Krystal & Saagar are the hosts of Rising, an American daily news and opinion web series produced by Washington, D.C. political newspaper The Hill. Paperback. They publish an audio-only podcast, and the video program is available on YouTube and Spotify. Breaking Points is a fearless anti-establishment multi-week Youtube and Podcast which holds the powerful to account hosted by Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti 219K views 2 years ago Krystal and Saagar discuss the landmark Supreme Court case that protects gay, lesbian and trans workers by federal civil rights law. Just think, in four short years the Left has managed to build an audience of millions reading magazines like this one, listening to podcasts like Chapo Trap House, and now watching morning talk shows like Rising. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. "Corporate media backlash fuels new upstarts", "Breaking Points' Krystal Ball, Saagar Enjeti blast media for 'intentionally fearmongering' over Delta variant", "The Rise of the Internet's Creative Middle Class", "Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' became the No. While representing different ends of the political spectrum, Krystal and Saagar bring voice to so many Americans across party lines who have had enough of the stupid, wasteful wars the war machine is championing that have cost us so much in lives and taxpayer dollars. Second, Rising played a minutelong clip of Trump's commentary on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which included the claim that none of it would have happened if not for a rigged election."[10], In May 2021, Ball and Enjeti announced they were departing Rising in order to release their own independent project, Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar. It breaks the flow of the audio and kinda screws with my listening experience. Instead, he pleads with progressives to abandon their woke identitarian weakness which spells electoral doom for any progressive candidate in the United States, especially in the swing states that were lost to Donald Trump.. Truth is, Im not sure what to make of Enjetis conservatism. [citation needed], In March 2022, YouTube suspended Rising's channel for seven days for allegedly "violating the platform's rules around election misinformation". It always seems like Krystal has a story shitting on Democrats and Saagar has some broad story about the political landscape as a whole. Saagar Enjeti is a Republican. She rages against the contradictions of a society dominated by profit, and the people that personify those contradictions. But in many ways, he was a far more forthright conservative than Enjeti. It's sincerely a good thought, but not realistic. There are usually about eight pre-taped segments per episode. [3][4][non-primary source needed] The show focused on attacking "establishment Democrats such as Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg. The series is available on The Hill's website and YouTube. This is one of the best political books I always knew I needed. 1 political podcast in a week", "Two Hosts Exit The Hill's Popular Web Show 'Rising', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Breaking_Points&oldid=1151772295, This page was last edited on 26 April 2023, at 04:04. I dont think shes afraid of appearing too radical; after all she has called for the complete decriminalization of drugs. Krystal and Saagar have clearly heeded the call. "Breaking Points" hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discussed Twitter censoring two accounts that had been set up to track updates for Nancy Pelosi's stock portfolio and the Ghislaine Maxwell . In September 2022, former Rising hosts Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky also joined Breaking Points,[7] at first filling in on as co-hosts and for special coverage as needed. This is followed by an open discussion. A friend used to lament that the Left didnt need any more pamphlets and broadsheets with words like vanguard and proletariat plastered across them in bold sans serifs but instead a populist version of The View, that working moms in DelCo could tune in before their morning Wawa run. Subscribe S aagar Enjeti is on the rise. Even Ryan grew on me despite his stutter can get pretty bad occasionally. Despite their crocodile tears for the hollowed out heartland, they seem perfectly content with crushing the only institution that has ever enabled workers to speak for themselves and to organize for their own interests: the labor movement. . Railing against the establishment is routine for Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, hosts of the Hill TV morning show Rising. Krystal, like many of her viewers, constantly wrestles with the combination of incompetence and callous class interest that explains the behavior of the Democratic establishment. They complain about woke corporatists, remind us about the power of the alliance of the media elite and accumulated capital and warn of the grinding down of the multiracial working class and continued fattening of the ruling class. But all this talk raises a question: Why do these class warriors find so much good in populism and not socialism? [12], Grim and Jashinsky, who were the regular Friday hosts of Rising, resigned in September 