Timothy Daniel Pool (born March 9, 1986) is an American secondary source reporter, podcast host, former prominent VICE journalist and political commentary YouTuber. Tim hosts the podcast Timcast IRL, which is the most popular political podcast on YouTube.
Content[]
Tim rose to fame while reporting the Occupy Wall Street protests, live-streaming them and allowing his viewers to direct him where to report. He used an aerial drone to film and survey them, and his video became vital in the case of the NYPD arresting photographer Alexander Arbuckle. In 2013, he became a journalist for VICE[1] before he decided to become independent in 2017. Since his independence, he has launched three channels that cover news, current events, his political commentary as well as his podcasts, debates and other politics related things.
Political Views[]
Tim has described himself as a social liberal. Even though his former VICE employer has called him a progressive, his views on social media censorship and immigration align with the right-wing, though his anti-corporate views are fairly left-wing. Pool rejects the labels of left-wing and right-wing, and would rather categorize the public as 1) those who are "discerning" and "skeptical regarding legacy media" and 2) those who are "undiscerning" and "uninitiated".
He supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election and Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
Channels[]
Tim Pool[]
Tim's first channel, Tim Pool, was made in 2011, which was dedicated to filming events that were making the news[2]. He documented the brutality he faced at the hands of the police[3]. He also shone a light on his remote controlled device which he spliced around from random parts, "Canbot"[4], a green tea can that flies around and livestreams important events. While the quality was low, Canbot's contribution was essential in the Occupy Wall Street protests, and viewers of Pool during that period remember him fondly and call him a hero.
Tim also interviewed people like 2016 election candidate Vermin Supreme[5], wrestler Barret Brown[6] and Wikileaks member Clark[7]. Even though he is primarily an American journalist he has also filmed in Spain[8], Canada[9], Brazil[10] and Sweden[11]. His most popular video is about the No-Go Zones in Malmo, Sweden, due to the rise of rape statistics after the influx of Muslim refugees from Syria. Also a technology channel, he is vocal about how your data is tracked online[12] and how hackers can take control of your devices[13].
As of 2015, the Tim Pool channel has shifted towards political commentary on current events and political news.
Timcast[]
Timcast is Tim's second channel launched in 2015. In a trailer called "Welcome to Channel Two"[14], he revealed that the channel would be more laid back and would regard skateboarding, music, technology and gaming, as well as other topics that would not fit his main channel. This channel has the most videos, sitting at over 4K+, and has over 1 million subscribers.
Timcast IRL[]
Timcast IRL is dedicated to livestreams and debates. Originally it was for his vlogging purposes. This show has hosted the people from all over the political spectrum. His podcast runs from Monday-Friday every night, and is co-hosted by Luke Rudkowski, Ian Crossland and formerly Adam Crigler. It is produced by Lydia Smith. His podcast episode with Alex Jones was deleted by Youtube, as well as another livestream interviewing Project Veritas founder James O' Keefe, for having his name in the title.
Personal life[]
He grew up on the Chicago South Side. At the age 14, he dropped out of school. He resides in Chicago, Illinois. He has one brother.
His mother is a teacher and has her own Youtube channel.[15]
Tim is of British, Irish, French, Korean and Japanese descent[16][17][18]. His Asian side is from his mother and his Caucasian side is from his father.
Controversy[]
Sweden’s ‘No-Go’ Zones[]
On February 25, 2017, Tim visited Sweden to report on No-Go Zones as part of a contest started by Paul Joseph Watson to document such a phenomenon going on. While he made the report Tim was nearly attacked by several residences of these no-go zones and was also seen in a photo with several right-wing personalities such as Brittany Sellner, Vince James and James Allsup, which caused some controversy online due to Tim’s self proclaimed left wing politics.[19]
Millennial Matt[]
In late 2017, Tim was reporting on the ground on Charlottesville regarding the situation between right wing demonstrators and left wing anarchists. During his presence there, Millennial Matt tweeted out that he will take off Tim Pool’s beanie. Tim responded claiming if Matt was serious but Matt did not respond. Matt would subsequently take off Tim’s beanie, causing TIm Pool to lash out angrily at Matt and threatening to “knock his teeth out” and inflict physical harm on Matt for the prank he did.[20]
Camper Van[]
In 2019, Tim bought a Ford Transit camper van where he remodeled the van as a camper van to allow him to engage in on-the-ground journalism and be mobile. However, Tim has yet to even make a video resulting in some critics pointing out how Tim lied to his viewers regarding this situation
Chris Pool/Family Feud[]
Chris Pool, Tim’s older brother came out in March 2020 openly accusing Tim Pool of stealing his company Subverse and claiming that Tim also caused family friction with his parents as well. Tim would later come out against Chris claiming that Chris wasn’t active in the company at all.
