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Breaking Points is an American political news and opinion series created and hosted by Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti. It was launched in June 2021 by Ball and Enjeti, both former hosts of The Hill's Rising web series. They publish an audio-only podcast and the video program is available on YouTube, Rumble and Spotify. Its format includes one anchor representative of the political left (Ball) and one right-of-centre anchor (Enjeti), who give views from both sides of the political spectrum.
Contents
Format
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. Krystal and Saagar, the primary hosts, usually publish on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Journalist Ryan Grim and culture writer Emily Jashinsky co-host on a show on Wednesdays called Counter Points.
Ball and Enjeti each produce, write, and deliver a monologue each episode highlighting an important topic in current events. The hosts analyze the topic, usually organized into three or four bullet-points. This is followed by an open discussion with the other host, available to premium subscribers.
History
On 28 May 2021, Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti announced their departure from The Hill's Rising. The Breaking Points program and channel launched at YouTube on Monday 7 June 2021, and reached 285,000 channel subscribers by Friday of that week.
Ball and Enjeti had spoken about subtle pressure they experienced working under The Hill's corporate umbrella when choosing topics to cover and the angles used in their coverage there. These anecdotes match their thesis about how power is wielded in Washington; with Breaking Points, they sought to free themselves of any such corporate influence.
At the new venture, they gained complete editorial control over their work. 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 US Congress from inside the Capitol dome.
Subscribers
As of December 2023, Breaking Points had 1.12 million subscribers on YouTube.
References
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