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&#39;s trademark bluntness and creativity sources from his experience as a stand up comedian, an injured woodworker, a professional video editor who&#39;s worked in &#34;progressive&#34; media (The Young Turks, The Jimmy Dore Show) and as a late-identified autistic.

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I found 3 old comic books on a walk; is this a magic quest? Then human senator Tommy Tuberville warns of furry-filled skies, a trailer for Alex Gibney&#39;s new documentary, Musk, drops and a recent Joe Rogan clip went viral in which he surmises ending all poverty. We look at the original source and the context of the viral clip, spurring many trademark poorly thought out brilliant insights.Full #227 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/4GELq1ZvL_A" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/4GELq1ZvL_A</a>SUPPORT LINKS: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#227 - Comics, Furries & Evil Empires

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Hank joins the poogeoisie, Owen Shroyer welcomes queen of the dissident right, Ana Kasparian; Cenk Uygur&#39;s chair breaks on Piers Morgan as he faces a deceptive montage of Hasan Piker; details about Ana&#39;s grudge w/ her Piker, Kyle Kulinsky describes The Young Turks as an &#39;enlightened centrist project&#39; and how that contrasts to Cenk&#39;s vision of alliance w/ the right and grocery store capitalism reveals TYT&#39;s shifting tone on Tucker Carlson. (Next ep won&#39;t be so TYT heavy, yeesh, sorry.)Full Ep226 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/zHkbzhFiINA" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/zHkbzhFiINA</a>~Union-Busting Film: <a href="http://tellthetruthcenk.com/" rel="nofollow">TellTheTruthCenk.com</a>SUPPORT LINKS: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#226 - Gravity, Grudges & Groceries

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Dan Friesen returns (Alex Jones talks starts ~ the hour mark). It&#39;s been a few months since the abrupt end of his long-running podcast, Knowledge Fight, co-hosted with Jordan Holmes. We talk the impact of Knowledge Fight, detoxing from Alex Jones, Dan&#39;s new travel show, Show Me State Of Mind; ego, patriotism, gigantic trees, ADHD, satire vs parody; Dan reacts to Tim Heidecker&#39;s InfoWars show produced by The Onion; The Young Turks glazes Alex Jones in 2026 for his alleged principles on the 10-year anniversary of Alex crashing the TYT set at the 2016 RNC in which Jimmy Dore spit on Alex Jones.Full Ep225 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/G8X_5EF8VNg" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/G8X_5EF8VNg</a>Dan&#39;s previous appearances on Winners &amp; Losers: #195, #213Dan&#39;s new show: <a href="http://showmestateofmind.com/" rel="nofollow">ShowMeStateOfMind.com</a>~Union-Busting Film: <a href="http://TellTheTruthCenk.com" rel="nofollow">TellTheTruthCenk.com</a>SUPPORT LINKS: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#225 - Spirals of Cynicism (Dan Friesen, Knowledge Fight)

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After positive leg wound news, a case for imprisoning politicians who use AI, Bernie Sanders, AOC and Abdul El-Sayed rally, Alan Ritchson (Reacher) goes viral for anti-pedo stance, Alan also talks ADHD struggles and Lindsey Graham roasted at his own funeral by Trump.Full Episode 224 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/wsEPZlzzaQo" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/wsEPZlzzaQo</a>Support Links: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#224 - Reacher Rounds

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After updates, Chuck Schumer&#39;s butt gas, the diarrhea epidemic spraying all over America, TYT guest host Marjorie Taylor Greene get called a quitter, Joe Rogan interviews JD Vance about Epstein, the politics of corn dogs and politicians eating in public, Trump is a water weirdo, Tennessee&#39;s Marsha Blackburn&#39;s racist China ads.Full Episode 223 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/o031imWpkVc" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/o031imWpkVc</a>Support Links: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#223 - Diarrhea Summer

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Back on the mic with tales of adventure, then Francesca Fiorentini&#39;s shout out on Leftist Mafia hits home, she spills tea about Ana Kasparian&#39;s debate with Pearl on Word War 1 and we revisit Glenn Beck&#39;s interview w/ Ana Kasparian as well as AI George Washington. We check in on the No Kings Rally before getting mad Trump&#39;s mail-in ballot hypocrisy and his disrespectful use of dead soldiers to sell merch before ending with brilliant insights about labor and work and why the wealthy are desperate to replace calore-based labor with electricity-based labor. Thanks for subscribing. Watch full episode 222 on YouTube:<a href="https://youtu.be/0cXvUfjCm8c" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/0cXvUfjCm8c</a> SUPPORT LINKS:<a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#222 - Worst, Worse & Worser

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After introducing myself to new listeners/viewers, we watch an enraging Trump clip, dig into The Bitchuation Room&#39;s viral takedown of Ana Kasparian&#39;s admission she was wrong about Trump&#39;s fascism and for dinner we watch and react to Cam James&#39;s incredible Young Turks exposé focusing on it&#39;s coverage of Tell The Truth, Cenk. Be sure to check out Cam James on YouTube and support his work: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CamJames" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@CamJames</a> Full Episode 221 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/JJDneAhpx3Y" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/JJDneAhpx3Y</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#221 - The Sunlight Bringer (Cam James)

