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{{Short description|American journalist and podcast host}}
{{Short description|American Political Podcaster and YouTuber, former journalist at The Hill }}
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| alma_mater = [[George Washington University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Georgetown University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| alma_mater = [[George Washington University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Georgetown University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| occupation = Journalist and political commentator
| occupation = Journalist and political commentator
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<ref name=thewire>{{cite news|first=Karthik|last=Purushothaman|title=The American 'Populist Right' After Trump|url=https://www.thewire.in/world/american-populist-right-trump-saagar-enjeti-review/|work=The Wire|date=18 February 2021}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2024}} <!-- the word "Republican" appears a lot in the cited source, but Enjeti does not identify with the party therein. He is certainly "of the right" politically. Would need a better source. -->
| movement = [[Right-wing populism]]<ref name=thewire/><br>[[Welfare capitalism|Welfare conservatism]]<ref name=thewire/>
| movement = [[Right-wing populism]]<ref name=thewire>{{cite news|first=Karthik|last=Purushothaman|title=The American 'Populist Right' After Trump|url=https://thewire.in/external-affairs/american-populist-right-trump-saagar-enjeti-review/|work=The Wire|date=18 February 2021}}</ref><br>[[Welfare capitalism|Welfare conservatism]]<ref name=thewire/>
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'''Saagar Enjeti''' (born April 21, 1992) is an American journalist,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ph/NeScb#selection-1516.2-1516.3 |title= Saagar Enjeti [Linkedin] |website=[[Linkedin]] |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> podcast host, and political commentator currently hosting the American political news and opinion series ''[[Breaking Points]]''.
'''Saagar Enjeti''' (born April 21, 1992) is an American [[journalist]], podcast host and political commentator currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series ''[[Breaking Points]]''.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Enjeti born on April 21, 1992 to an [[Indian Americans|immigrant Indian]] family,<ref>{{cite web |title=Saajar Enjeti |url=https://www.marathi.tv/political-analyst/saagar-enjeti/ |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> and was raised in [[College Station, Texas]]. His parents are Prasad Enjeti and Radhika Viruru, both professors at [[Texas A&M University]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mills |first1=Curt |title=Saagar Enjeti Rising |url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/saagar-enjeti-rising/?mc_cid=d352ed6427&mc_eid=2a085e1ce0 |website=The American Conservative|date=July 10, 2020 }}</ref> He graduated from [[George Washington University]] in 2014 where he majored in economics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saagar Enjeti |url=https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/person/saagar-enjeti/ |website=The Steamboat Institute |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> In 2018, he received a masters in security policy from [[Georgetown University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The future of media: Moving beyond bias and partisanship |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/videos/the-future-of-media-moving-beyond-bias-and-partisanship |website=The Washington Examiner |date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
Enjeti born on April 21, 1992, to an [[Indian Americans|immigrant Indian]] family, and was raised in [[College Station, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Saagar Enjeti, host of ‘Rising’ at The Hill TV |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/playbook-birthday-saagar-enjeti-197881 |publisher=Politico |access-date=2 November 2024 |date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> His parents are Prasad Enjeti and Radhika Viruru, both professors at [[Texas A&M University]].<ref name="AC">{{cite web |last1=Mills |first1=Curt |title=Saagar Enjeti Rising |url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/saagar-enjeti-rising/?mc_cid=d352ed6427&mc_eid=2a085e1ce0 |website=The American Conservative|date=July 10, 2020 }}</ref> He graduated from [[George Washington University]] in 2014 where he majored in economics and in 2018, he received a masters in security policy from [[Georgetown University]].<ref name="WE">{{cite web |title=The future of media: Moving beyond bias and partisanship |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/videos/the-future-of-media-moving-beyond-bias-and-partisanship |website=The Washington Examiner |date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Enjeti served as a media fellow for the [[Hudson Institute]], specializing in government and politics, international relations, and technology & Applied Sciences.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saagar Enjet |url=https://www.hudson.org/experts/1278-saagar-enjeti |website=The Hudson Institute |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> He co-hosted the podcast The Realignment with Marshall Kosloff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hudson Announces Launch of New Podcast and Media Fellows |url=https://www.hudson.org/research/15230-hudson-announces-launch-of-new-podcast-and-media-fellows |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> He currently serves as a [[Tony Blankley]] fellow at the [[Steamboat Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Blankly Fellows |url=https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/person/saagar-enjeti/ |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
Enjeti served as a media fellow for the [[Hudson Institute]], where he co-hosted the podcast The Realignment with Marshall Kosloff.<ref name="AC"/><ref name="WE"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Hudson Announces Launch of New Podcast and Media Fellows |url=https://www.hudson.org/research/15230-hudson-announces-launch-of-new-podcast-and-media-fellows |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> He also served as a [[Tony Blankley]] fellow at the [[Steamboat Institute]].<ref name="WE"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Blankly Fellows |url=https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/person/saagar-enjeti/ |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>


Enjeti onced worked at ''[[The Daily Caller]]''<ref>Jack Butler. "[https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/saagar-enjetis-superficial-smarts/ Saagar Enjeti's Superficial Smarts]", nationalreview.com, 2 October 2020.</ref> as a reporter and White House Correspondent.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newport |first1=Cal |title=The Rise of the Internet’s Creative Middle Class |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-rise-of-the-internets-creative-middle-class |publisher=newyorker.com |date=15 June 2022 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>
Enjeti worked at ''[[The Daily Caller]]'' as its White House Correspondent.<ref name="AC"/><ref name="WE"/><ref name=NY">{{cite web |last1=Newport |first1=Cal |title=The Rise of the Internet's Creative Middle Class |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-rise-of-the-internets-creative-middle-class |publisher=newyorker.com |date=15 June 2022 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>