2022. [15] Also in September 2022, Rising refused to air a segment on their show in which left-wing political commentator Katie Halper called Israel an "apartheid government". Amid the House impeachment inquiry, when many in the Democratic tent lamented the lack of grassroots enthusiasm for the trial, Ball sums up the situation nicely: Its not because voters are too dumb, or not paying attention, or too racist, or havent watched enough Rachael Maddow. View All Available Formats & Editions. Krystal Ball (Self - Co-Host)Saagar Enjeti (Self - Co-Host)Kyle Kulinski (Self - Co-Host)Matt Taibbi (Self)Tom Stein. Once at The Daily Caller, he now fronts a news show for The Hill, Rising with Krystal. "Bill Moyers, An immediate New York Times bestseller, The Limits, America faces a war of values that will determine its future and likely decide if it will continue as a great nation on the world stage. It is now, oddly, normal to talk about politics in terms of bosses and workers, the rich and the rest, the millionaires and billionaires . Concerns about inequality and the nature of the class structure are now predominant among that generation. These have included: This page is not available in other languages. Conversely, the things making conservatism traditionalist are fundamentally anti-populist: bans on vices, state-sponsored religion, the preservation of elite hierarchies, and the reassertion of arcane customs. Rising with the Hill's Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti: With Saagar Enjeti, Krystal Ball, Robby Soave, Ryan Grim. Ultimately, The Populists Guide to 2020 reminds us that no matter how the elites try to thwart the progress of the majority, our Rising is in our hands., National Co-Chair Bernie 2020, Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, Rising brings a refreshingly bold and rare voice, shining a spotlight on how inextricably tied together the corporate media, foreign policy establishment and war machine are in Washington. In fact, it is defined by its commitment to the absolute primacy of the working class: Weve called this book The Populists Guide to 2020 because thats how we both identify as populists. On questions of corporate power and inequality, he sometimes sounds like a socialist: These CEOs know exactly who will be their best friends in government. On health care, he strikes notes that could be from Bernie Sanders: Health care is the number one threat to the daily lives of the American worker. On war, he is a staunch anti-interventionist. I did not hear them once criticize a single Republicaneither individually or the party. Saagar certainly takes some inspiration from the late historian (he has sometimes referred to our contemporary moment as one of malaise on the show), but interestingly, Enjeti almost never talks about the role of the family, nor does he seem to yearn for an idealized gendered division of labor. Theyre raw truth tellers beholden to nobody and nothing but their own conscience. Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar (or simply Breaking Points) (BP) is an American populist, political news and opinion series created and hosted by Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti. Breaking Points features commentary and analysis of political news and current events, in-studio interviews with journalists, politicians, campaign staff and surrogates, political advisors and strategists, and members of the news media, and occasional live-analysis segments. Anyways, Im curious to hear what others think with examples about Krystal and Saagars coverage and if they skew one way or another. In trumpeting, "Andrew Bacevich speaks truth to power, no matter who's in power, which may be why those of both the left and right listen to him. . Krystal and Saagar discuss 70% of Americans say No . Enjeti and Ball also co-authored a book, The Populist's Guide to 2020: A New Right and New Left Are Rising. Unlike many millennial left-wingers, Ball is completely uninterested in identitarian pandering. The book is filled with florid writing about the ruling class and the mendacity of the media elite. When it comes to his positive program, although somewhat vague, Enjeti is consistently in favor of Big Government intervention in economic affairs and reforms of the political system meant to benefit the worker not the citizen, nor the nation, nor in the name or glory of God. These anecdotes match their thesis about how power is wielded in Washington. Krystal and Saagar, however, see the trends that are impacting Americans across this country, which is why their election coverage has been some of the best out there. [11][3] They were temporarily replaced with Ryan Grim and The Federalist editor Emily Jashinsky. She supports a self-described democratic socialist candidate, she believes in the power of the government to curtail the power of the ruling class I would guess that a healthy chunk of her viewers are, like me, card-carrying DSA members. And part of Risings successful formula is that the hosts reject the woke culture-war approach to politics that so many on the young, hip Brooklyn-by-Oakland left mistake for politics. