| Brian Tyler Cohen | |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1989 |
| Occupation: | YouTuber, podcaster, political commentator, journalist, actor |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | Lehigh University (BS, BA) |
| Works: | No 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 |
| Movement: | Progressivism in the United States |
| Website: | https://briantylercohen.com/ |
Brian Tyler Cohen (born January 12, 1989) is an American progressive YouTuber, podcast host,[1] political commentator, actor and MSNBC contributor. His political podcast is called No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen.[2] In his YouTube[3] channel, titled "Brian Tyler Cohen,"[4] he interviews political figures, reports on politics, and live-streams events, including debates and election results.[5] His channel has over 3 million subscribers and 2.3 billion views.[6]
On February 25, 2022, Cohen became the first YouTube creator/podcaster to interview U.S. President Joe Biden.[7] [8]
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 their class president.[9] [10]
Cohen acted in a handful of film and television roles from 2012 to 2016.[11] [12]
In October 2018, Cohen started posting political content on his YouTube channel which primarily covers national politics. Cohen later started his first podcast, No Lie, during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020. Cohen has since created multiple different shows on his channel, cohosting Democracy Watch with voting rights lawyer and Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias and Legal Breakdown with former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner.[13] [14]
In addition to hosting his podcasts and creating YouTube videos, Cohen has been a speaker at Netroots Nation,[15] at Collision,[16] and at Web Summit in Lisbon. He had been an occasional contributor to The Huffington Post prior to launching his show.
On June 22, 2023, MSNBC announced that Cohen would be joining the network as a political contributor.[17] Cohen made his national television debut as an MSNBC contributor on The Reidout on July 20, 2023.[18]
Guests who have appeared on No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen include[4]