The Al Franken Podcast
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 16, 2023 • 48min
110: Heather McGhee - My Favorite Is Back
On Racism as Greed, Book Banning & Other Fun Topics
Apr 9, 2023 • 51min
109: Harry Litman – A Panorama of Trump’s Massive Legal Problems
Manhattan, Georgia, Documents, Jan. 6, & the Civil Cases!!!
Apr 2, 2023 • 56min
108: Israel Expert Aaron David Miller on Netanyahu’s Anti-democratic Judicial “Reforms”
Oy Yoy Yoy Yoy Yoy Yoy Yoy!!!!
Mar 26, 2023 • 43min
107: Adam Schiff on Lots of Stuff!
Why He Got Kicked Off Intel, Trump, etc.
Mar 19, 2023 • 1h 16min
106: WaPo Economics Columnist Catherine Rampell
Discusses the SVB meltdown and the economy writ large
Mar 12, 2023 • 54min
105: Best Of: Chris Rock
In this 2019 conversation, Chris discusses his early struggles in comedy. Until he met me!
Mar 5, 2023 • 45min
104: Andy Slavitt & Laurie Garrett on “The End of the Covid Emergency?”
Where we are now
Feb 26, 2023 • 42min
103: NYT’s Jeremy Peters on Dominion v. FOX
Looks bad for FOX
5 snips
Feb 19, 2023 • 46min
102: Shoshana Zuboff & Roger McNamee on Surveillance Capitalism
The Existential Threat of Big Tech’s Predatory Business Models
Feb 12, 2023 • 54min
101: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on The Right’s 50-Year Scheme to Capture SCOTUS
Hint: It involves a lot of dark money.
