Is this pop star the left's answer to Donald Trump?


Author: Sky News August 5, 2025 Duration: 17:12
Podcast episode
Is this pop star the left's answer to Donald Trump?

Tim Myers is challenging much more established candidates in the race to be the next lieutenant governor of California - the number two role in a state now considered the fourth biggest economy in the world.

He's also one of the founders of the pop band OneRepublic - who catapulted to fame in the late 2000s. Myers went from a janitor cleaning toilets to music fame and success at breakneck speed.

He tells Martha Kelner why he wants his next career step to be the second highest political office in one of the most important states in the US - and how he can succeed where “career politicians” have failed.

If you've got a question you'd like the Trump100 team to answer, you can email it to trump100@sky.uk.

You can also watch all episodes - including the interview with Tim - on our YouTube channel.

More episodes

Duration: 25:54
Trump’s longtime foe, former FBI director James Comey, becomes the first FBI director in history to be charged. He now faces a criminal trial, days after Trump publicly remonstrated against his Attorney General for not h…

Duration: 23:37
Trump gives Zelenskyy and the EU carte blanche to regain all of Ukraine - and "maybe even further than that".President Zelenskyy calls the US president a "gamechanger". But what happens now?And Jimmy Kimmel is back on ai…

Duration: 21:20
Donald Trump and his health secretary announce that they think the main ingredient in Tylenol (Paracetamol in the UK) causes autism. Lots of questions. We break them down. He also announces a slate of new medical advice…

Duration: 25:04
James Matthews and Tom Cheshire are at State Farm Stadium, the home of NFL team Arizona Cardinals, for the memorial of Charlie Kirk. MAGA in mourning.The White House flew two plane-loads of the most senior people in the…

Duration: 30:08
Starmer and Trump meet at Chequers. A press conference with enormous consequences, not just for the US and UK, but for global world order. To match the occasion - a special episode of Electoral Dysfunction and Trump100.…

Duration: 22:27
The pomp and circumstance. The man who some say wants to be king, meets The King. Trump and King Charles spend the day together. We digest what’s happened, why it’s happened, and what it all means. You can also watch all…

Duration: 20:00
Trump touches down in London. A crucial state visit, not just for the British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, but for UK-US relations too.Israel's ground offensive in Gaza City begins, and Charlie Kirk's suspected kille…

Duration: 14:58
One of America’s biggest right-wing influencers was on Wednesday assassinated while he spoke at a university in Utah. A single bullet to the neck in front of hundreds of students. The shooter is still on the run. What ha…

Duration: 22:05
The fallout continues from the overnight release of the Epstein files. Hundreds of pages released, including correspondence penned by - it appears - our man in Washington, Lord Peter Mandelson, the UK ambassador.And Isra…

Duration: 18:36
What is Nigel Farage doing in Washington DC? And how did he fare against the Democrats, rather than the Labour Party? James Matthews speaks to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes. Plus - parents i…

Duration: 19:35
Another week, another mass shooting in the United States of America - a country with more guns than people. Will anything stop the mass murder of sons, daughters, mothers and fathers by firearm? Martha Kelner speaks to a…

Logo
Select station
VOL