I listen to a lot of Harris's podcasts, and he rarely mentions Cenk except in passing. I don't think they've directly interacted since this.
But yeah, Harris aside, Cenk is pretty terrible. He'd fit right in as some random, not terribly bright youtuber with a small niche audience, but the reach of TYT in terms of audience simply exceeded his capabilities as a thinker. He's sort of like if Rogan actually presented himself as a knowledgeable and intelligent authority.
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