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'''Saagar Enjeti''' (born April 21, 1992) is an American [[journalist]], podcast host and political commentator currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series ''[[Breaking Points]]''.
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'''Saagar Enjeti''' is an American journalist and political commentator. He is a host of the ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]''{{'s}} daily news and opinion program ''[[Rising (news show)|Rising]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising|title=Rising|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|url-status=live|accessdate=2020-01-12}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
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Enjeti born on April 21, 1992, to an [[Indian Americans|immigrant Indian]] family, and was raised in [[College Station, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Saagar Enjeti, host of ‘Rising’ at The Hill TV |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/playbook-birthday-saagar-enjeti-197881 |publisher=Politico |access-date=2 November 2024 |date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> His parents are Prasad Enjeti and Radhika Viruru, both professors at [[Texas A&M University]].<ref name="AC">{{cite web |last1=Mills |first1=Curt |title=Saagar Enjeti Rising |url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/saagar-enjeti-rising/?mc_cid=d352ed6427&mc_eid=2a085e1ce0 |website=The American Conservative|date=July 10, 2020 }}</ref> He graduated from [[George Washington University]] in 2014 where he majored in economics and in 2018, he received a masters in security policy from [[Georgetown University]].<ref name="WE">{{cite web |title=The future of media: Moving beyond bias and partisanship |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/videos/the-future-of-media-moving-beyond-bias-and-partisanship |website=The Washington Examiner |date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
Enjeti is a media fellow at the [[Hudson Institute]] where he co-hosts ''The Realignment Podcast''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hudson.org/experts/1278-saagar-enjeti|title=Experts - Saagar Enjeti|website=[[Hudson Institute]]|url-status=live|accessdate=2020-01-12}}</ref> He previously served as [[White House]] correspondent for ''[[The Daily Caller]]'', and reported from the [[Pentagon]] as foreign affairs correspondent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/399527-conservative-white-house-correspondent-fears-over-press-freedoms-are-overblown|title=Conservative White House reporter: Fears over press freedom are overblown|last=Bonn|first=Tess|date=2018-07-30|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> He has contributed to ''[[Business Insider]]'' and ''[[National Review]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://muckrack.com/esaagar/articles|title=Articles by Saagar Enjeti {{!}} The Hill Journalist|website=muckrack.com|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> Saagar has also appeared as a guest panelist on [[Fox News]], and in 2019, as a moderator at [[Steamboat Institute]]{{'s}} Freedom Conference<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?463337-6/administrative-state|title=Administrative State|date=2019-08-23|last=|first=|type=|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28|via=[[C-SPAN]]}}</ref> and the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?458349-10/cpac-van-jones-criminal-justice-reform|title=CPAC, Van Jones on Criminal Justice Reform|date=2019-02-28|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28|via=[[C-SPAN]]}}</ref>


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==Career==
In June 2019, Enjeti replaced [[Buck Sexton]] as co-host of ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]''{{'s}} daily news and opinion program ''[[Rising (news show)|Rising]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/447684-rising-june-10-2019|title=Rising: June 10, 2019|last=|first=|date=2019-06-10|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> He was a recipient of the 2019 Tony Blankley Fellowship from the [[Steamboat Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/grant/tony-blankley-fellowship/ |title=2019 Tony Blankley Fellowship |website=[[Steamboat Institute]] |language=en-US |url-status=live |date=December 19, 2019 |access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> Saagar co-wrote ''The Populist's Guide to 2020'' with [[Krystal Ball]], due for publication on February 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2020/01/07/popping-the-bolton-bubble-488002|title=Playbook: Popping the Bolton bubble|last=Palmer|first=Anna|last2=Sherman|first2=Jake|date=2020-01-07|website=[[Politico]]|url-status=live|accessdate=2020-01-08}}</ref>
Enjeti served as a media fellow for the [[Hudson Institute]], where he co-hosted the podcast The Realignment with Marshall Kosloff.<ref name="AC"/><ref name="WE"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Hudson Announces Launch of New Podcast and Media Fellows |url=https://www.hudson.org/research/15230-hudson-announces-launch-of-new-podcast-and-media-fellows |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> He also served as a [[Tony Blankley]] fellow at the [[Steamboat Institute]].<ref name="WE"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Blankly Fellows |url=https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/person/saagar-enjeti/ |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>


