BIG INTV: Hasan Piker Says He Will Never Run for Office
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🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Hasan Piker, the Left’s favorite Twitch streamer has the kind of following that could get votes. But he tells Katie Drummond he’d rather use his influence to tell Democrats “you can't podcast your way out of this problem.” Streaming on Twitch seven days a week for 6-8 hours a day, he doesn’t see himself slowing down anytime soon. We also talk about his childhood in Turkey, his decision to live in the spotlight, and whether he’s planning a run for office.
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| 0:00.0 | From Wired, this is the big interview. |
| 0:07.1 | I'm Katie Drummond. |
| 0:08.5 | To some, he's the Joe Rogan of the left. |
| 0:11.6 | To others, the poster child for anti-Semitism. |
| 0:15.1 | And in some thirsty circles, he's been described as woke bay and a very handsome man. |
| 0:21.6 | However you describe Hassan Piker, we can all agree on one thing. |
| 0:24.6 | He is a relentless human being. |
| 0:27.6 | The 34-year-old Twitch streamer connects with his audience seven days a week, six to nine hours at a time. |
| 0:33.6 | And he spends most of that time discussing, dissecting, and reacting to the news, of which there |
| 0:39.3 | has been plenty of late. There's no denying Hassan's influence. He has nearly 3 million followers |
| 0:44.8 | on Twitch and has hosted conversations with Senator Bernie Sanders and, of course, Representative |
| 0:50.1 | Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. His stream during the U.S. 2024 election garnered seven and a half million unique viewers. |
| 0:58.8 | So, who is the person behind all of this influence, all of these controversies, and the many, many thirst trap memes? |
| 1:07.1 | We're going to try to find out. |
| 1:10.7 | Hello, Hassan. Hi. It's great to be here. It's try to find out. |
| 1:11.7 | Hello, Hassan. |
| 1:13.6 | Hi, it's great to be here. |
| 1:14.8 | It's great to have you. |
| 1:16.1 | I heard that you were just at the gym. |
| 1:16.6 | How was that? |
| 1:18.2 | Yeah, I was at the park. |
| 1:21.4 | On some days, I go to the park. |
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