Winners And Losers Podcast

I'm bald! Learn a great cooking tip, enjoy an oddly satisfying cat hair moment, closer to publishing article about Young Turks Working conditions (LOTS of talk about how the union started and exploring the version TYT told its audience), Matt Walsh gets schooled on Haiti by Ryan Grim on Breaking points and says you should work sick, can men do laundry or dishes, checking out Kamala Harris on Oprah and the many famous celebrities who turned up for it (Bryan Cranston, Chris Rock, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Ben Stiller). Plus a whole lot more. Full Episode 201 on YouTube: Support links here:  

Comedian and mentor to failed comedians James Fritz, Hank's mentor, joins Hank on Winners and Losers for a fun conversation about politics, comedy, life in Los Angeles, progressive media, vinyl, pistachios, algorithms, mediocrity (Bill Maher), food delivery horror stories, follicle privilege, humanity's rightful purpose, being a cool nerd, Hank's bad attitude, human attention, covid & capitalist carnage, whether James wants a cat, how the internet ruined stand up and how the world will end. Follow James on Twitter: and Full Episode 200 on YouTube when available Support links here:

No video. I just turned the mic on and started talking. Talking plans for the future and some of the darkness my head's been generating lately, the frustrations of a creative career, a little TYT talk, kitty cat talk, what stand up means to me now that I know I'm autistic. And other stuff probably! This format will develop over time. I'm so sick of editing freakin' videos! Support links here:  

I watched the DNC. I have thoughts. From rambling about delusions, hope and lefties, we do quick checks of various speakers, enjoy an Bernie Sanders's brother, talk about Phil Donahue dying and listen to him school Ayn Rand, watch Hasan Piker get booted from the DNC and see David Sirota agree with Cenk Uygur that paid family leave is the right thing to support. Full Episode XXX on YouTube: Support links here:

Kamala Harris chooses between Walz, Shapiro & a bald Astronaut, RFK Jr tells Roseanne Barr about a free bear and Donald Trump goes full narcissist at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) conference, plus the usual brilliant asides, insightful insights and above-average fever-rambling. Full Episode 198 on YouTube: Support links here:  

The Young Turks job talk at beginning and end (2:25:17) — addressing requests for proof of my claims about having 3 different classifications and why I was motivated to unionize. Lots of videos of political news from the last couple weeks, from Joe Biden refusing to drop out, JD Vance's awkward Diet Mountain Dew Joke, RNC highlights to Biden stepping down to Kamala Harris taking over as the Democratic party nominee. Full Episode 197on YouTube: Support links here:  

Joe Biden's obvious unfitness to run a country, let alone a microwave, is put to the test in a critical press conference. We watch and react live, plus new details about the working conditions that drove us to unionize at The Young Turks, previewing an article I wrote and will be posting on Substack soon. (recorded Thursday evening July 11, 2024) Full Episode XXX on YouTube: soon! Support links here:  

Dan Friesen from the Alex Jones research, tracking and analysis podcast, Knowledge Fight, joins me. We talk our early days doing stand up comedy in Chicago, the origins of Knowledge Fight and numerous topics related to Alex Jones including the infamous spitting incident, how movies influence Alex's offerings and survival bunkers, among many others. And of course there's a little TYT talk and lots of me interjecting my nonsense. Follow & Support Dan! Full Episode 195 on YouTube: Support links here:  

"What's so valuable about human attention?" I ask Ron Placone, comedian, filmmaker, political commentator, horizontal sleeper and lover of cats and cat love. We talk about the challenges of an artistic career in a world run by inhuman monsters, swap atheism origin stories, eco-socialism vs barbarism and have an honest manly discussion about our feelings and love for cats while I try to bully Ron into adopting mine. Full Episode 194 on YouTube: Follow & Support Ron! Podcast: Support links here:

Watching & reacting to the premiere of the 2nd large installment of "Tell The Truth, Cenk." Also: Cenk Uygur's nephew, Hasan Piker, spoke about his working conditions at The Young Turks on the Chuckle Sandwich podcast, giving insight into why workers at TYT needed a union. Plus we visit my old show, Infinite Clicks, and I go over a few other parts of the film, detailing my own employment conditions at TYT and why not receiving paid time off or health insurance motivated me to help start a union. Please consider supporting on Patreon. Full Episode 193 on YouTube: Support links here:

Lots of TYT Documentary talk — a couple sneak peaks and examining the edit, including more from former union-buster Martin J Levitt, then making fun of Margaret Thatcher and Connecticut governor Ned Lamont's refusal to help striking workers. And more! Full Episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/2hcZRYG44cI Support links here: https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers

Not gonna lie: the opening is kind of a mess. After rambling about language barriers, mold, expired food and a plant, TYT project updates, a former Steven Crowder employee comes forward on free speech grounds and Joe Biden's latest healthcare lie brings up the 2016 reporting that Barack Obama had offered to help Joe Biden with expenses related to his son Beau Biden's terminal illnesses and sparks a lot of thoughts about the moral and cosmic abomination that is healthcare in the United States. First 46 Minutes of "Tell The Truth, Cenk" on YouTube: Video Version of This Podcast (Ep 191): SUPPORT! Recorded: 3.8.24 FOLLOW!  

