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The Al Franken Podcast — 391 episodes

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1

Al and Dahlia Lithwick on The Monarchic Supreme Court

2

Al and Franklin Foer on Iran, Ukraine, Soccer, and The World

3

Al and Mark Leibovich on The Midterm Landscape

4

Al and Norm Ornstein on The Blueprint for Trump's Cruelty

5

BEST OF: Kevin Nealon on His Career in Comedy!

6

Catherine Rampell and Scott Lincicome on Trump's Tariffs

7

BEST OF: Kasie Hunt on Her Career & Trump

8

Rep. Rosa DeLauro on Congressional Chaos

9

BEST OF: David Kirkpatrick on Trump’s Shameless Profiteering

10

Trae Crowder and Geoffrey Asmus on Comedy and Politics

11

BEST OF: Al on SNL’s 50th Anniversary

12

Heather McGhee and Adam Serwer on the Power of Protest

13

Best Of: John Fugelsang on Jesus and Politics

14

Rep. Madeleine Dean on POTUS Pardon Corruption

15

BEST OF: George Packer on JD Vance

16

Brian Tyler Cohen on The Unpopular Iran War

17

2: David Rothkopf and Paul Rieckhoff on The Iran War

18

1: Ari Berman on Trump’s Plans to Steal the Midterms

19

Molly Jong-Fast on Another Week in Trump’s America

20

Mark Leibovich on Trump’s Chaos!

21

Dahlia Lithwick on Defending Our Constitution

22

Norm Ornstein on ICE Terrorizing Minnesota

23

Wendell Potter on The Healthcare Crisis

24

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on ICE in Minnesota

25

David Frum on Trump’s Venezuela Venture

26

BEST OF: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on How Dark Money Captured SCOTUS

27

BEST OF: Jimmy Kimmel on His Career in Comedy!

28

David A. Graham on What Project 2025 Wrought

29

Franklin Foer & Anne Applebaum on The Globe in 2025!

30

Mark Leibovich on Hegseth, Trump, & More!

31

David Kirkpatrick on Trump’s Immense and Shameless Profiteering

32

Lawyer Liz Oyer on Trump’s Corrupt Pardons

33

Catherine Rampell on The End of The Shutdown

34

Molly Jong-Fast on The 2025 Elections!

35

Political Reporter David Weigel on The Shutdown

36

Harry Litman on Important Legal Stuff.

37

John Fugelsang on Jesus’s ACTUAL Politics

38

David Hogg on Electing Young Progressive Dems

39

Norm Ornstein on Another Chaotic Week in DC

40

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

41

BBC's The Global Story

42

Randi Weingarten on Defending Our Public Education

43

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Reducing Violent Crime

44

War Correspondent Tim Mak on the War in Ukraine

45

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

46

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

47

Ari Berman on the GOP’s Gerrymandering Plot

48

Franklin Foer on the Famine in Gaza

49

Jonathan Alter on Trump’s Authoritarian Police State

50

Kevin Nealon on His Career in Comedy!

51

Catherine Rampell on Trump’s Economic Policies

52

Dahlia Lithwick on The Godawful SCOTUS Term

53

Marc Elias on Trump’s Authoritarian Second Term

54

CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Her Career & Trump II

55

Molly Jong-Fast on her Bestselling Memoir!

