Norm was at the debate in Cleveland and gives us all the dirt. Frank and Natasha tell us all the dirt in the 900+ page Senate Intel Report. Hint: LOTS of collusion!
The great Dahlia Lithwick discusses RBG, SCOTUS, the Election. Depressing? Yes. But then the exciting world premiere of The Day the President Laughed!
Carville and Reines (who played Trump in Hillary’s debate prep) game out the Most Important Event in the History of the World. Plus Al shares some thoughts on the great Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube or wherever you get your…
Garrett and Slavitt examine the erosion of trust in our public health institutions – The Federal Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Department of Health and Human Services under Donald Trump. And the tragic consequences now and in the future.
Hatred of immigrants, religious intolerance, systemic racism. Asshole emperor. Sound familiar? Al and Douglas Boin tells the story of Alaric, the Goth who led the sacking of Rome. Also, Al establishes once and for all that the Romans killed Christ, not the Jews!
The political consultant who consulted Barack Obama all the way to the White House discusses how we get Biden there.
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.
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.
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.