Brian Tyler Cohen

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Brian Tyler Cohen
Brian Tyler Cohen at the 2023 Streamy Awards.jpg
Cohen at the 13th Streamy Awards in 2023
Born (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 37)
Alma mater Lehigh University (BS, BA)
OccupationsYouTuber, author, podcaster, political commentator, journalist
WorksNo Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
Liberal Tiers
  with Pod Save America
The Legal Breakdown
  with Glenn Kirschner
Democracy Watch
  with Marc Elias
The Classroom
  with More Perfect Union
Class
  with Jamie Raskin
Political party Democratic
Movement Progressivism in the US
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Followers736,000
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Display nameBrian Tyler Cohen
Followers612,100
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Views4.79 billion
Website https://briantylercohen.com/

Brian Tyler Cohen (born January 12, 1989) is an American YouTuber, progressive [1] [2] podcast host, [3] author, [4] and political commentator. [5] His political podcast is No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen. On his YouTube channel, he interviews political figures, reports on politics, and live-streams events, including debates and election results. [6] As of February 2026, his channel had more than 5.01 million subscribers and has received more than 4.79 billion views. [7]

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On February 25, 2022, Cohen became the first YouTube creator/podcaster to interview U.S. president Joe Biden. [8] He interviewed Barack Obama in February 2026. [9]

Early life and 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 its class president. [10] [11]

Career

Cohen acted in a handful of film and television roles from 2012 to 2016. [12] In October 2018, he started posting political content on his YouTube channel, which primarily covers national politics. In June 2020, he started his first podcast, No Lie, during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cohen has since created multiple shows on his channel, co-hosting Democracy Watch with voting rights lawyer and Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias [13] and The Legal Breakdown with former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner. [14]

In addition to hosting podcasts and creating YouTube videos, Cohen has been a speaker at Netroots Nation, [15] Collision [16] and Web Summit in Lisbon. [6] He had been an occasional contributor to The Huffington Post prior to launching his show. [11] On June 22, 2023, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) announced that Cohen would be joining the network as a political contributor. [17] He made his national television debut as an MSNBC contributor on The ReidOut on July 20, 2023. [5]

Cohen is the co-founder of Chorus Creator Incubator Program, a program launched in the wake of the 2024 presidential election to build a progressive creator's ecosystem. [18] [1]

Cohen is critical of mainstream media, citing the fact that most Americans now rely on new media rather than television news. [19] He has criticized the Democratic Party for what he perceived as an overreliance on mainstream media and argued that podcasts and YouTube shows reach wider audiences. [20]

Book

On August 13, 2024, Cohen's debut book, Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy, [a] was published by the flagship Harper imprint of HarperCollins. [4] In it, Cohen outlines his evaluation of the current state of the Republican Party and what the Democrats and everyone who wants to protect democracy should do about it. [21] It was met with favorable reviews. [b] [22] Shameless debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending August 17, 2024, and remained on the list for three weeks. [23]

Podcast

President Joe Biden being interviewed by Brian Tyler Cohen on February 25, 2022 Brian Tyler Cohen interviewing Joe Biden in February 2022.jpg
President Joe Biden being interviewed by Brian Tyler Cohen on February 25, 2022

Guests who have appeared on No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen include:

Notes

  1. ↑ ISBN   0063392887
  2. ↑ In Shameless, he skillfully chronicles Republicans’ decades-long descent into a politics of dysfunction, disinformation and personal destruction ... A must-read. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi
  3. ↑ "The insidious reason Tucker Carlson supports the Canadian trucker protest". No Lie on 13 Feb 2022