56

Heather McGhee on Trump’s Wars on DEI and Immigration

57

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

58

George Packer on Vice President JD Vance

59

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

60

224: Michael Lewis on Amazing Government Workers

61

223: Dahlia Lithwick on the Courts vs. Trump

62

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

63

221: Robert Reich on Fighting The Trump Autocracy

64

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

65

219: Atul Gawande on Musk’s Destruction of USAID

66

218: Catherine Rampell on Trump’s Tariffs and DOGE

67

217: Jessica Yellin on Our Anxiety Producing News Cycle

68

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

69

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

70

214: Mark Leibovich on the Week in Washington

71

213: War Correspondent Tim Mak on Russia and Ukraine

72

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

73

211: SPECIAL: Al on SNL's 50th

74

210: Molly O’Toole on Immigration

75

209: Peter Beinart on Israel and Gaza

76

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

77

207: Ian Bassin on Saving Our Democracy

78

206: Dana Milbank on The Nutcase Republican House

79

205: BEST OF: Scott Galloway

80

204: BEST OF: SNL's Jim Downey

81

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

82

202: Anne Applebaum & Frank Foer on Syria, The Middle East, and Ukraine

83

201: WaPo's Aaron Blake on The Transition

84

200: BEST OF: Anne Applebaum on her book Autocracy, Inc.

85

199: David Axelrod on The Trump Transition

86

198: David Weigel - Political Writer for Semafor

87

197: Norm Ornstein on the Coming Hellscape

88

196: ELECTION PREVIEW with Molly Jong-Fast, Mark Leibovich, Jessica Taylor, & Jeremy Peters

89

194: WaPo’s Catherine Rampell on how the Economy is Helping Harris (A Little)

90

193: Laura Bassett of The Cut and Sarah Zhang of The Atlantic

91

192: Frank Foer and David Rothkopf on Israel’s Wars in Gaza and Lebanon…and Nobel Climate Scientist Michael Mann on the Hurricanes

92

191: Tim Miller and Aaron Blake on the VP Debate and Jack Smith's Filing

93

190: Jamelle Bouie - Columnist for the New York Times

94

189: Dems Top Election Lawyer Marc Elias on the Legal Battles Ahead

95

188: NYT’s Jeremy Peters on Trump’s Bad Debate

96

187: Author and Journalist Joe Conason

97

186: Martin Short: A “BEST OF”

98

185: Molly Jong-Fast and Mark Leibovich on The Democratic Convention

99

184: YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on his new book Shameless

100

183: Scott Galloway - Professor, Podcast Host, Author

101

182: Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Anne Applebaum on Autocracies and Comedian Trae Crowder on JD Vance

102

181: The Atlantic's Frank Foer and Elaina Plott Calabro on Harris and Biden

103

180: Molly Jong-Fast and Mark Leibovich on the RNC

104

179: Dahlia Lithwick on SCOTUS

105

178: Best Of: Heather Cox Richardson on Our Democracy

106

177: 4th of July Special: Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence

107

176: Norm Ornstein on The Debate & SCOTUS

108

175: Never-Trumpers Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller on the Presidential Debate

109

174: WaPo Op-Ed Columnist Catherine Rampell

110

173: In Remembrance of Howard Fineman

111

172: Frank Foer of The Atlantic and David Rothkopf of The Daily Beast

112

171: Dan Balz - Washington Post Chief Correspondent and Former US Attorney Harry Litman

113

170: In Remembrance of My Friend Bill Walton

114

169: Harry Litman on the Trump Trial

115

168: Comedian Trae Crowder – The Liberal Redneck

116

167: Judd Legum on How Elon Musk is Helping Trump

117

166: Molly Jong Fast, Host of the Fast Politics Podcast

118

165: Ari Berman on His New Book, Minority Rule

119

164: Melissa Murray & Andrew Weissmann on the “Hush Money Trial”

120

163: Battleground States: Wisconsin: Ben Wikler – Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair

121

162: Democratic Strategists Rachel Bitecofer and Justin Barasky on Democratic Messaging

122

161: Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic

123

160: NPR's Senior Political Correspondent Domenico Montanaro

124

159: Tim Miller – New Host of The Bulwark Podcast

125

158: Frank Foer – The End of the Golden Age of American Jews

126

157: Mini Timmaraju, President & CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All

127

156: Tim Alberta on Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

128

155: The Atlantic’s David Frum on GOP Dysfunction

129

154: Olivia Nuzzi - Washington Correspondent for New York Magazine

130

153: Dahlia Lithwick on the Trump Trials

131

152: Michael Steele

132

151: Saturday Night Live Writer & Producer Jim Downey

133

150: Adam Serwer of The Atlantic on What Trump Would Do the The Courts in a Second Term

134

149: Heather Cox Richardson on Her Book Democracy Awakening

135

147: Best Of: Patton Oswalt is Great!

