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Cenk, Ben Mankiewicz, & Michael Shure talk tuna, butchering names, “American” cheese, Philly cops, “pushing the button,” how Cenk and Ben would accidentally walk into a Zumba class, who’d be the worst at Zumba, and Trump money laundering.
Cenk, Jayar Jackson, and Malcolm Fleschner. Lots of beer tonight. Cenk finally impresses someone with his status as ‘Mr. Jamaica’. Cenk meets a Republican hatchet-man. How are 30% of the kids at Cenk’s kid’s school Trump supporters? And more.
Cenk, Ben, & Brett Erlich talk Ben’s favorite Thai food, Ben’s interaction with a homeless man, St. Jude’s stamp trick, mail return, chive cutters, why Alexa isn’t spying on you, lip smacking, Kevin Spacey’s hidden sexuality, and what Millennials define as sexual harassment.
Cenk, Ben, & Malcolm talk Titanic sinking, TYT t-shirt puns, government shutdown, Ben wanting Ted Cruz to win, Slow Burn: A Podcast About Watergate, Limbaugh’s Bush-Deep State conspiracy, people coming for Bernie, and TYT “scandal.”
Cenk, Ben, & Mark Thompson talk the names “Philip” and “Kevin,” top 500 names, what Americans know about Indonesia, Islam communities around the world, Berber languages, Cenk’s respect for Dick Cheney, Cenk’s most unfortunate words, offensive Seinfeld moments, and under-rated quarterbacks.
Cenk, Ana, Mark Thompson, and Commander of the East, Aaron Wysocki, talk Netanyahu, inventing word, the legendary Frank Mankiewicz, alternatives for the word “swim suit,” the perfect song length, Cenk on Instagram, and going out on Valentine’s Day.
Cenk, Malcolm Fleschner, & Adam Green talk lib-off, Cenk’s hatred for pepper, PCCC, who runs the DNC, Uber tipping, and gambling with Cenk.
Jesus Godoy and Jayar Jackson join Cenk for Old School.
Ben Mankiewicz, Malcolm Fleschner and Mark Thompson for this weeks Old School.
Ben Mankiewicz, Chris Houck and Mark Thompson talk Baseball, Ben’s dad, Gun violence and PB&J on this weeks Old School.
Cenk and Malcolm discuss Cenk’s desire to report all of the news. A conversation on MLK, raising the question, “What if he had lived?” Conspiracy theories on MLK, JFK, and RFK. The discussion continues with topics of the evils of the CIA, facts on The YouTube shooter, and Keith Olbermann. Cenk and Malcolm rank the top Michael Jackson songs of all time.
Cenk and Mark discuss the Twitterverse, Donald Trump’s warning to Russia and parallels between the justifications for war in Iraq and Syria. Cable news personalities’ rationale for sending troops to Syria. The chances for a conflict escalation with North Korea. Cenk talks about his place on the political spectrum and his feelings towards empathizing with Republican voters. Statistics for following percentages in gambling. Mark delivers a savvy point on how to play poker.
Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, Malcolm Fleschner host. A word is invented. “Lope” means that you lie about the amount of money you make. Discussing Comey and Dennis Prager. Being recognized for being on TYT in public. Ben was called Jimmy Dore. Cenk was mistaken for Deepok Chopra. Discussion of LeBron’s strategies off the court to play well. How lefty sports teams are, including ones you wouldn’t expect to be liberal. Colin Kaepernick’s fate. The elites of football live in their own bubble and hate the kneeling. The idea of “distraction” is a terrible excuse that is often used in politics and sports. Why does the establishment claim to only want one candidate in the race.Discussion of the DNC and who is winning and who isn’t. AT&T has a billboard that says “More for your thing, from our thing”. What? Discussion of the allocation of the money that TYT received.
Cenk, Jayar Jackson, and Malcolm Fleschner host old school. Cenk’s son is going to be in Aladdin play over the summer. The movie is 26 years old… WOW! Kanye West antics, is it affluenza? His obsession with Donald Trump. Is he a musical genius? Cenk’s trip to Graceland and Elvis’ other problems like marrying a 15 year old. What are we going to be judged for in the next 100 years? How will the Aliens treat us, are they smart enough to be less barbaric than us? The mental toughness you need to make it in sports and old school sports culture “walk it off”. Cenk’s preference of leadership over management.
