The Al Franken Podcast

Latest Episodes:

87: Alexander Vindman on Ukraine Dec 11, 2022

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The former NSC Director of Eastern Europe Affairs on The War

50: Rob Delaney – On the Loss of His 2-Year-Old, Henry Dec 04, 2022

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And his heartbreaking, raw, and, yes, funny book, A Heart That Works

86: Jeremy Peters Traces the GOP’s Descent to Trump Nov 27, 2022

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The NYT journalist on How the Nutcase Right Took Over the GOP

85: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp on The Midterms Nov 20, 2022

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A Fun One – For a Change!

84: BONUS EPISODE: My Genius Hearing Parody on WHAT THE HACK! Nov 18, 2022

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Me as Bernie, Grassley, Sherrod, Collins, and McConnell

83: Norm Ornstein on The Wave That Didn’t Happen Nov 13, 2022

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And what it means.

82: Cecile Richards and David Axelrod on The Midterms Nov 06, 2022

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Our first one recorded in front of a live audience!

81: Laboratories of Autocracy – David Pepper – It’s the States, Stupid! Oct 30, 2022

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The former Ohio Democratic State Chair on how state legislatures are dismantling democracy.

80: MI Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson and Journalist Ari Berman Oct 23, 2022

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Our Democracy Under Threat

79: Author Will Bunch – The Cost of College as The Source of Our Division Oct 16, 2022

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The GI Bill & Free College United Us. Today’s Steep Cost Has Created Deep Resentment