Left-wing talk radio is here. But it's not on the radio.



Fueled by a feverish distaste for Donald Trump and a distrust of mainstream media, a wave of liberal podcasts helmed by anti-Trump hosts are reaching millions of politically active liberals increasingly seeking them out for both news and direction.



At least 1,000 political podcasts — most appearing to have a liberal or anti-Trump bent — have launched since the 2016 election, according to statistics provided to VICE News by the podcast hosting and analytics company Raw Voice. That's a 35 percent increase in nine months. During the same period following the 2008 and 2012 elections, the spike in political podcasts was only 9 percent and 11 percent, respectively.



Shows like Chapo Trap House, Girl Friday, Pod Save America, Trumpcast, Unpresidented, Love Over Hate, The Tarfu Report, Delete Your Account, and many others are mobilizing small, energetic audiences, some of which voluntarily pay subscription fees to support their shows, even though they could listen for free.