How Hasan Piker became the most successful (& hated) political streamer

The Colin and Samir Show

Colin and Samir

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4.9 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Today on the Colin and Samir Show, we’re joined by Hasan Piker. Hasan is one of Twitch's most prominent streamers. On his streams, he reacts to politics and global news to over 2.6 million Twitch followers. His live coverage of the 2020 US Presidential election brought in over 230,000 live viewers. He’s also done collaborations with politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. With this being an Election year in the US, we wanted to bring Hasan on to talk about the role of creators when it comes to politics. Whether or not you agree with his views on politics, this is an important discussion about news and information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I do sometimes lose control.
0:02.7	That's very patronizing.
0:04.0	I am being patronizing.
0:05.2	Shut the fuck up.
0:06.0	What makes you comfortable in what I perceive as a hostile environment?
0:09.3	You shouldn't be on this panel.
0:11.0	That being said, Pierce.
0:12.0	I'm just very brainbroken.
0:13.9	I like it.
0:14.9	How should politicians engage?
0:16.8	It is really Hollywood for ugly people.
0:18.6	Why are you the last Twitch contract?
0:20.4	There's nothing that you can compare it to.
0:21.9	I'm so goddamn libed up today, dude.
0:24.0	Don't say that.
0:25.5	Should the news be entertainment?
0:27.0	I don't have any empathy for professional commentators.
0:30.0	Are you not a professional commentator?
0:32.4	Today on The Collinidsphere Show, we're joined by Hassan Piker.
0:36.1	Hassan is one of the most prominent live streamers on Twitch.
0:39.8	But instead of live streaming himself gaming, he live streams himself for eight hours a day,
0:44.8	reacting to news and global politics.
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