These Liberals Listen to Right-Wing Podcasts to Leave Their Media Comfort Zone

To get outside their bubbles — and crib some tactics — members of a listening club are plunging themselves into a world they had once avoided.

One by one, the beleaguered 20-something liberals explained what had brought them to a Brooklyn beer hall for an unusual club meeting.

Part book club, part exposure-therapy session, the gathering had required them to immerse themselves in some of the brashest and most effective commentators on the right, including the white nationalist Nick Fuentes and the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. When they listened, as much as they disagreed with the speakers, they understood the left had gotten something deeply wrong.

“The Trump campaign events were some of the best events I’ve ever been to,” said Amalia Hochman, 24, who used to work for the left-wing climate group Sunrise Movement, describing what had drawn her to the group.