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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2026 · 30 MIN

How Tucker Carlson got so weird

from Standing Room Only · host Salon.com, Amanda Marcotte and Jason Zengerle

For over 20 years, Tucker Carlson has persisted as one of the most influential conservative voices. He's a longtime culture-war provocateur, first on cable news and now on YouTube. But the real key to his success isn't longevity, it's his willingness to amplify the right's strangest and most extreme instincts. In this episode, Amanda breaks down why Tucker Carlson's conversations keep getting weirder and why liberals can't afford to ignore his growing political influence. Her guest is New Yorker writer Jason Zengerle, whose book "Hated By All the Right People" is all about Tucker.

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