The Al Franken Podcast

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Subscribers: 3654
Reviews: 19
Episodes: 340


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 Nov 28, 2022
Damn, Al it's like 8 mins of promos on the front end and false starts

Peter Jackson
 Sep 7, 2022
I look forward to Al Franken's podcast more than any. His art of combining humor, truth, and analysis with so many brilliant guests is not matched by any other.


 Nov 30, 2021

Greg
 May 16, 2021
Al brings both his sense of humor and experience to the microphone. Worth a listen.


 Jan 30, 2021


 Jan 3, 2021

melissa reed
 May 21, 2020
hilarious, informative, and somehow comforting. we need Senator Al's voice... this is such a valuable podcast.

Bobby
 Jan 27, 2020
Love Al's no nonsense style decorated with humor.

H
 Nov 26, 2019
fun and informative I live al's rye style


 Nov 24, 2019

jspad
 Oct 20, 2019
This is a great podcast! Al is funny and intelligent and has a great rapport with his guests. This is very informative and interesting. Al, keep up the good work!!👍👍

ninehundredt
 Oct 4, 2019

sh11
 Sep 17, 2019
Intelligent and funny. My favorite podcast. Thnx Al!

yowsa
 May 29, 2019
I like it so far. Al is great at radio, voice, timing and interviewing. We will see if he does NOT screw up, AND if he can do some repair with women. Sarah Silverman is my hero.

Description

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.

