Old School with Cenk Uygur & Ben Mankiewicz

Is Cenk Culturally Right Wing?

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Old School, Cenk and Michael dive into some hilarious and thought-provoking debates, including whether Cenk is culturally right-win...

Cenk: Is retirement STUPID?

21 Nov 2025

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Tune in to Old School with Cenk Uygur and Michael Shure for a jam-packed episode. We’re going to discuss if everyones favroite city – Quebec, is a...

Besties Cenk and Ben: Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss

20 Nov 2025

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Tune in to Old School with Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz for a jam-packed episode. We’re breaking down Ben’s hilarious and viral TCM video, diving...

Is It Offensive To Ask Where People Are From?

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Old School, Cenk Uygur and Michael Shure dig into the buffet debate—common indulgence or royal feast? They explore the nuances of...

Cenk and Ben Share Their Favorite Thanksgiving Memories

27 Nov 2024

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Cenk and Ben share their favorite Thanksgiving memories, hilarious travel stories (including airplane food!), and tales of childhood nemeses. Don’t ...

What Do You Suck At?

21 Nov 2024

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Tune in to Old School tonight with Cenk and Ben as they chat about how big of nerds they are! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Cenk explains what he sucks at!

13 Nov 2024

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Tune in to Old School tonight with Cenk and Michael as they discuss whether it’s worth talking to conservatives more or less these days, how to hand...

Old School: The History Special

24 Oct 2023

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Ben Gleib and Adrienne Lawrence join Cenk for tonight's Old School: A History Special. HOST: Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) CO-HOST: Adrienne Lawrence (@Adri...

King of the Bubble

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone's in the Studio tonight! Cenk Uygur is joined by Ben Gleib and Dave Koller to talk about who actually cares about politics, Dave being logica...

Socks Are a Scam

10 Oct 2023

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Old School is full tonight. Join Cenk, Ben, Wosny and Mark for all the important pressing conversations you've been waiting to hear. Who's grossed out...

Old School's Skincare Routine

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight may be the first truly non-political episode of Old School. Soap or Bodywash? Hot or cold shower? How often do you shampoo your hair? Which Ol...

Let's Go Family Values!

20 Sep 2023

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Francesca Fiorentini and Maz Jobrani join Cenk tonight for an ultra-funny episode of Old School. We talk hypocrisy, family values, crazy costumes, the...

A Jew, A Muslim And A Christian Walk Into Old School...

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have any right-wing friends left? Watch and find out if we do. Mondale Robinson and Michael Shure join Cenk tonight on Old School! HOST: Cenk U...

Hanky-Lanky On Trump's Golf Course

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur is joined by Adrienne Lawrence and Wosny Lambre to discuss Trump's golf career and prosecution, an insane Prigozhin Vaccine theory, everyon...

A Grandpa Playing Bocce Ball

24 Aug 2023

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Adrienne Lawrence and Ben Gleib join Cenk Uygur on tonight's episode of Old School to discuss the big issues. Did Biden do something wrong to this dog...

Fight For Your Rice

17 Aug 2023

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Dave Koller and Mark Thompson join Cenk tonight on Old School. Which one is Mark? Is your rice secretly trying to kill you? Should you be worried abou...

The Most Interesting Man In The World

09 Aug 2023

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Cenk and Ben reminisce on stories of their dads. They discuss crazy fast food apps, Cenk's new book, LA real estate, Joe Rogan and the Barbie debate. ...

Ben Gleib Hosts And Cardi B Drops The Mic

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HOST: Ben Gleib (@bengleib) CO-HOST: Adrienne Lawrence (@AdrienneLaw) CO-HOST: Wosny Lambre SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ https://www.youtube.com/user/the...

Does MTG Loves The Damage Report?

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Francesca Fiorentini and Dave Koller discuss MTG's attack on a TYT Host, Oppenheimer and how DC melts your brain. HOST: Cenk Uygur (@cenku...

Cenk The Quiet Guy

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Michael Shure and Mark Thompson compare past movie roles, Cenk's career as an extra, becoming Judge Judy and Trump's career as a boxing an...

Expect The Unexpected

13 Jul 2023

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Cenk Uygur, Brian Unger, and Ben Mankiewicz discuss life outside of California, prejudices in Hollywood and Brian comes out for the first time on air....

Questionable Choices In The Tough City

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz discuss the 4th of July, their gripes with California sports teams moving around, living in tough cities, and Indiana Jo...

Healing The Country With Cornbread

28 Jun 2023

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Cenk Uygur, Dave Kroller, and Adrienne Lawrence discuss Cenk's cornbread debacle, the things rich people experience, crosswalk nature in LA vs New Yor...

