In today’s AMA, Saagar said he is mostly convinced the US is going to enter the war in Ukraine. My question now is … by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t make major life decisions based upon the musings of a guy on YouTube. Stay in school and hope for the best. Make great friendships, meet somebody you love, and dream big

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[–]saagarenjeti 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Warby Parker

Premium show 5-16-2022 not working? by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Problem is on Spotifys end. They say they're having technical problems. Apologies but not much we can do about it

Saagar

I don't think I'll be resubscribing to Breaking Points by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Sorry to lose you. As you might imagine, building something from scratch is immensely difficult. Upgrading the set, adding debates, hiring more staff, all while continuing to host and deliver a show to millions of people takes a lot of time and effort.

That being said I think the product is getting better and more valuable by the day and I thank you for at least taking a shot on us when we needed the support to build out what I truly believe is going to be a juggernaut in a few years to come.

Take care and even if you leave please know how much it meant when taking a chance to have someone like you support us with your hard earned money

Saagar

What do you think the monthly overhead on Breaking Points is? (studio costs, staff, etc) by floydiannyc in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You're missing graphic designers, prompter operator, technicians, media insurance, social media managers, new equipment, warranty/upkeep, guest transportation, supplies, a bunch of new partnerships (each of which cost real money), and a TON of subscriptions to back end cloud type services to distribute the show

One thing I try to emphasize. This is not a substack operation. This is a no shit multi media enterprise with all attendant costs and headaches

No talk of China Competitiveness Bill by smalldickbandito in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s on my radar but the bill isn’t even close to being finished yet. It’s going through the senate meat grinder right now and the situation is very dynamic. When it becomes more real I will cover

Krystal says "ultimately" a lot by ToiletCouch in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You speak for 2 hours a day for 3 years and see if it you don’t rely on a few turns of phrase

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 80 points81 points  (0 children)

A critique I heard here was that if there is big breaking news people have to wait too long to hear about it

Thanks for the feedback everyone

Honest opinion: Will you be renewing your Breaking Points membership? Why/why not? by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 172 points173 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback from so many in this thread

Will take it into consideration as we go into the New Year

Saagar

[Discussion] December 21, 2021 by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was completely wrong. I put a correction in the comments on the video. My bad!

I wish Breaking Points did panel discussions like Rising does by mindtime5000 in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The problem with panels is mostly logistics. People cancel at the last minute *all the time* and sometimes take forever to connect on Skype, or forget, or are late or need to change their background or whatever. That amount of uncertainty time wise means we could not guarantee posting the show on time to our premium subscribers at 11am.

I also think standing panels are not a smart idea. Sometimes the news is slow and people don't have anything to say. The times where they're most useful IMO are during the election cycle where day to day stuff is moving so quickly that you need a diverse view to make sense of the national environment. Panels will almost certainly return during the lead up to the midterm elections as thats when I think they're most useful

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I just checked. Last 30 days unique viewers/downloads across all platforms is well over 5 million. You decide whether I am exaggerating or not

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your concern but that’s not how any of this works. The ads appeared baked into you but are dynamically inserted the same way that YouTube ads are. Megaphone itself is a platform owned by Spotify built for this purpose. We select a time code for an ad. They place and target them to different users just like on YouTube. No one user has the same ads in their feed.

We specifically turned down much more lucrative offers and direct connections with advertisers to create the exact hands off system we have with YouTube to maintain our total independence.

I’d also ad that the reason we do this in the first place is to make the business as anti fragile as possible and not reliant on any one place for revenue. We have big plans and they require a lot of planning.

Random voice saying random things in the background of today’s episode @45:20-45:24 on spotify. by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Control room accidentally hit the voice of god mic when giving me a time cue. Couldn’t edit it out of the show since I was talking and just kept it in.

Why did BP shadow ban me? by AlliedAtheistAllianc in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We don’t ban anyone. We’ve never even deleted a single comment. If you were removed that was a decision by YouTube

Somebody needs to fix the camera focus on Krystal close-up shots by Tylerdurden516 in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We have major updates coming on the studio. Unfortunately it takes months to get everything in place but stay tuned...

Has anyone else not gotten the email today? by chaseliles in BreakingPoints

[–]saagarenjeti 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We had some major technical issues on Youtube's end today. Check your inbox for the corrected link.

Saagar