steve Bannon References

http://fortune.com/2016/08/17/donald-trump-bannon-mnuchin-goldman/

https://web.archive.org/web/20151008104410/http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2015-steve-bannon/

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/stephen-bannon-donald-trump-biosphere-2-arizona/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-bannons-hollywood-partner-breaks-silence-defends-hes-not-a-racist-q-a-1001006

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bannon-film-outline-warned-us-could-turn-into-islamic-states-of-america/2017/02/03/f73832f4-e8be-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?utm_term=.a0cca2951e2e

https://www.mediaite.com/online/mediaites-25-most-influential-in-political-news-media-of-2015/2/

http://time.com/4574493/donald-trump-chaotic-transition/

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/18/politics/steve-bannon-donald-trump-hollywood-reporter-interview/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/17/steve-bannon-calls-far-right-losers-trump-warns-china-trade-war-american-prospect

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-26/bannon-is-said-to-call-for-44-tax-on-incomes-above-5-million

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/03/mcmaster-winning-west-wing-fight-trump-241309

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/steve-bannon-trump-hollywood-reporter-interview-231624

The calling of Richard Spencer a "goober"

Green, Joshua. Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency. Penguin Books. p. 146

On Zen Meditation

https://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2017/09/religion-and-climate-change