advertisement advertisement advertisement The podcast charts got an unlikely trouncing this week, from the audio version of just-launched political talk show, Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar . advertisement advertisement What makes this victory over tops shows like The Daily , The Ben Shapiro Show , and Pod Save America unlikely is Breaking Points' total independence—both in terms of major media backers and, ostensibly, partisan agendas. 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 established publication. The market has quickly proved them correct. "What are we doing here? We want to make people hate each other less and hate the ruling class more," Enjeti says at the top of the premiere episode, succinctly summarizing the show's premise. He and his cohost are well suited for the mission. Ball is a former MSNBC pundit who was too lefty for the network, while Enjeti is the populist Tucker Carlson protégé who was too anti-Trump for The Daily Caller . Together, they hosted The Hill's internet morning show, Rising, for the past two years, grabbing enough viewers to net… Read full this story
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