Episode #010 - A Conversation with Joel Pollak

Those who watched our conversation live with Joel Pollak on August 28, 2020, were impressed by his insight and experience in the world of politics and news media. Joel is Senior Editor-at-Large and In-house Counsel at Breitbart News Network. He also hosts Breitbart News Sunday radio on Sirius XM Patriot 125, Sundays 7 - 10 p.m. Eastern. He was born in South Africa and raised in the Chicago suburbs. After graduating Harvard College with high honors in Social Studies, Environmental Science, and Public Policy, he became a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar in South Africa. He later served as chief speechwriter for the Leader of the Opposition in the South African Parliament and completed a Master of Arts degree in Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town. Back home in the United States, he graduated Harvard Law School and went on to work as a Research Fellow at the Hudson Institute. He ran, unsuccessfully, for U.S. Congress in 2010, but befriended conservative media pioneer Andrew Breitbart along the way, later joining him in Los Angeles, where they worked side-by-side transforming a blog into a 24-hour news website that would go on to change American politics. Today Breitbart.com is one of the top news sites in the U.S., with bureaus in Los Angeles, Washington DC, London, Rome and Jerusalem. Pollak is the author of several books, including How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution. His most recent book RED NOVEMBER: Will the Country Vote Red for Trump or Red for Socialism? can be purchased on Center Street, Amazon & Barnes and Noble. To learn more about our organization, make a donation, and Join Our Alliance visit: https://jewishrepublicanalliance.org Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewrepalliance/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewRepAlliance/ X: https://x.com/JewRepAlliance