Nothing Matters In The Connecticut Bunker

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Gleib, Michael Shure, and David Shuster discuss the nature of reality, life in Connecticut, the 2nd coming of Trumpism, and why people actually li...

Young Turk's Traffic School

24 May 2023

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Cenk Uygur, Wosny Lambre, and Francesca Fiorentini talk road rage, driving stories, their personal rules of the road, and why no one should get in a c...

Do You Have The Meats?

17 May 2023

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Do You Have The Meats? Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz talk fast joint burgers and sandwiches, Cenk embarrassing himself in a New Jersey sub-shop, Ben's...

I'm Gonna Make You Cry

11 May 2023

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Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz talk GOATs and BOATs, the best (and worst) Number Twos, food rebranding, and Braunschweiger sandwiches. HOST: Cenk Uygur...

French Fried Faux Pas

26 Apr 2023

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Mark Thompson and Cenk Uygur give some hot takes on french fries, lettuce, the death penalty, the media, and... HOST: Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) CO-HOST:...

Cenk's Day!

12 Apr 2023

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Cenk Uygur and Michael Shure discuss their road rage, goals before they die, Cenk's love of lemon cake before breakfast, and being selfish. HOST: Cen...

The $100 Neighborhood

06 Apr 2023

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Jayar Jackson, Mark Thompson, and Michael Shure skip watching THE BIG BASKETBALL GAME to talk working remotely versus returning to the office, food de...

You Can't Always Go Downtown

29 Mar 2023

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Cenk Uygur and Mark Thompson discuss the horrors of driving downtown, text etiquette, the dangers of "bubbles", and whether or not you should pick up ...

Hats Off to Ben

22 Mar 2023

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Wosny Lambre discuss giving gifts to your guy friends, sports, day light savings time, and the schools worth rooting f...

Extra Mayo At The Oscars

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Ben Glieb discuss sandwiches, attending the Oscars, and why the In Memorium is Cenk's Favorite part of the Oscars. Hos...

History in the Punchline

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Francesca Fiorentini, and Jayar Jackson discuss Chris Rock's new special, racism and Jokes in different communities, how to land a joke, a...

Cenk and Mark's Love Fest

02 Mar 2023

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Cenk Uygur and Mark Thompson reflect on how well Mary Poppins aged, the key to nailing karaoke, self-love, and why Cenk's dad hates chess. Hosted on A...

O-LI-GAR-CHY

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz talk IN STUDIO about Project Veritas' latest music video, saving baby seals, if camping is worth it, and The Pointer Sis...

Meatball Ron

15 Feb 2023

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Cenk Uygur, David Shuster, and Wosny Lambre talk aliens, corporate media, boring Democrats, and Trump's latest nickname for Ron Desantis. Spoiler aler...

Satan Goes to the Grammys

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Ben Gleib, and Rayyvana discuss bagel shop drama, porn at 7-11, and whether or not satan performed at the Grammys. Hosted on Acast. See a...

Cenks on a Plane

01 Feb 2023

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Cenk Uygur, Jayar Jackson, and Rick Strom discuss a tragedy Cenk witnessed on a plane, encountering TYT fans in public, and Cenk's famous triceps. Hos...

Johnny Pie's Anniversary is ON!

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola celebrate John's 11th anniversary at TYT while also trying to break down the right's obsession with sexu...

What's the Birthday Trap? And How Do You Avoid It?

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's the Birthday Trap? And How Do You Avoid It?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

When Alex Jones Fans ATTACK

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Dave Koller, and David Shuster share experiences of getting accosted by people in public, including Cenk's latest terrible interaction wit...

Cenk Gets Jury Duty

07 Dec 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Jayar Jackson, and Mark Thompson discuss their experiences getting dismissed from jury duty, their thoughts on the wildest names ever, and...

We Don't Want The Crazies

16 Nov 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and John Iadarola talk about Kari Lake losing in Arizona and how quickly google recognizes them. Plus, the long-awaited Hous...

Bradley Hooter

11 Nov 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Jayar Jackson talk about bringing kids to Hooters, losing followers on twitter, whether or not Trump is going to run a...

There's No "WE" In Pizza

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and John Iadarola talk about Democrats' messaging versus Republicans, Ant-Man spoilers, pizza boxes, and Cenk's three years ...

Big Water Propaganda

19 Oct 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Mark Thompson, and Ben Mankiewicz argue over the benefits of water, the reproductive habits of fish, and if VEGAN VENGENCE exists. Hosted...

Grifters Gonna Grift

12 Oct 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Jackson White address the TYT haters, right-wing grifters, and Democrats who are finally fighting back. Hosted on Aca...