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices, EMERGENCY POD: Tucker Carlson AND Don Lemon OUT AT Fox, CNN, Krystal and Saagar hop into an emergency podcast to discuss the breaking news this morning surrounding the announcement that Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News and just minutes later the news that Don Lemon is out at CNN. Rush Limbaugh. Where they find common ground is being anti-elite, anti-authority/ruling class, pro a transparent Democracy, and pro-1A. He was just a tribal cheerleader able to advocate or shit on virtually any policy so long as it was in service to his devout right wing supporters. [6] They also lost access to certain resources they enjoyed at Rising, such as a small network of field reporters and regular remote hits with members of Congress from inside the Capitol dome. What makes The Populists Guide so enjoyable, and so dangerous, is that it is fundamentally geared toward appealing to a popular audience (the book has already broken the Amazon top-ten bestseller list). In July, Kim Iversen took over from Jashinsky,[12][13] who said on Twitter that she had never intended to do Rising full time. We are living through chaotic, nerve-wracking, and occasionally terrifying times, but we hope you will find this book both hopeful and helpful. 4/24/23: 70% Say No As Biden Announces 2024, Republicans Back Trump Post Indictment, SCOTUS Keeps Abortion Pill, Chaos As Elon Strips Blue Checks, Buzzfeed News Collapses, Biden Censor Marianne Tik Tok, Biden Taxes High Credit Scores. Ball and Enjeti are united in their shared disdain for the professionals, managers, and the political leaders responsible for the multi-decade long bipartisan failures, systemic breakdowns, and utter betrayal of the working class. They slug away at McKinsey & Companys Mayor Pete and even white-collar warrior Elizabeth Warren. This past episode from 04/24/23, the audio did this a total of 3 separate times. Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History, Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class, The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. The Hill's Rising (or simply Rising) is an American daily news and opinion web series produced by Washington, D.C. political newspaper The Hill. However, we do share a central diagnosis of the rot in this country, of how we got to this place, and a deep skepticism of power. eBook. It seems more likely that Saagar Enjeti is a conservative because hes paid to be one on TV. Krystal and Saagar debunk the blatant covid misinformation being pushed by The View as the Democratic party grapples with the political reality of their covid policies To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and SpotifyApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ The United States is in the midst of a dramatic political realignment with shifting views on national security, economics, technology, and the role of government in our lives. [citation needed] Batya Ungar-Sargon also fills in for Gray. The word refers to a rhetorical style more than any stable programmatic or ideological position. She makes you want to stuff Pete Buttigieg, and the other special flowers who get tracked onto the smart-kid path, into a locker. Listen to Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar on Spotify. 392 episodes. It is usually published on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Sexton departed in June 2019, with Saagar Enjetireplacing him. Rising launched in June 2018 as Rising with Krystal & Buck with Buck Sexton as host. Saagar Enjeti's Superficial Smarts | National Review Breaking Points airs every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday on YouTube and will feature takes from progressive and modern Republican points of view. Lasch, however, considered himself a man of the Left, and not without reason: he favored the major redistribution of power, he valorized the worker and the farmer, and he advocated for radical reforms to the political system. . The elitism of the Democrats is a common theme. Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 4/3/23: Trump's Lead Explodes She was previously a political candidate, as well as a television host at MSNBC, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and a co-host of The Hill ' s Rising along with Saagar Enjeti. The current hosts are journalist Robby Soave and commentator Briahna Joy Gray, while Batya Ungar-Sargon also fills in for Gray. 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She doesnt trot out many numbers or charts, but she paints a vivid picture of a working class in crisis. They call out the role elites of both the Democratic and Republican parties play, including the mainstream media, in propping up a rigged system that ignores the needs of the working poor and middle class. Its a hell of a lot further than the shallow, fake civility politics that the forces of the status-quo say you must embrace-Keep quiet and hold still while they rip you to shreds. We take the opposite view. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti are co-hosts of Rising at The Hill TV, one of the fastest growing political shows in America. Even so, in an essay that promises to lay out his rock-ribbed Republican commitments, Bernie Sanders, Cenk Uygur, and the Eventual Downfall of the American Left, he doesnt expound his conservative philosophy at all. Each host presents a "radar" segment which analyze current events and present commentary in a monologue format, usually organized into three or four bullet-points. