About this episode

Kyle Tharp joins Jon Favreau to discuss the rise of pay-for-play political influencers and the Democrats' understanding of the internet.

Ever heard a popular TikToker wax poetic about who they’re voting for? They might be getting paid…and not disclosing by whom. Kyle Tharp, author of the Chaotic Era newsletter, joins Offline to discuss the emergence of pay-for-play political influencers and whether Democrats have made any progress in figuring out the internet. He and Jon talk about the decline of Ben Shapiro and the Daily Wire, the new success of legacy media on TikTok, and the intense grassroots anger around data centers. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.

People in this episode

Host: Jon Favreau

Guest: Kyle Tharp

Topics covered

• political influencers
• social media
• Democrats
• legacy media
• grassroots movements

Keywords

• TikTok
• political influencers
• Democrats
• Ben Shapiro
• Daily Wire
• grassroots anger
• legacy media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Daily Wire, TikTok, Chaotic Era, Crooked Media

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