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The Winners and Losers Show with Hank Thompson features the honest, unique and hilarious perspective of a lifelong human — from the news of the week, the horrors of politics, a science story or two and the overlapping systems tying it all together, plus books, shows, movies, games and anticapitalist rants! Hank's trademark bluntness and creativity sources from his experience as a stand up comedian, an injured woodworker, a professional video editor who's worked in "progressive" media (The Yo ...
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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 link…
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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 g…
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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 s…
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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 laun…
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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 b…
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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…
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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 thin…
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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:…
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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 steppi…
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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) F…
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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.…
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"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 fee…
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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 …
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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/winners…
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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 h…
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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 T…
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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…
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"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 final…
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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 …
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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 nic…
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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: @WikLo…
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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 -…
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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 10.31.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies Twitter: @H…
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Feinstein works till the end, Gavin Newsom delivers for corruption and his future, Mike Pence lusts for blood, Taylor Swift criticized by Fox News dweeb, Jordan Peterson's testosterone, the tragic events in the Middle East and the usual anticapitalist insights that devastate the established order. SUPPORT! Recorded MM.DD.YY FOLLOW! Instagram: Insta…
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United Auto Workers union, led by Shawn Fain were visited by Joe Biden. Rupert Murdoch retires. NASA's Osiris Rex returns with precious cargo. The WGA reaches what seems to be a great deal. Media misleads on Trump. Obama's comfortable shoes lie. Josh Hawley and Chuck Schumer pretend to care about workers. Child labor returns. Shawn Fain explains th…
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Mitch McConnell froze up again— did he pull a Nadler? Rob Schneider schneides on TV and Jordan Peterson borrows his Rat King story from the hit James Bond film Skyfall. SUPPORT! Recorded 9.8.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Sho…
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The first GOP debate of the 2024 election season was yet another window into America's nightmarish past, present and future, but Doug Burgum persuaded me to join the Gum Guzzlers. Personal update: I hurt my back. I have a cat. Also: brilliant insights about the topic of gender and why it's an uphill climb. SUPPORT! Recorded 8.24.23 FOLLOW! Instagra…
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Hank's a Yogi now, you'll see, but first we find out how Trump's ex-wife Ivana's grave is being cared for and why there's reasonable speculation someone's been peeing on it. Plus we revisit some infamous Melania audio, check in with Fox News and watch a clip of Joe Biden that's been making the rounds. SUPPORT! Recorded 8.13.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: In…
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Mitt Romney hawks hot dogs and yes, it's everything you hoped for. Rumors of UFOs spur speculation about aliens. Mitch McConnell and Diane Feinstein prove the Gerontocracy is alive-ish and unwell. Miami head of police shoots self during sheriff convention, sending us down a Miami local news rabbit hole. SUPPORT! Recorded 8.2.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: I…
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How stress has affected me in recent years, how learning I'm autistic gave me new hope and why it's finally time to make changes I've avoided to get my stress levels down in hopes my beard will grow back. No news stories in this one. Hope you enjoy. SUPPORT! Recorded 7.31.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @…
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Actors unite with writers in Hollywood to protect themselves and us from the awful future Hollywood's CEO class are determined to impose. For some context, we look back on the 2008 WGA strike, plus a Mad Men correction, a fireworks disaster and classic fun asides. SUPPORT! Recorded 7.14.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries Tik…
