Al and Dahlia Lithwick on The Monarchic Supreme Court
For the final episode of The Al Franken Podcast, we're joined one last time by our good friend Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate and h...
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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...
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20 of 391 episodesAl and Franklin Foer on Iran, Ukraine, Soccer, and The World
We’re joined by our longtime friend, Franklin Foer of The Atlantic! We have a deal in Iran or at least an agreement to have an agreement. Ev...
Al and Mark Leibovich on The Midterm Landscape
We're joined by our friend Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to break down Trump's sinking approval ratings, the approaching midterms, and whet...
Al and Norm Ornstein on The Blueprint for Trump's Cruelty
What's actually driving the Trump administration? Our good friend and emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Norm Ornstein,...
BEST OF: Kevin Nealon on His Career in Comedy!
In this Best Of episode, we revisit our July 2025 conversation with an old friend from Al’s SNL days, comedian Kevin Nealon! Kevin and Al tr...
Catherine Rampell and Scott Lincicome on Trump's Tariffs
It’s been over a year since Trump’s “Liberation Day” when he rolled out his global tariffs, but the Supreme Court struck those down resultin...
BEST OF: Kasie Hunt on Her Career & Trump
In this Best Of episode, we revisit our June 2025 conversation with CNN Anchor and Chief National Affairs Analyst Kasie Hunt! It's a very fu...
Rep. Rosa DeLauro on Congressional Chaos
Guest Host Norm Ornstein welcomes Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) to cover all the news happening in Congress. We cover the war in Iran and how it’...
BEST OF: David Kirkpatrick on Trump’s Shameless Profiteering
One of Donald Trump's most successful initiatives in his second term has been making himself and his family richer than ever. In this Best O...
Trae Crowder and Geoffrey Asmus on Comedy and Politics
Guest Host Trae Crowder is joined by his friend and fellow standup comedian, Geoffrey Asmus! The two dig into the state of Trump's base, inc...
BEST OF: Al on SNL’s 50th Anniversary
A little over a year ago, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live! For this Best Of episode, we revisit our February 2025...
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 in economic and social policy, is joined by The Atla...
Best Of: John Fugelsang on Jesus and Politics
Donald Trump and the Republican Party have the backing of Evangelicals and fundamentalist Christians. But if you read the Bible or listen to...
Rep. Madeleine Dean on POTUS Pardon Corruption
Guest Host Norm Ornstein welcomes Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) to discuss legislation they're working on to curb the President's pardon power...
BEST OF: George Packer on JD Vance
JD Vance has had an unorthodox rise to power. After a troubled childhood, he joined the Marines, graduated from Yale Law School, became a be...
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 star Brian Tyler Cohen joins us again to break do...
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 country since he began his second term (despite ple...
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 Berman! Ari is here to break down the alarming way...
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 show! Molly’s recent writing in the New York Times ha...
Mark Leibovich on Trump’s Chaos!
We're joined by our good friend, Mark Leibovich from The Atlantic, to go through a laundry list of current Trump controversies, including hi...