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Is the internet slowly breaking our brains, and if so, what can we do about it? Offline with Jon Favreau is a place where you can take a break from doom-scrolling and tune in to smarter, lighter conversations about the impact of technology and the internet on our collective culture. Intimate interviews between Pod Save America host Jon Favreau and notable guests like Stephen Colbert, Hasan Piker, Chimamanda Adichie, ContraPoints, Margaret Atwood, and Rachel Maddow spark curiosity and introspection around the various ways our extremely online existence shapes everything from the ways we live, work, and interact with one another. Together we’ll figure out how to live happier, healthier lives, both on and offline. New episodes drop every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts and on the Offline YouTube channel. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Offline with Jon Favreau, Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, and Lovett or Leave It, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts.

Is the internet slowly breaking our brains, and if so, what can we do about it? Offline with Jon Favreau is a place where you can take a break from doom-scrolling and tune in to smarter, lighter conversations about the impact of technology and the internet on our collective culture. Intimate interviews between Pod Save America host Jon Favreau and notable guests like Stephen Colbert, Hasan Piker, Chimamanda Adichie, ContraPoints, Margaret Atwood, and Rachel Maddow spark curiosity and introspection around the various ways our extremely online existence shapes everything from the ways we live, work, and interact with one another. Together we’ll figure out how to live happier, healthier lives, both on and offline. New episodes drop every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts and on the Offline YouTube channel. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Offline with Jon Favreau, Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, and Lovett or Leave It, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts.

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#181

Jon’s Twitter Fight with JD Vance and Elon’s Scheme to Buy Votes

How does J.D. Vance have so much time to fight with Jon on X? Why are the courts letting E... more

03 Apr 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:54

03 Apr 2025


#180

Offline PC Small Group

They weren’t war plans, they were BATTLE plans—that’s the White House's new, extremely bel... more

27 Mar 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:45

27 Mar 2025


#179

The Book Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want You to Read

Meta has called an emergency arbitration hearing over a tell-all memoir by Facebook's form... more

20 Mar 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:51

20 Mar 2025


#178

Shocking Facebook Secrets Revealed, JD Vance Meme Wars, and a $10,000 Conspiracy Bet

A new Facebook whistleblower has come forward with shocking allegations—seems like company... more

13 Mar 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:58

13 Mar 2025


#177

Elon Musk v. Dollar Store Jon Favreau and How the UFC Conquered America

Not too long ago, Donald Trump, Joe Rogan, and Dana White—Offline’s favorite power brokers... more

06 Mar 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:01

06 Mar 2025


#176

Elon Wellness Check, The Anti-Doge Revolt, and Some Actual Good News

Twenty-one DOGE staffers resigned this week, citing the agency’s meddling in the federal g... more

27 Feb 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:14

27 Feb 2025


#175

Why Elon Lies About DOGE and How To Fix Your Focus

Special Government Employee Elon Musk has attempted to access our most personal data. Mean... more

20 Feb 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:14

20 Feb 2025


#174

What Post-Democracy America Looks Like

U.S. democracy is likely to break down during this second Trump presidency, but what lies ... more

16 Feb 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:08

16 Feb 2025


#173

Can Democracy Survive the Attention Wars? with Chris Hayes

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes joins Offline to discuss how our society’s commodification of attentio... more

09 Feb 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:08

09 Feb 2025


#172

Fighting the Broligarchs with Senator Chris Murphy

Senator Chris Murphy joins Offline with a warning for his fellow Democrats: the longer we ... more

02 Feb 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:00

02 Feb 2025


#171

Trump's TikTok Dilemma, Crypto Cons Debunked, and The Truth About the Loneliness Epidemic

TikTok is back from the dead... at least for now. After a self-imposed shutdown and a sham... more

26 Jan 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:37

26 Jan 2025


#170

The Episode China Doesn’t Want You to Hear

The Supreme Court is the latest branch of government to kicktok TikTok to the curb—at leas... more

19 Jan 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:37

19 Jan 2025


#169

Lina Khan on Fighting Big Tech

Offline’s favorite foe of Big Tech, FTC Chair Lina Khan, joins the show to talk to Jon abo... more

12 Jan 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:24

12 Jan 2025


#168

The Surgeon General's Very Offline Parting Message (and a Comically Online Holiday Segment)

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins Offline to share his final prescription for the nation ... more

22 Dec 2024

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:21

22 Dec 2024


#167

Was Luigi Mangione Too Online?

The more we learn about the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the mor... more

15 Dec 2024

56 MINS

56:19

15 Dec 2024


#166

Can Talking to Strangers Fix Our Politics?

How often do you talk to someone you disagree with—not in a Twitter pile on, but face to f... more

08 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:57

08 Dec 2024


#165

Subscriber Exclusive: Terminally Online

While Offline is on a break this week, enjoy some of the best moments from the Crooked sub... more

01 Dec 2024

34 MINS

34:50

01 Dec 2024


#164

Do Libs Need a Social Media Safe Space? Did Misinfo Hurt Kamala? How Much Should the Left Influence ...

Jon got piled on last week for tweeting that activist groups have pushed the Democratic Pa... more

24 Nov 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:28

24 Nov 2024


#163

Why Democrats’ Media Problem is Deeper than “Liberal Joe Rogan”

Somehow the interminable “who is the liberal Joe Rogan” debate is still raging a week afte... more

17 Nov 2024

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:53

17 Nov 2024


#162

Where We Go From Here

Yeah, rough week. Jon and Max reckon with Tuesday’s result and break down how Donald Trump... more

10 Nov 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:39

10 Nov 2024


#161

Offline’s Anti-Anxiety Election Special

The 2024 election is almost upon us, and if you’re not anxious…please give us some of what... more

03 Nov 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:31

03 Nov 2024