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Episode 41

Mazdack Rassi

With America locked in a global face-off with Iran, Paul Rieckhoff ( @PaulRieckhoff ) breaks down the latest news with his trademark independence, experience, and humor.

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
01

Why a UFC event at the White House will cost taxpayers an es. Why a UFC event at the White House will cost taxpayers an estimated $10-12M in security and overhead alone

02

"Wasteful barbaric desecration". the WBD framing for how this money could feed hungry American families instead

03

The Orbán parallel. how corruption, not ideology, ultimately toppled Hungary's strongman

04

Paul on training in MMA in the military. and why a lifelong UFC fan still calls this the bastardization of the people's house

With America locked in a global face-off with Iran, Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) breaks down the latest news with his trademark independence, experience, and humor. This episode, we approach the enormous stress of this precarious time in history with light, rather than heat. Angry Americans (@AngryAmericans) goes deep into an extremely human side of the issue with one of the most successful Iran-American business and cultural leaders in America. 

Kanye West called Mazdack Rassi (@MazdackRassi) a visionary. [39:00] He is an Iranian-American real estate, fashion and branding entrepreneur and creative force that has changed the face of American business and culture. He is best known as the co-founder and Creative Director of Milk Studios (@Milk)–a groundbreaking and globally-recognized creative ecosystem where visionary designers, artists, and brands unite to create, collaborate and share their work with the most influential audience in the world. Rassi is also co-founder of Milk Makeup and Camp David in Brooklyn, New York and serves on the Board of Directors for Burton Snowboards and Parsons School of Design. 

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