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The Al Franken Podcast

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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.

Episodes

Norm and Al look Past Build Back Better to Saving Our Democracy

 Infrastructure & Build Back Better Will Transform our Nation. Can The Freedom to Vote Act Save  It? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nov 14, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 87

Ryan Busse, Once an NRA Hero, Gives us the Dirt

Former gun exec & author of  Gunfight  on how the NRA turned from teaching gun safety into a pernicious threat to public safety & democracy.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Oct 31, 202154 minEp. 85

Adam Schiff on The Curious Case of Donald Trump and His Goons

Ripping Yarns of Collusion, Mendacity, and Treason from the Chairman’s New Bestseller:  Midnight in Washington . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 24, 202146 minEp. 84

Economist Austan Goolsbee on Build Back Better

Goolsbee breaks down BBB into its incredibly popular provisions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 17, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 83

Alex Gibney Talks Opioids & His Doc “The Crime of the Century”

Gibney traces the opioid epidemic & the criminal culpability of bad actors like Purdue Pharma, federal regulators, & doctors. It’s ugly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sep 19, 202154 minEp. 79

Norman Lear Discusses His 99-Years on the Planet

The legendary creator of groundbreaking TV sit coms - All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Sons, The Jeffersons, et al, on flying 50 bombing missions in WWII, the joy of comedy and, dare I say, satire. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 25, 202147 minEp. 71

Heather McGhee - An Encore of My Best Podcast Ever!

McGhee discusses her powerful book, The Sum of Us, about how white people have been told that anything that benefits people of color hurts them - i.e. a zero-sum game. It ain't true!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 18, 202157 minEp. 70

Al Solo!

I just had to get some things off my chest. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jul 11, 202147 minEp. 69

Andy Slavitt On His New COVID Book - Preventable

Slavitt Explains How Trump’s Refusal to Hold Himself Accountable Caused Untold Death and Suffering See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jul 04, 202155 minEp. 68

George Packer on How It Got So Bad in America & How it Could Get Slightly Better

Packer dissects the 4 Americas: The Rich Right-Wing Bastards, The Smug Liberal Elites, The Pissed-Off Not-so-Bright Tea Partiers, and The Woke Social Justice Police. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 27, 202155 minEp. 67

Norm Ornstein & Tom Mann - Who Called the GOP a Sham Years Ago!

In 2012 Ornstein & Mann wrote It’s Even Worse Than It Looks. And, man, were they right! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 13, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 65

Ed Shelleby - My Communications Director–On Working for a Different Kind of Senator. Plus, a Rant on Voting Rights

Al Talks with His Senate Communications Director on Why the Franken Office was a Blast & Got Stuff Done! & Al on Democracy. Hitler didn’t end it. The Confederacy didn’t end it. Let’s not let Senate Republicans! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 06, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 64

Louis King – The Real Deal

For 25 yrs. Louis has provided job training for thousands of folks from the Northside of Minneapolis. He walks a good walk. And talks a good talk. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 30, 202153 minEp. 63

Amy Klobuchar & Al Discuss Anti-Trust & The Ted "Carnival" Cruz Joke

The Chair of the Anti-Trust Subcommittee discusses her new book,  Anti-Trust.  From Facebook & Amazon & Google to Coffins & Sunglasses & Diapers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 23, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 62