Emily Jashinsky - How The Right DOMINATED YouTube, Podcasts & Culture | The Sagnik Show

Emily Jashinsky is the host of Undercurrents by UnHerd  and Counter Points on Breaking Points . I sat down with her to discuss her come-up in political journalism and how the Right won over the cultural reigns after decades of being bad at media.

Show Notes:

0:00 Intro
1:22 Hosting Unheard and Breaking Points
5:30 Why Kamala lost the Podcast Election
9:15 The facade of Gavin Newsom 
11:42 Journalism in the creator economy 
15:09 How the Left lost Joe Rogan
16:55 How the Right grew big on the internet 
27:23 Tech Right vs MAGA Right
31:10 Immigration and assimilation 
36:46 Right Wing media on Facebook
43:39 Brett Cooper leaving Daily Wire
46:05 Gender Divide in Politics, Barstool Conservative 
50:15 MAGA after Donald Trump and Elon Musk 
55:30 Emily on Counter Points with Saagar, Krystal, and Ryan
57:25 What motivated Emily into political journalism
1:03:24 Why Breaking Points succeeded
 1:07:29 Digital Media vs Cable News
1:11:11 Emily’s Prediction for 2025

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