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The Al Franken Podcast podcast

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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.

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.

 

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#382

Trae Crowder and Geoffrey Asmus on Comedy and Politics

Guest Host Trae Crowder is joined by his friend and fellow standup comedian, Geoffrey Asmu... more

26 Apr 2026

47 MINS

47:32

26 Apr 2026

#381

BEST OF: Al on SNL’s 50th Anniversary

A little over a year ago, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live! For t... more

19 Apr 2026

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:24

19 Apr 2026

#380

Heather McGhee and Adam Serwer on the Power of Protest

 Guest Host Heather McGhee, author of the groundbreaking book “The Sum of Us” and expert i... more

12 Apr 2026

48 MINS

48:44

12 Apr 2026

#379

Best Of: John Fugelsang on Jesus and Politics

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

05 Apr 2026

38 MINS

38:55

05 Apr 2026

#378

Rep. Madeleine Dean on POTUS Pardon Corruption

Guest Host Norm Ornstein welcomes Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) to discuss legislation they'r... more

29 Mar 2026

37 MINS

37:41

29 Mar 2026

#377

BEST OF: George Packer on JD Vance

JD Vance has had an unorthodox rise to power. After a troubled childhood, he joined the Ma... more

22 Mar 2026

33 MINS

33:21

22 Mar 2026

#376

Brian Tyler Cohen on The Unpopular Iran War

Trump can call it whatever he wants, but we are at war with Iran. Podcast host and YouTube... more

15 Mar 2026

52 MINS

52:15

15 Mar 2026

#375

2: David Rothkopf and Paul Rieckhoff on The Iran War

America is at war with Iran. It's the eighth time that Donald Trump has attacked another c... more

08 Mar 2026

48 MINS

48:00

08 Mar 2026

#374

1: Ari Berman on Trump’s Plans to Steal the Midterms

We're joined by our friend and National Voting Rights Correspondent for Mother Jones, Ari ... more

01 Mar 2026

48 MINS

48:19

01 Mar 2026

#373

Molly Jong-Fast on Another Week in Trump’s America

Our good friend and host of The Fast Politics Podcast, Molly Jong-Fast, returns to the sho... more

22 Feb 2026

47 MINS

47:41

22 Feb 2026

#372

Mark Leibovich on Trump’s Chaos!

We're joined by our good friend, Mark Leibovich from The Atlantic, to go through a laundry... more

15 Feb 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:25

15 Feb 2026

#371

Dahlia Lithwick on Defending Our Constitution

We're joined by our good friend, Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate and host of the A... more

08 Feb 2026

42 MINS

42:01

08 Feb 2026

#370

Norm Ornstein on ICE Terrorizing Minnesota

After another horrifying murder and ICE’s continued unwelcome presence in Minnesota, Al is... more

01 Feb 2026

58 MINS

58:10

01 Feb 2026

#369

Wendell Potter on The Healthcare Crisis

In a major blow to American healthcare, Congress has let the ACA subsidies expire. This me... more

25 Jan 2026

48 MINS

48:58

25 Jan 2026

#368

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on ICE in Minnesota

As tensions escalate in Minnesota and Donald Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Ac... more

18 Jan 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:34

18 Jan 2026

#367

David Frum on Trump’s Venezuela Venture

We had a chaotic start to the new year with Donald Trump invading Venezuela and kidnapping... more

11 Jan 2026

49 MINS

49:47

11 Jan 2026

#366

BEST OF: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on How Dark Money Captured SCOTUS

In this Best Of episode, we revisit our 2023 conversation with Rhode Island Senator Sheldo... more

04 Jan 2026

45 MINS

45:46

04 Jan 2026

#365

BEST OF: Jimmy Kimmel on His Career in Comedy!

In this Best Of episode, we revisit our 2020 conversation with Jimmy Kimmel! We go through... more

28 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:01

28 Dec 2025

#364

David A. Graham on What Project 2025 Wrought

Throughout the 2024 election, we all heard about the dangers of Project 2025, yet somehow ... more

21 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:51

21 Dec 2025

#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

14 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:53

14 Dec 2025

#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