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The top 10 neighbors for Crooked Media form a tight, undifferentiated cluster — scores run from 0.994 down to 0.980, a span of just 0.014 — with no single neighbor pulling away from the rest. That compression is the defining structural fact here.
The shape is flat, and the subcategory mix tells the story. Tallying the top 10: four are Politicians or Professionals (subcategories: Politicians ×2, Professionals ×1) and Journalists (×1), two are fellow Podcasts and Radio, one is a Comedian, one is a Non-Profit, one is a Blog, and one is a Website. The dominant subcategories are politicians and journalists, not other podcasts. Tommy Vietor (0.994) and Dan Pfeiffer (0.990) — both classified as Politicians — sit at the top alongside Jon Lovett (0.994, Comedians) and Jon Favreau (0.989, Professionals). The only other Podcasts and Radio entry in the top 10 is Pod Save America at 0.992. Beyond that, the set broadens quickly: ProPublica (0.985, Non-Profit), 538 Politics (0.983, Blogs), This American Life (0.982, Podcasts and Radio), Five Thirty Eight (0.981, Websites), and Ira Glass (0.980, Journalists). The cross-kind pattern is clear: Crooked Media's nearest audiences are shaped more by political figures and journalists than by the podcast format itself.
The flat, compressed band across politicians, journalists, and public-radio properties suggests an audience defined by a consistent civic and media orientation rather than loyalty to any single format or personality.
