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The Young Turks

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The Young Turks is Home of The Progressives. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and a host of progressive voices deliver the news and provocative commentary. Whether you are seeking a breakdown of current events, politics and the mainstream media or just a quick laugh, the TYT daily podcast will always keep you informed and entertained.
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Episodes

Jimmy Was Wrong

The Supreme Court denied requests to stop Texas's 6-week abortion ban. We tell you what Democrats could do to stop it if they only gave a damn. Brian Stelter, Briahna Joy Gray, and Jimmy Dore all had impressively bad takes about the Supreme Court, we can prove it, and we call on them to admit it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Sep 02, 202155 min

Texas Aborts Abortion

A controversial new Texas law that bars abortions at six weeks went into effect early Wednesday morning after the Supreme Court failed to rule on emergency requests brought by abortion providers. Republicans are turning up the pressure for House minority leader Kevin McCarthy to impeach President Biden. Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Scott Perry claimed that allowing “poorly-vetted” Afghan refugees into the U.S. could lead to “little girls raped and killed in the streets.” A man working out of his apartm...

Sep 01, 202159 min

Moar War!

Richard Engel called the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan the "worst capitulation of western values in our lifetimes." Despite what Republican lawmakers, including Ted Cruz, are claiming, the Taliban did not hang an interpreter from a U.S. helicopter. Even with the war in Afghanistan coming to an end, the GOP is attempting to add $25 billion to the military budget. What happens now that the Taliban have access to U.S. military aircraft. As the battle over mask mandates grows more contentious, F...

Aug 31, 202155 min

Scary Larry Elder

Republicans are advocating for the U.S. to get back into Afghanistan. Trump went on TV to claim he knocked all the ""ISISes"" out, but now they've got ""ISIS-X."" However, no one has ever heard of ISIS-X. James Carville calls the media coverage of Afghanistan ""hysterical and stupid."" Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan would prefer that lawmakers stop using the word “racism” while they are debating the state's voter suppression bill. Some MAGA fans are turning on Larry Elder because he said the 20...

Aug 27, 202157 min

Kabul Bombings

War Hawks of CNN and Team Trump Caught Making Up Nonsense about Kabul Bombing. An apparent suicide attack rocked U.S. evacuation efforts in Afghanistan as President Biden's deadline to leave the country approaches. Rep. Seth Moulton and Rep. Peter Meijer are pushing back on the criticism of their unapproved trip to Afghanistan. Moulton is now saying he was rescuing families. Ron DeSantis says President Biden should follow Florida's lead on COVID. Children are now being hospitalized in record num...

Aug 26, 202157 min

Afghani-Stunt

House Democrats passed a budget resolution to trigger the reconciliation bill process on Tuesday. Congressmen Seth Moulton (D- MA) and Peter Meijer (R- MI) secretly traveled to Kabul to observe the evacuation efforts. As the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan get more and more difficult, people like Erik Prince are offering private escape services on nearly empty flights for thousands of dollars. The FCC proposed fining conservative conspiracists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman $5.1 million for voter...

Aug 25, 20211 hr

Media CHEERS As Pelosi Caves

A top U.S. military officer finally admits he was wrong about Afghanistan. Tensions flare in the House of Representatives as moderate Democrats continue to try and hold up President Biden's budget plan. Wall Street wanted millions of Americans to be evicted, and they gave thousands of dollars to Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer. A startup is turning houses into corporations, and neighbors are fighting back. A Proud Boys leader has been sentenced to five months in prison on weapons and vandalism cha...

Aug 24, 202154 min

You're Not A Horse

Biden will face pressure from the G7 to extend his Afghanistan withdrawal deadline. Liz Cheney says politicians have to explain why a never-ending presence in Afghanistan is necessary. FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. They would also like you to not attempt to treat Covid-19 with horse dewormer. Donald Trump was booed at his rally in Alabama after he told his supporters to get vaccinated. Right-Wing Democrats are beginning to cave as progressives hold their ground on...

Aug 23, 202154 min

DC Bomb Threat

Several GOP lawmakers joined anti-vaccine activists in protesting mask mandates for healthcare workers. An internal memo revealed that Fox News forces their employees to share their vaccination status and wear masks in certain spaces. Data from a new poll says that 1 in 5 Americans are avoiding loved ones because they aren't vaccinated. Lawmakers scrap qualified immunity deal in police reform talks. Insurance companies are saying they will charge more for COVID-19 treatment in the coming months....

