The Young Turks’ host Cenk Uygur interviews some of the smartest, most insightful and entertaining people on the day’s most important social and political issues. And now they’re available in podcast form!
Russell Brand on Corporate Power in Media & Who Is Really Being Served
Russell Brand (now on The Trews) is well known for his comedy and acting, but also his commentary and analysis of main stream media and the faults therein. Today, he talks to Cenk Uygur about the the unbelievable corporate bias in news, our modern political landscape, and how we can fix and cope with both cultures.
NY Gov. Candidate Zephyr Teachout – Corporate Powers Need To Be Stopped
Zephyr Teachout an Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University and she is also running an upstart campaign for the 2014 Democratic Party nomination for Governor of New York against incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo.
Life and Loathing in Greater Israel – Author Max Blumenthal Interview
Max Blumenthal is the author of Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel; he speaks to Cenk Uygur about the situation in Gaza straight from Ramallah on the West Bank.
Jimmy Dore – Comedian, Author – “Your Country Is Just Not That Into You”
In this latest terrific interview, hilarious and incisive political comedian Jimmy Dore (http://twitter.com/jimmy_dore) sits down with The Young Turks’ host Cenk Uygur (http://twitter.com/cenkuygur) to discuss politics, the media and how corporations have seized control of them both – all of which Jimmy also covers in his new book, “Your Country Is Just Not That Into You: How the Media, Wall Street, and Both Political Parties Keep on Screwing You – Even After You’ve Moved on.”
Marxian Economics vs Capitalism with Economist Prof. Richard D. Wolff
Professor Richard D. Wolff. is one of the world’s leading Marxian economists and is a professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, where he taught from 1973 to 2008.
Kai Newkirk (Activist Who Filmed the Supreme Court) on Fighting Money in Politics
Kai Newkirk is the first person to video tape Supreme Court proceedings and post them online. He is now a progressive organizer and co-founded the 99Rise Movement. He helped lead the recent March for Democracy in California, which focused on addressing the corrosive influence of money in politics.