Writer, director, producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The Larry Sanders Show, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Girls, Anchorman, Trainwreck) discusses comedy, mental health and politics. I laugh and get depressed.
One of my heroes, Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone, talks about transforming the lives of some of our poorest, most disadvantaged kids and how we can replicate that across the country.
I talk impeachment with veteran journalist Elizabeth Drew, whose heralded dissection of the Nixon and Clinton sagas makes her the go-to on the pending Trump impeachment.
I travelled to Leader Reid’s home in Henderson, Nevada, to discuss his life and career, with a special focus on our relationship during the years he and I overlapped in Senate.
This week on the Al Franken Podcast, Chris Rock discusses key moments in his life, including the one where I saved his career. Which is really more about Chris realizing that HE had to CREATE his career. Rock talks about his early influences, including his grandfather, a philandering preacher…
Sometimes I like to say that The Al Franken Podcast is just like The Daily, only without the resources of The New York Times. This episode I have the jump on The Times – because of my friendship with Jason Kander, former MO Sec. of State. Kander is an Afghanistan…
Old enough to remember record players? Then you’ll probably remember Bob Kerrey’s extraordinary service to our nation, which continues to this day. Medal of Honor recipient for valor in Vietnam. Don’t remember Vietnam? It’s a war we won in SE Asia. How’d he get his Medal of Honor? Oh,…
This week The Al Franken Podcast reveals that there is corruption within the Trump Administration. You heard me – corruption! And lots of it! Veteran DC watchdog Melanie Sloan takes us through the shocking details. It seems that Trump, his family, and the lowlife grifters populating his administration are not…
Austan Goolsbee, former Obama chief economist, explains that “in a crisis, the president’s credibility is all he has.” So, someday soon, The New York Times headline may read, “World in Crisis, Turns Its Eyes to Donald Trump.” And other scary stuff.
Why did the Senate work in the 60’s and 70’s, but can’t get anything done now (except ruin the federal judiciary for thirty-five years?) Because after the civil rights laws were passed, the asshole (read Southern) Democrats became Republicans and the good (Northeastern) Republicans became Democrats. Vice President Walter Mondale…
