Kyle Kulinski
Social-democratic left, populist commentator· 2.8M followers · tracked by RisingPolitics
58.4Credibility Score (0–100) · ranked #42 of the creators we track
Kyle Kulinski ranks #42 by credibility versus #45 by raw follower count — they reach a more credible audience than their follower total alone would suggest.
Audience authenticity is still warming up — we’re accumulating samples, so this score may shift.
Kyle Kulinski is a progressive political commentator and the host and producer of The Kyle Kulinski Show on his YouTube channel Secular Talk, which he launched in 2008 and which has surpassed a billion views. A self-described social democrat, he co-founded the progressive PAC Justice Democrats and co-hosts the podcast Krystal Kyle & Friends with his wife Krystal Ball.
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Is Kyle Kulinski left or right?
Kyle Kulinski is a self-described social democrat and left-populist who has hosted Secular Talk on YouTube since 2008, blending progressive politics with a secular, anti-corporate framing; he has also called himself a left-libertarian and secular humanist. He co-founded Justice Democrats in 2017, the PAC that requires its endorsed candidates to refuse corporate PAC money and helped launch figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He is a persistent critic of the Democratic Party's establishment wing from its left, favoring Medicare for All and a less interventionist foreign policy, while remaining independent of the party itself. He co-hosts the podcast Krystal Kyle & Friends with his wife, Breaking Points host Krystal Ball, and as of September 2025 his show ranked among the top 40 YouTube podcasts in the US. His positioning has been stable throughout his career.
Positioning as of July 2026 · descriptive, not an endorsement. How we label lean
How credible is Kyle Kulinski's audience?
Kyle Kulinski scores 58.4 out of 100 on the RisingPolitics Credibility Score, ranking #42 among the political creators we track. The score starts with audience size, subtracts accounts that look fake, and weighs how strongly the audience actually engages.
How many followers does Kyle Kulinski have?
Kyle Kulinski has about 2.8M followers combined across YouTube and X.
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