GorillaGate
In September 2020, Tim attempted to create some merchandise for his Timcast IRL podcast featuring a Gorilla. However the designer of the T Shirt messed up the design of the Gorilla, resulting in some ‘woke’ leftists calling out the design of the gorilla and the racial design of the t shirt. Tim would later address this controversy in a subsequent podcast episode and quickly revised the shirts.[21]
Alex Jones[]
Tim hosted Alex Jones in November 3rd, 2020 to discuss the election. Tim’s video was taken down by YouTube however and Tim Pool ended up blaming Jones for it. Many viewers noted that Pool treated Jones rather poorly as a guest and also noted Pool blaming Jones for him receiving a warning on his channel. Tim had him on again in September 2021.
Nick Fuentes[]
In December 2020, Nick Fuentes made an offer to Tim Pool to come on his show. However Tim Pool did not respond nor acknowledge Nick’s request. Tim would later bring up Nick Fuentes in brief but claimed that Nick did not want to come on his show. Nick responded later by claiming that Tim Pool lied and Nick accused Tim of being cowardly and disingenuous.
In August 2021, during a debate between TPUSA leader Charlie Kirk and Vaush that Tim moderated, Groypers flooded the chats with 'Debate Nick Fuentes', calling on Vaush, Charlie and Tim to debate Nick.
Subverse Attempted Lawsuit
In late 2020-early 2021, a crowdfunded indie erotic video game was being developed for Microsoft Windows by game developed FOW Interactive, a developer of pornographic video games. However, because the name of their video game was the same as Tim Pool’s news network, Pool attempted to sue the company on the grounds of utilizing his intellectual property. In response to this attempted lawsuit, FOW created a crab-like character named “Dim Fool”, a crab who wears a beanie to mock Tim Pool. Subsequently, Dim Fool has become a meme by leftists due to this event.[22]
Poor Treatment of Guests/Cynical Attitude[]
After the 2020 election, many users noted that Tim Pool’s content has become more sensationalist and less about focusing on the news. This especially became present in 2021, where many users noted that Tim Pool would talk over his guests on Timcast IRL, report on filler content such as the UFO hoaxes but also express hypocritical positions such as calling people ‘spineless’ and cowardly for not moving out of the cities (despite the fact that many people aren’t in the privileged position as Tim). Many users noted Tim’s particular poor treatment of cohosts such as Ian Crossland and to a lesser extent Lydia Smith as well as his more cynical attitude and negativity starting in 2021. Most of his skeptical viewers point out Tim's refusal to be wrong, going so far as trying to salvage that he has something correct when reaching on topics that he's completely incorrect.[23]
Adam Crigler[]
Notoriously among the earlier fans, former cohost Adam Crigler was unceremoniously kicked out. Crigler then explained on One American Podcast about his part that, while he holds no grudges with Tim, still felt unfairly dealt with his departure of the Timcast IRL.
In August 13, 2020, Adam announced that he would be leaving the Timcast IRL show. No exact reason was given but many viewers speculated that tensions developed between Tim and Adam with many accusing Tim of treating Adam poorly, and constantly sidelining him as well. Others noted that Tim was likely envious that Adam counteracted his claims effectively which likely led to his ouster. Another claim was that Adam was too assertive in his role, derailling Tim's spotlight, as shown in the Youtube chats.
Later, on November 26th 2022, Adam made a 6 hour stream discussing the whole picture with his relationship with Tim Pool. In it, he mentions how Tim hates to lose and would "be the worst sportsman you can imagine" and as a result, Adam lost interest in playing Magic the Gathering.
While Adam was meeting his then-girlfriend Nishra in Sweden, Tim invited Adam to his show at Miami, bring him with his girlfriend. Both Tim and Adam were discussing with the company Fusion about the idea of a show, however never got the funding. Adam went to Miami to an empty house, uninformed that Tim had moved elsewhere, and stayed there for a few days. Crigler assess this more on the Fusion deal breaking down.
One day, while living with Nishra at Arizona, Adam vowed to Nishra that he will not let any opportunity go to waste. The next day, Tim asked Crigler whether or not he wanted to start a show again. Despite the latter being hung dry by the former during Miami and the couple's 6 month acclimation in Arizona, Adam and Nishra ultimately decided to go to New Jersey for the new show, Timcast IRL.
