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
Mar 19, 2023 • 1h 16min
106: WaPo Economics Columnist Catherine Rampell
Discusses the SVB meltdown and the economy writ large
Mar 12, 2023 • 54min
105: Best Of: Chris Rock
In this 2019 conversation, Chris discusses his early struggles in comedy. Until he met me!
Mar 5, 2023 • 45min
104: Andy Slavitt & Laurie Garrett on “The End of the Covid Emergency?”
Where we are now
Feb 26, 2023 • 42min
103: NYT’s Jeremy Peters on Dominion v. FOX
Looks bad for FOX
5 snips
Feb 19, 2023 • 46min
102: Shoshana Zuboff & Roger McNamee on Surveillance Capitalism
The Existential Threat of Big Tech’s Predatory Business Models
Feb 12, 2023 • 54min
101: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on The Right’s 50-Year Scheme to Capture SCOTUS
Hint: It involves a lot of dark money.
Feb 5, 2023 • 50min
100: Julia Ioffe - Update on The War in Ukraine
As the Brutal War Enters its 2nd Year
Jan 29, 2023 • 56min
99: Joyce Vance & Barbara McQuade on The Latest from Fulton County
INDICTMENTS? HOW MANY? TRUMP?!
Jan 22, 2023 • 43min
98: WaPo’s Dana Milbank On How Only 2/3 of GOP House Members Are Crazy
And why that won't help much...
Jan 15, 2023 • 43min
97: Norm Ornstein on The Radical Right Takeover of the House
And the Dangers Ahead
