#199 - DNC — Epic Commentary, Epicer Thoughts
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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 thing to support. Full Episode XXX on YouTube: Support links here:
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#198 - RFK Jr's Free Bear
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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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#197 - Biden Bounced For Kamala & TYT Job Talk
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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 stepping down to Kamala Harris taking over as the Democratic party nominee. Full Episode 197on YouTube: Support links here:
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#196 - Biden's Big Presser & TYT Working Conditions Preview
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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) Full Episode XXX on YouTube: soon! Support links here:
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#195 - Stone Buildings Burn with Knowledge Fight's Dan Friesen
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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. 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:
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#194 - Human Attention with Guest Ron Placone
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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 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:
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#193 - Some Serious Labor Regulations
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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 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:
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#192 - Oven Mitt Of Doom
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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/winnersandlosers
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#191 - Risky Chips & Healthcare Villains
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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 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): ...
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#190 - Ethical Dark Web Explained
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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 Truth, Cenk" on YouTube: Video Version of This Podcast (Ep 190): SUPPORT! Recorded: 3.8.24 FOLLOW!
info_outline"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.
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