Winners And Losers Podcast

A Mormon show on Hulu converts Hank and we watch Joe Biden's appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show (19:52) in which he proves over and over why he's the worst person for the job. Highlights include defending Mitch McConnell, pointing to biracial commercials as a sign of progress and overall being an out-of-touch figurehead for a sclerotic gerontocracy racing towards fascism and collapse. Plus the usual rambling about how capitalism sucks.   Recorded 06.14.22 Note: opinions subject to being forgotten.   READ, WATCH, LISTEN, LEARN Biden on Kimmel | Jun 8 2022 https://youtu.be/ZEtPV-qvLe8   ~~~| FOLLOW! SUPPORT! |~~~ Winners and Losers on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_GZ_DNs0g-DKlBtLhcHNw Patreon: Patreon.com/WinnersAndLosers Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries, @ShelfLifeAquariums   Twitch: Twitch.tv/WinnersAndLosers   SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies YouTube.com/SuckProfessor   Bum Rush Industries: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC

Updates on Hank's arms, his recent turn to TikTok, how money is an abstraction of time, how America getting back to "normal" means getting back to dismissing others and Hank sifts through a pile of political mailers, including one from his former co-worker Michael Shure of The Young Turks, who has been silent about TYT's union-busting, which is the perfect way to lose Hank's vote.   Recorded 06.23.22  

The despair era continues as blood, stress and fascism rapidly accumulate in our land of horrors. On the personal side, Hank's out of work from his arms giving out and is on a journey into the worker's comp system. Don't worry; he bought a plant and might go cottagecore.   Recorded 05.25.22  

Electricity prompts a deep dive into the fundamentals and Joe Biden loves civil asset forfeiture almost as much as Mitch McConnell.   Recorded 02.08.22  

Hank gets health insurance and remembers a special eyebrow hair. Thoughts ensue.   Recorded 02.01.22  

A haunted shoe disturbs less than Jimmy Fallon's ape. Impoverished parenting hurts baby brains, a study shows, prompting a dive into the foundation of Hank's lefty politics —preventing childhood trauma and the horror of a world that has no interest in stopping it.   Recorded 01.25.22  

Making friends on a hill and a massive volcanic eruption gives Hank some thoughts about the absurdity of humans toiling away on a dying planet.   Recorded 01.16.2022  

Skip to 24:00 to bypass the opening ramble.   Video version: https://youtu.be/TesMZ6KNtYI   As a former employee of TYT who was part of the union-organizing effort, I was dismayed when the company answered the union with aggressive union-busting tactics, first by rejecting card check, then using nearly every tactic in the union-busting playbook; but especially when they spread a deliberate lie that their workers were part of a conspiracy by Cenk Uygur's political opponent, Christy Smith, to harm his upcoming election for US House of Representatives in CA-25.   Our efforts began several months before Cenk launched his campaign and would have happened had our boss become a politician or not. IATSE endorsing Smith was 100% irrelevant to our right to organize collectively to demand respect and address long-simmering workplace issues, which is the actual truth the company was desperate to avoid.   The conspiracy was further signal-boosted by Ana Kasparian, who tweeted it was "done in bad faith" and was "extremel

Danielle Puterbaugh of the Puterbaugh Sisters joins me. We talk pandemic survival during dating, our shared Chicago history and her hilarious and brilliant show on YouTube Kitchen Women. Plus a lot more fun.   Recorded 05.04.2021  

Walmart kills walmart workers with terrible paid sick leave, a famous boat sinks, Belgium melts guns and glorious litter on Mars and elsewhere.   Recorded 05.01.2021  

Derek Chauvin found guilty, Pelosi thanks George Floyd for dying, bear research teaches us about humans & more   Recorded 04.24.2021  

Mass killings resume, Covid deaths counted, a nurse threatens VP Harris, Prince Phillip lived the dream & more   Recorded 04.17.2021  

Hank returns with news about his woodworking business, becoming a Twitch hot shot, Amazon's union-busting, Joe Biden's stair-busting and what's next for Winners and Losers.   Recorded 04.10.2021  

Now that the Presidency of Donald John Trump is over, the apocalypse is cancelled. Everything's fine now.  

Donald Trump led a violent coup to overthrow the United States government. It was bonkers, then it failed. Don't worry; the next one will probably work.   Recorded 01.07.2021  

Fun rambling about the police, accountability for plague-mongers and Rudy Giuliani oozes diarrhea in liquid and gas form all over the place.   Recorded 12.03.2020

President-Elect Joe Biden will lead a nation of silly billies to a braver, coder future.    Recorded 11.16.2020 (partially on 11.07.2020)  

Election Day Eve Election Day Election Day 2 Election Day 3 Election Day 4 Election Day and beyond Orange vs Onion in a battle for a worse future Ugh, Dem Leadership Recorded 11.06.2020

Jelly Head  Noises from hell (LA) Trump ditches his supporters in the cold Joe Buck & Troy Aikman on military flyovers Suspect assassinated by Feds without trial Oregon sheriff trains militia to plant evidence AOC on election access Bernie gets a jacket, gives it back (nice story) Lots of pretty good rambling   Recorded 10.30.2020  

Winners and Losers on Twitch! Trump dances with props Rudy does Rudy on Borat Trump ditches Leslie Stahl Trump details corruption scheme, crowd sheers Obama rails against Trump and the billionaires Lots of top-notch rambling   Recorded 10.22.2020