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Winners and Losers Show

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 Young

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02:54:12

#219 - Graham Platner's Capitalism Tattoo

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2025/10/24

I worked on Abby Martin's documentary Earth's Greatest Enemy; Yanis talked to Grace; Senators flapping gums; Piers talks Trump's AI poo video w/ Harry Sisson; Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's chest tattoo engulfs him in controversy and nuance. Full Episode 219 on YouTube: soon Support links here: https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers

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01:12:20

#217 - Rebellion Headquarters w Sandee Lovas

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2025/08/21

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

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02:48:01

#216 - Cenk Jubilee Teaser & Other Stuff

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2025/08/06

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:

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02:17:30

#213 - Preference vs Principle w/ Knowledge Fight's...

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2025/06/01

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

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02:07:56

#212 - Blue Origin & TYT's Populist Takeover Launches

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2025/04/26

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:

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02:26:06

-2- HPAL: The Purpose Of Billionaire Wealth & New...

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2025/04/10

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

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01:50:57

-1- HPAL: Evacuated Vowels & Real-Time Successful Lying

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2025/03/22

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

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03:23:29

#209 - Dems Wow, Musk's Hero & Full Reaction To Cenk...

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2025/02/11

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:

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03:20:42

#208 - 2 of 2 - Francesca Says My Name, Cenk Reacts...

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2025/02/05

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:

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02:03:07

#208 - 1 of 2 - Fires, Lynch, Majority Report Covers...

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2025/02/04

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

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02:30:32

#206 - Happy Convo & Upbeat Discour

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2024/11/25

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:

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02:28:01

#205 - Election Reaction, Processing & Rambling

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2024/11/11

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:

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03:46:30

#203 - Evidence? Here's Your Evidence!

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2024/10/19

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:

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02:33:05

#202 - The One She Barfs The Least

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2024/10/06

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)

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03:30:15

#201 - Burdened By What Will Be

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2024/09/23

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

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01:48:29

#200 - Certain Dooms w/ James Fritz

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2024/09/18

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

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01:03:17

Just Talking #001 - Monday Sep 16 2024 — Caging Tigers

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2024/09/16

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:

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02:37:25

#197 - Biden Bounced For Kamala & TYT Job Talk

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2024/07/26

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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02:41:18

#196 - Biden's Big Presser & TYT Working Conditions...

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2024/07/15

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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02:02:33

#195 - Stone Buildings Burn with Knowledge Fight's...

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2024/06/13

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

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