Eps. 144 Cenk Uygur Part 2: The Wrath of Cenk by The Talk of Santa Clarita

Cenk Uygur has been called a journalist, activist, and political commentator. Uygur is the creator of The Young Turks, an American progressive political and social commentary program and in case you haven't been paying attention, he is also a Democratic candidate for the 25th Congressional District. There has been some controversy with Cenk's candidacy. He is not from the area although he says he plans to move into the district soon and some feel his candidacy is an intrusion on native to the area, Democrat Assemblymember for the 38th district, Christy Smith.

If you are a regular listener to these podcasts, you know that Cenk was on the show only a few weeks ago and ordinarily I would not do a second show with a guest so soon. However, after the initial podcast, Cenk and I began a conversation about optimism and cynicism with American government and in particular how it affects his approach on the issues. . He is the optimist. I am the cynic. I realized quickly that what we were talking about might be interesting for another show and Cenk was willing to find the time to do it.

For the record, I still welcome Christy Smith and George Papadopolous to come on the show to discuss their candidacy if they can find the time. I am available at their beck and call.

I want to thank Cenk for making the time to come on the show a second time during a busy campaign season.

See a video version of this podcast by clicking here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-KANq6GERs&feature=youtu.be