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A five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator. So, it gets a little crowded in the booth when Al talks public policy and sometimes political comedy with notable guests. Think “The Daily” without the resources of the NYTimes.
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Comedian Trae Crowder – The Liberal Redneck
Trae Crowder, the viral Tennessean comedian joins to discuss his upbringing in a red state, why rednecks are Trumpies and what happens to a community when the jobs leave. Learn why he understands Trump's appeal to rednecks, and how and why they transitioned from not liking Trump to supporting his every move.
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Judd Legum on How Elon Musk is Helping Trump
In the two years since Elon Musk bought Twitter, he's turned irt into a leading source of right wing propaganda. He spreads hateful rhetoric, platforms white nationalists and engages with unfounded conspiracy theories. He lies about President Biden, promotes racist ideology and pushes his own commentary onto X users whether they follow him or not. All of this is working to do get Donald Trump elected President again. Judd Legum from the very popular newletter Popular Information explains the damage Elon could be doing in this year's elections.
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Al has a brand new stand-up comedy tour! Check the dates to see if he's coming to your town! https://www.alfranken.com/appearances
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Molly Jong Fast, Host of the Fast Politics Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast, special correspondent for Vanity Fair and host of the Fast Politics podcast joins us for a wide ranging conversation covering Congress, abortion, the protests happening around the country and the Presidential election. She also discusses the ongoing Trump hush money scandal happening in NYC. She says the trial is "over-delivering," which could mean a guilty verdict for Trump.
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Al is on tour! Catch him in your city: https://www.alfranken.com/appearances
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Ari Berman on His New Book, Minority Rule
The GOP is undermining democracy all over the country. The will of the people is being subverted for a loud and active minority. In his new book, guest Ari Berman explains how and where this is happening in America. And, more importantly, what we can do to fight back.
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Melissa Murray & Andrew Weissmann on the “Hush Money Trial”
The first criminal trial for Donald Trump is underway. The hush money trial over Stormy Daniels might be the first, but it won't be the last. But will we see the other trials before the election? And what are the consequences if Trump is found guilty? We talk to The Bestselling Authors on The Trump Indictments Andrew Weissmann and Melissa Murray!
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Battleground States: Wisconsin: Ben Wikler – Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair
The Republican Party has spent years undoing the will of the people in the state of Wisconsin. With gerrymandered voting maps, they've been able to lose the popular vote and still have a huge majority in the state legislature. But things are changing thanks to Ben Wikler and the Wisconsin Democratic Party! In our first Battleground State episode, Ben explains the work that is being done to preserve democracy in this critical swing state and how they are organizing to secure a win for Joe Biden in November.
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Customer Reviews
A Must Listen Every Sunday
Informative and entertaining. The perfect combination. Pretty funny too!
Who are they voting for?
Ok so all these illegal voters are voting for trump right?
“For a Change????” Surely you jest!!!
Wow Al….last week’s Ben Wikler episode was OUTSTANDING, and this week’s (4/28) episode was sooooo interesting, incredibly relevant but as a WI resident, it of course brought back all the PTSD from the post 2010 elections and the era of the Walker democracy destruction. Nonetheless, this was a very riveting episode and should be a warning shot across the bow for the nation. Our country holding two diametrically opposed ideas of oligarchy vs democracy is one we’ve battled before but the added bonus of authoritarianism and fascism was generally held in check. Now these threats are escalating exponentially under the minority rule of the GOP. Thank you for hosting this fantastic guest. (Oh yes….and Ben Wikler…you know, for a change!!)