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices. Theirs is the only book that fuses the populist right and populist left to explain the rise of the Trump and Sanders movements. After todays announcement we know that Krystal and Saagar are leaving the Hill and Rising for some new project. Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 4/27/23: Tucker Carlson Krystal Ball discusses Biden's call to keep the Filibuster. She loathes it. Current price is $17.99, Original price is $19.99. They gained complete editorial control over their work. He actually wanted to take them out. In May 2021, Saagar and his co-host Krystal published that they were leaving the show and releasing their own independent project named Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar. Either individual democrats or the party as a whole. Reviews For Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar - PodParadise This is especially important for Krystal. Like Enjeti, Lasch called himself a populist. Ball and Enjeti arent unique in their ability to air the ruling classs dirty laundry left-wing newspapers and their online equivalents have been doing this for decades but whats special about these two is their knack for doing it in the vernacular. As we saw in 2016 and were seeing in 2020, many in the mainstream media just don't get whats going on in this country. It honestly gives me anxiety to listen to and just feels so toxic. It would be easier to find this sentiment among Marx and Engels than in the programs of any contemporary European populist party. My reason for even starting the discussion, and caring about it is the fact that Krystal and Saagr like to promote themselves as neutral arbiters of the truth who tell it like it is. Railing against the establishment is routine for Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, hosts of the Hill TV morning show Rising. Like every day its just critique after critique of every news point. While representing different ends of the political spectrum, Krystal and Saagar bring voice to so many Americans across party lines who have . No establishment media or political figure goes unscathed. This is followed by an open discussion with the other host, available to premium subscribers. Its not because Nancy Pelosi hasnt said bribery enough or because State Department official George Kent wore a bow tie during his testimony. . And now today is not an isolated case. This isnt a secret, but its not obvious either. She was subsequently fired from the show.[16][17]. Lets look at todays (6.14.21) stories. Rising Q's: How Krystal and Saagar got into politics - YouTube Its routine for members of either party to openly ridicule dynastic families like the Clintons and the Bushes. [7][8][9] In 2020, the show did a few live-stream analysis programs for important political events like the 2020 Democratic primary and the 2020 general elections. Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar on Apple Podcasts Krystal and Saagar debunk the blatant covid misinformation being pushed by The View as the Democratic party grapples with the political reality of their covi. Just stop. Would you say Krystal and Saagar Coverage Skews Right, Left or are Neutral. (28:14): RUMBLE, Daily Wire COURT Tucker After Firing(39:23): THIS Video Is Why CNN FIRED Don Lemon(50:58): Wall Street FREAKS Over Debt Ceiling Fight(1:01:46): KRYSTAL AND SAAGAR REACT: Biden 2024 Officially Launches | Breaking Points(1:17:17): Top Biden Op CAUGHT SMEARING Hunter Biden Laptop(1:23:18): CASE CLOSED? While stylistically very different the former was infamous for its low-production value while the latter looks so good you sometimes cant believe what youre hearing what they have in common is, as Enjeti is fond of saying, they both said the quiet part out loud., Bashing the hypocrisy of establishment liberals who bemoaned the lack of diversity when Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Julian Castro dropped out of the race, even as most couldnt name a single thing the candidates stood for. Krystal wonders: If youre an immigrant getting deported, does it matter to you that the deporter-in-chief is the first African-American president? First and foremost, I realize some people will instantly chime in that Im being unfair or emotionally charged, or criticize me for merely posing the question without addressing my question. Krystal Marie Ball (born November 24, 1981) is an American political commentator and media host. With BP, they sought to free themselves of any such corporate influence. 