Steve Oh, Malcolm Fleschner, and Kim Horcher. The history of last names, genetic tests and their scary results. The teaching and learning of your parents native languages. Steve talks about his experience coming to America, his bedtime prayers and his Korean barbershop. The new Kobra Kai show on youtube, and movies that do and don’t hold up over time. Casting John in True North. What it would be like to go back to your home country and surviving the Korean War and Wars of the last century.
Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz. A story about a man who got angry about two people talking in Spanish at a restaurant in Manhattan. Stats on the money that undocumented immigrants add to this economy. Have Democrats made a mockery of “Resist”? Trump seems to have taken a bribe from china. Democrats voting for Gina Haspel. Ben Mankiewicz onscreen appearance. How the Met Gala is magnifying the current state of the country.
Cenk Uygur & Ben Mankiewicz. Political Tribalism in the south and on the left. Ben and Cenk’s time at WAMI Miami. The perception of TYT around the country. Judgements on the various rather liberal stances of the current pope. The Obama’s after the election. The GOP going pro-choice, what they really think of Trump. Cenk’s foster kittens, the life of an actor, and Val Kilmer. Kurt Russel was a child star?! A promise to ‘seed’ actors in how good they have been over the years.
Cenk Uygur & Ben Mankiewicz. A Celebration of the freedom we have in America; Furries & their affiliation with TYT, the origin of Fetishes; Blacklisting, shame and what to do with it. Roseanne Barr; How painful experiences are celebrated; Cenk shares an epiphany he had about the fear of the MSM; Cenks Nightmare; Standing up to Donald Trump & What happened with Joy Ann Reid.
Cenk, Mark Thompson, & Malcolm Fleschner. What was the deal with Anthony Weiner? In-cel’s & ‘vol-cel’. Bashar-Al-Assad watches The Young Turks, Russia being banned from the Olympics for steroid use. Ballots summarizations of candidates. Where is the ‘bottom of the barrel’ when it comes to the way Republicans are allowed to act? Talk of Hillary and how out of touch she was …
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasaparian & John Iadarola. Bond and Mission: Impossible theme songs. Shoplifting experiences, Restaurants taking misplaced money out of servers’ pay, pros and cons of unions, & the woes of working in retail and at a Ralph’s grocery store; Benefits of an improving economy is not felt by all; California housing prices discussion; Disconnect between older Americans who don’t understand costs today and millennials. Donald Drumpf wants to be called an elite; Drumpf as cult leader; Brainwashing of masses of Americans; Cenk tells a basketball story about Dave Koller; Cenk’s killer cat; Fake Mexican food; Dave Koller calling a Bush Administration official a fascist; Pet care, kids, loving pets & children.
Cenk Uygur & Ben Mankiewicz. Talk about what to do with their hair, how women love hair on men; How Cenk approached Wendy & the story of how he met Wes Clark Jr.; Nicknames, spoilers, & living legends. Getting out of a bad situation; Driving skills; Deep State; Multi-tasking; Note taking at the movies?; The Bachelorette & Bruce Springsteen.
Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola & Michael Shure on this week’s Old School!
Cenk and Ben on this week’s Old School!
Cenk and Aida on this week’s Old School!
Ben and Cenk on this week’s Old School!
Would Cenk choose a fond memory over a new Mercedes-Benz?
Would entrepreneurs have been drug dealers?
The most American season of the year
Cenk lists his Killer B's for cooking
Who had the bigger victory: Ben or Cenk?
The mystery of Mark's missing $500 Bellagio chip
Cenk offers some advice on falling down
Ben and Brett's thoughts on the whole "kids" thing
The media's bias against the Left Wing
Democrats can't energize their voter base like Trump can
Steering human nature away from the cult of personality
Whose face would you wear on a shirt?
Cenk and Ben's advice for a successful relationship: never take a religious conversion course.
Conservatives may try to deny it...but we know they really love Old School too
Talking politics on Old School is OK. Talking football uniforms — not so much.
Cenk's creative epiphany while on an edible
Socks, underwear and all the things people don't discuss on today's Old School
