The Al Franken Podcast

Latest Episodes:

68: Russia-Born Journalist Julia Ioffe Gives an Update on Ukraine Jul 31, 2022

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It’s depressing....

67: Jason Kander On His Battle With PTSD Jul 24, 2022

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Jason and Al discuss his stunning NYT bestseller, Invisible Storm

66: Malcolm Nance on The Coming Civil War Jul 17, 2022

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His new book, They Want to Kill Americans, on the clear & present threat.

65: Dahlia Lithwick on The Horrible SCOTUS Term Jul 10, 2022

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Could Not be Worse. Except Maybe Next Term!

64: MARTIN SHORT!!! Jul 03, 2022

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MARTIN SHORT!!! Plus Al Commentary on SCOTUS & Jan. 6.

63: Daniel Goldman, Legal Analyst, on the Jan. 6th Hearings Jun 26, 2022

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Chief Counsel for the House Managers in (the 1st) Trump Impeachment Weighs In.

62: Author Anne Nelson on the 60-year history of the vast right-wing shadow network Jun 19, 2022

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Nelson lays out how this all brought us to January 6th.

61: Ali Noorani on Immigration Jun 12, 2022

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Former director of the National Immigration Forum on The Border, DACA, Great Replacement Theory, Ukraine and Afghan Refugees

60: Carol Leonnig of WaPo and Ryan Reilly of NBC Preview this Week’s January 6th Hearings Jun 05, 2022

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Leonnig and Reilly on what to expect and possible gamechangers

58: Patton Oswalt! May 29, 2022

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On Comedy – Seriously – But More Funnily