Aug 19, 202155 min

Ilhan Schools Morons

Ilhan Omar calls out Fox News's "hateful rhetoric" over Afghan refugees. MAGA goes full nativist on refugees fleeing Afghanistan. Huge stockpiles of U.S.-made weapons and aircraft are now in Taliban hands. How to actually get a Trump voter vaccinated. The Biden Administration pushes plans for a third booster vaccine, but experts say we should focus on the unvaccinated and places struggling to access the vaccine first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about ...

Aug 18, 20211 hr 1 min

Pucker For Tucker

Texas' Republican Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID. Lauren Boebert faces major backlash after tweeting "Taliban are the only people Building Back Better." Tucker Carlson blames "radical gender politics" for contributing to the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan. Immigrant advocates denounced the Biden administration for deporting Haitian refugees. Republicans finally support unemployment benefits, but only for the unvaccinated. A county in Georgia shuts down all its schools amid a major Covid...

Aug 17, 202155 min

Kabul Falls

The latest on Afghanistan: chaos at Kabul airport as Afghans try to flee the Taliban. A tropical depression threatens further devastation in earthquake-hit Haiti. One person was stabbed as anti-vaxxers and counter-demonstrators clash in front of L.A. City Hall. The Dallas school district plans to enforce its mask mandates for the school year despite the Texas Supreme Court siding with Governor Abbott. The GOP finally backs unemployment benefits, but only for the unvaccinated. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Aug 16, 202158 min

Tucker's Therapist

House Democratic moderates threaten Pelosi’s strategy and demand an immediate vote on the infrastructure bill. Britney Spears’ father Jamie Spears agrees to step down as her conservator. Census data shows that the US white population dropped the most, while multiracial and minority populations grew. Tucker Carlson mocks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for fear of being raped during the Capitol Riot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

Aug 13, 202156 min

Jesus vs The Vaccine

Rand Paul revealed Wednesday that his wife bought stock in Gilead Sciences – which makes an antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19 – back on Feb. 26, 2020, before the threat of coronavirus was fully understood. Mississippi asks the Biden Administration to send military hospital ships. Laura Ingraham forgets the meaning of irony. Dan Crenshaw gets heckled by a monster he helped create. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Aug 12, 20211 hr 2 min

Budging on the Budget

Without a single Republican vote, the Senate approves the $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. However, Joe Manchin voices his “serious concerns” about the $3.5 trillion budget after the Senate’s approval. Democrats introduce a bill to force the largest corporations to pay their fair share. Every single Democratic senator voted on a symbolic measure that would punish localities that defund the police. The Texas House Speaker signs warrants to arrest the 52 wayward Democrats. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Aug 11, 20211 hr

No Mo' Cuomo

Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns. Roberta Kaplan, who aided Cuomo, resigns from the Time’s Up organization. After months of negotiation, the Senate voted 69-30 to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. Florida’s governor says school leaders’ salary may be withheld if they require masks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Aug 10, 202158 min

Buy Partisan Bill

Major climate changes are inevitable and irreversible according to the International Panel on Climate Change’s new warning. The mammoth Dixie Fire grows to California’s second-biggest ever. Democrats release sprawling budget plans as the Senate moves to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill. A “slap in the face”: lobbyists fume at Biden’s eviction moratorium reversal. Governor Cuomo’s groping accuser speaks out for the first time. Rand Paul releases a video manifesto for all the people that wa...

Aug 09, 20211 hr 2 min

Full Fascist

TikTok shows an ex-Fireman melting down over a non-English speaker. Tucker Carlson, Hungary, and the right’s embrace of authoritarianism. An airline forces a woman to cover up a Biden sign for “offending” people. Out-of-control wildfire destroys the town of Greenville, California as dry, gusty conditions encourage rapid spread. “I was right”: Geraldo Rivera slams “full of s***” Dan Bongino over surging Florida COVID numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more...

Aug 06, 202157 min

Animatronic Trump

Jen Psaki and the White House take credit away from Rep. Cori Bush on the new eviction moratorium. Meanwhile, the eviction crisis is a rental assistance crisis. A judge blocked Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s order to allow cops to pull over cars suspected of transporting undocumented people. Marjorie Taylor Greene was caught on video making threats against door-to-door vaccinators in Alabama. The Biden White House dismisses WHO’s call for a moratorium on COVID vaccine booster shots. A COVID patien...

