Brian Tyler Cohen (born January 12, 1989) is an American progressive[1] YouTuber, podcast host,[2] author,[3] political commentator, actor and MSNBC contributor.

[13] In addition to hosting podcasts and creating YouTube videos, Cohen has been a speaker at Netroots Nation,[14] Collision[15] and Web Summit in Lisbon.

[10] Cohen has worked for the left-wing website Occupy Democrats as a writer[16] and on-camera host.

He has criticized the Democratic Party for what he perceived as an overreliance on mainstream media, arguing that podcasts and YouTube shows reach wider audiences.

[19] On August 13, 2024, Cohen's debut book, Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy,[a] was published by the flagship Harper imprint of HarperCollins.