Episode Date
Dahlia Lithwick on The Godawful SCOTUS Term
Jul 13, 2025
Marc Elias on Trump’s Authoritarian Second Term
Jul 06, 2025
CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Her Career & Trump II
Jun 29, 2025
Molly Jong-Fast on her Bestselling Memoir!
Jun 22, 2025
Heather McGhee on Trump’s Wars on DEI and Immigration
Jun 15, 2025
YouTube Sensation David Pakman on The Big, Beautiful Bill and More!
Jun 08, 2025
George Packer on Vice President JD Vance
Jun 01, 2025
225: BEST OF: Ed Shelleby on Being My Senate Communications Director
May 25, 2025
224: Michael Lewis on Amazing Government Workers
May 18, 2025
223: Dahlia Lithwick on the Courts vs. Trump
May 11, 2025
222: Mark Leibovich and Molly Jong-Fast on Trump’s 100 Days
May 04, 2025
221: Robert Reich on Fighting The Trump Autocracy
Apr 27, 2025
220: BEST OF: Tim Alberta on Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Apr 20, 2025
219: Atul Gawande on Musk’s Destruction of USAID
Apr 13, 2025
218: Catherine Rampell on Trump’s Tariffs and DOGE
Apr 06, 2025
217: Jessica Yellin on Our Anxiety Producing News Cycle
Mar 30, 2025
216: Norm Ornstein on Another Terrible Week in D.C.
Mar 23, 2025
215: BEST OF: Trae Crowder on Comedy and The Liberal Redneck
Mar 16, 2025
214: Mark Leibovich on the Week in Washington
Mar 09, 2025
213: War Correspondent Tim Mak on Russia and Ukraine
Mar 02, 2025
212: Sarah Longwell on Voter Reactions to Trump's First Month
Feb 23, 2025
211: SPECIAL: Al on SNL's 50th
Feb 16, 2025
210: Molly O’Toole on Immigration
Feb 09, 2025
209: Peter Beinart on Israel and Gaza
Feb 02, 2025
208: Molly Jong-Fast on Trump’s First Week
Jan 26, 2025
207: Ian Bassin on Saving Our Democracy
Jan 19, 2025
206: Dana Milbank on The Nutcase Republican House
Jan 12, 2025
205: BEST OF: Scott Galloway
Jan 05, 2025
204: BEST OF: SNL's Jim Downey
Dec 29, 2024
203: The Atlantic's George Packer on the End of Democratic Delusions
Dec 22, 2024
202: Anne Applebaum & Frank Foer on Syria, The Middle East, and Ukraine
Dec 15, 2024
201: WaPo's Aaron Blake on The Transition
Dec 08, 2024
200: BEST OF: Anne Applebaum on her book Autocracy, Inc.
Dec 01, 2024
199: David Axelrod on The Trump Transition
Nov 24, 2024
198: David Weigel - Political Writer for Semafor
Nov 17, 2024
197: Norm Ornstein on the Coming Hellscape
Nov 10, 2024
196: ELECTION PREVIEW with Molly Jong-Fast, Mark Leibovich, Jessica Taylor, & Jeremy Peters
Nov 03, 2024
194: WaPo’s Catherine Rampell on how the Economy is Helping Harris (A Little)
Oct 27, 2024
193: Laura Bassett of The Cut and Sarah Zhang of The Atlantic
Oct 20, 2024
192: Frank Foer and David Rothkopf on Israel’s Wars in Gaza and Lebanon…and Nobel Climate Scientist Michael Mann on the Hurricanes
Oct 13, 2024
191: Tim Miller and Aaron Blake on the VP Debate and Jack Smith's Filing
Oct 06, 2024
190: Jamelle Bouie - Columnist for the New York Times
Sep 29, 2024
189: Dems Top Election Lawyer Marc Elias on the Legal Battles Ahead
Sep 22, 2024
188: NYT’s Jeremy Peters on Trump’s Bad Debate
Sep 15, 2024
187: Author and Journalist Joe Conason
Sep 08, 2024
186: Martin Short: A “BEST OF”
Sep 01, 2024
185: Molly Jong-Fast and Mark Leibovich on The Democratic Convention
Aug 25, 2024
184: YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on his new book Shameless
Aug 18, 2024
183: Scott Galloway - Professor, Podcast Host, Author
Aug 11, 2024
182: Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Anne Applebaum on Autocracies and Comedian Trae Crowder on JD Vance
Aug 04, 2024
181: The Atlantic's Frank Foer and Elaina Plott Calabro on Harris and Biden
Jul 28, 2024
180: Molly Jong-Fast and Mark Leibovich on the RNC
Jul 21, 2024
179: Dahlia Lithwick on SCOTUS
Jul 14, 2024
178: Best Of: Heather Cox Richardson on Our Democracy
Jul 07, 2024