Aug 05, 202158 min

Fake Left

MPP activists decided to antagonize and harass Cori Bush as she was securing a win on the eviction moratorium. Cops caught pointing assault rifles at the homeless. Texas politicians that helped write weak bills and served on committees that got them through legislation are now getting paid by the energy industry with campaign cash. Seniors would cross party lines to back candidates who support Medicare negotiated drug prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn mor...

Aug 04, 202154 min

TYT's Coverage of OH-11's Special Election - Part 1

Part 1: TYT's coverage of Election Day in the race for Ohio's 11th Congressional District seat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 03, 202157 min

Cori Bush vs Biden

The White House and Democrats are scrambling to come up with a way to do something about the eviction moratorium expiring. Meanwhile, Dems scored real estate cash before letting the eviction ban expire. A lawsuit initiated against Trump for “illegal” deportations resumes against Biden. Lindsey Graham tests positive for COVID, a breakthrough case that has some Senators shook. Biden’s vaccine requirement for government employees sparks lawsuits and challenges. Officials say the Amazon union vote a...

Aug 03, 202157 min

TYT's Coverage of OH-11's Special Election - Part 2

Part 2 - TYT's coverage of Election Day in the race for Ohio's 11th Congressional District seat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 03, 20211 hr 28 min

Justice Dem Rampage

Pelosi, Democrats call on Biden to extend the eviction ban. Senate finishes crafting the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure proposal, setting the delicate debate in motion. Manchin says there is no guarantee the reconciliation package will pass. When asked about a carveout vote to circumvent the GOP’s filibuster agenda in order to support voting rights, Joe Manchin is a big no. Jimmy Dore and his wife are discouraging people from voting for, or supporting, Nina Turner. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Aug 02, 202153 min

“GET OUT THE VOTE” Rally for Nina Turner

TYT's coverage of the Rally for Nina Turner in OH-11 featuring Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Cori Bush, MN Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Dr. Cornel West. Hosted by Cenk Uygur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 01, 20212 hr 22 min

Sign the Petition

Hillary Clinton-endorsed candidate Shontel Brown faces a potential ethics probe. As the Senate agrees to the bipartisan infrastructure deal, Kyrsten Sinema comes out against the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. Joe Manchin is ghosting the West Virginia union workers whose jobs his daughter helped outsource. Turns out Mo Brooks was wearing body armor to Trump’s very peaceful January 6th Rally. A town in Oregon has absolutely no water as wells dry up. Nancy Pelosi steps in front of Biden to c...

Jul 30, 202158 min

Free Daniel Hale

Daniel Hale exposed the machinery of America’s clandestine warfare – why did no one seem to care? Joe Manchin makes $500k a year from one of the dirtiest coal plants in West Virginia. Billionaire co-founder of Home Depot goes after Senator Warren over her wealth tax proposal. Meghan McCain laments “overworking” her entire adult life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jul 29, 202152 min

Worst Human Being

Frito-Lay workers in Kansas ratify the contract, ending the strike. The YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plot. Cops caught in 4k planting evidence? A man confronts Tucker Carlson at a Montana store: “You are the worst human being.” Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance blames America’s woes on “the childless left.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jul 27, 20211 hr 4 min

Fox Eats Hannity

Trump PAC that was formed to help fund legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election has reportedly hoarded most of it, not using it for audits, but for paying Trump’s travel and legal expenses. Madison Cawthorn is looking to capitalize off of the Fauci/Rand Paul fight. Top US Catholic Church official resigns after cellphone data is used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars. A breast cancer patient is attacked by violent anti-mask protesters outside a clinic. Hannity hits critics surprised by a...

Jul 24, 202154 min

Off the Cheney

Another blow to the working people during the pandemic: States snatching back tax refunds. What’s the price of an uncleaned hotel room? Liz Cheney calls Kevin McCarthy despicable, disgraceful, and should not be Speaker after the latest January 6th committee nonsense. The FBI said some of the 4,500 tips it received about Justice Brett Kavanaugh were given to the Trump White House, leading some Democrats to call the process a sham. Another anti-vaxxer dies, making his wife publicly plead for peopl...

Jul 23, 20211 hr 2 min
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