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Re-air: How did it all begin? A brief history of Daily Kos, with Markos Moulitsas
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Re-air: How did it all begin? A brief history of Daily Kos, with Markos Moulitsas

David Nir
Jun 02, 2022
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This episode originally aired on February 10, 2022.

We're celebrating our 20th anniversary for a week longer by re-airing the inaugural episode of The Downballot. In this episode, co-hosts David Nir Nir and David Beard chat with Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas about the history of both Daily Kos and Daily Kos Elections, and why we do the work that we do.

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