Stefanovic's move to outsider politics follows a well-worn lucrative path
That usually involves animals, sick kids or celebrities.And there ain't nothing new about grievance merchants attempting to leverage genuine community disaffection and anxiety into something that can be monetised. Like the highly successful, and greatly enriched, men who have gone before him — such as Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson — Stefanovic has very rapidly spun his relatively new podcast into a platform for outsider politics and conspiracy-friendly monologue. There are soft, mostly praiseworthy interviews with disinformation peddlers like Pete Evans.
- ▪That usually involves animals, sick kids or celebrities.And there ain't nothing new about grievance merchants attempting to leverage genuine community disaffection and anxiety into something that can be monetised.
- ▪Like the highly successful, and greatly enriched, men who have gone before him — such as Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson — Stefanovic has very rapidly spun his relatively new podcast into a platform for outsider politics and conspiracy-friendl
- ▪There are soft, mostly praiseworthy interviews with disinformation peddlers like Pete Evans.
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analysisKarl Stefanovic's move to outsider politics follows a well-worn lucrative pathVBy Virginia TrioliTopic:BroadcastingFri 26 Jun 2026 at 11:36amFri 26 Jun 2026 at 11:36amFri 26 Jun 2026 at 11:36amStefanovic's interivew with Tommy Robinson sets a new path for the now former Today host. (Supplied: Instagram)abc.net.au/news/karl-stefanovic-today-outsider-politics/106844360Link copiedShareShare articleThere ain't nothing new about audience panic: when the baked-in viewers of a show like Nine's Today start to dwindle, any halfway competitive presenter might pull the panic lever to get some attention.
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