Winners And Losers Podcast

Left of the Box's Sandee Lovas — author, political commentator, Canadian, artist — joins me to talk about their journey into contributing to The Young Turks' Rebel HQ to leaving Rebel HQ and now producing an upcoming video about TYT's role in the world of online politics, which of course I can very much relate to. We also talk about their book (Necroplasm), incredible art and Star Trek. Follow and Support Sandee's work: YouTube Channel: Website: Social: Full Episode 21 7on YouTube: Soon Support links here:  

Watching and reacting to the jubilee teaser of Cenk Uygur confronted about the union busting is the main portion of this podcast but first we ramble, announce Torch Lighter,  talk Trump's New Palace, Buttigieg's hidden mustache, Pod Save America & Chapo on accountability for war criminals.  Full Episode 216 on YouTube: Support links here:  

Commercial director, filmmaker, podcaster, comedian, teacher and short cape enthusiast Jordan Brady joins me to discuss creative career struggles, documentary advice, his origins in comedy, autistic awareness and experience, passion projects and productivity. His podcast, Respect The Process, is a must-listen for anyone pursuing a career in the arts, production, filmmaking, communications or advertising. I accosted him outside a grocery store and I'm so grateful to share some time with him and receive his perspective, wisdom and friendship. Full Episode 215 on YouTube: soon! Follow & Support Jordan's work: Podcast: Instagram: Website: Support links here:

Scott Bennett Of Let's Make Them Pay joins me for a conversation about capitalism, labor, economics, birds, hierarchy, marx, bosses, ownership and the other ways society is run by wealth concentrating machines while I try to impress him with my poorly thought-through brilliant insights. First introduced via his excellent explainer videos on TikTok, Scott is a must-follow / must-read. Full Episode on YT: soon! Follow & Support Scott's work: TikTok:  Substack:  YouTube: 

Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight returns to talk bright spots, fixing the world and Alex Jones — starting with KF's recent episode on the story of InfoWars caller Kelly Rushing (#1041: listen on or your podcast app!) and how it illustrates so much about Alex Jones and the media ecosystem he inhabits, plus what Alex and Cenk Uygur have in common, an update on the state of the Sandy Hook settlements, The Onion's brief involvement and much more. Look for #195 for Dan on Winners and Losers in June 2024. Full Episode 213 on YouTube: Support links here:  

*out of order; sorry! Thoughts about gorillas, my appearance on Punch Up Pod, RFKjr's autism madness and my poetic response, Her Take clips and lolz, and Elon Musk bamboozles with the Sun's expanion, what the real risks are and why the wealthy are the main one and Naomi Klein rings a bell. Full Episode 211 on YouTube: Please support the documentary, find links here >  

Hank Podcasts, America Listens — ICE agents targeting United Farm Workers union organizers got me thinking about the connection between fascists, union-busters, dignity, cooperation, how stress is the source of wealth, what the purpose of society should be, competing models of power and how it all connects to the themes I'm developing for "Tell The Truth, Cenk." Full Episode HPAL-3 on YouTube: Support links here:  

I think this is supposed to be Ep 211. Highlights from my appearance on The Letterhack, Blue Origin's recent flight spurs hoax speculation, Cenk Uygur launches his populist takeover of the Democratic Party using RebellionPAC and has an encounter with Geraldo Rivera.  Full Episode 212 on YouTube: Support links here:  

Hank Podcast, America Listens — My latest substack supporting "Tell The Truth, Cenk" is now up. It's a comprehensive listing of evidence of TYT's union-busting. Francesca Fiorentini fired by Cenk Uygur, Bernie Sanders and AOC hold a rally, Ro Khanna takes questions, Emma Vigeland schools Pod Save America From Long Overdue Worker Revolution, Harriet Fraad on Democracy at Work nails capitalism and plenty of above-average rambling!  HPAL is the Winners and Losers audio only podcast. That means Hank isn't on camera. The YouTube version actually has a lot of visuals, and in the middle of recording this I decided to include videos I was playing and reacting to so it isn't audio only but it's a lot easier since I don't have to bother with the camera and the mental wear and tear it causes Full HPAL-002 on YouTube: Support links here:

