Stateside with Kai and Carter
What is Hasan Piker’s dude bro project really about?
Published: 22 May 2026 at 21:39 Europe/London
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Episode notes
Soon after Twitch streamer Hasan Piker started campaigning with Democratic candidates this spring, an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal was published with the headline “Democrats are too cozy with Hasan Piker". That triggered a fever pitch of more op-eds and interviews asking Piker to respond to past statements he’s made on Israel's war in Gaza, 9/11, and more. But the controversy surrounding him hasn’t slowed his momentum or influence – if anything, it’s amplified both. Host Kai Wright talks to Piker and asks, what exactly is this very online, very popular figure trying to achieve in the real world?
- Check out the Guardian's December 2025 profile of Hasan Piker here
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