The Al Franken Podcast

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31: A Preview of the Final Trump-Biden Debate Oct 21, 2020

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President Donald Trump (Anthony Atamanuik) and Vice President Joe Biden (Dana Carvey) face off in a preview of the final debate of 2020.

31: Al Rails About Coney Barrett Hearing w/ Brian Fallon of Demand Justice Oct 18, 2020

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Fallon & Al weren’t happy with any part of the damn thing.

30: Al’s Questions for Amy Coney Barrett Oct 13, 2020

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Al wishes he was still there. Here's what he would have asked if he still was.

29: Maria Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino and Marc Elias, Dems' Election Lawyer, on Voter Suppression Oct 11, 2020

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Voto Latino is on its way to registering 500,000 new voters this cycle. Elias is fighting to make sure their votes will be counted.

28: Norm Ornstein on the Sh*tsh*w in Cleveland. Franklin Foer and Natasha Bertrand on Russian Interference. Oct 04, 2020

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Norm was at the debate in Cleveland and gives us all the dirt. Frank and Natasha tell us all the dirt in the 900+ page Senate Intel Report. Hint: LOTS of collusion!

27: Dahlia Lithwick and The Day the President Laughed Sep 27, 2020

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The great Dahlia Lithwick discusses RBG, SCOTUS, and the Election. Depressing? Yes. But then the exciting world premiere of The Day the President Laughed!

26: Debate Prep Vets James Carville and Phillipe Reines on the Upcoming Debate Sep 20, 2020

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Carville and Reines (who played Trump in Hillary's debate prep) game out the Most Important Event in the History of the World. And Al on RBG.

25: Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize Winner for her Writing on Pandemics and Andy Slavitt, Obama's Head of Medicare and Medicaid on the (Most Likely) Premature Introduction of a Coronavirus Vaccine Sep 13, 2020

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Garrett and Slavitt examine the erosion of trust in our public health institutions - The Federal Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Department of Health and Human Services under Donald Trump. And the tragic consequences now and in the future.

24: Douglas Boin, Author of Alaric the Goth – An Outsider’s History of the Fall of Rome, Discusses the Uncanny Parallels Between Trump’s America and 410 AD Rome, Sep 06, 2020

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Hatred of immigrants, religious intolerance, systemic racism. Asshole emperor. Sound familiar? Al and Douglas Boin tells the story of Alaric, the Goth who led the sacking of Rome. Also, Al establishes once and for all that the Romans killed Christ, not the Jews! Plus, Sen.Tammy Duckworth discusses Trump's particular aversion to amputees

23: David Axelrod on the Election. Spoiler Alert: He's for Biden Aug 30, 2020

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The political consultant who consulted Barack Obama all the way to the White House discusses how we get Biden there.

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