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The Conversation

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Cenk Uygur and a rotation of guest hosts sit down for quick but substantive interviews with political and cultural thought leaders from around the US and the world. Expect to see politicians from both sides of the aisle, media personalities, actors, directors, and more.
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Episodes

Elliott Morgan on America's Crisis of Imagination

Cenk Uygur sits down with Elliott Morgan, a Rebel HQ contributor, comedian, and PHD candidate. You can check out Elliot's work on Rebel HQ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 202529 min

Richard Ojeda Slams Trump Parade

Cenk Uygur, Richard Ojeda and Ben Cohen react to Donald Trump's speech after the U.S. Army's 250th Anniversary parade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 202534 min

Former Congresswoman Marie Newman Joins TYT

Marie Newman, the Congressional Representative from Illinois (2021 - 2023) joins TYT. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Marie Newman on her time in Congress 1:45 Formula for passing bills 3:00 Corporate PAC money 6:30 What Democrats get wrong 8:00 Iron Dome vote 12:00 Colleagues threaten Newman after Israel vote 16:30 AIPAC spending against her 20:00 AIPAC bullying 21:15 Mainstream media ignores the story 23:00 Lobbyist talking points 28:15 Newman's advice for Democrats 31:00 Groups preventing progress in the Dem ...

Jun 03, 202537 min

Congressman Ro Khanna On Repairing A Weak Democratic Party

Congressman Ro Khanna, Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss an image makeover for the Democratic party. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Khanna says Rahm Emmanuel is "dead wrong" 3:00 Equity grading in San Francisco 3:45 Ana pushes Rep. Khanna 9:00 Khanna mocks Dems for "studying" manliness 11:00 Khanna introduces bill to lower drug prices 14:00 Reaction to Ro's bill 21:30 How to get a vote on this bill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 202529 min

Congressman Ro Khanna On Repairing A Weak Democratic Party

Congressman Ro Khanna, Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss an image makeover for the Democratic party on The Young Turks. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Khanna says Rahm Emmanuel is "dead wrong" 3:00 Equity grading in San Francisco 3:45 Ana pushes Rep. Khanna 9:00 Khanna mocks Dems for "studying" manliness 11:00 Khanna introduces bill to lower drug prices 14:00 Reaction to Ro's bill 21:30 How to get a vote on this bill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 202529 min

Ken Klippenstein Discusses Releasing Israel Embassy Shooter's Manifesto

Ken Klippenstein talks about releasing the alleged manifesto written by Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Why Ken Klippenstein published the manifesto 3:45 FBI shows up at Ken's door 6:30 Veiled threats 9:00 How did Ken's readers respond? 11:45 Lies about the manifesto 12:20 Luigi Mangione manifesto 13:00 Gatekeeping information 17:00 Shooter's radicalization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 202523 min

INTERVIEW: You Won't Believe The Life Story Of Congressman Gil Cisneros

Congressman Gil Cisneros talks to Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks about growing up in a blue-collar family. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Cisneros' background 4:15 Cisneros WON THE LOTTERY 10:00 Why he ran for Congress 16:00 Importance of economics 17:00 Democrats' internal dealings 25:45 Democrats not getting anything done 20:45 Identity politics 27:30 Cisneros' podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 202543 min

INTERVIEW: Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Fights To End Israel's War In Gaza

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen was dragged out of a Trump administration hearing by multiple security guards for protesting the war on Gaza. Cenk Uygur and Michael Shure discuss on The Young Turks. Do you agree with TYT's take? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 202529 min

Former Republican Joe Walsh

Former GOP Congressman Joins The Conversation. Chapters: 0:00 Joe Walsh rips into Trump 3:15 Walsh on coming out against Trump 5:30 Divisions in the GOP 7:15 Right-wing media 8:05 Tariffs break the cult? 9:00 Will the GOP go in the populist direction? 13:00 Is there hope for MAGA? 15:00 What does it mean to be conservative? 16:30 Free market capitalism 18:45 Populist left 20:15 Political homelessness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 08, 202526 min

Michael Shure Interviews Governor Gavin Newsom

Michael Shure speaks with California Governor Gavin Newsom at the DNC and discusses his thoughts about Newsom, Biden, Harris and more with Cenk Uygur. MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 23, 202411 min

Progressive Change Campaign Committee Co-Founder Talks About Kamala Harris

Adam Green of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee https://www.boldprogressives.org/ gives his view on Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Cenk Uygur discusses on The Young Turks. Your Support is Crucial to the Show: https://go.tyt.com/jointoday Get the Progressive battle plan: https://go.tyt.com/book-description Watch TYT LIVE on weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 202417 min

Dr. Nolan Higdon On The Release Of 'Let's Agree To Disagree'

Dr. Nolan Higdon joins Cenk Uygur on The Conversation to discuss his new book "Let's Agree To Disagree." https://twitter.com/nolan_higdon https://nolanhigdon.substack.com/ Purchase the book: https://www.routledge.com/Lets-Agree-to-Disagree-Critical-Thinking-and-Civil-Discourse-in-Contentious/Higdon-Huff/p/book/9781032168982 MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 202432 min

Left On Left Crimes

Authors Freddie deBoer and Eric Levitz join The Conversation. Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just a regular Democrat now? Has the left achieved enough? Cenk moderates the conversation between the two authors. Read their opposing articles here: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-just-a-regular-old-democrat-now.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/the-aoc-left-has-achieved-plenty.html MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Dec 10, 202447 min

Moms For Tyranny

The Daily Dot launched an investigative reporting unit: Hi-Res, where Claire Goforth is an investigative reporter. She joins Cenk Uygur to dive into her investigative story, discussing children/teens whose parents are members of Moms for Liberty. It highlights Kane Kliewer’s story of growing up with a Moms for Liberty parent. Claire Goforth's article: https://www.dailydot.com/irl/moms-for-liberty/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/claire_goforth MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial Learn more about your a...

Dec 09, 202425 min

NextGENeration Of Voters

The number of young democrat-identifying voters is on the decline. President of NextGen America, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, joins The Conversation for a deep dive into why this is happening. Young voters are the largest demographic of progressives, which is why NextGen's newest campaign is Hot Girls Vote. Hot Girls Vote is an innovative and inclusive voter registration campaign aimed at activating the largest and most diverse electorate in American history. Everyone can be a certified NextGen Ho...

Dec 06, 202415 min

The Price To Pay In A Congressional Campaign

Cenk Uygur hosts. Democratic CA House Candidate (CA-45) Aditya Pai comes on to discuss how a staffer misfire led to an accidental suspension of his campaign and the difficulties and reality of running for a congressional office. Twitter: https://twitter.com/paiforcongress Website: https://www.paiforcongress.com/ Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pai-for-congress/contribute?amount=3300 Volunteer: https://www.paiforcongress.com/#get-involved MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial Learn more about...

Dec 05, 202421 min

The Newest Progressive Candidate in Texas: Pervez Agwan

Pervez Agwan is running in Texas' newly drawn district. He's taking on special interest groups, calling for term limits and wants immediate campaign finance reform. He's facing AIPAC- endorsed Rep. Lizzie Fletcher. Why does Texas' most diverse district need a progressive? Watch and find out. Twitter: https://twitter.com/pervezagwan Website: https://agwanforus.com/ Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/agwanforus MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Dec 04, 202422 min

President Of The Flight Attendant Union Joins The Conversation

President of the Association of Flight Attendants Sara Nelson joins Sen. Nina Turner to discuss worker's rights, the WGA writer's strike, and much more. https://twitter.com/FlyingWithSara https://www.afacwa.org/ https://www.afacwa.org/join_us MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 03, 202441 min
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