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Welcome to Wired Politics Lab, a show about how tech is changing politics.

I'm Leah Feiger, the senior politics editor at Wired.

Today, we're talking to one of the biggest political streamers on Twitch, Hassan Piker.

With over 2 million followers and streams that average 8 hours a day,

Hassan is proof that the platform is a lot bigger than just video games.

In the case of Hassan and many other political streamers, the platform has basically filled

the void of cable news for tons of people around the world.

He's become increasingly popular as more and more people are turning to the platform

for news and political analysis.

Today, Wired Senior Reporter McKenna Kelly and I are going to look at how Twitch streamers

and even Hassan himself could affect the 2024 election.

Hassan, hello.

I'm so glad that you're here.

You know, when McKenna and I first started talking about this episode, we jokingly started

referring to you as Gen Z's Walter Cronkite.

How does that make you feel?

I mean, it's better than what I referenced myself as, so I'll take it.

What's that?

I tell people, especially in mainstream media, when they ask what I'm doing, I say I'm like Rush Limbaugh without brain worms or opiate addiction.

Joe Rogan's leftist uncle?

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