Enjeti worked at ''[[The Daily Caller]]'' as its White House Correspondent.<ref name="AC"/><ref name="WE"/><ref name="NY">{{cite web |last1=Newport |first1=Cal |title=The Rise of the Internet's Creative Middle Class |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-rise-of-the-internets-creative-middle-class |publisher=newyorker.com |date=15 June 2022 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>
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He co-hosted ''[[Rising (news show)|Rising]]'' with [[Krystal Ball]] and wrote for ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' from 2019 to 2021.<ref name="NY" /><ref name="AS">{{cite web |last1=Cockburn |title=The fall of Rising |url=https://spectatorworld.com/topic/rising-hill-krystal-ball-saagar-enjeti/ |website=Spectator World |date=June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>"[https://thehill.com/author/saagar-enjeti/ Saagar Enjeti former employee of The Hill]", thehill.com, retrieved 4 Augusti 2023.</ref> The pair co-wrote the book ''The Populist's Guide to 2020'' which focused on left and right populism in America.<ref name="AC"/><ref name="jacobin">Dustin Guastella. "[https://jacobin.com/2020/02/hill-tv-rising-populists-guide-2020-krystal-ball-saagar-enjeti-review/ The Populist Pundits]", jacobin.com, 23 February 2023.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoonhout |first1=Tobias |title=Progressive Populism’s Dashed Hopes |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/05/04/progressive-populisms-dashed-hopes/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |work=National Review |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Enjeti and Ball left ''Rising'' to start their own show called ''[[Breaking Points]]''.<ref name="NY" /><ref name="AS"/> That show became the number one political podcast one week after launching and reached one million subscribers on YouTube in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berkowitz |first1=Joe |title=Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' became the number-one political podcast in a week |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90646413/why-breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar-became-the-number-one-political-podcast-in-a-week |website=Fast Company}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In February 2023, Enjeti got engaged to Jillian McGrath. The couple married in July 2024. Enjeti is a practicing Christian.

== Bibliography ==
* ''The Populist's Guide to 2020'', with Krystal Ball<ref name="jacobin"/>

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Latest revision as of 15:00, 2 January 2025

Saagar Enjeti
Enjeti in 2020
Born (1992-04-21) April 21, 1992 (age 32)
Alma materGeorge Washington University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)
Occupation(s)Journalist and political commentator
MovementRight-wing populism[1]
Welfare conservatism[1]
Spouse
Jillian McGrath
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(m. 2024)​

Saagar Enjeti (born April 21, 1992) is an American journalist, podcast host and political commentator currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series Breaking Points.

Early life and education

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Enjeti born on April 21, 1992, to an immigrant Indian family, and was raised in College Station, Texas.[2] His parents are Prasad Enjeti and Radhika Viruru, both professors at Texas A&M University.[3] He graduated from George Washington University in 2014 where he majored in economics and in 2018, he received a masters in security policy from Georgetown University.[4]

Career

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Enjeti served as a media fellow for the Hudson Institute, where he co-hosted the podcast The Realignment with Marshall Kosloff.[3][4][5] He also served as a Tony Blankley fellow at the Steamboat Institute.[4][6]

Enjeti worked at The Daily Caller as its White House Correspondent.[3][4][7]

He co-hosted Rising with Krystal Ball and wrote for The Hill from 2019 to 2021.[7][8][9] The pair co-wrote the book The Populist's Guide to 2020 which focused on left and right populism in America.[3][10][11]

In 2021, Enjeti and Ball left Rising to start their own show called Breaking Points.[7][8] That show became the number one political podcast one week after launching and reached one million subscribers on YouTube in 2023.[12]

Personal life

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In February 2023, Enjeti got engaged to Jillian McGrath. The couple married in July 2024. Enjeti is a practicing Christian.

Bibliography

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  • The Populist's Guide to 2020, with Krystal Ball[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Purushothaman, Karthik (February 18, 2021). "The American 'Populist Right' After Trump". The Wire.
  2. ^ Staff (April 21, 2020). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Saagar Enjeti, host of 'Rising' at The Hill TV". Politico. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Mills, Curt (July 10, 2020). "Saagar Enjeti Rising". The American Conservative.
  4. ^ a b c d "The future of media: Moving beyond bias and partisanship". The Washington Examiner. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hudson Announces Launch of New Podcast and Media Fellows". Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tony Blankly Fellows". Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Newport, Cal (June 15, 2022). "The Rise of the Internet's Creative Middle Class". newyorker.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Cockburn (June 2021). "The fall of Rising". Spectator World. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Saagar Enjeti former employee of The Hill", thehill.com, retrieved 4 Augusti 2023.
  10. ^ a b Dustin Guastella. "The Populist Pundits", jacobin.com, 23 February 2023.
  11. ^ Hoonhout, Tobias (April 16, 2020). "Progressive Populism's Dashed Hopes". National Review. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  12. ^ Berkowitz, Joe. "Why 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar' became the number-one political podcast in a week". Fast Company.
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