The Al Franken Podcast

McGhee discusses her powerful book, The Sum of Us, about how white people have been told that anything that benefits people of color hurts them - i.e. a zero-sum game. It ain't true!

I just had to get some things off my chest.

Slavitt Explains How Trump’s Refusal to Hold Himself Accountable Caused Untold Death and Suffering

Al interviews our third President on the 4th of July.

Packer dissects the 4 Americas: The Rich Right-Wing Bastards, The Smug Liberal Elites, The Pissed-Off Not-so-Bright Tea Partiers, and The Woke Social Justice Police.

Is America Racist? Hmm

In 2012 Ornstein & Mann wrote It’s Even Worse Than It Looks. And, man, were they right!

Al Talks with His Senate Communications Director on Why the Franken Office was a Blast & Got Stuff Done! & Al on Democracy. Hitler didn’t end it. The Confederacy didn’t end it. Let’s not let Senate Republicans!

For 25 yrs. Louis has provided job training for thousands of folks from the Northside of Minneapolis. He walks a good walk. And talks a good talk.

The Chair of the Anti-Trust Subcommittee discusses her new book, Anti-Trust. From Facebook & Amazon & Google to Coffins & Sunglasses & Diapers.

The Republican Party has entered new territory. And it’s ugly.

Sen. Duckworth tells about growing up in Thailand, joining the Army, and being grievously wounded in combat. Gruesome, harrowing, and…very funny!

Kristol discusses disgust with today’s Republican Party

Judge Leifman has pioneered the widespread use of crisis intervention teams in Miami, saving lots of lives and money

The former intel analyst calls Putin “a Mafia don w/nukes” & updates us on the investigation into Jan. 6

We recorded this in August of 2019 in his office in Minneapolis.

Super Election-Lawyer & Mother Jones Voting Rights Writer Stoke Al’s Worse Fears About Republican Legislatures

An Excerpt from Al's conversation with Bergen on his book, Trump and His Generals

Early Facebook Investor McNamee & Anti-Trust Lawyer Teachout Discuss Dangers Posed by Data Behemoths

Al and Ali discuss what brought us here, where we are, and what we need to do going forward.A list of organizations that humanely helps immigrants at the Southern Border:El Paso:The Annunciation HouseLas Americas Immigrant Advocacy CenterMcAllen:Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande ValleyArizonaKino Border Initiative

A thoroughly enjoyable one. For a change.

Senior Advisor on the President’s Coronavirus Task Force explains it all.

Her new book, The Sum of Us explains how we can all prosper together.

A wide-ranging conversation on a wide range of issues. It’s wide-ranging!

Mann Discusses his new book The New Climate War.

When will we be back to normal? Will we be able to find a vaccine for a contagious variant? Now that I’ve been vaccinated, can I see my grandchildren?

In case you missed the original!

Chancellor Lewis Ferebee, Jackie Iloh, and Thomasin Franken on addressing the enormous challenges facing students in DCPS as a result of the pandemic.

Any intellectually honest Republican Senator would vote to convict after hearing this. Unfortunately, that’s not near enough.

The lead manager of Impeachment #1 discusses Impeachment #2.

Forgrave tells the heartbreaking story of 24-year-old Zac Easter who committed suicide after struggling for years with traumatic brain injury.

Norm & Al on the Biden Agenda, a 50-50 Senate, and Fox’s Bizarre Objection to the Mere Mention of Racism in the Inaugural

A Blow-by-Blow Assessment for Two of our Greatest Legal Minds (Not Al)

A wide-ranging conversation and Al’s opening monologue on this week’s events

How we can move to a national popular vote without amending the Constitution?

EPIC!

One of my very favorites!

D. Taylor – President of UNITE HERE – reports on what their 600+ canvassers are hearing at the doors. (Good News – no one’s pulled a gun on them like they did in NV and AZ during the general.)

Al and Maria Teresa survey the expanding role of Latinos voters in American politics.

Al and Sen. Coons discuss foreign policy, a COVID relief package, and fondly recall a Coons-led trip to Africa where Coons got violently ill from food poisoning,

One of the Silicon Valley Guilty Parties who stars in Netflix’s Most-Watched Documentary Ever explains why humanity is doomed unless we do something.

The Good News: The Vaccines. The Bad News: Covid Surge & Trump Blocking Coordination Between His Team & Biden's

Al heaps scorn & ridicule upon Trump & his team. And former GOP political operative Stuart Stevens on his mea culpa – It Was All A Lie.

Our SuperElection Podcast!

The Fmr. House Majority Leader and the Founder of Protect Democracy discuss the perils of the 2020 election and Its immediate aftermath

Tester discusses his new book, Grounded. Covering everything from how he lost three fingers in a meat grinder at 9 to the meat grinder in DC.

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

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

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

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.