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Updates, new mic, insightful rambling, plus a look at Zohran&#39;s nice moment, some dystopian horror and Young Turks host Dr Richey exposed by Cam James for his evidently fake advanced degrees, the diploma mill industry, Richey&#39;s response and his deleted video, and how it relates to the themes of credibility and ethics explored in Tell The Truth, Cenk. Full Episode 220 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EX0ngFtYPB8 Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#220 - Degrees of Dystopia

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I worked on Abby Martin&#39;s documentary Earth&#39;s Greatest Enemy; Yanis talked to Grace; Senators flapping gums; Piers talks Trump&#39;s AI poo video w/ Harry Sisson; Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner&#39;s chest tattoo engulfs him in controversy and nuance. Full Episode 219 on YouTube: soon Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#219 - Graham Platner's Capitalism Tattoo

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Matt Strackbein of The Letterhack and This Space joins to share about his journey from graphic design wizkid to the pages of Hellboy to contributing art, commentary and organizing to the online left. We talk creative process, a bit of TYT and how the media cooperative This Space came about. Full Episode 218 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/Ns5dAhPiVVE" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/Ns5dAhPiVVE</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#218 - Escalator Pitches w/ Matt Strackbein

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Left of the Box&#39;s Sandee Lovas — author, political commentator, Canadian, artist — joins me to talk about their journey into contributing to The Young Turks&#39; Rebel HQ to leaving Rebel HQ and now producing an upcoming video about TYT&#39;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&#39;s work: YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LeftoftheBox" rel="nofollow">@LeftOfTheBox</a> Website: <a href="https://www.sandeelovas.com/" rel="nofollow">SandeeLovas.com</a> Social: <a href="https://x.com/SandeeLovas" rel="nofollow">@SandeeLovas</a> Full Episode 21 7on YouTube: Soon Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#217 - Rebellion Headquarters w Sandee Lovas

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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&#39;s New Palace, Buttigieg&#39;s hidden mustache, Pod Save America &amp; Chapo on accountability for war criminals.  Full Episode 216 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/BlXSC6ZJue0" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/BlXSC6ZJue0</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#216 - Cenk Jubilee Teaser & Other Stuff

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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&#39;m so grateful to share some time with him and receive his perspective, wisdom and friendship. Full Episode 215 on YouTube: soon! Follow &amp; Support Jordan&#39;s work: Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/respect-the-process/id712578722" rel="nofollow"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/respect-the-process/id712578722</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatjordanbrady/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/thatjordanbrady/</a> Website: <a href="https://jordanbrady.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jordanbrady.com/</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#215 - Short Cape Confidence w/ Jordan Brady of Respect The Process

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Scott Bennett Of Let&#39;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 &amp; Support Scott&#39;s work: TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@letsmakethempay" rel="nofollow">tiktok.com/@letsmakethempay</a> Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@letsmakethempay" rel="nofollow">substack.com/@letsmakethempay</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@letsmakethempay" rel="nofollow">youtube.com/@letsmakethempay</a>

#214 - Wealth Concentrating Machines w/ Scott Bennett of Let's Make Them Pay

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Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight returns to talk bright spots, fixing the world and Alex Jones — starting with KF&#39;s recent episode on the story of InfoWars caller Kelly Rushing (#1041: listen on <a href="https://knowledgefight.com/" rel="nofollow">KnowledgeFight.com</a> 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&#39;s brief involvement and much more. Look for #195 for Dan on Winners and Losers in June 2024. Full Episode 213 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/vpeIV3NPoMY" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/vpeIV3NPoMY</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

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

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*out of order; sorry! Thoughts about gorillas, my appearance on Punch Up Pod, RFKjr&#39;s autism madness and my poetic response, Her Take clips and lolz, and Elon Musk bamboozles with the Sun&#39;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: <a href="https://youtu.be/jGFlxYgZFs8" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/jGFlxYgZFs8</a> Please support the documentary, find links here &gt; <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

#211* - Autism Poem, Musk's Mars-Sun Scam & More

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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&#39;m developing for &#34;Tell The Truth, Cenk.&#34; Full Episode HPAL-3 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/1JDG4KryEKE" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/1JDG4KryEKE</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

-3- HPAL: Shut Down The A**hole Factory (Thoughts About Dignity)

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I think this is supposed to be Ep 211. Highlights from my appearance on The Letterhack, Blue Origin&#39;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: <a href="https://youtu.be/PJVY87jc0Tg" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/PJVY87jc0Tg</a> <a href="https://www.tellthetruthcenk.com/" rel="nofollow">&#34;Tell The Truth, Cenk&#34; Film Website</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

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

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Hank Podcast, America Listens — My latest substack supporting &#34;Tell The Truth, Cenk&#34; is now up. It&#39;s a comprehensive listing of evidence of TYT&#39;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&#39;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&#39;t audio only but it&#39;s a lot easier since I don&#39;t have to bother with the camera and the mental wear and tear it causes Full HPAL-002 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/LFSGQxsLXbc" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/LFSGQxsLXbc</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

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

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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&#39;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 <a href="http://tellthetruthcenk.com" rel="nofollow">the documentary</a>, I&#39;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&#39;ll get better with repetition, I promise. Full Episode 001 on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/9uyHNOSozaM" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/9uyHNOSozaM</a> Support links here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/winnersandlosers</a>

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

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 Turks, The Jimmy Dore Show) and as a late-identified autistic.