He co-hosted ''[[Rising (news show)|Rising]]'' with [[Krystal Ball]] and wrote for ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' from 2019 to 2021.<ref>"[https://thehill.com/author/saagar-enjeti/ Saagar Enjeti former employee of The Hill]", thehill.com, retrieved 4 Augusti 2023.</ref>
He co-hosted ''[[Rising (news show)|Rising]]'' with [[Krystal Ball]] and wrote for ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' from 2019 to 2021.<ref name=NY"/><ref name="AS">{{cite web |last1=Cockburn |title=The fall of Rising |url=https://spectatorworld.com/topic/rising-hill-krystal-ball-saagar-enjeti/ |website=Spectator World |date=June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>"[https://thehill.com/author/saagar-enjeti/ Saagar Enjeti former employee of The Hill]", thehill.com, retrieved 4 Augusti 2023.</ref> The pair co-wrote the book ''The Populist's Guide to 2020'' which focused on left and right populism in America.<ref name="AC"/><ref name="jacobin">Dustin Guastella. "[https://jacobin.com/2020/02/hill-tv-rising-populists-guide-2020-krystal-ball-saagar-enjeti-review/ The Populist Pundits]", jacobin.com, 23 February 2023.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoonhout |first1=Tobias |title=Progressive Populism’s Dashed Hopes |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/05/04/progressive-populisms-dashed-hopes/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |work=National Review |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>


In 2021, Enjeti and Ball left ''Rising'' to start their own show called ''[[Breaking Points]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cockburn |title=The fall of Rising |url=https://spectatorworld.com/topic/rising-hill-krystal-ball-saagar-enjeti/ |website=Spectator World |date=June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> That show became the number one political podcast one week after launching<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berkowitz |first1=Joe |title=Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' became the number-one political podcast in a week |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90646413/why-breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar-became-the-number-one-political-podcast-in-a-week |website=Fast Company}}</ref> and reached one million subscribers on YouTube in 2023.
In 2021, Enjeti and Ball left ''Rising'' to start their own show called ''[[Breaking Points]]''.<ref name=NY"/><ref name="AS"/> That show became the number one political podcast one week after launching and reached one million subscribers on YouTube in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berkowitz |first1=Joe |title=Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' became the number-one political podcast in a week |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90646413/why-breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar-became-the-number-one-political-podcast-in-a-week |website=Fast Company}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* ''The Populist's Guide to 2020'', with Krystal Ball<ref>Dustin Guastella. "[https://jacobin.com/2020/02/hill-tv-rising-populists-guide-2020-krystal-ball-saagar-enjeti-review/ The Populist Pundits]", jacobin.com, 23 February 2023.</ref>
* ''The Populist's Guide to 2020'', with Krystal Ball<ref name="jacobin"/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:52, 2 November 2024

Saagar Enjeti
Enjeti in 2020
Born (1992-04-21) April 21, 1992 (age 32)
Alma materGeorge Washington University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)
Occupation(s)Journalist and political commentator
MovementRight-wing populism[1]
Welfare conservatism[1]

Saagar Enjeti (born April 21, 1992) is an American journalist, podcast host and political commentator currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series Breaking Points.

Early life and education

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Enjeti born on April 21, 1992, to an immigrant Indian family, and was raised in College Station, Texas.[2] His parents are Prasad Enjeti and Radhika Viruru, both professors at Texas A&M University.[3] He graduated from George Washington University in 2014 where he majored in economics and in 2018, he received a masters in security policy from Georgetown University.[4]

Career

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Enjeti served as a media fellow for the Hudson Institute, where he co-hosted the podcast The Realignment with Marshall Kosloff.[3][4][5] He also served as a Tony Blankley fellow at the Steamboat Institute.[4][6]

Enjeti worked at The Daily Caller as its White House Correspondent.[3][4][7]

He co-hosted Rising with Krystal Ball and wrote for The Hill from 2019 to 2021.[7][8][9] The pair co-wrote the book The Populist's Guide to 2020 which focused on left and right populism in America.[3][10][11]

In 2021, Enjeti and Ball left Rising to start their own show called Breaking Points.[7][8] That show became the number one political podcast one week after launching and reached one million subscribers on YouTube in 2023.[12]

Bibliography

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  • The Populist's Guide to 2020, with Krystal Ball[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Purushothaman, Karthik (February 18, 2021). "The American 'Populist Right' After Trump". The Wire.
  2. ^ Staff (April 21, 2020). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Saagar Enjeti, host of 'Rising' at The Hill TV". Politico. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Mills, Curt (July 10, 2020). "Saagar Enjeti Rising". The American Conservative.
  4. ^ a b c d "The future of media: Moving beyond bias and partisanship". The Washington Examiner. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hudson Announces Launch of New Podcast and Media Fellows". Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tony Blankly Fellows". Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Newport, Cal (June 15, 2022). "The Rise of the Internet's Creative Middle Class". newyorker.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Cockburn (June 2021). "The fall of Rising". Spectator World. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Saagar Enjeti former employee of The Hill", thehill.com, retrieved 4 Augusti 2023.
  10. ^ a b Dustin Guastella. "The Populist Pundits", jacobin.com, 23 February 2023.
  11. ^ Hoonhout, Tobias (April 16, 2020). "Progressive Populism's Dashed Hopes". National Review. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  12. ^ Berkowitz, Joe. "Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' became the number-one political podcast in a week". Fast Company.
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