In this trailer episode to The Al Franken Podcast, Al sits down with Amazon's Alexa (Siri had other commitments) to review highlights of the upcoming episodes featuring:
Maria Theresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino,
Nancy Gertner, Harvard Law School professor and former U.S federal judge,
Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst for CNN and The New Yorke ... Show More
Yesterday
Trae Crowder and Geoffrey Asmus on Comedy and Politics
Guest Host Trae Crowder is joined by his friend and fellow standup comedian, Geoffrey Asmus! The two dig into the state of Trump's base, including Geoffrey's own MAGA dad showing signs of buyer's remorse, and why economic pain at the dinner table may finally be doing what years o ... Show More
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Apr 12
Heather McGhee and Adam Serwer on the Power of Protest
Guest Host Heather McGhee, author of the groundbreaking book “The Sum of Us” and expert in economic and social policy, is joined by The Atlantic's Adam Serwer! They discuss a number of issues facing the country, including the continued unrest in Minnesota and the No Kings protest ... Show More
48m 44s
Mar 2023
Al Franken Unpacks The U.N. Climate Report | Alan Ruck
Al Franken tackles the biggest stories of the day including New York's new slogan and logo, Putin and Xi Jinping shaking hands, France's new retirement age, the Tucker Carlson producer suing Fox News, and the U.N.'s latest catastrophic climate change report. Star of HBO’s Success ... Show More
33m 47s
Feb 2024
Faded… None of These Candidates!
Welcome home, y’all! We are back with episode 05 of the Native Land Pod. In this episode, Tiffany Cross, Andrew Gillum, and Angela Rye tackle immigration, economic mobility, and criminal justice reform. They discuss President Biden's clash with the GOP over a bipartisan immigrati ... Show More
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Nov 2022
Donald Trump launches White House bid
<p>The former US President says he will "save" the US by once again running for the White House. One of his advisers, Jason Miller, takes us through his plans.</p><p>Americast is presented by North America editor, Sarah Smith, Today host, Justin Webb, the BBC's Social Media and D ... Show More
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