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The Al Franken Podcast

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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.

#363

Franklin Foer & Anne Applebaum on The Globe in 2025!

As we approach the end of 2025, we take a look back at what happened around the world in T... more

10 hrs Ago

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:53

10 hrs Ago

#362

Mark Leibovich on Hegseth, Trump, & More!

We're joined by the great Mark Leibovich from The Atlantic to run through some of the wild... more

07 Dec 2025

55 MINS

55:34

07 Dec 2025

#361

David Kirkpatrick on Trump’s Immense and Shameless Profiteering

One of Donald Trump's most successful initiatives in his second term has been making himse... more

30 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:45

30 Nov 2025

#360

Lawyer Liz Oyer on Trump’s Corrupt Pardons

In Donald Trump's second term, we've seen a flurry of pardons and commutations. Of course,... more

23 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:55

23 Nov 2025

#359

Catherine Rampell on The End of The Shutdown

After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in American history has finally ended. We'r... more

16 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:26

16 Nov 2025

#358

Molly Jong-Fast on The 2025 Elections!

The Democratic Party showed signs of life all around the country with last week's off-seas... more

09 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:41

09 Nov 2025

#357

Political Reporter David Weigel on The Shutdown

We are approaching the longest government shutdown in American history with no end in sigh... more

02 Nov 2025

47 MINS

47:10

02 Nov 2025

#356

Harry Litman on Important Legal Stuff.

Every day brings a new constitutional crisis. Donald Trump isn't just breaking norms... he... more

26 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:10

26 Oct 2025

#355

John Fugelsang on Jesus’s ACTUAL Politics

Donald Trump and the Republican Party have the backing of Evangelicals and fundamentalist ... more

19 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:11

19 Oct 2025

#354

David Hogg on Electing Young Progressive Dems

We're thrilled to welcome David Hogg to the podcast. Hogg is a co-founder of March For Our... more

12 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:45

12 Oct 2025

#353

Norm Ornstein on Another Chaotic Week in DC

Chaos has ensued across the federal government as we face another shutdown. We're joined b... more

05 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:56

05 Oct 2025

#352

Dr. Tom Frieden and Brandy Zadrozny on RFK Jr. and the CDC

Trump picked RFK Jr. to take over the Department of Health and Human Services, and chaos ... more

28 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:50

28 Sep 2025

#351

BBC's The Global Story

Hear a teaser for The Global Story, the daily BBC news podcast that covers the intersectio... more

23 Sep 2025

06 MINS

06:16

23 Sep 2025

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Randi Weingarten on Defending Our Public Education

We are joined by Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers, t... more

21 Sep 2025

44 MINS

44:30

21 Sep 2025

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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Reducing Violent Crime

Baltimore, Maryland is one of Donald Trump's most frequent targets when talking about crim... more

14 Sep 2025

39 MINS

39:15

14 Sep 2025

#348

War Correspondent Tim Mak on the War in Ukraine

Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in Alaska last month and came up... more

07 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:13

07 Sep 2025

#347

BEST OF: Bob Odenkirk on Comedy (and Drama)!

In this Best Of episode, we revisit our 2022 conversation with comedian and actor Bob Oden... more

31 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:41

31 Aug 2025

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Barbara McQuade and Daniel Richman on Trump’s Politicization of the DOJ

In his second term, Donald Trump has upended many American institutions, but perhaps none ... more

24 Aug 2025

53 MINS

53:29

24 Aug 2025

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Ari Berman on the GOP’s Gerrymandering Plot

With Donald Trump and the Republican Party low in the polls, Texas is resorting to one of ... more

17 Aug 2025

49 MINS

49:20

17 Aug 2025

#344

Franklin Foer on the Famine in Gaza

Gaza faces mass starvation as Israel blocks critical food and aid to the region. We're joi... more

10 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:15

10 Aug 2025

#343

Jonathan Alter on Trump’s Authoritarian Police State

We're joined by journalist and best-selling author, Jonathan Alter, to dig deeper into the... more

03 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:44

03 Aug 2025

#342

Kevin Nealon on His Career in Comedy!

We're thrilled to welcome an old friend from Al’s SNL days, comedian Kevin Nealon! Kevin a... more

27 Jul 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:02