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Don’t underestimate the Rogansphere. His mammoth ecosystem is Fox News for young people | Sam Wolfson

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62% Informative

Tony Hinchcliffe appeared on stage in Austin , back at his day job, as the host of the podcast Kill Tony .

Kill Tony is a live comedy show that takes place in Joe Rogan ’s Austin comedy club.

The show is the most downloaded comedy podcast in history and sold out two nights at Madison Square Garden in August .

Podcasters blend liberal and conservative culture and make figures like Trump more palatable.

They feature left-leaning and comic guests alongside hard-R Republican ones.

Much of what is said is abominable racist, hate-filled conspiracy theories and a buzzing misogyny permeate many of them.

Trump ended up winning men under age 30 by 14 percentage points, according to AP VoteCast , a large survey of people who cast ballots this year .

Many young people, mostly men, exist almost entirely without community.

They might not ever go to a Trump rally, but when they listen to him on a show like Rogan ’s, they’ve got a friend.

VR Score

55

Informative language

46

Neutral language

56

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

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short-lived

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