Triggernometry (podcast)
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| Hosted by | Konstantin Kisin Francis Foster | ||||||
| Genre | Talk | ||||||
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| Language | English | ||||||
| Length | About 1 hour[1] | ||||||
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| Audio format | MP3 | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 474 (as of October 12, 2023) | ||||||
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| Original release | 2018 | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
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| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 644k[2] | ||||||
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Last updated: 12 October 2023 | |||||||
Triggernometry (sometimes styled TRIGGERnometry) is a political commentary new media brand with a YouTube channel and podcast[3] set up in 2018[4] by British comedians Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster.[5][6] The channel has over 640k subscribers on YouTube, 140k followers on Twitter,[7] and 100k followers on Facebook[8] as of October 2023, as well as running a community for subscribers on Locals.[9]
Format
The primary format of the channel is pre-recorded interviews with a wide range of people, following the channel's brand line of "honest conversations with fascinating people",[10] and has been described as "anti-woke" by The Times.[11] Guests have included Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris,[12] Douglas Murray, Andrew Doyle, Peter Hitchens, Mark Blyth, Andrew Adonis, Diana Fleischman, Scott Adams, Nicholas Gruen, Laurence Fox, Carl Benjamin, Melanie Phillips, Rod Liddle, John Curtice, Matthew Goodwin and Helen Dale.[13]
The channel's 2023 interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson on the subject of "Have We Lost Trust in Science?"[14] was widely reported upon, both by other YouTube channels, as well as in the mainstream media, because of Tyson's statements about transgender rights.[15][16][17][18][19]
In addition to the interview shows, they also produce twice-weekly Triggernometry RAW episodes which are delivered to camera by the two hosts, and are more comedic in style, with audience interaction.
Appearance on other shows
Triggernometry did an American 'roadtrip', which including appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience, on which they discussed with Joe Rogan about the restrictive nature of the British comedy scene.[20]
Reception
The podcast was named on the "best 20 escapist podcasts" in the Daily Telegraph in 2020.[21]
The business which runs the channel was subject to "debanking" by UK finance company Tide in 2023, when the bank withdrew banking services despite being in credit.[22][23]
Foster has described identity politics as a “toxic ideology” which is “affecting young people’s mental health”.[24]
Kisin has claimed “both Francis Foster [...] and I are hate figures in the world of comedy".[25]
Representation
In 2021, Triggernometry took on new agents at Blue Book Artist Management.[26]
References
- ^ "Triggernometry". Podchaser. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "About Triggernometry". YouTube.
- ^ "TRIGGERnometry". IMDb.
- ^ "Triggernometry". Social Blade.
- ^ Lloyd, Will (27 January 2023). "Konstantin Kisin: "Being anti-woke isn't making you happy"". The New Statesman.
- ^ Shriver, Lionel (17 May 2019). "telegraph - Now 'Right-wing' has been twisted to mean 'racist', we need a new political language".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "TRIGGERnometry". Twitter.
- ^ "TRIGGERnometry". Facebook.
- ^ "Triggernometry on Locals". Locals.
- ^ "TRIGGERnometry". AudioBoom.
- ^ Marriott, James (5 August 2022). "Revisionist History podcast review — Malcolm Gladwell takes the scenic route to common sense". The Times. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023.
- ^ White, Flat (19 August 2022). "We need to talk about Sam Harris". The Spectator Australia.
- ^ "Triggernometry". Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "Have We Lost Trust in Science? - Neil deGrasse Tyson. Podcast Episode". IMDb.
- ^ Evans, Simon (26 September 2023). "The cluelessness of Neil deGrasse Tyson". Spiked.
- ^ Grossman, Hannah (27 September 2023). "Neil deGrasse Tyson explodes during debate about trans women competing in women sports". Fox News.
- ^ Imamovic, Faruk (28 September 2023). "'Scientist' Neil deGrasse Has Meltdown Over Trans Women in Sports Debate". Financial World.
- ^ Condon, Ali (28 September 2023). "Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stands up for trans women in sport: 'Rise to the occasion'". PinkNews.
- ^ Gentile, Luke (1 August 2023). "Neil deGrasse Tyson under fire after declaring gender is a spectrum". The Washington Examiner.
- ^ Healy, Rachael (26 August 2022). "How to say the unsayable: the comics tackling anti-'woke' trolling". The Guardian.
- ^ Fox-Leonard, Boudicca (23 November 2020). "The 20 best escapist podcasts to get us through the next few months". The Telegraph.
- ^ Smith, Lauren (22 May 2023). "Now the banks have joined the war on free speech". Spiked.
- ^ Young, Toby (8 July 2023). "How do you solve a problem like debanking?". The Spectator.
- ^ Evans, M. Catharine (27 October 2019). "Financial crisis forecaster says Trump is a 'genius' and his opponents have learned nothing since 2016".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ James, Bickerton (29 Jun 2020). ""Comedian speaks out against 'woke' cancel culture – 'Fundamentally about power'"".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'Anti-woke' comics land a management deal". Chortle. 1 April 2021.