3/5. Follow Rising on social media:Website: Hill.TVFacebook: facebook.com/HillTVLive/Instagram: @HillTVLiveTwitter: @HillTVLiveFollow Saagar Enjeti \u0026 Krystal Ball on social media:Twitter: @esaagar and @krystalballInstagram: @esaagar and @krystalmball Nor do I think this is just a case of mistaken identity. Dustin Guastella is director of operations for Teamsters Local 623 in Philadelphia. My guess as to why they are disproportionately critical of Democrats and dont go has hard at Republicans, is the right-leaning audience would stop tuning in if they were critical of Republicans. Ending the pay-to-play culture in Washington can only happen with leaders willing to speak the truth. Breaking Points is a fearless anti-establishment multi-week Youtube and Podcast which holds the powerful to account hosted by Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, 5/1/23: Second Largest Bank Failure In History, Leaked Epstein Docs w/ CIA Director, Charlamagne Trashes "DNC No Debates", SCOTUS Wife Cashes In, WH Correspondents Dinner, Fox Ratings Plunge, Biden Set To Lose NH, Krystal and Saagar discuss First Republic bank being seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase, Charlie Munger's dire banking system warning, leaked documents showing Epstein met multiple times with the CIA Director, Noam Chomsky, and others, Wall Street bankers joking about Epstein's Child Trafficking, a Biden voter is speechless on 2024 support, Charlmagne trashes the DNC for not hosting debates between candidates, Chief Justice Roberts' Wife cashes in on SCOTUS connections, Krystal and Saagar react to the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saagar looks into how Fox News ratings have plunged after Tucker's departure, Krystal looks into how Biden is set to lose New Hampshire to RFK, Marianne, and we're joined by Seth Hettena to discuss his reporting on how the FBI suspects 9/11 Hijackers were CIA assets. Instead, it represents a recognition that the contemporary left is, unfortunately, not much different from establishment liberals in their embrace of identity at the expense of the working class. . Ball and Enjeti each produce, write, and deliver a monologue each episode highlighting an important topic in current events. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices, 4/25/23: The Real Reason Tucker Was Fired, Future Of Fox News, Don Lemon Fired Over Interview, Wall Street Freaks Out, Biden's 2024 Announcement, Top Biden Op Smeared Hunter Laptop Story, New Lab Leak Evidence and Young Voters Rejecting Biden, Krystal and Saagar discuss the real reason Tucker was fired, his future media ventures, the future of Fox News, the reason Don Lemon was fired, Wall Street's freakout over debt ceiling, Biden's 2024 announcement, Anthony Blinken caught smearing the Hunter Biden laptop story, new lab leak evidence, young voters rejecting Biden, and how his terrible polling may affect his 2024 chances.Timestamps:(0:00): Intro(0:18): The REAL Reasons Fox FIRED Tucker(17:39): Krystal and Saagar DEBATE: Is Fox DEAD Without Tucker? Is Enjeti a secret Bernie-bro receiving late-night directives from Jeff Weaver in undisclosed DC parking garages? I love this show. Krystal Ball Is the Anti-Rachel Maddow Bernie Fans Have - Jacobin It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Krystal and Saagar have left Rising but continue sharing their original and anti-establishment political opinions in this new streaming series. The populist duo regularly expose the venality and narcissism of the rich and powerful in terms that seem more at home in a religious tent revival than in a slick web show. Krystal and Saagar discuss Tucker Carlson breaking his silence on his firing in a new video, the Republican Debt Bill barely passes as crisis looms, China's Xi pushes Zelensky to negotiate, Ukraine casualties reported as five times higher, Kamala kicks off 2024 with nonsense, a Journalist is caught feeding Biden a question, a shocking poll show Marianne and RFK Jr. rising in the polls, Disney . Hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti were convinced that a unity ticket of credible pundits from across the divide could command a vast audience, even without the imprimatur or budget of an. In the press release, Ball was slated as the "progressive co-host on a morning show with a conservative co-host". My only criticism is that Krystal just doesn't seem to be willing to concede on anything, which is the whole selling point of the objectivity of the show. The Breaking Points YouTube channel occasionally features contributions from a number of other reporters or writers. But frankly, I doubt it. Its this approach to politics that makes the chemistry of the show, and Balls unlikely friendship with her cohost, possible. Krystal Ball - Wikipedia Krystal and Saagar discuss 70% of Americans say No to Biden as he's set to announce his 2024 campaign, polls saying Americans don't want Trump or Biden, Republicans overwhelmingly back Trump post-indictment, Desantis losing it over Trump criticism, SCOTUS decides to keep Abortion Pill for now, Trump scrambles to defend his Abortion record, chaos ensues as Elon strips accounts of their Blue . Krystal and Saagar: SHOCK SCOTUS decision could have MASSIVE political Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the contemporary American political landscape from a progressive and conservative point of view. Show more Show more Shop the The. Reviews for Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar | Podbay Personal Life, Parents and Family Details : Its striking, for instance, that for all his ginned-up flattering of the American worker, Saagar never once mentions the word union in his manifesto. Saagar Enjeti: The problem with conservative bias; Krystal Ball: What Krystal has a talent for making you mad, or more accurately, resentful. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!

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