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.
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.
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…
Atlantic writer George Packer and Al discuss the how a corrupt political class, a heartless economy, systemic racism, and Donald Trump have led to the failures Americans have been witness to and the victims of these last several months. Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple, Spotify,…
Former Congresswoman Edwards talks about being the mother of a young black man and whether George Floyd’s murder has finally brought us to an inflection point. Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Signup for the Al Franken…
The host (and former member of the Senate Education Committee) and the president of the National Education Association talks about an important subject: how awful Betsy DeVos is. But also, education. Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube or wherever you get your…
The NYT columnist and Nobel Prize winner discusses how Republicans operate in bad faith on issues like climate, tax cuts, deficits, income and wealth inequality, and now, the pandemic.
Steve Schmidt the former GOP strategist trashes Trump and his enablers. And gives a surprisingly personal explanation of why it took him so long to leave his old party.
From 1973-76, Dr. Larry Brilliant was part of the World Health Organization team that eradicated smallpox and is Chairman of the Board of Ending Pandemics. He discusses how we go forward on Covid-19 after blowing it in the first six months.