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The Soapbox Index

Where is alt-media leaning this week?

We listen to the top political podcasts and YouTube voices, classify what they're saying, and surface a single read on where the discourse is moving — so you can see past your own algorithmic bubble.

L 100R 10
R+1.2
Alt-media tilted right this week. ↑ 0.4 from last week
12-week history
Week of May 5, 202642 channels247 episodes this weekLast updated May 9, 10:00 AM UTCPlaceholder data — live pipeline online Friday
This week

The weekly auto-headline will appear here once the live pipeline ships — surfacing which issue dominated alt-media this week, which channels drove the Soapbox Index movement, and the single-line read for casual visitors.

Biggest movers this week

Δ from last week
Immigration & border
R+3.4↑ 0.8
Transgender / LGBTQ policy
R+4.2↑ 0.6
Israel–Gaza
L+1.1↓ 0.4
Ukraine–Russia
L+1.1↑ 0.3
Inflation & affordability
R+0.3↓ 0.3

Top issues this week

All issues →
Immigration & border
R+3.4
Volume 1,240
Israel–Gaza
L+1.1
Volume 980
Trump / GOP leadership
R+2.7
Volume 940
Inflation & affordability
R+0.3
Volume 720
Transgender / LGBTQ policy
R+4.2
Volume 510
Election integrity
R+2.1
Volume 480