177: 4th of July Special: Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence
Jul 04, 2024
176: Norm Ornstein on The Debate & SCOTUS
Jun 30, 2024
175: Never-Trumpers Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller on the Presidential Debate
Jun 23, 2024
174: WaPo Op-Ed Columnist Catherine Rampell
Jun 16, 2024
173: In Remembrance of Howard Fineman
Jun 14, 2024
172: Frank Foer of The Atlantic and David Rothkopf of The Daily Beast
Jun 09, 2024
171: Dan Balz - Washington Post Chief Correspondent and Former US Attorney Harry Litman
Jun 02, 2024
170: In Remembrance of My Friend Bill Walton
May 28, 2024
169: Harry Litman on the Trump Trial
May 26, 2024
168: Comedian Trae Crowder – The Liberal Redneck
May 19, 2024
167: Judd Legum on How Elon Musk is Helping Trump
May 12, 2024
166: Molly Jong Fast, Host of the Fast Politics Podcast
May 05, 2024
165: Ari Berman on His New Book, Minority Rule
Apr 28, 2024
164: Melissa Murray & Andrew Weissmann on the “Hush Money Trial”
Apr 21, 2024
163: Battleground States: Wisconsin: Ben Wikler – Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair
Apr 14, 2024
162: Democratic Strategists Rachel Bitecofer and Justin Barasky on Democratic Messaging
Apr 07, 2024
161: Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic
Mar 31, 2024
160: NPR's Senior Political Correspondent Domenico Montanaro
Mar 24, 2024
159: Tim Miller – New Host of The Bulwark Podcast
Mar 17, 2024
158: Frank Foer – The End of the Golden Age of American Jews
Mar 10, 2024
157: Mini Timmaraju, President & CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All
Mar 03, 2024
156: Tim Alberta on Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Feb 25, 2024
155: The Atlantic’s David Frum on GOP Dysfunction
Feb 18, 2024
154: Olivia Nuzzi - Washington Correspondent for New York Magazine
Feb 11, 2024
153: Dahlia Lithwick on the Trump Trials
Feb 04, 2024
152: Michael Steele
Jan 28, 2024
151: Saturday Night Live Writer & Producer Jim Downey
Jan 21, 2024
150: Adam Serwer of The Atlantic on What Trump Would Do the The Courts in a Second Term
Jan 14, 2024
149: Heather Cox Richardson on Her Book Democracy Awakening
Jan 07, 2024
147: Best Of: Patton Oswalt is Great!
Dec 31, 2023
148: Best Of: Jim Gaffigan, The Master!
Dec 24, 2023
146: Year in Review: Molly Jong-Fast & Mark Leibovich Look Back at the Year in Politics
Dec 17, 2023
145: Year in Review: Anne Applebaum & Frank Foer on Foreign Affairs
Dec 10, 2023
144: In Remembrance of My Friend Norman Lear
Dec 06, 2023
143: Year in Review: Joyce Vance and Barbara McQuade Review ALL the Cases Against Trump
Dec 03, 2023
142: Ian Bassin On The Steps Trump Would Take to Unravel Our Democracy
Nov 26, 2023
141: David Fahrenthold on The Trump Organization’s Long History of Corruption
Nov 19, 2023
140: David Axelrod
Nov 12, 2023
139: Norm Ornstein on the Israel-Hamas War
Nov 05, 2023
138: WaPo Columnist Dana Milbank on the Super-MAGA House
Oct 29, 2023
137: Aaron David Miller on the Israel-Hamas War
Oct 22, 2023
136: BEST OF! QAnon – Weirder Than You Know!!! Author Will Sommer
Oct 15, 2023
135: Climatologist Michael Mann on How to Talk to Climate Deniers
Oct 08, 2023
134: Norm Ornstein on the Shutdown
Oct 01, 2023
133: Harry Litman and George Conway!
Sep 24, 2023
132: Anne Applebaum on the War in Ukraine
Sep 17, 2023
131: Franklin Foer’s New Book on Biden: The Last Politician
Sep 10, 2023
130: The Case for Universal Voting. Like in Australia!
Sep 03, 2023
129: Molly Jong-Fast and Mark Leibovich on the GOP Debate
Aug 27, 2023
128: Tim Miller and Charlie Cook on the First GOP Debate
Aug 20, 2023
127: Stuart Stevens is Ashamed
Aug 13, 2023
126: Neal Katyal on Jack Smith’s Very Smart Case
Aug 06, 2023
125: Best Of: Sarah Silverman!
Jul 30, 2023
124: Inside the Race to Go Viral with Ben Smith
