Michael Brooks

Progressive American talk show host (1983–2020)

Audience137K
Fame70.7
Momentum18.3

Source-basedBreakout

137K youtube followers

Audience137K
Fame70.7
Momentum18.3
Directors rank#93
Wikipedia8.7K

Lived 1983–2020, aged 37United States

United States DirectorsMovie Director

Biggest on YouTube
137K
@@themichaelbrooksshow
Wikipedia
6 languages
Cross-language footprint
Era
1983–2020
Aged 37
Known for
The Big Short
2015

Summary

Updated 2026-07-20

Michael Jamal Brooks was an American talk show host, writer, left-wing political commentator, and comedian. While co-hosting The Majority Report with Sam Seder, he launched The Michael Brooks Show in August 2017 and provided commentary for media outlets, making regular appearances on shows such as The Young Turks. Brooks contributed to various publications, including HuffPost, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, openDemocracy, and Jacobin. His book Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right was published by Zero Books in April 2020.