Episode
VICE: Death Inc./Bannon's World
Overview
Gianna Toboni travels to Mexico to investigate the roots of a spiraling murder rate and meets the people who refuse to be silenced. Michael Moynihan visits Sweden, Italy and Belgium to follow former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and witness the rise of Europe's right-wing populist movement.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 2018-11-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Death Inc./Bannon's World is Episode 25 in Season 6 of VICE. It aired on 2018-11-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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