Jul 23, 2023
123: Marc Elias and Ari Berman
Jul 16, 2023
122: Dahlia Lithwick on the Awful SCOTUS Term
Jul 09, 2023
121: Best Of: John Mayer on Playing with The Dead
Jul 02, 2023
120: Comedian Alex Edelman on Heading to Broadway!
Jun 25, 2023
119: Ukraine Update with The Atlantic’s Frank Foer
Jun 18, 2023
118: Mark Leibovich on the Documents Indictment
Jun 11, 2023
117: Our Immigration System: It's Broken!
Jun 04, 2023
116: QAnon – Weirder Than You Know!!! Author Will Sommer
May 28, 2023
115: Molly Jong-Fast and Al Discuss The Week’s Events
May 21, 2023
114: Dahlia Lithwick is BACK!
May 14, 2023
113: NYT Columnist Paul Krugman on The Debt Ceiling
May 07, 2023
112: Dan Balz, WaPo’s Chief Correspondent, Explains It All!
Apr 30, 2023
111: Rep. Katie Porter - On Her New Book & Jeremy Peters On Dominion
Apr 23, 2023
110: Heather McGhee - My Favorite Is Back
Apr 16, 2023
109: Harry Litman – A Panorama of Trump’s Massive Legal Problems
Apr 09, 2023
108: Israel Expert Aaron David Miller on Netanyahu’s Anti-democratic Judicial “Reforms”
Apr 02, 2023
107: Adam Schiff on Lots of Stuff!
Mar 26, 2023
106: WaPo Economics Columnist Catherine Rampell
Mar 19, 2023
105: Best Of: Chris Rock
Mar 12, 2023
104: Andy Slavitt & Laurie Garrett on “The End of the Covid Emergency?”
Mar 05, 2023
103: NYT’s Jeremy Peters on Dominion v. FOX
Feb 26, 2023
102: Shoshana Zuboff & Roger McNamee on Surveillance Capitalism
Feb 19, 2023
101: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on The Right’s 50-Year Scheme to Capture SCOTUS
Feb 12, 2023
100: Julia Ioffe - Update on The War in Ukraine
Feb 05, 2023
99: Joyce Vance & Barbara McQuade on The Latest from Fulton County
Jan 29, 2023
98: WaPo’s Dana Milbank On How Only 2/3 of GOP House Members Are Crazy
Jan 22, 2023
97: Norm Ornstein on The Radical Right Takeover of the House
Jan 15, 2023
96: Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report
Jan 08, 2023
95: BEST OF - Neal Katyal On How Trump Would Be Prosecuted
Jan 01, 2023
94: BEST OF: The Day the President Laughed!
Dec 25, 2022
88: BEST OF: Anne Nelson on the Right Wing Shadow Network
Dec 18, 2022
87: Alexander Vindman on Ukraine
Dec 11, 2022
50: Rob Delaney – On the Loss of His 2-Year-Old, Henry
Dec 04, 2022
86: Jeremy Peters Traces the GOP’s Descent to Trump
Nov 27, 2022
85: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp on The Midterms
Nov 20, 2022
84: BONUS EPISODE: My Genius Hearing Parody on WHAT THE HACK!
Nov 18, 2022
83: Norm Ornstein on The Wave That Didn’t Happen
Nov 13, 2022
82: Cecile Richards and David Axelrod on The Midterms
Nov 06, 2022
81: Laboratories of Autocracy – David Pepper – It’s the States, Stupid!
Oct 30, 2022
80: MI Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson and Journalist Ari Berman
Oct 23, 2022
79: Author Will Bunch – The Cost of College as The Source of Our Division
Oct 16, 2022
78: Tim Miller, Former GOP Operative, on Why His Cohorts Caved To Trump
Oct 09, 2022
77: Sarah Silverman – AGAIN!!!
Oct 02, 2022
76: Dahlia Lithwick On Her Inspiring New Book – LADY JUSTICE
Sep 25, 2022
75: NY Times Columnist Paul Krugman
Sep 18, 2022
74: Neal Katyal – Does Garland Indict Trump?
Sep 11, 2022
73: Sandy Hook Mom Nicole Hockley and Former NRA Big-Wig Ryan Busse
Sep 04, 2022
72: Cecile Richards on Dobbs and the Midterms!
Aug 28, 2022
69: THE MIDTERMS - John Anzalone and D. Taylor
Aug 21, 2022
71: The Authors of "His Name is George Floyd" - Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa
Aug 14, 2022
70: Mark Leibovich on his #1 NYT bestseller, Thank You For Your Servitude
Aug 07, 2022
68: Russia-Born Journalist Julia Ioffe Gives an Update on Ukraine
Jul 31, 2022
67: Jason Kander On His Battle With PTSD
Jul 24, 2022
66: Malcolm Nance on The Coming Civil War
Jul 17, 2022
65: Dahlia Lithwick on The Horrible SCOTUS Term