136

148: Best Of: Jim Gaffigan, The Master!

137

146: Year in Review: Molly Jong-Fast & Mark Leibovich Look Back at the Year in Politics

138

145: Year in Review: Anne Applebaum & Frank Foer on Foreign Affairs

139

144: In Remembrance of My Friend Norman Lear

140

143: Year in Review: Joyce Vance and Barbara McQuade Review ALL the Cases Against Trump

141

142: Ian Bassin On The Steps Trump Would Take to Unravel Our Democracy

142

141: David Fahrenthold on The Trump Organization’s Long History of Corruption

143

140: David Axelrod

144

139: Norm Ornstein on the Israel-Hamas War

145

138: WaPo Columnist Dana Milbank on the Super-MAGA House

146

137: Aaron David Miller on the Israel-Hamas War

147

136: BEST OF! QAnon – Weirder Than You Know!!! Author Will Sommer

148

135: Climatologist Michael Mann on How to Talk to Climate Deniers

149

134: Norm Ornstein on the Shutdown

150

133: Harry Litman and George Conway!

151

132: Anne Applebaum on the War in Ukraine

152

131: Franklin Foer’s New Book on Biden: The Last Politician

153

130: The Case for Universal Voting. Like in Australia!

154

129: Molly Jong-Fast and Mark Leibovich on the GOP Debate

155

128: Tim Miller and Charlie Cook on the First GOP Debate

156

127: Stuart Stevens is Ashamed

157

126: Neal Katyal on Jack Smith’s Very Smart Case

158

125: Best Of: Sarah Silverman!

159

124: Inside the Race to Go Viral with Ben Smith

160

123: Marc Elias and Ari Berman

161

122: Dahlia Lithwick on the Awful SCOTUS Term

162

121: Best Of: John Mayer on Playing with The Dead

163

120: Comedian Alex Edelman on Heading to Broadway!

164

119: Ukraine Update with The Atlantic’s Frank Foer

165

118: Mark Leibovich on the Documents Indictment

166

117: Our Immigration System: It's Broken!

167

116: QAnon – Weirder Than You Know!!! Author Will Sommer

168

115: Molly Jong-Fast and Al Discuss The Week’s Events

169

114: Dahlia Lithwick is BACK!

170

113: NYT Columnist Paul Krugman on The Debt Ceiling

171

112: Dan Balz, WaPo’s Chief Correspondent, Explains It All!

172

111: Rep. Katie Porter - On Her New Book & Jeremy Peters On Dominion

173

110: Heather McGhee - My Favorite Is Back

174

109: Harry Litman – A Panorama of Trump’s Massive Legal Problems

175

108: Israel Expert Aaron David Miller on Netanyahu’s Anti-democratic Judicial “Reforms”

176

107: Adam Schiff on Lots of Stuff!

177

106: WaPo Economics Columnist Catherine Rampell

178

105: Best Of: Chris Rock

179

104: Andy Slavitt & Laurie Garrett on “The End of the Covid Emergency?”

180

103: NYT’s Jeremy Peters on Dominion v. FOX

181

102: Shoshana Zuboff & Roger McNamee on Surveillance Capitalism

182

101: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on The Right’s 50-Year Scheme to Capture SCOTUS

183

100: Julia Ioffe - Update on The War in Ukraine

184

99: Joyce Vance & Barbara McQuade on The Latest from Fulton County

185

98: WaPo’s Dana Milbank On How Only 2/3 of GOP House Members Are Crazy

186

97: Norm Ornstein on The Radical Right Takeover of the House

187

96: Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report

188

95: BEST OF - Neal Katyal On How Trump Would Be Prosecuted

189

94: BEST OF: The Day the President Laughed!

