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
Nov 1, 2020 • 54min
33: Dick Gephardt and Ian Bassin – Can Trump Steal this Election?
The Fmr. House Majority Leader and the Founder of Protect Democracy discuss the perils of the 2020 election and Its immediate aftermath
Oct 25, 2020 • 54min
32: Montana Sen. Jon Tester on How Dems Win Back Rural America
Tester discusses his new book, Grounded. Covering everything from how he lost three fingers in a meat grinder at 9 to the meat grinder in DC.
Oct 21, 2020 • 9min
31: A Preview of the Final Trump-Biden Debate
President Donald Trump (Anthony Atamanuik) and Vice President Joe Biden (Dana Carvey) face off in a preview of the final debate of 2020.
Oct 18, 2020 • 47min
31: Al Rails About Coney Barrett Hearing w/ Brian Fallon of Demand Justice
Fallon & Al weren’t happy with any part of the damn thing.
Oct 13, 2020 • 23min
30: Al’s Questions for Amy Coney Barrett
Al wishes he was still there. Here's what he would have asked if he still was.
Oct 11, 2020 • 1h 3min
29: Maria Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino and Marc Elias, Dems' Election Lawyer, on Voter Suppression
Voto Latino is on its way to registering 500,000 new voters this cycle. Elias is fighting to make sure their votes will be counted.
Oct 4, 2020 • 1h 16min
28: Norm Ornstein on the Sh*tsh*w in Cleveland. Franklin Foer and Natasha Bertrand on Russian Interference.
Norm was at the debate in Cleveland and gives us all the dirt. Frank and Natasha tell us all the dirt in the 900+ page Senate Intel Report. Hint: LOTS of collusion!
Sep 27, 2020 • 54min
27: Dahlia Lithwick and The Day the President Laughed
The great Dahlia Lithwick discusses RBG, SCOTUS, and the Election. Depressing? Yes. But then the exciting world premiere of The Day the President Laughed!
Sep 20, 2020 • 59min
26: Debate Prep Vets James Carville and Phillipe Reines on the Upcoming Debate
Carville and Reines (who played Trump in Hillary's debate prep) game out the Most Important Event in the History of the World. And Al on RBG.
Sep 13, 2020 • 55min
25: Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize Winner for her Writing on Pandemics and Andy Slavitt, Obama's Head of Medicare and Medicaid on the (Most Likely) Premature Introduction of a Coronavirus Vaccine
Garrett and Slavitt examine the erosion of trust in our public health institutions - The Federal Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Department of Health and Human Services under Donald Trump. And the tragic consequences now and in the future.