Jul 10, 2022
64: MARTIN SHORT!!!
Jul 03, 2022
63: Daniel Goldman, Legal Analyst, on the Jan. 6th Hearings
Jun 26, 2022
62: Author Anne Nelson on the 60-year history of the vast right-wing shadow network
Jun 19, 2022
61: Ali Noorani on Immigration
Jun 12, 2022
60: Carol Leonnig of WaPo and Ryan Reilly of NBC Preview this Week’s January 6th Hearings
Jun 05, 2022
58: Patton Oswalt!
May 29, 2022
57: Steve Schmidt Sounds the Alarm!
May 22, 2022
56: Dahlia Lithwick and Joyce Vance on the Alito Draft
May 15, 2022
55: The Atlantic Monthly’s Anne Applebaum and Arms Expert Joe Cirincione on Ukraine
May 08, 2022
54: Former Firearms Exec & NRA Member, Ryan Busse, Exposes the Dark Underbelly of the Gun Industry
May 01, 2022
53: Michael Lewis on why U.S. COVID response was so…CRAPPY. (My word)
Apr 24, 2022
52: Bob Odenkirk talks about Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, and Drama
Apr 17, 2022
51: Amy Klobuchar on Anti-Trust
Apr 10, 2022
50: Bill Walton on Basketball, The Grateful Dead, and Life
Apr 03, 2022
49: Dahlia Lithwick on the Insane Republican Awfulness in the Jackson SCOTUS Hearings
Mar 27, 2022
48: Marc Lamont Hill, Anchor of Black News Tonight, Explains Basic Concepts Like Race as a Social Construct
Mar 20, 2022
47: Atlantic Monthly’s Franklin Foer Covers Lots of Ground on Ukraine
Mar 13, 2022
46: Journalist/Author Michael Weiss on Putin's Grave Miscalculation
Mar 06, 2022
45: The NYT’s Jeremy Peters on How the GOP Went Batshit Crazy
Feb 27, 2022
44: Economist Austan Goolsbee on Guess What? The Economy
Feb 20, 2022
43: Heather McGhee on Critical Race Theory & Other Stuff
Feb 13, 2022
42: Jamie Raskin
Feb 06, 2022
41: Max Bergmann Covers Europe, Ukraine, and Russia for The Center for American Progress
Jan 30, 2022
40: Marc Elias & Ari Berman on the GOP’s Assault on Democracy
Jan 23, 2022
40: Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance Discusses Trump's Myriad Civil & Criminal Vulnerabilities
Jan 16, 2022
39: Andy Slavitt and Laurie Garrett Discuss Disturbing New COVID Realities
Jan 09, 2022
39: Michael Harriot, Acerbic (Funny, Biting, and Funny) Black Writer Talks About (Yikes!) Race
Jan 02, 2022
93: David Letterman! Top Ten Reasons We’re Repeating This One: #1 – WE CAN!!!
Dec 26, 2021
92: Jim Gaffigan and Al Discuss Stand-up & Netflix’s Release of his 9th Hour Special, Comedy Monster
Dec 19, 2021
91: Dahlia Lithwick & Sarah Stoesz, CEO of Planned Parenthood in the Upper Midwest, on Abortion.
Dec 12, 2021
90: David Cay Johnston on His New Book – The Big Cheat. Who’s it about? Take a guess!
Dec 05, 2021
89: Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Al Laugh About Her Getting Blowed Up!
Nov 28, 2021
88: Atlantic Monthly Writer Frank Foer Tears Facebook a New One
Nov 21, 2021
87: Norm and Al look Past Build Back Better to Saving Our Democracy
Nov 14, 2021
86: Our Climate Guy – Nobel Prize Recipient Michael Mann on COP-26
Nov 07, 2021
85: Ryan Busse, Once an NRA Hero, Gives us the Dirt
Oct 31, 2021
84: Adam Schiff on The Curious Case of Donald Trump and His Goons
Oct 24, 2021
83: Economist Austan Goolsbee on Build Back Better
Oct 17, 2021
82: Author Jackie Calmes Did the Investigation on Brett Kavanaugh the FBI Should Have Done
Oct 10, 2021
81: The Brilliant Dahlia Lithwick – Slate’s (and Al’s) Expert on SCOTUS
Oct 03, 2021
80: Lead Dem Election Lawyer Marc Elias on the Epic Battle for Our Democracy
Sep 26, 2021
79: Alex Gibney Talks Opioids & His Doc “The Crime of the Century”
Sep 19, 2021
78: R.I. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the Corporate Capture of the Courts
Sep 12, 2021
77: Author Michael Wolff Discusses Trump’s Disastrous Last Year as POTUS
Sep 05, 2021
76: Ben Rhodes, Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor, on Afghanistan & Our Foreign Policy Reset
Aug 29, 2021
75: Laurie Garrett and Andy Slavitt – Where We Are NOW on COVID-19
Aug 22, 2021
74: Atlantic Monthly’s Adam Serwer on his book about the Trump Administration: The Cruelty is the Point
Aug 15, 2021
73: Bryan Fogel, Producer of The Dissident, on the Brutal Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Aug 08, 2021
72: Atlantic Monthly Journalist Edward-Isaac Dovere's Fascinating New Book, 'Battle For The Soul’, Chronicles the Democrats Fight for the 2020 Nomination.
Aug 01, 2021
71: Norman Lear Discusses His 99-Years on the Planet
Jul 25, 2021
70: Heather McGhee - An Encore of My Best Podcast Ever!
Jul 18, 2021
69: Al Solo!
Jul 11, 2021
68: Andy Slavitt On His New COVID Book - Preventable
Jul 04, 2021
38: Thomas Jefferson Explains Inconsistencies in the Declaration of Independence
Jul 02, 2021
67: George Packer on How It Got So Bad in America & How it Could Get Slightly Better
Jun 27, 2021
66: Michael Harriot: Senior Writer for TheRoot.com, the Nation’s Largest Black Online Newspaper
Jun 20, 2021
65: Norm Ornstein & Tom Mann - Who Called the GOP a Sham Years Ago!
Jun 13, 2021
64: Ed Shelleby - My Communications Director–On Working for a Different Kind of Senator. Plus, a Rant on Voting Rights
Jun 06, 2021
63: Louis King – The Real Deal
May 30, 2021
62: Amy Klobuchar & Al Discuss Anti-Trust & The Ted "Carnival" Cruz Joke
May 23, 2021
61: Howard Fineman on Republican Nihilism
May 16, 2021
60: Sen. Tammy Duckworth Tells Her Story
May 09, 2021
59: Neo-Con Bill Kristol on How Trump Made Him Do Some Re-Thinking
May 02, 2021
37: Replay of My Conversation with Judge Steve Leifman and Norm Ornstein
Apr 29, 2021
58: Malcolm Nance on Russia and Jan. 6th
Apr 25, 2021
36: Replay of My Conversation with Vice President Walter Mondale
Apr 20, 2021
57: Marc Elias and Ari Berman on Georgia and Worse
Apr 18, 2021
35: Mini-Podcast: Peter Bergen on Afghanistan and Bin Laden
Apr 14, 2021
56: Uncle Sam (Roger McNamee) & Auntie Trust (Zephyr Teachout) Talk Facebook, Google, Amazon & Democracy
Apr 11, 2021
55: Our Southern Border - National Immigration Forum Executive Director Ali Noorani
Apr 04, 2021
54: David Letterman!
Mar 28, 2021
53: Andy Slavitt (Again!) But Now He’s a Big Shot!
Mar 21, 2021
52: Heather McGhee – On What Racism Costs Everyone
Mar 14, 2021
51: WaPo Columnist Catherine Rampell Wonks Out w/Al on Economics, Race, Healthcare – You Name It!
Mar 07, 2021
50: Nobel Climate Scientist Michael Mann on Denier Tactics and Idiocy
Feb 28, 2021
49: Dr. Anthony Fauci Answers the Questions You’ve Been Wanting to Ask
Feb 21, 2021
34: Al Recreates McConnell’s Post-Acquittal Impeachment Speech
Feb 17, 2021
48: 3 Heroes in the DC Public Schools (One’s My Daughter)
Feb 14, 2021
33: Al Gives His Closing Argument for the Impeachment Trial
Feb 09, 2021
47: Adam Schiff on (You Guessed It) Impeachment
Feb 07, 2021
46: Super Bowl Edition: Journalist/Author Reid Forgrave on Football and Concussions
Jan 31, 2021
45: Norm Ornstein & Al (Again!)
Jan 24, 2021
44: Former U.S. Attorneys Joyce Vance and Preet Bharara Discuss Legal Problems Ahead for Trump, the Rioters, and Cruz and Hawley
Jan 17, 2021
43: Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project
Jan 10, 2021
32: Al Explains the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to Tommy
Jan 06, 2021
42: Top Dem. Election Lawyer Marc Elias Reviews Trump Legal Team's 59 Post-Election Losses
Jan 03, 2021
41: A Holiday Repeat of Conan O'Brien with a Brand New Timely Intro!
Dec 27, 2020
40: The Ground Game in Georgia!
Dec 20, 2020
39: Maria Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino on the Key Role Latinos Played in Electing Joe Biden
Dec 13, 2020
38: Joe Biden’s Closest Ally in the Senate, Chris Coons
Dec 06, 2020
37: Fmr. Facebook Exec Tim Kendall on How Social Media is Destroying the World
Nov 29, 2020
36: Laurie Garrett & Andy Slavitt on the Covid Spike, the Vaccines, & Trump's Negligent Homicide
Nov 22, 2020
35: Al On The Election & Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens On What The GOP Has Become
Nov 15, 2020
34: SuperPundit Norm Ornstein on the Election
Nov 08, 2020
33: Dick Gephardt and Ian Bassin – Can Trump Steal this Election?
Nov 01, 2020
32: Montana Sen. Jon Tester on How Dems Win Back Rural America
Oct 25, 2020
31: A Preview of the Final Trump-Biden Debate
Oct 21, 2020
31: Al Rails About Coney Barrett Hearing w/ Brian Fallon of Demand Justice
Oct 18, 2020
30: Al’s Questions for Amy Coney Barrett
Oct 13, 2020
29: Maria Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino and Marc Elias, Dems' Election Lawyer, on Voter Suppression
Oct 11, 2020
28: Norm Ornstein on the Sh*tsh*w in Cleveland. Franklin Foer and Natasha Bertrand on Russian Interference.
Oct 04, 2020
27: Dahlia Lithwick and The Day the President Laughed
Sep 27, 2020
26: Debate Prep Vets James Carville and Phillipe Reines on the Upcoming Debate
Sep 20, 2020
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
Sep 13, 2020
24: Douglas Boin, Author of Alaric the Goth – An Outsider’s History of the Fall of Rome, Discusses the Uncanny Parallels Between Trump’s America and 410 AD Rome,
Sep 06, 2020
23: David Axelrod on the Election. Spoiler Alert: He's for Biden
Aug 30, 2020
21: Repeating My Conversation with Chris Rock Because It's So Damn Great!
Aug 23, 2020
19: Author Susan Nieman on Germans/Holocaust vs. Americans/Slavery – Germans Win
Aug 16, 2020
20: Paul Begala on How to Beat Trump
Aug 09, 2020
22: Andrew Yang and Al Discuss Each Other
Aug 02, 2020
18: Fmr. DC and Philly Police Chief Charles Ramsey Talks Police Reform
Jul 26, 2020
17: Dahlia Lithwick on SCOTUS 2019-20 Term and Trump's Commutation of Roger Stone's 40-Month Sentence
Jul 19, 2020
16: Epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed Blames the Latest Covid Spikes on Guess Who?
Jul 12, 2020
15: Democratic Election Lawyer Marc Elias Talks to Two Texas Teenagers About Winning Them the Right to Vote By Mail in November
Jul 05, 2020
1: A Fourth of July Conversation with Thomas Jefferson
Jul 04, 2020
14: Melvin Carter Talks About Being St. Paul’s First Black Mayor and the Son of a Cop
Jun 28, 2020
13: Frm. Obama Speechwriter David Litt Explains How the GOP Has Systematically Undermined Democracy.
Jun 21, 2020
12: Atlantic Writer George Packer on How the Pandemic and George Floyd’s Murder have Laid Bare America’s Weaknesses
Jun 14, 2020
11: Donna Edwards and Al Discuss Race, Cops, and Photo Ops
Jun 07, 2020
10: NEA President Lily Eskelsen García on Teaching During a Pandemic and a DeVos
May 31, 2020
1: COVID-19 Trailer
May 27, 2020
9: Paul Krugman on Arguing with Republican Zombies
May 24, 2020
8: Steve Schmidt Tears Trump and the Republican Party A New One
May 17, 2020
7: Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on Where We Go From Here
May 10, 2020
6: Chief Democratic Election Lawyer Marc Elias Talks Elections During A Pandemic
May 03, 2020
5: Billy and Debbie Shore, Founders of No Kid Hungry, on Hunger in America During this Pandemic
Apr 26, 2020
4: Michael Lewis On How Trump’s Handling of Covid-19 Has Proven His Book, The Fifth Risk, Tragically Prophetic.
Apr 19, 2020
49: Mental Health and Criminal Justice
Apr 12, 2020
3: Dr. Leana Wen Discusses the Tortuous and High Stakes Path that Dr.'s Fauci and Birx Must Navigate
Apr 05, 2020
2: Austan Goolsbee on Virus Economics
Mar 29, 2020
1: Andy Slavitt, Former Medicare/Medicaid Head Discusses the Pandemic
Mar 22, 2020
45: MSNBC's Andrew Zimmern Talks About Food, Immigration, Climate and Addiction
Mar 15, 2020