Hank Podcasts, America Listens (HPAL-Audio Only) — Skip 30 minutes to bypass the very messy opening ramble. Self-sabotaging, metric system, gratitude, Star wars assassin lizard, Adobe, money, then updates on upcoming substacks and then settling into thoughts about watching the lie about TYT's unionizing workers work in real time and where it might fit into the overall film, plus Francesca Fiorentini has strong words for Cenk and Dr Phil introduces YTY. Look for more audio only episodes. In order to be able to devote the attention and energy to the work I need to do for , I'm aiming to do a weekly audio only podcast. This is a pretty low energy spend that I should be able to manage, especially if I get it down to an hour. It'll get better with repetition, I promise. Full Episode 001 on YouTube: Support links here:  

Website for TYT documentary "Tell The Truth, Cenk" launched in support of the fundraiser. Also: Elon ditches boy, Hakeem Jeffries battles the extreme left, America bullies world over Cuban doctors, Town Halls erupt w/ upset voters and the main course: reacting to my phone call to Majority Report and a thorough debrief of their escalating spat with TYT. Full Episode 210on YouTube: Please visit the Support links here:  

Democrats weakness wows, Musk salutes his hero, Markwayne Mullin defends drunken voting and my first time watching & live-reacting to Cenk Uygur's interview (1:01:54) on the Jenerational Change podcast in which he doubles down on the core deception my upcoming documentary "Tell The Truth, Cenk." Check out the GoFundme for "Tell The Truth, Cenk!" Full Episode 209 on YouTube: Support links here:

Francesca Fiorientini brought up my name and role in unionizing TYT to Cenk Uygur in a contention interview on The Bitchuation Room Podcast, provoking a hateful eruption and disdainful cackle, showing a side of his character you normally have to work for him to experience. It's one of many wacky moments. Watch Full 3-Hours On YouTube: 6 Minute Highlight Sizzle: Support links here:

LA Fires, David Lynch Exits, Majority Report covers TYT misinformation and Hasan Piker talks his working conditions with Teamster President Sean O'Brien, including an unfortunate falsehood about the union situation at TYT. This is from a 5-hr show recorded in January. Available on YouTube. Will post a 3-hr part 2 which is my reaction Cenk Uygur's interview with Francesca Fiorentini on The Bitchuation Room podcast Full 5-hour Episode 208 on YouTube: Look for the clips for more refined editing and extra cutaways. Support links here:

My cat story concludes during a huge week for The Project, which gained a ton of attention due to the whirlwind surrounding The Young Turks' pivot, particularly The Majority Report's Emma Vigeland pointing out TYT's use of union-busting law firms and how Ana Kasparian reacted to her former co-worker. Dave Rubin reunites w/ his boss Cenk Uygur on Piers Uncensored. Sparks fly. Matt Binder on Leftist Mafia bores right to a core truth about Cenk's respect for his audience and Mike Figueredo of the Humanist Report showed class in his reaction to his role in "Tell The Truth, Cenk," a film that is not called "Tell The Truth, Mike." Plus so much more! Full Episode 207 on YouTube: Support links here:  

First hour topics: new Hank content!, Jay Leno's hit points, Ben Affleck's AI words, Trump's cabinet ghouls, voter perspectives, Bernie's letter & in the second half reacting to a mix of TYT clips related to the documentary and The Young Turks re-positioning in the political landscape. Full Episode 206 on YouTube: Support links here:

Election 2024 was a terrible day that will destroy us all so listen to me talk about it at length and go through some videos from a few shows as they aired results the day of. Full Episode 205 on YouTube: Support links here:  

I went on The Vanguard podcast to discuss "Tell The Truth, Cenk." I break down some clips and react to comments, plus I found a clip of Cenk Uygur referring to his union-busting I mentioned on a previous show, and Ana Kasparian went viral for remarks to her boss about fascism. Full Episode 204 on YouTube: Vanguard Interview On YouTube: Support links here:

Back from trip, my new TYT article full of receipts (25:39) and Cenk Uygur confronted about his union-busting (1:45:19). "No, I am definitely not a union-buster," he says. Then asked about evidence: "Pfft! What evidence!?" We go through the reams of evidence that detail the extent of Cenk's union-busting and discuss why he's motivated to continue gaslighting his audience. Long one! Full Episode 203 on YouTube: when available Support links here:  

Audio only version (this and Patreon) has an extra 45 minutes at the top, recorded 10.5.24 but I recorded the rest on 9.26.24, posted it on YouTube a few days later and then I failed to get the audio version out until tonight. It's Saturday night. I'm leaving early for a trip. I had some thoughts to share. After the opening ramble, the YT version starts: cat talk, Pelosi, blackwater guy, Lletcher county, Eric Adams. Enjoy! Full Episode 202 on YouTube: (does not have the first 45 min this one has) Support links here: