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The Al Franken Podcast podcast

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The Al Franken Podcast

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  ASF Productions  

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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#325

Jessica Yellin on Our Anxiety Producing News Cycle

A potentially catastrophic breach of security within The White House has set off alarm bel... more

30 Mar 2025

37 MINS

37:57

30 Mar 2025

#324

Norm Ornstein on Another Terrible Week in D.C.

It's been another chaotic week in Donald Trump's America, and we're thrilled to have our g... more

23 Mar 2025

34 MINS

34:31

23 Mar 2025

#323

BEST OF: Trae Crowder on Comedy and The Liberal Redneck

In this Best Of episode, we revisit our conversation with Trae Crowder, the viral comedian... more

16 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:48

16 Mar 2025

#322

Mark Leibovich on the Week in Washington

We're joined by our friend Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to break down a wild week in Was... more

09 Mar 2025

39 MINS

39:45

09 Mar 2025

#321

War Correspondent Tim Mak on Russia and Ukraine

As Trump and his administration try to rewrite history and say that Ukraine started the wa... more

02 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:00

02 Mar 2025

#320

Sarah Longwell on Voter Reactions to Trump's First Month

A month into Donald Trump's second term, how do voters feel about the job he's doing? We t... more

23 Feb 2025

49 MINS

49:27

23 Feb 2025

#319

SPECIAL: Al on SNL's 50th

We're celebrating the 50th anniversaryof Saturday Night Live this week! This special episo... more

16 Feb 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:20

16 Feb 2025

#318

Molly O’Toole on Immigration

Donald Trump ran on a platform of mass deportations. Now that he's back in the White House... more

09 Feb 2025

42 MINS

42:04

09 Feb 2025

#317

Peter Beinart on Israel and Gaza

With a confusing ceasefire deal underway in Gaza, we take a look at the path forward with ... more

02 Feb 2025

37 MINS

37:13

02 Feb 2025

#316

Molly Jong-Fast on Trump’s First Week

President Donald Trump was sworn in (again) this week. Who better than Molly Jong-Fast fro... more

26 Jan 2025

42 MINS

42:57

26 Jan 2025

#315

Ian Bassin on Saving Our Democracy

Donald Trump's unprecedented second term is upon us. As we prepare to endure another (at l... more

19 Jan 2025

44 MINS

44:34

19 Jan 2025

#314

Dana Milbank on The Nutcase Republican House

Dana Milbank, Washington Post Opinion columnist joins us this week! His latest book, "Fool... more

12 Jan 2025

42 MINS

42:24

12 Jan 2025

#313

BEST OF: Scott Galloway

Professor ScottGallowayis our guest in this New Year's Best Of.Gallowayhas thoughts on the... more

05 Jan 2025

36 MINS

36:48

05 Jan 2025

#312

BEST OF: SNL's Jim Downey

In this Best Of episode, we revisit the conversation from earlier this year with SNL write... more

29 Dec 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:14

29 Dec 2024

#311

The Atlantic's George Packer on the End of Democratic Delusions

The Atlantic's GeorgePackerjoins us to discuss his recent piece titled The End of Democrat... more

22 Dec 2024

41 MINS

41:48

22 Dec 2024

#310

Anne Applebaum & Frank Foer on Syria, The Middle East, and Ukraine

We're joined by two of our favorite foreign policy writers to examine what the end of Bash... more

15 Dec 2024

44 MINS

44:14

15 Dec 2024

#309

WaPo's Aaron Blake on The Transition

As we move closer to the second Trump administration, we are learning more about his incom... more

08 Dec 2024

36 MINS

36:15

08 Dec 2024

#308

BEST OF: Anne Applebaum on her book Autocracy, Inc.

In this ThanksgivingBest Of, we revisit our conversation with our friend AnneApplebaum! We... more

01 Dec 2024

34 MINS

34:17

01 Dec 2024

#307

David Axelrod on The Trump Transition

Donald Trump's Cabinet selection is about as chaotic as we expected it to be. Matt Gaetz w... more

24 Nov 2024

40 MINS

40:48

24 Nov 2024

#306

David Weigel - Political Writer for Semafor

The incoming Trump administrationhas started announcing some of the picks for the incoming... more

17 Nov 2024

54 MINS

54:10

17 Nov 2024

#305

Norm Ornstein on the Coming Hellscape

The nightmare we all feared came true last week. Donald Trump has been elected for a secon... more

10 Nov 2024

50 MINS

50:58

10 Nov 2024

#304

ELECTION PREVIEW with Molly Jong-Fast, Mark Leibovich, Jessica Taylor, & Jeremy Peters

Live from New York, it’s our pre-election podcast. After a contentious and exhausting elec... more

03 Nov 2024

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:33

03 Nov 2024

#303

WaPo’s Catherine Rampell on how the Economy is Helping Harris (A Little)

The economy is always one of the most important issues in any election. So how does Kamala... more

27 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:36

27 Oct 2024

#302

Laura Bassett of The Cut and Sarah Zhang of The Atlantic

This election could all come down to abortion. Laura Bassett from The Cut and Sarah Zhang ... more

20 Oct 2024

40 MINS

40:32

20 Oct 2024

#301

Frank Foer and David Rothkopf on Israel’s Wars in Gaza and Lebanon…and Nobel Climate Scientist Micha...

It's been a year since the horrific attack in Israel that set off the current wars in the ... more

13 Oct 2024

48 MINS

48:59

13 Oct 2024