David Axelrod on the Election. Spoiler Alert: He’s for Biden
The political consultant who consulted Barack Obama all the way to the White House discusses how we get Biden there.
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Repeating My Conversation with Chris Rock Because It’s So Damn Great!
Chris discusses being a comedian, being black, being a black comedian, being bussed for nine years as a kid, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
Author Susan Neiman on Germans/Holocaust vs. America/slavery – Germans Win.
Neiman contrasts how Germans have come to terms with The Third Reich and how Americans have processed slavery, the Civil War, Jim Crow, lynching, and systemic racism.
Paul Begala on How to Beat Trump
The stable half of the consultant team that elected Bill Clinton, tells us how to beat this psychopath – on the podcast and in his new book, You’re Fired.
Andrew Yang and Al Discuss Each Other
Yang and Al Discuss, Among Other Things – Yang’s Past, the Future of Work, and the Present.
Former DC and Philly Police Chief Charles Ramsey Talks Police Reform
Al in conversation with the co-chair of Obama’s police reform commission.
Dahlia Lithwick on SCOTUS 2019-20 Term and Trump’s Commutation of Roger Stone’s 40-Month Sentence
Al and Dahlia discus the Court’s top decisions this term, including Alito’s spectacularly homophobic dissent in Bostock, where, by a 7-2 margin, the Court held that fed law prohibits employment discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Signup for the Al Franken Newsletter here.
Epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed Blames the Latest Covid Spikes on Guess Who?
Al and Former Detroit Public Health Commissioner on the Mistakes Trump Keeps Making.
Democratic Election Lawyer Marc Elias Talks to Two Texas Teenagers About Winning Them the Right to Vote By Mail in November
Recent high school graduate Rajit Gulhjati contacted Al for guidance on how he and his friends could vote by mail. So, Al brought in Democratic super lawyer Marc Elias.
A Fourth of July Conversation with Thomas Jefferson
Al sits down with the author of the Declaration of Independence on the anniversary of our nation’s birth. Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Signup for the Al Franken Newsletter here.
Melvin Carter Talks About Being St. Paul’s First Black Mayor and the Son of a Cop.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter discusses the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Signup for the Al Franken Newsletter here.
Former Obama Speechwriter David Litt Explains How the GOP Has Systematically Undermined Democracy
In his new book: Democracy: In One Book or Less former Obama speechwriter and NY Times bestselling author brings fascinating and often startling detail to all the ways the GOP thwarts democracy. Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Signup for the Al Franken Newsletter here.