275 episodes

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.

The Al Franken Podcast ASF Productions

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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.

    Ari Berman on His New Book, Minority Rule

    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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    • 53 min
    Melissa Murray & Andrew Weissmann on the “Hush Money Trial”

    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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    • 44 min
    Battleground States: Wisconsin: Ben Wikler – Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair

    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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    • 36 min
    Listen Now: The Best One Yet

    Listen Now: The Best One Yet

    Feel brighter every day with The Best One Yet, a 20-minute pop-biz podcast that serves up the top 3 stories spanning pop culture & business news, every morning, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning ritual.

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    • 7 min
    Democratic Strategists Rachel Bitecofer and Justin Barasky on Democratic Messaging

    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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    • 48 min
    Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic

    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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    • 42 min

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4.6 out of 5
7.5K Ratings

7.5K Ratings

Prometheus--- ,

Always a great Podcast

Al, if you want to know what’s going to happen in the Trump trials ask Andrew Weissmann and then plan for the opposite to happen. Nobody has been more wrong than Weissmann as to the Trump legal cases…..He also screwed up the Mueller Report. Trump has run circles around the Dems, MSNBC legal pundits, and other fools. Trump is cancer. It’s a very simple concept.

Right now the Dems are in the denial phase which will be followed by the prison rape phase…..

Dems have absolutely no idea the freight train bearing down on them. The Trump victory will destroy the the Dem Party.

Sjeckers ,

Come on Al…

Can we please stop pretending that the vast majority of Gazan’s oppose Hamas. The opposite is true. They elected these animals & now they are democracy-loving innocents?

How many civilians are dying in Ukraine? How many UK children are being killed & kidnapped into Russia?

billy sixkiller ,

Funny, outstanding

It’s good

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