Episode
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Amazon
Overview
Hasan takes time out from his Amazon addiction to analyze the relentless tactics the company used to become the largest online retailer in the world.
Details
- Series
- Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2018-11-04
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Amazon is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. It aired on 2018-11-04. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 6: Immigration Enforcement
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Episode 7: Content Moderation and Free Speech
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