Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar (or simply 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.[not verified in body] Its format includes one left-leaning anchor (Ball) and one right-leaning anchor (Enjeti), who give views from both sides of the political spectrum.[4][5][better source needed]
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, and Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky co-host on Wednesdays. Their show is 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.
Business modeledit
The majority of the show's revenue comes from premium subscribers, with some additional revenues from YouTube and podcast ads.[6] Their expenses are around one million dollars a year.[6]
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On May 28, 2021, Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti announced their departure from The Hill'sRising. The Breaking Points program and channel launched at YouTube on Monday, June 7, 2021, and reached 285,000 channel subscribers by Friday of that week.[7]
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;[original research?][according to whom?] with Breaking Points, they sought to free themselves of any such corporate influence.[citation needed]
At the new venture, they gained complete editorial control over their work.[citation needed][7][dubious – discuss] 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 Congress from inside the Capitol dome.[original research?][citation needed]
As of November 2023, Breaking Points has 1.07 million subscribers on YouTube.[8]
In September 2022, former Rising hosts Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky also joined Breaking Points, at first filling in on as co-hosts and for special coverage as needed.[9][verification needed] Grim and Jashinsky now co-anchor their own show, Counterpoints, which airs one to two times a week on the Breakingpoint.[citation needed]
The Breaking Points YouTube channel occasionally features contributions from a number of other reporters or writers.[citation needed] The channel also posts cross-over content from other affiliated partners and programs. These have included:[citation needed]
^Ball, Krystal & Enjeti, Saagar (June 27, 2023). Krystal And Saagar Celebrate 1 Million Subscribers (podcast). Washington, DC: Breaking Points, Inc. Retrieved July 11, 2023.[full citation needed]
^Fischer, Sara; King, Hope (July 6, 2021). "Corporate Media Backlash Fuels New Upstarts". Axios.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^"Cockburn" (June 1, 2021). "The fall of Rising". The Spectator World. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
^ abNewport, Cal (June 15, 2022). "The Rise of the Internet's Creative Middle Class". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
^ abBerkowitz, Joe (June 12, 2021). "Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' Became the No. 1 Political Podcast in a Week". Fast Company. Fast Company. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Together, [Ball and Enjeti] hosted The Hill's internet morning show, Rising, for the past two years, grabbing enough viewers to net a book deal just in time for the presidential election... / In late May, [they] announced they were leaving Rising and The Hill to build something of their own. They wanted a well-produced internet morning show (and podcast) unbeholden to any corporate interests, which they view as the ruination of most, if not all, major media ventures.
^"Breaking Points - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^Baragona, Justin (September 1, 2022). "Two Hosts Exit The Hill's Popular Web Show 'Rising'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Breaking Points news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar or simply 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 not verified in body Its format includes one left leaning anchor Ball and one right leaning anchor Enjeti who give views from both sides of the political spectrum 4 5 better source needed Breaking PointsPresentationHosted byKrystal Ball 2021 Saagar Enjeti 2021 Ryan Grim 2022 Emily Jashinsky 2022 GenrePolitical news and commentaryFormatVideoaudioLanguageEnglishLength60 minutesPublicationOriginal releaseJune 7 2021 2021 06 07 presentRelatedYouTube informationChannelBreaking PointsSubscribers1 07 million 1 2 Total views454 million 1 2 Creator Awards1 000 000 subscribers2023 3 full citation needed Last updated August 12 2023 Contents 1 Format 2 Business model 3 History 4 Other personnel 5 References 6 External links 7 NotesFormat editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 and Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky co host on Wednesdays Their show is 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 Business model editThe majority of the show s revenue comes from premium subscribers with some additional revenues from YouTube and podcast ads 6 Their expenses are around one million dollars a year 6 History editThis section has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This section possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message This section needs expansion with with further cogent source derived details on the history of this partnership You can help by adding to it August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message On May 28 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 June 7 2021 and reached 285 000 channel subscribers by Friday of that week 7 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 original research according to whom with Breaking Points they sought to free themselves of any such corporate influence citation needed At the new venture they gained complete editorial control over their work citation needed 7 dubious discuss 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 Congress from inside the Capitol dome original research citation needed As of November 2023 Breaking Points has 1 07 million subscribers on YouTube 8 Other personnel editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message In September 2022 former Rising hosts Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky also joined Breaking Points at first filling in on as co hosts and for special coverage as needed 9 verification needed Grim and Jashinsky now co anchor their own show Counterpoints which airs one to two times a week on the Breakingpoint citation needed The Breaking Points YouTube channel occasionally features contributions from a number of other reporters or writers citation needed The channel also posts cross over content from other affiliated partners and programs These have included citation needed Ken Klippenstein Maximillian Alvarez Matt Stoller The Lever Marshall Kosloff Kyle Kulinski James Li YouTuber Spencer SnyderReferences edit a b YouTube Staff Ball Krystal amp Enjeti Saagar August 12 2023 Breaking Points About podcast Washington DC Breaking Points Inc Retrieved August 12 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b About Breaking Points YouTube Ball Krystal amp Enjeti Saagar June 27 2023 Krystal And Saagar Celebrate 1 Million Subscribers podcast Washington DC Breaking Points Inc Retrieved July 11 2023 full citation needed Fischer Sara King Hope July 6 2021 Corporate Media Backlash Fuels New Upstarts Axios com Retrieved July 7 2021 Cockburn June 1 2021 The fall of Rising The Spectator World Retrieved June 7 2021 a b Newport Cal June 15 2022 The Rise of the Internet s Creative Middle Class The New Yorker Retrieved June 16 2022 a b Berkowitz Joe June 12 2021 Why Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar Became the No 1 Political Podcast in a Week Fast Company Fast Company Retrieved June 17 2021 Together Ball and Enjeti hosted The Hill s internet morning show Rising for the past two years grabbing enough viewers to net a book deal just in time for the presidential election In late May they announced they were leaving Rising and The Hill to build something of their own They wanted a well produced internet morning show and podcast unbeholden to any corporate interests which they view as the ruination of most if not all major media ventures Breaking Points YouTube www youtube com Retrieved November 20 2023 Baragona Justin September 1 2022 Two Hosts Exit The Hill s Popular Web Show Rising The Daily Beast Retrieved November 11 2022 External links editOfficial website Breaking Points s channel on YouTubeNotes edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Breaking Points amp 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