How the Bong Broke

05 Oct 2022

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Ben Gleib, Jessica Burbank, and Jayar Jackson talk fast food, the sauce packet drawer that everyone has, and who REALLY let the dogs out. Hosted on A...

Globes and Donuts

28 Sep 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Ken Klippenstein, and Jordan Uhl talk about whether or not living in Washington DC corrupts you, whether or not Cenk is a Boomer, and the ...

I Didn't Know You Were a Lefty

21 Sep 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Wosny Lambre talk about crime, how much is appropriate to ask from wait staff, and wild Uber driver stories. Hosted o...

Youngstown, Here I Come!

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz talk about lessons learned from the Fetterman campaign, Twitter attacks, Oberlin's bakery controversy, and that time Ale...

Vid Brain

31 Aug 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Dave Koller, and Ben Gleib discuss the art of "bro gifting", what its like to get THE VID, and high school football horror stories. Hoste...

Stop Interrupting Ben!

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Adrienne Lawrence, and Ben Carollo talk about chaperones at the doctor's office, why Ben keeps getting interrupted, and just how bad Cenk ...

Trump's Nuclear Memento

17 Aug 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Gleib, and Mark Thompson try to figure out why Trump REALLY brought home nuclear documents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Captain Americano

10 Aug 2022

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Ben Mankiewicz, Mark Thompson, and Francesca Fiorentini catch up on Francesca's pregnancy and discuss dumpster diving, Starbucks unionizing, and the j...

Life's a Beach

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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American Booty

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Gleib, Rayyvana, and Jayar Jackson discuss wild party stories, how they've changed (and not changed) since they were younger, and their thoughts o...

Krup You!

20 Jul 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and David Shuster debate whether or not musicals are tolerable, and whether or not Alec Baldwin is a good person or not. H...

Are We In the Multiverse?

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Wosny Lambre, and Dave Koller discuss the wild, confusing cinematic universe of Marvel and try to decide if the multiverse is real or not....

Too Many Bens

30 Jun 2022

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Mark Thompson, Ben Mankiewicz, and Ben Gleib talk mics, The Godfather, and playing poker while on edibles.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Bulgaria Vs Romania SMACKDOWN

16 Jun 2022

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Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz debate who's better - Bulgaria or Romania? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about...

Lawyer-ISH

08 Jun 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Mark Thompson, and Jesus Godoy talk about Alex Jones' threats about penis size, getting audited, and Trump's history of being a LOSER.  H...

Nutty Buddies

26 May 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Michael Shure, and Dr. Rashad Richey join IN STUDIO to debate avocados and bash Cenk's family's cooking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Grumpy in Court

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bust out your walkers and canes because it's a REAL OLD School featuring Cenk Uygur, David Koller, and Ben Mankiewicz. They discuss the state of the R...

Word of the Day: Unprecedented

05 May 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Rick Strom discuss the breaking news about the Supreme Court overturning Roe V Wade and what this means for America. H...

TYT.COM/BABY

28 Apr 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Francesca Fiorentini, and Ben Mankiewicz discuss Francesca's exciting baby news and raising kids in this crazy world. Hosted on Acast. See...

A More Fulfilling Life

21 Apr 2022

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Cenk Uygur, David Shuster, and Mark Thompson discuss how the news affects their daily lives and what happiness means to them. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Cringeola

07 Apr 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Jordan Uhl, and Wosny Lambre start the city wars by debating which are the best cities in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Slaps, Slips, and Spit

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Helen Hong discuss the Oscars slap heard ROUND THE WORLD, and Cenk shares about how he personally avoided the wrath of...

One Host Will Die...Stay Tuned

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, David Shuster, and Ben Gleib talk John Cleese, the stress of running for political office, and doing comedy in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Cracking the Eggs

09 Mar 2022

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Cenk Uygur and Ben Carollo discuss gender euphoria, existence euphoria, and how Old School has changed Ben's life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Conservatives Blow Stuff Up

03 Mar 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Alonzo Bodden, and Maz Jobrani determine what turns action stars conservative, and who Donald Trump fears the most.  Hosted on Acast. See...

OST OST OST OLD SCHOOL

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Ben Gleib, and John Iadarola ponder how ice cream can be racist, and discuss the reliability of dog ancestry tests. Hosted on Acast. See a...

Great Cup of Coffee

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Lunar New Year! The OGs Ben Mankiewicz, Mark Thompson, and Dave Koller talk about talking about money, their experiences as production assistanc...

