Brian Tyler Cohen (born January 12, 1989) is an American progressive
[ YouTuber, podcaster, political commentator, and MSNBC contributor.][No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen]
Apple Podcasts Preview In his YouTube channel, titled "Brian Tyler Cohen," he interviews political figures, reports on politics, and live-streams events, including debates and election results.[Breaking News Videos]
''No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen'' His channel has over 2 million subscribers and 1.5 billion views. He also hosts a political podcast called ''No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen''.[Virginia Defeat Should Be 'Kick In the Ass' for Democrats, Brian Tyler Cohen Says]
By Jacob Jarvis, '' Newsweek'', Nov 11, 2021[Brian Tyler Cohen: media analytics]
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On February 25, 2022, Cohen became the first YouTube creator/podcaster to interview U.S. President
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Joe Biden.["Biden warms to progressive press"]
By Max Tani and Alex Thompson, '' Politico'', March 3, 2022
Education
In 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.[Contributor Brian Tyler Cohen]
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Career
Cohen acted in a handful of film and television roles from 2012 to 2016.
In October of 2018, Cohen started posting political content on his YouTube channel which primarily covers national politics. Cohen later started his first podcast, ''No Lie'', during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in June of 2020. Cohen has since created multiple different shows on his channel, co-hosting alongside voting rights lawyer and Democracy Docket
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founder Marc Elias and former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner.
In addition to hosting his podcasts and creating YouTube videos, Cohen has been a speaker at Netroots Nation
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Netrooots Nation at Collision, and at Web Summit
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in Lisbon. He had been an occasional contributor to '' The Huffington Post'' prior to launching his show.
On June 22, 2023, MSNBC announced that Cohen would be joining the network as a political contributor. Cohen made his national television debut as an MSNBC contributor on ''The ReidOut
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'' on July 20, 2023.[Reidwout contributor: Brian Tyler Cohe]
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Personal life
Cohen wrestled in high school and has said that he was the "only Jewish kid on my high school wrestling team."
Podcast
Guests who have appeared on ''No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen'' include[
* Stacey Abrams
* Joe Biden
* Cory Booker
* ]Pete Buttigieg
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[Brian Tyler Cohen]
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* Chris Cuomo
* Jeff Daniels
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* Jon Favreau
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* John Fetterman
* Al Franken
* Dan Goldman
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* Kamala Harris[
* Adam Kinzinger
* ]Colin Allred
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* Ron Klain
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* Amy Klobuchar
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* Jon Lovett
* Rachel Maddow
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* Gavin Newsom
* Beto O'Rourke
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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* Nancy Pelosi
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* Dan Pfeiffer
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* Katie Porter[
* Jen Psaki][
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* Tim Ryan
* ]Bernie Sanders
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* Adam Schiff
* Chuck Schumer
* Eric Swalwell
* ]Kara Swisher
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...
* Mary L. Trump
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* Alex Wagner
* Elizabeth Warren[
* Bradley Whitford
* Gretchen Whitmer
]
References
External links
Brian Tyler Cohen Interviews President Biden in the White House on February 25, 2022
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1989 births
Living people
American male journalists
American podcasters
American political commentators
American YouTubers
Lehigh University alumni
MSNBC people
Jewish American journalists
Jewish American male actors
21st-century American male actors