Brian Tyler Cohen (born January 12, 1989) is an American progressive[1] YouTuber, podcast host,[2] author,[3] political commentator, actor and MSNBC contributor.[4] His political podcast is No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen. In his YouTube channel, titled "Brian Tyler Cohen,"[5] he interviews political figures, reports on politics, and live-streams events, including debates and election results.[6] As of November 2024, his channel has over 3.4 million subscribers and had received 2.9 billion views.[7]
Brian Tyler Cohen | |
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 Cohen at the 13th Streamy Awards in 2023. | |
| Born | January 12, 1989 |
| Alma mater | Lehigh University (BS, BA) |
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, author, podcaster, political commentator, journalist |
| Works | No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen Liberal Tiers with Pod Save America The Legal Breakdown with Glenn Kirschner Democracy Watch with Marc Elias The Classroom with More Perfect Union Class with Jamie Raskin Inside The Right with Tim Miller |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Movement | Progressivism in the US |
| Website | https://briantylercohen.com/ |
On February 25, 2022, Cohen became the first YouTube creator/podcaster to interview U.S. President Joe Biden.[8]
Education
editIn 2011, Cohen graduated from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with a BS degree in Business and Economics and a BA degree in English. He addressed the graduating class of 2011 as their class president.[9][10]
Career
editCohen acted in a handful of film and television roles from 2012 to 2016.[11] In October 2018, he started posting political content on his YouTube channel which primarily covers national politics and in June 2020 started his first podcast, No Lie, during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cohen has since created multiple shows on his channel, cohosting Democracy Watch with voting rights lawyer and Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias[12] and The Legal Breakdown with former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner.[13]
In addition to hosting podcasts and creating YouTube videos, Cohen has been a speaker at Netroots Nation,[14] Collision[15] and Web Summit in Lisbon.[6] He had been an occasional contributor to The Huffington Post prior to launching his show.[10] Cohen has worked for the left-wing website Occupy Democrats as a writer[16] and on-camera host.[17] On June 22, 2023, MSNBC announced that Cohen would be joining the network as a political contributor.[18] He made his national television debut as an MSNBC contributor on The Reidout on July 20, 2023.[4]
Cohen is critical of mainstream media, believing that most Americans consume new media rather than television news. He has criticized the Democratic Party for what he perceived as an overreliance on mainstream media, arguing that podcasts and YouTube shows reach wider audiences.[19]
Book
editOn August 13, 2024, Cohen's debut book, Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy,[a] was published by the flagship Harper imprint of HarperCollins.[3] In it, he outlines his evaluation of the current state of the Republican Party, and what the Democrats and everyone who wants to protect democracy should do about it.[20] It was met by favorable reviews.[b][21] Shameless debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending August 17, 2024, and remained on the list for three weeks.[22]
Podcast
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Guests who have appeared on No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen include:[23]
- Stacey Abrams
- Colin Allred
- Joe Biden
- Cory Booker
- Pete Buttigieg[1][24]
- Mark Cuban[25]
- Chris Cuomo
- Jeff Daniels[26]
- Jon Favreau
- John Fetterman[27]
- Al Franken[c]
- Dan Goldman
- Kamala Harris[24][28]
- Adam Kinzinger
- Ron Klain
- Amy Klobuchar
- Jon Lovett
- Rachel Maddow[29]
- Gavin Newsom[30]
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Beto O'Rourke
- Nancy Pelosi[31]
- Dan Pfeiffer
- Katie Porter[24]
- Jen Psaki[24]
- Jamie Raskin[32]
- Tim Ryan
- Bernie Sanders[24]
- Adam Schiff
- Chuck Schumer
- Eric Swalwell
- Kara Swisher
- Mary L. Trump
- Alex Wagner[33]
- Bradley Whitford
- Gretchen Whitmer
Notes
edit- ^ ISBN 0063392887
- ^ In Shameless, he skillfully chronicles Republicans’ decades-long descent into a politics of dysfunction, disinformation and personal destruction ... A must-read. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi
- ^ "The insidious reason Tucker Carlson supports the Canadian trucker protest". No Lie on 13 Feb 2022
References
edit- ^ a b "Biden warms to progressive press" By Max Tani and Alex Thompson, Politico, March 3, 2022
- ^ No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen Apple Podcasts Preview
- ^ a b "Shameless". HarperCollins. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "MSNBC Author Brian Tyler Cohen". MSNBC.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen on official website
- ^ a b Jarvis, Jacob (November 4, 2021). "Virginia Defeat Is 'Kick In the Ass' for Democrats: Brian Tyler Cohen". Newsweek. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ Brian Tyler Cohen: media analytics Social Blade
- ^ "Biden says he hopes his legacy 'is that I restored the soul of this country'" By Caroline Vakil, The Hill, Feb 26, 2022
- ^ "Kullman to Class of 2011: Lifelong learning, collaboration keys to success". Lehigh University. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Brian Tyler Cohen". HuffPost. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "New Dogs, Old Tricks (TV Series)". Radio Times. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Democracy Watch with BTC and Marc Elias" – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Legal Breakdown with BTC & Glenn Kirschner" – via YouTube.
- ^ "BrianTylerCohen – Netroots Nation". Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Brian Tyler (June 24, 2020). "How to win the US presidency". Collision. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ Shammas, Brittany (September 26, 2017). "Behind the Scenes at Occupy Democrats". Los Angeles Weekly. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Arnold, Amanda (March 27, 2019). "Incredibly, the Freshman Congresswomen Keep Making C-Span Go Viral". The Cut. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "MSNBC Signs Political Commentator Brian Tyler Cohen as a Contributor". Adweek.com. June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Brian Tyler Cohen Shreds Dem Leaders For Ignoring New Media". Mediaite. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Kirkus Reviews
- ^ Amazon
- ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction". The New York Times. September 1, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Breaking News Videos on official website
- ^ a b c d e "Brian Tyler Cohen" Playboard
- ^ Mark Cuban deals Nightmare blow to Trump video
- ^ "Jeff Daniels with a message for undecideds" Apple Podcasts
- ^ "John Fetterman doubles down on Dr Oz 'puppy killer' attacks" by Eric Garcia, October 2022, The Independent
- ^ Brian interviews Vice President Kamala Harris Spotify
- ^ "Trump pulls dangerous stunt amid federal indictment". Art19.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Newsom's claim that Trump states have the highest murder rates" Washington Post, April 12, 2023
- ^ "Nancy Pelosi on how aggressive Democrats will be if Biden wins" Apple Podcasts
- ^ "Rep. Jamie Raskin Interviewed by Brian Tyler Cohen" Jewish Democratic Council of America via YouTube
- ^ "Trump caught scamming his OWN supporters" Apple Podcasts, 18/12/2022