190

88: BEST OF: Anne Nelson on the Right Wing Shadow Network

191

87: Alexander Vindman on Ukraine

192

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

193

86: Jeremy Peters Traces the GOP’s Descent to Trump

194

85: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp on The Midterms

195

84: BONUS EPISODE: My Genius Hearing Parody on WHAT THE HACK!

196

83: Norm Ornstein on The Wave That Didn’t Happen

197

82: Cecile Richards and David Axelrod on The Midterms

198

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

199

80: MI Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson and Journalist Ari Berman

200

79: Author Will Bunch – The Cost of College as The Source of Our Division

201

78: Tim Miller, Former GOP Operative, on Why His Cohorts Caved To Trump

202

77: Sarah Silverman – AGAIN!!!

203

76: Dahlia Lithwick On Her Inspiring New Book – LADY JUSTICE

204

75: NY Times Columnist Paul Krugman

205

74: Neal Katyal – Does Garland Indict Trump?

206

73: Sandy Hook Mom Nicole Hockley and Former NRA Big-Wig Ryan Busse

207

72: Cecile Richards on Dobbs and the Midterms!

208

69: THE MIDTERMS - John Anzalone and D. Taylor

209

71: The Authors of "His Name is George Floyd" - Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa

210

70: Mark Leibovich on his #1 NYT bestseller, Thank You For Your Servitude

211

68: Russia-Born Journalist Julia Ioffe Gives an Update on Ukraine

212

67: Jason Kander On His Battle With PTSD

213

66: Malcolm Nance on The Coming Civil War

214

65: Dahlia Lithwick on The Horrible SCOTUS Term

215

64: MARTIN SHORT!!!

216

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

217

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

218

61: Ali Noorani on Immigration

219

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

220

58: Patton Oswalt!

221

57: Steve Schmidt Sounds the Alarm!

222

56: Dahlia Lithwick and Joyce Vance on the Alito Draft

223

55: The Atlantic Monthly’s Anne Applebaum and Arms Expert Joe Cirincione on Ukraine

224

54: Former Firearms Exec & NRA Member, Ryan Busse, Exposes the Dark Underbelly of the Gun Industry

225

53: Michael Lewis on why U.S. COVID response was so…CRAPPY. (My word)

226

52: Bob Odenkirk talks about Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, and Drama

227

51: Amy Klobuchar on Anti-Trust

228

50: Bill Walton on Basketball, The Grateful Dead, and Life

229

49: Dahlia Lithwick on the Insane Republican Awfulness in the Jackson SCOTUS Hearings

230

48: Marc Lamont Hill, Anchor of Black News Tonight, Explains Basic Concepts Like Race as a Social Construct

231

47: Atlantic Monthly’s Franklin Foer Covers Lots of Ground on Ukraine

232

46: Journalist/Author Michael Weiss on Putin's Grave Miscalculation

233

45: The NYT’s Jeremy Peters on How the GOP Went Batshit Crazy

234

44: Economist Austan Goolsbee on Guess What? The Economy

235

43: Heather McGhee on Critical Race Theory & Other Stuff

236

42: Jamie Raskin

237

41: Max Bergmann Covers Europe, Ukraine, and Russia for The Center for American Progress

238

40: Marc Elias & Ari Berman on the GOP’s Assault on Democracy

239

40: Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance Discusses Trump's Myriad Civil & Criminal Vulnerabilities

240

39: Andy Slavitt and Laurie Garrett Discuss Disturbing New COVID Realities

241

39: Michael Harriot, Acerbic (Funny, Biting, and Funny) Black Writer Talks About (Yikes!) Race

242

93: David Letterman! Top Ten Reasons We’re Repeating This One: #1 – WE CAN!!!

243

92: Jim Gaffigan and Al Discuss Stand-up & Netflix’s Release of his 9th Hour Special, Comedy Monster

244

91: Dahlia Lithwick & Sarah Stoesz, CEO of Planned Parenthood in the Upper Midwest, on Abortion.

245

90: David Cay Johnston on His New Book – The Big Cheat. Who’s it about? Take a guess!