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Indiana Jones supports unions, astronomy's big pulsar news, the Supreme Court is corrupt and Hank explains pressure in the context of the Titan submersible wreck. SUPPORT! Recorded 7.2.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Mo…
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After enjoying some Chris Christie classics, we plunge into the OceanGate submersible "Titan," which has been missing for days following an attempt to visit the set of The Titanic movie on the bottom of the ocean. Stockton Rush, the CEO, was on board and has a record of deprioritizing safety. Safety! SUPPORT! Recorded 6.20.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: Ins…
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Donald Trump Nabbed Again. Feds Snare Famous Boy from Bamboozle! Elites on Alert! A Nervous Nation! Fate of Doom? Plus Jon Hamm's sexy masculine voice makes an appearance and Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers more parental leave. Hank's woke take, too. Also, lots more! SUPPORT! Recorded 6.9.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushInd…
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Ascended being Pete Buttigieg, who is better than your son, received a glowing profile in Wired magazine. From there we explore his journey from Mayor to Mayor of Transportation and eventually to Mayor of The Universe (because he's so special). Plus, India ditches science education and a chatbot replaces unionizing workers. SUPPORT! Recorded 5.31.2…
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I'm joined by SuckProfessor's own James to discuss Zelda, Evil Dead Rise, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Guardians of the Galaxy 3. SUPPORT! Recorded 5.29.30 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries Twitch: Bum Rush Industries: Website: SuckProfessor - Games, Shows, Movies Twitter: @Ha…
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Corruption pioneer Diane Feinstein crosses America to continue the important work of guaranteeing a worse future. plus we examine her past defending the Confederate flag. Then Elon Musk pulls a Princess Bride quote from his voluminous ego. Opens with an anticapitalist prescription for fixing everything. HELP! SUPPORT! Recorded 5.21.23 FOLLOW! Insta…
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A Donnie Darko Zelda Commercial delights thousands, George RR Martin lights the warning fires on "mini-rooms" and throws down for his fellow writers, CNN explains itself and Hank says all sorts of hilarious, insightful nonsense. Video version on YouTube: SUPPORT! Recorded 5.15.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikL…
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The crown wasn't the only item added to King Charles the Third's inventory during his coronation. No, his loadout also included swords, orbs, sashes, spurs, a ring, a glove, enchanted sceptres and golden carriages, plus a lot of talking and singing. REJOICE! SUPPORT! Recorded 5.7.23 FOLLOW! Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @W…
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Joe Biden to continue saving humanity from Joe Biden's career, Kamala Harris's word salad explained, reacting to Don Lemon's hilarious 'woman's prime' comment, Space X Starship launch wrecked the place and footage of Steven Crowder abusing his pregnant wife surprises no one. Please consider supporting. SUPPORT! Recorded 04.28.23 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUB…
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Hank welcomes his first patreon supporters! NEWS! 'Dunk & Egg' series headed to Game of Thrones Universe, HBO ditches its beloved brand to become Max, whatever that is, Elon trolls Lebron James and Stephen King on Twitter and Space X's Starship blows up, heralding the era of Space Capitalism, but what is it anyway and then we watch the launch explo…
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An emotional return as Hank shares about discovering he's autistic — what it means, how it explains the struggles he's faced, the way he functions, why he's completely unemployable and how knowing offers him a chance, with your help, of finding some footing in life as an independent content producer (podcasts, videos, wood stuff). Please consider s…
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First recording goofed; this is the 2nd attempt (so it's shorter than usual, which is probably good news.) In this ep, Hank rambles about recent upticks in the nightmare factory that is America. Lots of the hits in this one: brutal society, individualism, childhood trauma, capitalism, Hank's inquiry into his own mental conditions and swearing! SUPP…
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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 gerontocrac…
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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…
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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 🠊🠊🠊 READ, WATCH, LISTEN & LEARN 🠈🠈🠈 ▼▼▼ FOLLOW! SUPPORT! ▼▼▼…
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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 🠊🠊🠊 READ, WATCH, LISTEN & LEARN 🠈🠈🠈 Joe Biden: Father Of The Drug War’s Asset Forfeiture Program – OpEd: https://www.eurasiareview.com/07032020-joe-biden-father-of-the-drug-wars-asset-forfeiture-progr…
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Hank gets health insurance and remembers a special eyebrow hair. Thoughts ensue. Recorded 02.01.22 🠊🠊🠊 READ, WATCH, LISTEN & LEARN 🠈🠈🠈 ▼▼▼ FOLLOW! SUPPORT! ▼▼▼ Winners and Losers on YouTube: Patreon: /WinnersAndLosers Instagram: InstaHankThompson, BumRushIndustries TikTok: @WikLok, @BumRushIndustries, @ShelfLifeAquariums Twitch: Twitch.tv/WinnersAn…
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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 🠊🠊🠊 READ, WATCH, LISTEN & LEARN 🠈🠈🠈 Line Goes Up – The Problem With…
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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 🠊🠊🠊 READ, WATCH, LISTEN & LEARN 🠈🠈🠈 Scientific American — Get Ready for More Volcanic Eruptions as the Planet Warms: ▼▼▼ FOLLOW! SUPPORT! ▼▼▼ Winners and Losers on YouTube: Patreon: /Win…
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