At the beginning of Timcast IRL, Lydia (Sour Patch Lyds) did not have her own mic and attention, with the main focus going to Tim and Adam. It was Adam's advocation that Lydia be a part of the show. Adam explained that both Tim and Lydia had a know-it-all personality, believing that they know what is right. By contrast, Adam refuse to be the smartest person in the room, believing that no one man can have all the answer. According to him, Lydia was a yesmen to Tim, a liar and constantly followed Tim non-stop. When she was with Tim in the bedroom, Adam, while not certain what occurred behind the door, lost all respect with her because he hated cheating as he had been cheated before and knows Lydia is married. When Tim wanted to invite Alison as her girlfriend, Adam was vocal that this won't work out as this would be unfair to both Lydia and Alison. Tim shocked Adam by disregarding his concern.
Another thing mentioned is the Timcast Mail. Where Adam was grateful with the P.O box gifts he received, Tim and Lydia lacked the same enthusiasm. This was pointed out by Adam, where Tim and Lydia would be more interested in scouring money in the gifts than reading any notes that his fans pegged with the gifts.
While they were in a 4-bedroom house with Tim, his assistent, Adam, Nishra and Lydia, a man named Ian moved in.
On August 12th, Tim was discussing with Adam that his cut was way too much as the show grew more successful. While the two men discussed, Lydia came to Tim's bed and waited for him, resulting him kicking Lydia out of his room. Lydia then told Crigler "It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission" which made Crigler lose all remaining respect.
During the COVID lockdowns, Crigler wanted to expand his knowledge as he doesn't want to be told that he is in the wrong without able to back up himself. The result was his changed stance on abortion. Lydia's grandiose pro-choice statements on Twitter only deteriorated his relation with Crigler even further. On his last appearance, abortion was a heated topic at the time, Crigler was angry at Lydia. The next day, Tim sent a message where Crigler was in the wrong for snapping on her, despite Tim himself belittling and shouting her multiple times. Crigler wanted a new producer, but his messages was interpreted as ultimatums as "either Adam or Lydia". Tim then contacted Joe Rogan about this "ultimatum", which the latter recommending Tim to fire Adam. At the day of the firing, Tim treated his 7 year friendship with Adam as no value of him. However, Adam pleaded to Tim that this podcast is larger than the two of them and that it can just be two friends poking fun at eachother, similar to Moistcr1tikal's Official podcast.[24]
Andy Ngo[]
On May 28, 2021, Andy Ngo, a local freelance journalist was attacked by Antifa in Portland, Oregon. While rumors flew that the victim nearly murdered was Andy, in June 2nd, 2021, Andy came forward and stated that it was in fact he that was attack. While many conservative commentators and moderates expressed sympathy towards Andy, Tim took an aggressive stance against Andy, calling him foolish for even bothering to do on the ground journalism. Many users began to criticize Tim Pool, calling him out for attacking a real journalist. Many critics of Pool also called him out for not even being a journalist, as they pointed out that Tim reads sensationalist articles for clicks and views.
Tim would continue to double and triple down on his tweets on June 3rd, 2021. Tim would later upload a video on his Timcast channel regarding the Andy Ngo situation as well as a short livestream on his Instagram, of which Tim victim bashes Andy and states that Andy was foolish to go to an Antifa flash mob and how he is always right. Tim would tweet more on June 3rd as well, with his most controversial tweet being “If you think this account is designed to pander to you guys then you are in for a big surprise”. Many critics of Tim use this tweet and accuse Pool of possibly being a grifter.[25]
RA the Rugged Man[]
On Mid-December 2021, Tim held an exclusive show on Timcast.com with rapper RA the Rugged Man. Both men had a heated conversation, notably RA disregards Tim's heritage by stating "your life wasn't that bad. you look like a white boy." and Tim infuritiating him by calling him "that guy". RA then began swearing, and got up slapping the mic and swearing at Tim while Tim tried to calm him down. RA later apologised and the two made up after the show.[26]
Eliza Blue[]
Trivia[]
- He likes K-pop[27]
- According to him, the dumbest person he ever invited on his show was Hunter Avallone[28]
- He is one of the most Superchatted YouTube channels.
- He was one of the founding members of Vice News.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ICe8_pFxNo&ab_channel=VICENews
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAZKtYcE5Jgd6hVL-RHv6Vw/playlists
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1174303134908329988
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3HS89yPpwA
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1296818745869033474
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