About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing conflicts within the Democratic Party, featuring Hasan Piker's perspectives.

Democrats have been duking it out all summer. He’s at the center of it all. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Hasan Piker at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada in 2026. Photo By Florencia Tan Jun/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to America, Actually ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Astead Herndon

Guest: Hasan Piker

Topics covered

• Democratic Party
• political commentary
• Hasan Piker
• 2026 elections
• Vancouver Convention Centre
• political challenges

Keywords

• Democrats
• Hasan Piker
• politics
• Vancouver
• 2026
• commentary
• Astead Herndon

Sponsors

Vox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox Media, Vox, podcastchoices.com

Places: Vancouver Convention Centre, Canada

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