Mike Figueredo obtained his Bachelor's and Master's in Political Science from the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. His focus of study was electoral engineering and social movements within the subfield of comparative politics. He temporarily pursued his Doctorate in Politics & Public Policy at the same institution, but left that program to host The Humanist Report full-time. The Humanist Report has amassed nearly half a million YouTube subscribers and more than 150 million views. Mike has advocated for a plethora of political issues during his time hosting The Humanist Report, but rose to prominence primarily over his coverage of the 2016 and 2020 elections, his advocacy for net neutrality, single-payer healthcare, and LGBTQ+ rights.