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

00:00 Who is Hasan Piker?
01:43 Streaming for 8 hours a day
03:13 Does consistency matter?
04:50 How does he write his segments?
06:26 Are you a journalist or an entertainer?
08:05 What makes a good stream?
09:27 Jon Stewart
11:22 Balancing truth and satire
15:02 How chat changes the dynamic
16:30 Do you feel responsible for getting the facts right?
19:28 Do you attempt to find a middle ground?
21:53 What makes you comfortable making controversial content?
26:15 Media biases - where does empathy come into play?
30:28 How creators approach journalism vs corporations
31:30 Media literacy today
33:06 Hasan’s thoughts on the New York Times
34:14 The business of streaming political commentary
37:55 The business of being credible with your audience
40:08 Do his Twitch subs increasing during election season?
40:43 Appearing on traditional media like CNN
42:08 Media literacy - people believe anything that looks professional
49:04 Making money but having no time to spend it
51:11 Hasan’s family and relationship with money growing up
56:38 Do you see any injustices in the creator economy today?
1:01:04 Election year
1:03:37 How accessible should politicians be?
1:04:50 Do you crave anonymity outside?
1:09:02 What he’s learned about the people who disagree with him
1:13:16 Copyrighting clips
1:16:48 Sensationalism wins in an ad-based economy
1:21:42 The overall health of the streaming economy
1:23:13 Twitch contracts - MGs, KPIs, etc.
1:25:35 Would you sign a deal with YouTube?
1:30:31 What does a healthy content diet look like?
1:35:05 Organizing his company as a co-op
1:37:47 Where does Hasan want to go from here?
1:41:35 The MrBeast-ification of IRL streaming

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