Inside 2024 Crooked Media

John Legend joins Jon Favreau to discuss the impact of celebrity political endorsements, his political origins, working with Obama, and why a second Trump presidency would be a disaster.

Enjoy this preview of Friends of the Pod’s exclusive series Inside 2024, Crooked’s monthly series featuring a rotating cast of former White House officials like Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, and Alyssa Mastromonaco. Episodes are packed with expert insights and behind-the-scenes campaign trail stories on everything from debate prep and convention speeches to campaign ads and botched media appearances. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod on Apple Podcasts now to get access to exclusive episodes from Inside 2024, Pollercoaster, and Terminally Online or learn more about the Friends of the Pod community at crooked.com/friends.

Tommy Vietor and Scott Conroy (CBS News, Huffington Post, Real Clear Politics) explore the often fraught and surprisingly congenial relationship between the press corps and the campaign during a presidential campaign.

Alyssa Mastromonaco, Dan Pfeiffer and actor Kal Penn talk about how their time in DC compares to politics in our favorite TV shows. Plus Kal shares how Obama bamboozled him to work for the campaign, and why The Sopranos and Real Housewives actually are the great political dramas of our time.

Obama alums and best pals Alyssa Mastromonaco, Jon Favreau and Cody Keenan gather to reminisce on the highs and lows of writing the president's State of the Union address. Plus they give President Biden advice on his upcoming SOTU.

Jon Lovett and Tim Miller regale us with stories from their respective losing primary campaigns. From Hillary Clinton's resilience in loss to Jon Huntsman's confetti related snafu, Jon and Tim look back on what it's like to be a big ol' loser. Producer Caroline Reston moderates.