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So Evan, when was the first time you heard the name Dan Bungino?

That's interesting. I guess it was probably about two years ago.

Evan Osnos is a staff writer at the New Yorker.

I first saw his name appear on the list of the most trafficked items on Facebook.

Somebody at the New York Times started putting together a list every day of the things that

were most popular. Some of the names were familiar. You might see somebody like Sean Hannity or

Ben Shapiro. Then there was this guy named Dan Bungino.

And very often he would have many of the most of the 10 most popular items.

And were you just like, who is this guy?

Yeah, yeah, I really was. I was, for me at least it was a totally brand new name.

In case you aren't quite sure who Dan Bungino is, here's what you need to know.

Over the last few years, Bungino's made himself into a central node in the right wing information ecosystem.

Bungino dominates on Facebook. His page often gets more engagement than those of the New York Times

or the Washington Post. Bungino's got a podcast, of course. He spun that into a show on Fox News.

And earlier this year, he took over Rush Limbaugh's time slot on many terrestrial radio stations.

Millions and millions of people are listening every day.

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