<p>Soon after Twitch streamer<a href="https://www.instagram.com/hasandpiker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Hasan Piker</a> 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<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kai-wright" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Kai Wright</a> talks to Piker and asks, what exactly is this very online, very popular figure trying to achieve in the real world?</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Check out the Guardian's<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/11/i-love-when-my-enemies-hate-me-how-hasan-piker-became-one-of-the-biggest-voices-on-the-us-left" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> December 2025 profile of Hasan Piker here</a></li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>