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
Apr 10, 2022 • 1h 4min
51: Amy Klobuchar on Anti-Trust
A Repeat Episode (It was That Good!) with the Chair of the Anti-Trust Subcommittee
Apr 3, 2022 • 42min
50: Bill Walton on Basketball, The Grateful Dead, and Life
The NBA Hall of Famer & Emmy-winning broadcaster has opinions
Mar 27, 2022 • 44min
49: Dahlia Lithwick on the Insane Republican Awfulness in the Jackson SCOTUS Hearings
Wow, They’re Awful!
Mar 20, 2022 • 43min
48: Marc Lamont Hill, Anchor of Black News Tonight, Explains Basic Concepts Like Race as a Social Construct
America is built on bias. And why we care more about Ukraine than we did about Syria.
Mar 13, 2022 • 52min
47: Atlantic Monthly’s Franklin Foer Covers Lots of Ground on Ukraine
From Manafort to Zelensky, Foer has been covering Ukraine for years
Mar 6, 2022 • 40min
46: Journalist/Author Michael Weiss on Putin's Grave Miscalculation
How Biden, Western Unity, and Zelensky Have Isolated Putin
Feb 27, 2022 • 55min
45: The NYT’s Jeremy Peters on How the GOP Went Batshit Crazy
HINT: They Always Were
Feb 20, 2022 • 1h 4min
44: Economist Austan Goolsbee on Guess What? The Economy
Historic Growth, High Inflation, & Strained Supply Chains. Oh, My!
Feb 13, 2022 • 1h
43: Heather McGhee on Critical Race Theory & Other Stuff
My favorite guest - (sorry, other guests)
Feb 6, 2022 • 1h
42: Jamie Raskin
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) talks about his son Tommy; being lead manager in the impeachment trial & the Jan. 6th Select Committee
