Reproductive rights are under attack all over the country and will be one of the most important issues in the election this November. Abortion bans and limits on reproductive help are extremely unpopular and could be bad news for the Republicans enacting them. This is a must listen for reproductive rights!
Mar 03, 2024•47 min•Ep. 157
The author of the profoundly disturbing book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory" explains how evangelicals have been turned into a political tool for the Republican Party. Alberta grew up in the evangelical wing of the Presbyterian Church and watched as they turned their back on him after he criticized Donald Trump. How did the evangelical church turn so far towards right wing politics? What exactly is an evangelical? How can those voters ever be won back? Al is going on tour! See if he's co...
Feb 25, 2024•58 min•Ep. 156
David Frum from The Atlantic Monthly discusses the chaos that Donald Trump would bring if he were elected to a second term. From the border to foreign aid to Trump's attempt to pardon his crimes... Can we withstand another Trump term? Read more from David in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-frum/ Al is going on tour! See if he's coming to your town and grab tickets today! https://www.alfranken.com/appearances...
Feb 18, 2024•40 min•Ep. 155
Tales from the Campaign Trail
Feb 11, 2024•38 min•Ep. 154
Will the Jan. 6th Trial happen in time? Or will it just be the Stormy Daniels Case?
Feb 04, 2024•46 min•Ep. 153
On MAGA
Jan 28, 2024•44 min•Ep. 152
Al & Jim On How They Tried to Reward the Audience for Knowing Stuff but Not Punish Them for Not
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 151
The Federalist Society’s Got the Worst Ones All Lined Up
Jan 14, 2024•41 min•Ep. 150
Heather says that Trumpers have bought into an alternative reality and that we are, at this moment, on a knife’s edge. She’s an historian and not a clairvoyant. But she’s also an activist, doing all she can to spread the word through historical analysis. Beat that, Trump!
Jan 07, 2024•58 min•Ep. 149
Really great!
Dec 31, 2023•55 min•Ep. 147
Jim talks about comedy and his decision to come out against Trump.
Dec 24, 2023•59 min•Ep. 148
A Tour of the Big Political Events of 2023
Dec 17, 2023•46 min•Ep. 146
A tour of Ukraine, Russia, China, Israel, and Gaza
Dec 10, 2023•47 min•Ep. 145
My friend Norman Lear passed on this week at 101. A great man, who created legendary TV
Dec 06, 2023•46 min•Ep. 144
Where they’ve been and where they’re going
Dec 03, 2023•45 min•Ep. 143
Protect Democracy's Executive Director on Our Nightmare
Nov 26, 2023•47 min•Ep. 142
The New York Times Reporter Puts the Current Trial Into Perspective
Nov 19, 2023•28 min•Ep. 141
On the 2024 Election!
Nov 12, 2023•43 min•Ep. 140
Israel’s No-Win Situation
Nov 05, 2023•37 min•Ep. 139
How A Far-Right Zealot Got to be 2 nd in Line for POTUS
Oct 29, 2023•31 min•Ep. 138
An Analysis from the Middle East Scholar
Oct 22, 2023•42 min•Ep. 137
And 15% of Americans Believe this Stuff!
Oct 15, 2023•53 min•Ep. 136
The Climate Has Always Changed – Just Not This Fast!!!
Oct 08, 2023•50 min•Ep. 135
And what it says about our politics
Oct 01, 2023•52 min•Ep. 134
The Trump trials and the ug-ug-ugly Garland hearings
Sep 24, 2023•48 min•Ep. 133
The Atlantic writer on where it stands and where it’s going.
Sep 17, 2023•47 min•Ep. 132
The Atlantic Writer on Biden’s Presidency (So Far)
Sep 10, 2023•48 min•Ep. 131
WaPo’s E.J. Dionne & Harvard’s Miles Rapoport on making everyone vote!
Sep 03, 2023•44 min•Ep. 130
The Highlights and Lowlights
Aug 27, 2023•38 min•Ep. 129
The bloodbath in Milwaukee!!
Aug 20, 2023•51 min•Ep. 128