References

  1. 1 2 Goldmacher, Shane; Bensinger, Ken (November 28, 2024). "Republicans Built an Ecosystem of Influencers. Some Democrats Want One, Too". New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Biden warms to progressive press" By Max Tani and Alex Thompson, Politico , March 3, 2022
  3. ↑ No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen Apple Podcasts Preview
  4. 1 2 "Shameless". HarperCollins . Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "MSNBC Author Brian Tyler Cohen". MSNBC.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Jarvis, Jacob (November 4, 2021). "Virginia Defeat Is 'Kick In the Ass' for Democrats: Brian Tyler Cohen". Newsweek. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ Brian Tyler Cohen: media analytics Social Blade
  8. ↑ "Biden says he hopes his legacy 'is that I restored the soul of this country'" By Caroline Vakil, The Hill , Feb 26, 2022
  9. 1 2 Barack Obama breaks silence on Trump's ape video, Bad Bunny, and 2028 election video
  10. ↑ "Kullman to Class of 2011: Lifelong learning, collaboration keys to success". Lehigh University. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Brian Tyler Cohen". HuffPost . Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ "New Dogs, Old Tricks (TV Series)". Radio Times . Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Democracy Watch with BTC and Marc Elias" – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "The Legal Breakdown with BTC & Glenn Kirschner" – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ "BrianTylerCohen – Netroots Nation" . Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  16. ↑ Cohen, Brian Tyler (June 24, 2020). "How to win the US presidency". Collision. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  17. ↑ "MSNBC Signs Political Commentator Brian Tyler Cohen as a Contributor". Adweek.com. June 22, 2023.
  18. ↑ Griffing, Alex (August 29, 2025). "Progressive YouTuber Savagely Tears Apart Taylor Lorenz's Report on 'Dark Money Group' Funding Dem Influencers". Mediaite.
  19. ↑ Social media now main source of news in US, research suggests by Ian Youngs, BBC, 17 June 2025
  20. ↑ "Brian Tyler Cohen Shreds Dem Leaders For Ignoring New Media". Mediaite. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  21. ↑ Kirkus Reviews
  22. ↑ Amazon
  23. ↑ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction". The New York Times. September 1, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Brian Tyler Cohen" Playboard
  25. ↑ Bideninterviewed Apple Podcasts
  26. ↑ Brian Tyler Cohen Interviews Joe Biden on the No Lie Podcast Roll Call
  27. ↑ Mark Cuban deals Nightmare blow to Trump video
  28. ↑ "Jeff Daniels with a message for undecideds" Apple Podcasts
  29. ↑ Supreme Court decision rocks Trump's prosecution Spotify podcast, Mar 3, 2024
  30. ↑ "John Fetterman doubles down on Dr Oz 'puppy killer' attacks" by Eric Garcia, October 2022, The Independent
  31. ↑ INTERVIEW: Rep. Goldman confronts plain-clothes ICE agents Democrats take ACTION against Trump 3rd term threat, YouTube, Nov 14, 2024
  32. ↑ Brian interviews Vice President Kamala Harris Spotify
  33. ↑ Adam Kinzinger on calling Trump to testify for January 6 Committee July 05, 2021, YouTube video
  34. ↑ BONUS EP: Jon Lovett on debate expectations "No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen', Sep 30, 2020
  35. ↑ "Trump pulls dangerous stunt amid federal indictment". Art19.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  36. ↑ "Newsom's claim that Trump states have the highest murder rates" Washington Post, April 12, 2023
  37. ↑ Brian Tyler Cohen YouTuber and Content Creator Open to Debate hosted by Nick Gillespie, America the Disfunctional, August 16, 2024
  38. ↑ Beto O'Rourke slams Trump over BLATANT power grab in Texas Brian Tyler Cohen interviews Beto O'Rourke
  39. ↑ "Nancy Pelosi on how aggressive Democrats will be if Biden wins" Apple Podcasts 
  40. ↑ Obama official Dan Pfeiffer offers key advice YouTube video
  41. ↑ "Rep. Jamie Raskin Interviewed by Brian Tyler Cohen" Jewish Democratic Council of America via YouTube
  42. ↑ Adam Schiff on whether Trump could face consequences for election subversion Apple Podcasts
  43. ↑ Schumer on whether EVERY Democrat will fall in line over filibuster Brian Tyler Cohen interview, Mar 22, 2021
  44. ↑ DOJ accused of blowing off death threats against House lawmaker by Robert Davis, Raw Story, October 22, 2025
  45. ↑ Mary Trump on Donald finally catching COVID No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen, 10-oct-2020
  46. ↑ Senator Van Hollen CONFRONTS soldiers in El Salvador amid Garcia rescue effort via YouTube
  47. ↑ "Trump caught scamming his OWN supporters" Apple Podcasts, 18/12/2022
  48. ↑ Gov. Whitmer RIPS Trump for pretending pandemic is over (interview w/ Brian Tyler Cohen) Sep 7, 2020
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