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

#194 - Human Attention with Guest Ron Placone

27 days ago 1h 18m

"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,

#193 - Some Serious Labor Regulations

May 28th, 2024 1h 50m

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 w

#192 - Oven Mitt Of Doom

May 14th, 2024 2h 16m

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. An

#191 - Risky Chips & Healthcare Villains

Mar 29th, 2024 1h 19m

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 l

#190 - Ethical Dark Web Explained

Mar 20th, 2024 1h 53m

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 worki

#189 - Working For TYT & The Origins Of The Documentary

Mar 11th, 2024 1h 53m

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

#188 - Going Public With My TYT Documentary — Announcement!

Mar 7th, 2024 37m 45s

"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 c

#187 - February Update — Beard Loss, Cat Gain & The Mummy President

Feb 27th, 2024 2h 11m

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 li

#186 - January Update — Cats And Politics

Jan 23rd, 2024 1h 59m

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

#185 - Hot Yellow Moment

Dec 17th, 2023 45m 14s

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

#184 - Palestine & Markwayne

Nov 18th, 2023 2h 57m

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

#183 - The West Hurts

Nov 1st, 2023 2h 18m

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: @WikL

#182 - Working Till Sunset

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 56m

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 anticap

#181 - Striking Workers Struck Bosses

Sep 27th, 2023 3h 10m

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

#180 - Opening The Pluge Gates

Sep 9th, 2023 2h

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, BumRushI

#179 - Gum Guzzlers For The Status Quo

Aug 25th, 2023 1h 42m

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 i

#178 - The Great American Grave Soaking

Aug 14th, 2023 1h 53m

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 an

#177 - Shilling For Big Cylindrical Meat

Aug 4th, 2023 1h 41m

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

#176 - Stress Response

Aug 1st, 2023 1h 30m

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 e

#175 - Hollywood vs Worse Future

Jul 14th, 2023 1h 28m

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

#174 - Beyond The Balrog

Jul 3rd, 2023 2h 24m

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, BumRushIndustri

#173 - Titanic Tourism Takes Titanic Turn

Jun 21st, 2023 1h 53m

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

#172 -Trump Pinched

Jun 10th, 2023 2h 29m

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

#171 - The Buttigieg Files

Jun 1st, 2023 2h 46m

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).