How Tommy G Became YouTube's Vice News | The Sagnik Show

You know Tommy G as the guy who would go anywhere and film anything, but I have always been interested in Tommy as a person and the story that led to his YouTube success. After spending time with Tommy In Milwaukee I learned a lot about him on a personal level and I hope you do too.

Show Notes:

0:00 Intro

0:55 Tommy's storytelling & journalism
 
5:50 Extremes in America
 
7:42 Immigration & American exceptionalism

11:55 Wokeness

15:33 Tommy's origin story
 
19:04 The Kia Boys documentary
 
21:23 Lack of male role models

26:39 Oblivious optimism

30:55 Day jobs to entrepreneurship
 
37:40 How to get lucky
 
40:13 What makes Tommy happy

43:05 Tommy's wife
 
46:39 Women and work

49:27 Negotiating with Indians
 
51:04 Mainstream news is broken

53:04 Tommy's politics
 
54:38 Rise of independent media

58:16 The coastal elite mentality

1:00:07 The border crisis

1:04:15 Corruption in politics

1:05:38 The outsider-insider complex
 
1:09:41 Cultural appropriation
 
1:15:09 Overtaking mainstream media

1:18:17 Capitalism vs Socialism

1:23:07 The American dream is over?

1:26:52 How Tommy G makes and spends money

1:32:48 Tommy's love for wrestling
 
1:35:12 Work and family

1:36:53 How Tommy met his wife

1:38:22 Big Dog's Gotta Eat

1:38:52 Advice for content creators

1:41:38 Thanks for watching!

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Over the past decade, I’ve worked across legacy and new media, from FOX to independent platforms alongside people like Tucker Carlson, Saagar Enjeti, and Krystal Ball.

I didn’t come to the U.S. to cover politics—I just happened to fall into it. What followed was an unexpected crash course in the American political machine, taught by some of the sharpest (and most polarizing) voices in the business.

This show is my attempt to process what I’ve learned—and unlearned.

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