The Al Franken Podcast
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 25, 2022 • 37min
94: BEST OF: The Day the President Laughed!
The Trump Kids Offer a Prize to Whoever Can Make Their Father Laugh
Dec 18, 2022 • 49min
88: BEST OF: Anne Nelson on the Right Wing Shadow Network
The journalist/author discusses the secret hub of the radical right
Dec 11, 2022 • 48min
87: Alexander Vindman on Ukraine
The former NSC Director of Eastern Europe Affairs on The War
Dec 4, 2022 • 55min
50: Rob Delaney – On the Loss of His 2-Year-Old, Henry
And his heartbreaking, raw, and, yes, funny book, A Heart That Works
5 snips
Nov 27, 2022 • 53min
86: Jeremy Peters Traces the GOP’s Descent to Trump
The NYT journalist on How the Nutcase Right Took Over the GOP
Nov 20, 2022 • 1h 1min
85: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp on The Midterms
A Fun One – For a Change!
Nov 18, 2022 • 21min
84: BONUS EPISODE: My Genius Hearing Parody on WHAT THE HACK!
Me as Bernie, Grassley, Sherrod, Collins, and McConnell
Nov 13, 2022 • 51min
83: Norm Ornstein on The Wave That Didn’t Happen
And what it means.
5 snips
Nov 6, 2022 • 1h 10min
82: Cecile Richards and David Axelrod on The Midterms
Our first one recorded in front of a live audience!
Oct 30, 2022 • 56min
81: Laboratories of Autocracy – David Pepper – It’s the States, Stupid!
The former Ohio Democratic State Chair on how state legislatures are dismantling democracy.
