
The Al Franken Podcast
A five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator. So, it gets a little crowded in the booth when Al talks public policy and sometimes political comedy with notable guests. Think “The Daily” without the resources of the NYTimes.
Latest episodes

May 28, 2023 • 54min
116: QAnon – Weirder Than You Know!!! Author Will Sommer
And 15% of Americans Believe this Stuff!

May 21, 2023 • 42min
115: Molly Jong-Fast and Al Discuss The Week’s Events
A fun one, for a change.

May 14, 2023 • 57min
114: Dahlia Lithwick is BACK!
Our SCOTUS Expert Knocks It Out of the Park

May 7, 2023 • 50min
113: NYT Columnist Paul Krugman on The Debt Ceiling
His Strategies to Thwart the GOP’s Financial Terrorism

Apr 30, 2023 • 42min
112: Dan Balz, WaPo’s Chief Correspondent, Explains It All!
The Dean of DC Political Correspondents meets his Jerry!

Apr 23, 2023 • 54min
111: Rep. Katie Porter - On Her New Book & Jeremy Peters On Dominion
Porter discusses I Swear: Politics Is Messier than My Minivan and also swears a bit.

Apr 16, 2023 • 48min
110: Heather McGhee - My Favorite Is Back
On Racism as Greed, Book Banning & Other Fun Topics

Apr 9, 2023 • 51min
109: Harry Litman – A Panorama of Trump’s Massive Legal Problems
Manhattan, Georgia, Documents, Jan. 6, & the Civil Cases!!!

Apr 2, 2023 • 56min
108: Israel Expert Aaron David Miller on Netanyahu’s Anti-democratic Judicial “Reforms”
Oy Yoy Yoy Yoy Yoy Yoy Yoy!!!!

Mar 26, 2023 • 43min
107: Adam Schiff on Lots of Stuff!
Why He Got Kicked Off Intel, Trump, etc.