More Young Turks Documentary talk — After some project updates, we play a montage of union-buster Cenk Uygur telling a camera about unions, I explain how this project got started, expanded in scope and some of the challenges I've faced in working on it, then we explore in detail the mysteries of the Ethical Dark Web. First 46 Minutes of "Tell The Truth, Cenk" on YouTube: Video Version of This Podcast (Ep 190): SUPPORT! Recorded: 3.8.24 FOLLOW!  

The first half of this podcast is background info about myself and my history working for The Young Turks, Jimmy Dore and the origins of the documentary. The second half is reacting to comments from the previous podcast. I will answer comments and questions again in the next podcast. Bonus: Pete Buttigieg is a creepy dude. First 46 Minutes of "Tell The Truth, Cenk" on YouTube: SUPPORT! Recorded: 3.8.24 FOLLOW!

"Tell The Truth, Cenk" is my two-part documentary about The Young Turks' union-busting and ensuing cover-up. Because I was involved and had a very unique vantage point, plus as an aspiring filmmaker and professional video editor, I decided to correct the record and have spent the last two-and-a-half years working on this in secret. So glad to finally be able to talk about it. It is not yet complete and I am asking for support to continue the project. Please consider helping out. ANNOUNCEMENT POSTS: First 46 Minutes on YouTube: SUPPORT! Recorded: 1st part 3.7.2024, 2nd part 2.29.24 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies Twitter: @Hank_Thompson, @WinnerLoserShow (Note: opinions subject to being forgotten) Winners and Losers started in 2010. Hosted by Hank Thompson, a comedian, writer, animator, video editor, woodworker, filmmaker and late-identified autistic with experience in prog

Opening chatter about beard loss and cat gain, then working out the lefty position on voting for Biden and why it's upsetting no matter what, then Jon Stewart returns to the Daily Show and upsets the liberal cart by turning the haunted house lights on regarding Joe Biden desiccated sclerotic corpse. The ladies of The View have some thoughts on the matter. SUPPORT! Recorded 2.17.24 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies Twitter: @Hank_Thompson, @WinnerLoserShow (Note: opinions subject to being forgotten) Winners and Losers started in 2010. Hosted by Hank Thompson, a comedian, writer, animator, video editor, woodworker, filmmaker and late-identified autistic with experience in progressive media (The Young Turks, The Jimmy Dore Show). Its early years center on the Chicago stand up scene but it has evolved into a show about capitalism, anticapitalism, leftist analysis, news com

First podcast of the year! Some thoughts about online trends regarding autism, showing an overly-dramatic video about the cat I'm trying to rehome and then we go through a bunch of bookmarks from the last few weeks including a guy complimenting Vivek Ramaswamy's wife's backside, Nikki Haley blasting trump for his terrible brain, a tarot lady, a nice moment with Shaq and NBA rookie GG jackson, the writers of Ridiculousness battling their hyper-millionaire boss for union recognition and a great smart dumb joke from Caddyshack about Albert Einstein. SUPPORT! Recorded 1.21.24 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies Twitter: @Hank_Thompson, @WinnerLoserShow (Note: opinions subject to being forgotten) Winners and Losers started in 2010. Hosted by Hank Thompson, a comedian, writer, animator, video editor, woodworker, filmmaker and late-identified autistic with experience in progressi

An update about recent works, plans and some words about the passing of my friend Kenny DeForest, a glorious human gone far too early and a tremendous loss for comedy and anyone lucky enough to have known him. Then we listen to Vivek Ramaswamy urinate. SUPPORT! Recorded 12.15.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies Twitter: @Hank_Thompson, @WinnerLoserShow (Note: opinions subject to being forgotten) Winners and Losers started in 2010. Hosted by Hank Thompson, a comedian, writer, animator, video editor, woodworker, filmmaker and late-identified autistic with experience in progressive media (The Young Turks, The Jimmy Dore Show). Its early years center on the Chicago stand up scene but it has evolved into a show about capitalism, anticapitalism, leftist analysis, news commentary, culture, baldness as well as conversations with fun, interesting people. Stop losing and start li

The two big topics are in the title. Depressing stuff. Then we dive through a bunch of Markwayne Mullin stuff. He's the senator who tried to start a fight next to Bernie Sanders SUPPORT! Recorded 11.15.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies Twitter: @Hank_Thompson, @WinnerLoserShow (Note: opinions subject to being forgotten) Winners and Losers started in 2010. Hosted by Hank Thompson, a comedian, writer, animator, video editor, woodworker, filmmaker and late-identified autistic with experience in progressive media (The Young Turks, The Jimmy Dore Show). Its early years center on the Chicago stand up scene but it has evolved into a show about capitalism, anticapitalism, leftist analysis, news commentary, culture, baldness as well as conversations with fun, interesting people. Stop losing and start listening! Today!  

Beard talk. Santos & a baby. Most of the show is about Palestine and Western Capitalist reliance on violence and suffering to sustain its power. SUPPORT! Recorded 11.13.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies Twitter: @Hank_Thompson, @WinnerLoserShow (Note: opinions subject to being forgotten) Winners and Losers started in 2010. Hosted by Hank Thompson, a comedian, writer, animator, video editor, woodworker, filmmaker and late-identified autistic with experience in progressive media (The Young Turks, The Jimmy Dore Show). Its early years center on the Chicago stand up scene but it has evolved into a show about capitalism, anticapitalism, leftist analysis, news commentary, culture, baldness as well as conversations with fun, interesting people. Stop losing and start listening! Today!