246

89: Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Al Laugh About Her Getting Blowed Up!

247

88: Atlantic Monthly Writer Frank Foer Tears Facebook a New One

248

87: Norm and Al look Past Build Back Better to Saving Our Democracy

249

86: Our Climate Guy – Nobel Prize Recipient Michael Mann on COP-26

250

85: Ryan Busse, Once an NRA Hero, Gives us the Dirt

251

84: Adam Schiff on The Curious Case of Donald Trump and His Goons

252

83: Economist Austan Goolsbee on Build Back Better

253

82: Author Jackie Calmes Did the Investigation on Brett Kavanaugh the FBI Should Have Done

254

81: The Brilliant Dahlia Lithwick – Slate’s (and Al’s) Expert on SCOTUS

255

80: Lead Dem Election Lawyer Marc Elias on the Epic Battle for Our Democracy

256

79: Alex Gibney Talks Opioids & His Doc “The Crime of the Century”

257

78: R.I. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the Corporate Capture of the Courts

258

77: Author Michael Wolff Discusses Trump’s Disastrous Last Year as POTUS

259

76: Ben Rhodes, Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor, on Afghanistan & Our Foreign Policy Reset

260

75: Laurie Garrett and Andy Slavitt – Where We Are NOW on COVID-19

261

74: Atlantic Monthly’s Adam Serwer on his book about the Trump Administration: The Cruelty is the Point

262

73: Bryan Fogel, Producer of The Dissident, on the Brutal Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

263

72: Atlantic Monthly Journalist Edward-Isaac Dovere's Fascinating New Book, 'Battle For The Soul’, Chronicles the Democrats Fight for the 2020 Nomination.

264

71: Norman Lear Discusses His 99-Years on the Planet

265

70: Heather McGhee - An Encore of My Best Podcast Ever!

266

69: Al Solo!

267

68: Andy Slavitt On His New COVID Book - Preventable

268

38: Thomas Jefferson Explains Inconsistencies in the Declaration of Independence

269

67: George Packer on How It Got So Bad in America & How it Could Get Slightly Better

270

66: Michael Harriot: Senior Writer for TheRoot.com, the Nation’s Largest Black Online Newspaper

271

65: Norm Ornstein & Tom Mann - Who Called the GOP a Sham Years Ago!

272

64: Ed Shelleby - My Communications Director–On Working for a Different Kind of Senator. Plus, a Rant on Voting Rights

273

63: Louis King – The Real Deal

274

62: Amy Klobuchar & Al Discuss Anti-Trust & The Ted "Carnival" Cruz Joke

275

61: Howard Fineman on Republican Nihilism

276

60: Sen. Tammy Duckworth Tells Her Story

277

59: Neo-Con Bill Kristol on How Trump Made Him Do Some Re-Thinking

278

37: Replay of My Conversation with Judge Steve Leifman and Norm Ornstein

279

58: Malcolm Nance on Russia and Jan. 6th

280

36: Replay of My Conversation with Vice President Walter Mondale

281

57: Marc Elias and Ari Berman on Georgia and Worse

282

35: Mini-Podcast: Peter Bergen on Afghanistan and Bin Laden

283

56: Uncle Sam (Roger McNamee) & Auntie Trust (Zephyr Teachout) Talk Facebook, Google, Amazon & Democracy

284

55: Our Southern Border - National Immigration Forum Executive Director Ali Noorani

285

54: David Letterman!

286

53: Andy Slavitt (Again!) But Now He’s a Big Shot!

287

52: Heather McGhee – On What Racism Costs Everyone

288

51: WaPo Columnist Catherine Rampell Wonks Out w/Al on Economics, Race, Healthcare – You Name It!