Temperatures Are Getting Warmer

26 Jan 2022

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Dave Koller, Mark Thompson, and David Shuster discuss the charm of weatherman and ponder the future of local news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Griftin' the Night Away

13 Jan 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Alonzo Bodden, and Ben Mankiewicz come to the conclusion that Cenk is the world's worst cult leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

OLE OLE OLE OLE!

05 Jan 2022

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Jayar Jackson compare football (aka soccer) chants around the world and debate which is the best. Hosted on Acast. See...

That's When the Knee Bashing Starts...

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, David Shuster, and Dave Koller reminisce about their past grade school crushes and share their favorite Hanukkah memories. Hosted on Acast...

Comrade Santa

08 Dec 2021

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Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz ask the age-old question - Is Santa a communist? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more...

A Tale of Two Bens

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Ben Gleib aka Benny G debunk population control conspiracy theories while breaking down why Ben Gleib is a domestic te...

Poker with Shep Smith

18 Nov 2021

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Cenk Uygur, Alonzo Bodden and Dave Koller talk about their history with Fox News, including a poker game with Shep Smith. They also countdown to Thank...

What's in a Name?

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Francesca Fiorentini, and Wosny Lambre compare how much grief their names have given them throughout the years. The team also breaks down ...

Selfishly Falling on a Grenade

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Mark Thompson, and Ben Mankiewicz hold back from telling offensive jokes...or do they? They tackle the Chapelle controversy and cover the ...

Cenk's Version of HELL

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, David Shuster, and Jayar Jackson survive technical difficulties to bring you another awesome episode of OLD SCHOOL. Cenk reveals he is a M...

Dinner Talk

13 Oct 2021

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Cenk Uygur, Mark Thompson, and Dave Koller gather for an EPIC genuine OG episode OLD SCHOOL! Football season is in full swing, and Cenk trolled Browns...

Sinemas Owner Donors

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Jordan Uhl discuss why Sinema continues to be the worst senator EVER. Cenk discusses gaslighting in politics. Ben and ...

How to be Cool

29 Sep 2021

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Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Wosny Lambre discuss their lifelong coffee habits and their history of playing sports. Cenk holds a pro-war rally. Wos...

Get the Sarsaparilla

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's a REAL Old School with the TYT OGs Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Dave Koller. What's with the second X in VAXX? What cruel fate do people who u...

SCOLD School

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk Uygur is joined by Twitch legends Rayyvana from Rayyactions and Ben Carollo from Galaxy Brain. Cenk introduces a new segment - SCOLD SCHOOL. They...

The Insanity of Humanity

01 Sep 2021

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Anti Maskers, Anti Vaxxers, and Conspiracy theorists, OH MY! Cenk Uygur, Jayar Jackson, and Dave Koller ask ""have we always been this crazy""? Is soc...

Wrong Again, Bob.

25 Aug 2021

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David Feldman joins Cenk Uygur and Mark Thompson to try and figure out how to talk sense into crazy anti-vaxxers and Qanon conspiracy theorists.  Hos...

Old School: August 11, 2021

12 Aug 2021

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Cenk and Mark host. Christmas trees. Evolution. Hives. Greed and selfishness. Super Heists. Philosophy & evolution continued. Stressors. Stress contin...

Old School: August 4, 2021

05 Aug 2021

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Cenk, Jayar, and Dave Koller. Who is considered "Old School"? Does coffee affect you? Jayar's seasonal creamers. Seasonal foods. Jason Rubin says HI!....

Old School: July 26, 2021

28 Jul 2021

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Benk. How do dudes give each other presents? Cenk gets Ben a hat. Catching up. Ben speaks ill of the dead. Someone gets run over by afloat. Wallowing ...

Old School: July 19, 2021

22 Jul 2021

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Jayar, Brett, and David Shuster host. Brett is banned from Old School. Jayar's trip to Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge's Vaccination rates. Brett's travel an...

Old School: July 14, 2021

15 Jul 2021

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Cenk, Wos, and Francesca host. It's the gathering of the WOKEALOS. Cenk is stunned by racism. Right-Wingers are crazy. The Last Gasps of Whiteness. Wh...

Old School: June 29, 2021

01 Jul 2021

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Cenk, Ben, and Mark host. Truffles - are they worth it? Rebelatory. Ben is anti-mushroom and anti-pepperoni. Pizza toppings. The magic of truffle oil....

Old School: June 22, 2021

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk, Mark, and David Shuster. Mark joins a Wine Club. Mark is HIP DEEP in wine. Covid Vices. Cenk savoring life and finding happiness. Cenk loses hi...

Old School: June 15, 2021

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cenk, Ben, and Wosny Lambre host! Ben is really white. Dumb politicians. Political movies. Alternate realities. Azerbaijan and Honduras. Twitter bots....