The Al Franken Podcast

Lawyer Liz Oyer on Trump’s Corrupt Pardons

Catherine Rampell on The End of The Shutdown

Molly Jong-Fast on The 2025 Elections!

Political Reporter David Weigel on The Shutdown

Harry Litman on Important Legal Stuff.

John Fugelsang on Jesus’s ACTUAL Politics

David Hogg on Electing Young Progressive Dems

Norm Ornstein on Another Chaotic Week in DC

Dr. Tom Frieden and Brandy Zadrozny on RFK Jr. and the CDC

BBC's The Global Story

Randi Weingarten on Defending Our Public Education

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Reducing Violent Crime

War Correspondent Tim Mak on the War in Ukraine

BEST OF: Bob Odenkirk on Comedy (and Drama)!

Barbara McQuade and Daniel Richman on Trump’s Politicization of the DOJ

Ari Berman on the GOP’s Gerrymandering Plot

Franklin Foer on the Famine in Gaza

Jonathan Alter on Trump’s Authoritarian Police State

Kevin Nealon on His Career in Comedy!

Catherine Rampell on Trump’s Economic Policies

Dahlia Lithwick on The Godawful SCOTUS Term

Marc Elias on Trump’s Authoritarian Second Term

CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Her Career & Trump II

Molly Jong-Fast on her Bestselling Memoir!

Heather McGhee on Trump’s Wars on DEI and Immigration

YouTube Sensation David Pakman on The Big, Beautiful Bill and More!

George Packer on Vice President JD Vance

225: BEST OF: Ed Shelleby on Being My Senate Communications Director

224: Michael Lewis on Amazing Government Workers

223: Dahlia Lithwick on the Courts vs. Trump

222: Mark Leibovich and Molly Jong-Fast on Trump’s 100 Days

221: Robert Reich on Fighting The Trump Autocracy

220: BEST OF: Tim Alberta on Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

219: Atul Gawande on Musk’s Destruction of USAID

218: Catherine Rampell on Trump’s Tariffs and DOGE

217: Jessica Yellin on Our Anxiety Producing News Cycle

216: Norm Ornstein on Another Terrible Week in D.C.

215: BEST OF: Trae Crowder on Comedy and The Liberal Redneck

214: Mark Leibovich on the Week in Washington

213: War Correspondent Tim Mak on Russia and Ukraine

212: Sarah Longwell on Voter Reactions to Trump's First Month

211: SPECIAL: Al on SNL's 50th

210: Molly O’Toole on Immigration

209: Peter Beinart on Israel and Gaza

208: Molly Jong-Fast on Trump’s First Week

207: Ian Bassin on Saving Our Democracy

206: Dana Milbank on The Nutcase Republican House

205: BEST OF: Scott Galloway

204: BEST OF: SNL's Jim Downey

203: The Atlantic's George Packer on the End of Democratic Delusions