289

50: Nobel Climate Scientist Michael Mann on Denier Tactics and Idiocy

290

49: Dr. Anthony Fauci Answers the Questions You’ve Been Wanting to Ask

291

34: Al Recreates McConnell’s Post-Acquittal Impeachment Speech

292

48: 3 Heroes in the DC Public Schools (One’s My Daughter)

293

33: Al Gives His Closing Argument for the Impeachment Trial

294

47: Adam Schiff on (You Guessed It) Impeachment

295

46: Super Bowl Edition: Journalist/Author Reid Forgrave on Football and Concussions

296

45: Norm Ornstein & Al (Again!)

297

44: Former U.S. Attorneys Joyce Vance and Preet Bharara Discuss Legal Problems Ahead for Trump, the Rioters, and Cruz and Hawley

298

43: Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project

299

32: Al Explains the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to Tommy

300

42: Top Dem. Election Lawyer Marc Elias Reviews Trump Legal Team's 59 Post-Election Losses

301

41: A Holiday Repeat of Conan O'Brien with a Brand New Timely Intro!

302

40: The Ground Game in Georgia!

303

39: Maria Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino on the Key Role Latinos Played in Electing Joe Biden

304

38: Joe Biden’s Closest Ally in the Senate, Chris Coons

305

37: Fmr. Facebook Exec Tim Kendall on How Social Media is Destroying the World

306

36: Laurie Garrett & Andy Slavitt on the Covid Spike, the Vaccines, & Trump's Negligent Homicide

307

35: Al On The Election & Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens On What The GOP Has Become

308

34: SuperPundit Norm Ornstein on the Election

309

33: Dick Gephardt and Ian Bassin – Can Trump Steal this Election?

310

32: Montana Sen. Jon Tester on How Dems Win Back Rural America

311

31: A Preview of the Final Trump-Biden Debate

312

31: Al Rails About Coney Barrett Hearing w/ Brian Fallon of Demand Justice

313

30: Al’s Questions for Amy Coney Barrett

314

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

315

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

316

27: Dahlia Lithwick and The Day the President Laughed

317

26: Debate Prep Vets James Carville and Phillipe Reines on the Upcoming Debate

318

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

319

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,

320

23: David Axelrod on the Election. Spoiler Alert: He's for Biden

321

21: Repeating My Conversation with Chris Rock Because It's So Damn Great!

322

19: Author Susan Nieman on Germans/Holocaust vs. Americans/Slavery – Germans Win

323

20: Paul Begala on How to Beat Trump

324

22: Andrew Yang and Al Discuss Each Other

325

18: Fmr. DC and Philly Police Chief Charles Ramsey Talks Police Reform

326

17: Dahlia Lithwick on SCOTUS 2019-20 Term and Trump's Commutation of Roger Stone's 40-Month Sentence

327

16: Epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed Blames the Latest Covid Spikes on Guess Who?

328

15: Democratic Election Lawyer Marc Elias Talks to Two Texas Teenagers About Winning Them the Right to Vote By Mail in November

329

1: A Fourth of July Conversation with Thomas Jefferson

330

14: Melvin Carter Talks About Being St. Paul’s First Black Mayor and the Son of a Cop

331

13: Frm. Obama Speechwriter David Litt Explains How the GOP Has Systematically Undermined Democracy.

332

12: Atlantic Writer George Packer on How the Pandemic and George Floyd’s Murder have Laid Bare America’s Weaknesses

333

11: Donna Edwards and Al Discuss Race, Cops, and Photo Ops

334

10: NEA President Lily Eskelsen García on Teaching During a Pandemic and a DeVos

335

1: COVID-19 Trailer

336

9: Paul Krugman on Arguing with Republican Zombies

337

8: Steve Schmidt Tears Trump and the Republican Party A New One

338

7: Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on Where We Go From Here

339

6: Chief Democratic Election Lawyer Marc Elias Talks Elections During A Pandemic

340

5: Billy and Debbie Shore, Founders of No Kid Hungry, on Hunger in America During this Pandemic

341

4: Michael Lewis On How Trump’s Handling of Covid-19 Has Proven His Book, The Fifth Risk, Tragically Prophetic.

