# Episode 99: American State Fair Nightmare

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Podcast: [Ben Kissel Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ben-kissel-politics-7385379)
Published: 2026-07-07T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkpolitics/episodes/Episode-99-American-State-Fair-Nightmare-e3loeao
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Duration seconds: 2826

## Resource

Join Ben as he talks about the Freedom 250 American State fair fiasco on July 4th, a politician defending white nationalists, pickle companies not having freedom of speech, the amount of money wasted on transferring detained immigrants, corruption in FIFA, and John Fetterman changing his mind on things. If you'd like to call in to leave us a message, please ring us at: 323-515-9095

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