Old School with Cenk Uygur & Ben Mankiewicz

About Old School with Cenk Uygur & Ben Mankiewicz

Remember when the news cycle didn’t move at warp speed and news anchors could focus on having conversations instead of spitting out breaking news as fast as possible? TYT Old School harkens back to the good ol’ days for chats between Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz and a rotation of TYT guest hosts.

Publisher

TYT Network

Category

comedy · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2018

Latest episode

24 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

3 of 209 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Is Cenk Culturally Right Wing?

   In this episode of Old School, Cenk and Michael dive into some hilarious and thought-provoking debates, including whether Cenk is culturally right-wing The changing landscape of entertainment asks the question if anyone still watches traditional TV. Finally the ultimate dilemma: would you rather go to a barbecue with a MAGA supporter or attend a ballet with a friend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2. 

   21 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Cenk: Is retirement STUPID?

   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 actually overrated. (Gasp!) Next Cenk will go to head to head with tags…on towels…and if it really matters what side they’re on. Finally, in true Old School fashion we’re talking about retirement and whether or not people should retire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3. 

   20 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Besties Cenk and Ben: Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss

   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 into all things New Year’s, and asking the big question: does anyone really want to travel the world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Is Cenk Culturally Right Wing?

Published 24 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, I think I made it up. So we're gonna find out now, we have a graphic here from of all places IMDB interesting. No, never mind. Okay, so it's a definition, it's a definition. Let's see if it makes sense and then I'll tell you what I think. What makes someone culturally right wing? It is typically associated with cultural conservatism, populism. So far, okay, yeah, yeah. Anti-globalization, nope, not for me. And nativism, and as opposed to immigration, not for me, not for me. The ideology takes a historical association in determining membership in a nation rather than racial concepts. So more nationalism rather than racism, okay. […]

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4.6 / 5

271 ratings

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