342

49: Mental Health and Criminal Justice

343

3: Dr. Leana Wen Discusses the Tortuous and High Stakes Path that Dr.'s Fauci and Birx Must Navigate

344

2: Austan Goolsbee on Virus Economics

345

1: Andy Slavitt, Former Medicare/Medicaid Head Discusses the Pandemic

346

45: MSNBC's Andrew Zimmern Talks About Food, Immigration, Climate and Addiction

347

44: Documentarian Alex Gibney Tells the Cautionary Tale of the Oligarch Who Defied Putin

348

43: Pulitzer Prize Winner Dave Fahrenthold Catches Us Up on Trump’s Corruption

349

42: Is Democracy in Danger? Legal Experts Dahlia Lithwick and Ian Bassin On Trump, Barr and The Abuse of the Criminal Justice System

350

41: Intelligence Expert Malcolm Nance Makes the Convincing Case that Trump is a Russian Asset

351

40: A Conversation with Jimmy Kimmel

352

39: John Mayer on Playing Guitar and Singing at the Same Time

353

38: How We Got Here. Norm Ornstein on the Erosion of Norms from Gingrich to McConnell to Trump

354

37: Paul Tough on How the College Admissions System Preserves Our Nation’s Economic and Social Disparities

355

36: MSNBC's Second Most Popular Host, Lawrence O'Donnell, Is Guest

356

35: Al and Conan O’Brien

357

34: Sara Silverman and Al Talk About Comedy and Politics

358

33: Al Solo! - Al Rants on Impeachment, Trump, McConnell, and GOP Bad Faith.

359

32: Guilty! Al Discusses Impeachment with Harvard Law Professor, Nancy Gertner and Max Bergmann, Not a Harvard Law Professor

360

31: Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice Talks Foreign Policy Successes and Failures

361

30: Immigration, Child Separation and Voter Suppression with Maria Teresa Kumar

362

29: Al talks to Ambassador Peter Galbraith About Trump's Tragic Betrayal of the Kurds, and Al weighs in on the Impeachment Hearings.

363

28: Al Talks To Executive Director of Foster America Sherry Lachman About The State of Foster Care And Al Gets Verklempt

364

27: Whoever Wins the Popular Vote Should Be President. The New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg and Al Discuss Why

365

26: Where There's Fire, There's Fire." Jeffrey Toobin and Dahlia Lithwick Discuss The Legal Issues Ahead in the Impeachment of Donald Trump

366

25: Judd Apatow Discusses Comedy, Mental Health and Politics

367

24: Al Talks with one of his Heroes, Harlem Children's Zone Founder Geoffrey Canada

368

23: Journalist Elizabeth Drew Explains Impeachment to Al

369

22: A Conversation with Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

370

21: A Conversation with Chris Rock

371

20: Rising Democratic Star and Afghanistan Vet Jason Kander Discusses Putting The Brakes On His Political Career To Treat His PTSD

372

19: Renaissance Man Bob Kerrey Talks to Man Al Franken

373

18: How Corrupt is Trump? Veteran DC Watchdog Melanie Sloan Discusses the Trump Culture of Corruption in Washington

374

17: Obama Chief Economist Austan Goolsbee Explains the Unexplainable: What The Hell Trump is Doing On Trade

375

16: A Conversation with Vice President Walter Mondale

376

15: A Conversation with Joe Cirincione

377

14: A Conversation with Heidi Heitkamp

378

13: A Conversation with Andy Slavitt

379

12: A Conversation With Howard Fineman

380

11: A Conversation with Secretary Ernest Moniz

381

10: A Conversation With Franklin Foer

382

9: A Conversation with Dana Carvey

383

8: A Conversation with David Mandel

384

7: A Conversation with Michael Mann

385

6: A Conversation with Andy Slavitt

386

5: A Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin and Nancy Gertner

387

4: A Conversation with Michael Lewis

388

3: A Conversation With Sarah Silverman

389

2: A Conversation with Dahlia Lithwick and Matt Miller

390

1: A Conversation With Maria Teresa Kumar

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