44: Documentarian Alex Gibney Tells the Cautionary Tale of the Oligarch Who Defied Putin
Mar 08, 2020
43: Pulitzer Prize Winner Dave Fahrenthold Catches Us Up on Trump’s Corruption
Mar 01, 2020
42: Is Democracy in Danger? Legal Experts Dahlia Lithwick and Ian Bassin On Trump, Barr and The Abuse of the Criminal Justice System
Feb 23, 2020
41: Intelligence Expert Malcolm Nance Makes the Convincing Case that Trump is a Russian Asset
Feb 16, 2020
40: A Conversation with Jimmy Kimmel
Feb 09, 2020
39: John Mayer on Playing Guitar and Singing at the Same Time
Feb 02, 2020
38: How We Got Here. Norm Ornstein on the Erosion of Norms from Gingrich to McConnell to Trump
Jan 26, 2020
37: Paul Tough on How the College Admissions System Preserves Our Nation’s Economic and Social Disparities
Jan 19, 2020
36: MSNBC's Second Most Popular Host, Lawrence O'Donnell, Is Guest
Jan 12, 2020
35: Al and Conan O’Brien
Jan 05, 2020
34: Sara Silverman and Al Talk About Comedy and Politics
Dec 29, 2019
33: Al Solo! - Al Rants on Impeachment, Trump, McConnell, and GOP Bad Faith.
Dec 22, 2019
32: Guilty! Al Discusses Impeachment with Harvard Law Professor, Nancy Gertner and Max Bergmann, Not a Harvard Law Professor
Dec 15, 2019
31: Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice Talks Foreign Policy Successes and Failures
Dec 08, 2019
30: Immigration, Child Separation and Voter Suppression with Maria Teresa Kumar
Dec 01, 2019
29: Al talks to Ambassador Peter Galbraith About Trump's Tragic Betrayal of the Kurds, and Al weighs in on the Impeachment Hearings.
Nov 24, 2019
28: Al Talks To Executive Director of Foster America Sherry Lachman About The State of Foster Care And Al Gets Verklempt
Nov 17, 2019
27: Whoever Wins the Popular Vote Should Be President. The New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg and Al Discuss Why
Nov 10, 2019
26: Where There's Fire, There's Fire." Jeffrey Toobin and Dahlia Lithwick Discuss The Legal Issues Ahead in the Impeachment of Donald Trump
Nov 03, 2019
25: Judd Apatow Discusses Comedy, Mental Health and Politics
Oct 27, 2019
24: Al Talks with one of his Heroes, Harlem Children's Zone Founder Geoffrey Canada
Oct 20, 2019
23: Journalist Elizabeth Drew Explains Impeachment to Al
Oct 13, 2019
22: A Conversation with Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Oct 06, 2019
21: A Conversation with Chris Rock
Sep 29, 2019
20: Rising Democratic Star and Afghanistan Vet Jason Kander Discusses Putting The Brakes On His Political Career To Treat His PTSD
Sep 24, 2019
19: Renaissance Man Bob Kerrey Talks to Man Al Franken
Sep 17, 2019
18: How Corrupt is Trump? Veteran DC Watchdog Melanie Sloan Discusses the Trump Culture of Corruption in Washington
Sep 10, 2019
17: Obama Chief Economist Austan Goolsbee Explains the Unexplainable: What The Hell Trump is Doing On Trade
Sep 03, 2019
16: A Conversation with Vice President Walter Mondale
Aug 27, 2019
15: A Conversation with Joe Cirincione
Aug 20, 2019
14: A Conversation with Heidi Heitkamp
Aug 13, 2019
13: A Conversation with Andy Slavitt
Aug 06, 2019
12: A Conversation With Howard Fineman
Jul 30, 2019
11: A Conversation with Secretary Ernest Moniz
Jul 23, 2019
10: A Conversation With Franklin Foer
Jul 16, 2019
9: A Conversation with Dana Carvey
Jul 09, 2019
8: A Conversation with David Mandel
Jul 02, 2019
7: A Conversation with Michael Mann
Jun 25, 2019
6: A Conversation with Andy Slavitt
Jun 18, 2019
5: A Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin and Nancy Gertner
Jun 11, 2019
4: A Conversation with Michael Lewis
Jun 04, 2019
3: A Conversation With Sarah Silverman
May 28, 2019
2: A Conversation with Dahlia Lithwick and Matt Miller
May 21, 2019
1: A Conversation With Maria Teresa Kumar
May 14, 2019
Al Franken Has A Podcast
May 01, 2019