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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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Molly Jong Fast, Host of the Fast Politics Podcast
DESCRIPTION: Molly Jong-Fast, special correspondent for Vanity Fair and host of the Fast Politics podcast joins us for a wide ranging conversation covering Congress, abortion, the protests happening around the country and the Presidential election. She also discusses the ongoing Trump hush money scandal happening in NYC. She says the trial is "over-delivering," which could mean a guilty verdict for Trump.
Read Molly's latest pieces for Vanity Fair! https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/molly-jong-fast
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Ari Berman on His New Book, Minority Rule
The GOP is undermining democracy all over the country. The will of the people is being subverted for a loud and active minority. In his new book, guest Ari Berman explains how and where this is happening in America. And, more importantly, what we can do to fight back.
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Melissa Murray & Andrew Weissmann on the “Hush Money Trial”
The first criminal trial for Donald Trump is underway. The hush money trial over Stormy Daniels might be the first, but it won't be the last. But will we see the other trials before the election? And what are the consequences if Trump is found guilty? We talk to The Bestselling Authors on The Trump Indictments Andrew Weissmann and Melissa Murray!
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Battleground States: Wisconsin: Ben Wikler – Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair
The Republican Party has spent years undoing the will of the people in the state of Wisconsin. With gerrymandered voting maps, they've been able to lose the popular vote and still have a huge majority in the state legislature. But things are changing thanks to Ben Wikler and the Wisconsin Democratic Party! In our first Battleground State episode, Ben explains the work that is being done to preserve democracy in this critical swing state and how they are organizing to secure a win for Joe Biden in November.
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Democratic Strategists Rachel Bitecofer and Justin Barasky on Democratic Messaging
The 2024 election is less than 8 months away. How do Democrats defeat Trump? How do they retain the Senate? Our guests say that it all comes down to messaging. It's important to remind voters that on issues like abortion and the economy, the Democratic Party represents their interests.
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic
We begin our wide-ranging conversation by discussing the attack on a Moscow concert hall last week. What are the implications of that violence? And who is behind it? Then delve into the US's failure to fund the Ukrainian effort and the resulting loss of life. Will we help them? Or will Republicans continue to enable Putin? Anne also lays out the dangers of a second Trump term. With autocracy on the rise around the world, what would it look like here in America?
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Customer Reviews
May 22nd. Great show for a change
Canadian fan here, it was very relieving to hear your guest Steve Schmidt lay out clearly the challenges around racial divides in the US (we have that here too). Please continue to just break it down. Love the show. Love the episodes with Dahlia. Sometimes the show is funny. Occasionally.
Enough
Hey Al. I do love your show and I think you are an important American, whose voice is one that is so needed in these times. One star? Please stop dedicating your show to Donald Trump. This is a big mistake. What is the old adage? It doesn’t matter what people say about you as long as they are saying something about you. Trump is SO dangerous but there needs to be less press going his way. Your show is as good as Leo Kottke.. and he is good.
You are gifted and an American treasure. Bring hope and inspiration. God knows we need it and no one is more appropriate for that gig than you. I am Canadian and like all Canadians, we apologize a lot. I am truly sorry for the one star.
Kevin Breit
Ladies, don’t fall asleep around this dirtbag.
This is one of those hypocrite left-wingers that has clear brain damage. Do not fall asleep. Shame on anyone that likes this POS.