Hasan Piker

Because I'm slow. And also have a weird shot, but it goes in. And that's what matters, I think.

Yes, for sure. I mean, it's definitely exhausting. I stream every single day from 11 a.m. Pacific time to usually around 7, 8 p.m. Pacific time, and that's seven days a week. So it's certainly exhausting, especially because I'm doing talk radio for eight hours. I'm trying to entertain people for eight hours. I yap a lot.

Yes, for sure. I mean, it's definitely exhausting. I stream every single day from 11 a.m. Pacific time to usually around 7, 8 p.m. Pacific time, and that's seven days a week. So it's certainly exhausting, especially because I'm doing talk radio for eight hours. I'm trying to entertain people for eight hours. I yap a lot.

But it is very fulfilling, which is precisely the reason why I don't take it for granted. I talk about how privileged I am all the time, and I don't mind doing it because at the end of the day, I have this freedom. If I didn't want to do this, I wouldn't have to. I was just talking about this with my dad who's visiting from Turkey, staying with me.

But it is very fulfilling, which is precisely the reason why I don't take it for granted. I talk about how privileged I am all the time, and I don't mind doing it because at the end of the day, I have this freedom. If I didn't want to do this, I wouldn't have to. I was just talking about this with my dad who's visiting from Turkey, staying with me.

this morning where I was like, I don't have to wake up at 7 a.m. every day. I do because I want to, but the freedom of not having to do that is tremendous. It's really important.

this morning where I was like, I don't have to wake up at 7 a.m. every day. I do because I want to, but the freedom of not having to do that is tremendous. It's really important.

Um, there's definitely an addictive quality to it. Was that mine or yours?

Um, there's definitely an addictive quality to it. Was that mine or yours?

No, my dad is, right as I was talking, my dad has just been like aggressively calling me and I don't know why. And I don't know why it's ringing. This has never happened in my entire life. I don't know what the hell's going on.

No, my dad is, right as I was talking, my dad has just been like aggressively calling me and I don't know why. And I don't know why it's ringing. This has never happened in my entire life. I don't know what the hell's going on.

No, no, it's fine. It's a FaceTime, family FaceTime. It's just annoying because I got a new phone. And I think the new phone does not... Do you need a minute? No, no, I'm good. I put it on do not disturb. My family loves having family talk. They love calling every morning and then having like a big FaceTime discussion.

No, no, it's fine. It's a FaceTime, family FaceTime. It's just annoying because I got a new phone. And I think the new phone does not... Do you need a minute? No, no, I'm good. I put it on do not disturb. My family loves having family talk. They love calling every morning and then having like a big FaceTime discussion.

Well, I don't mind it usually, but I have a very limited time frame that I can have these sorts of talks, and then sometimes they catch me while I'm on a podcast, and it's very embarrassing.

Well, I don't mind it usually, but I have a very limited time frame that I can have these sorts of talks, and then sometimes they catch me while I'm on a podcast, and it's very embarrassing.

Yeah. I mean, it's a one-stop shop. It's a one-man media operation. So there's so much to talk about. And when I'm not talking about stuff, I'm playing games and things like that and doing fun, different kinds of fun content, like collaborating with other content creators. And I feel like that also serves a separate purpose. So it is addictive for sure.

Yeah. I mean, it's a one-stop shop. It's a one-man media operation. So there's so much to talk about. And when I'm not talking about stuff, I'm playing games and things like that and doing fun, different kinds of fun content, like collaborating with other content creators. And I feel like that also serves a separate purpose. So it is addictive for sure.

But I think I wouldn't be able to do this if I didn't have a moral compass guiding me. I would not be able to do this if I did not feel as though what I'm doing mattered to a certain degree and it gave me emotional fulfillment.

But I think I wouldn't be able to do this if I didn't have a moral compass guiding me. I would not be able to do this if I did not feel as though what I'm doing mattered to a certain degree and it gave me emotional fulfillment.

I guess. Well, one, I was always political. I was always interested in politics growing up in Turkey. So that's a big part of that. But then I started working on my uncle's and my uncle's startup called The Young Turks, 26 person media company at the time as a YouTube channel. and had a bunch of other smaller YouTube channels underneath that umbrella.