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How Corrupt is Trump? Veteran DC Watchdog Melanie Sloan Discusses the Trump Culture of Corruption in Washington
Episode 18
The least surprising episode of The Al Franken Podcast. Veteran DC watchdog Melanie Sloan tells us Trump is very corrupt. Also Ivanka and Jared. And…
6 years, 5 months ago
Obama Chief Economist Austan Goolsbee Explains the Unexplainable: What The Hell Trump is Doing On Trade
Episode 17
Austan Goolsbee, former Obama chief economist, explains that "in a crisis, the president's credibility is all he has." So, someday soon, The New York…
6 years, 5 months ago
A Conversation with Vice President Walter Mondale
Episode 16
Vice President Walter Mondale explains to Al why things have gotten so bad. And Trump is only part of it.
6 years, 6 months ago
A Conversation with Joe Cirincione
Episode 15
Nuke expert and President of the Ploughshares Fund Joe Cirincione explains why we’re now in a nuclear arms race with Russia and China. A very dark, b…
6 years, 6 months ago
A Conversation with Heidi Heitkamp
Episode 14
The Founding Members of the Senate’s now defunct “Oh Ya! Caucus,” Former ND Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and Al discuss Heidi’s new organization, One Country.…
6 years, 6 months ago
A Conversation with Andy Slavitt
Episode 13
Andy Slavitt returns to discuss the health care proposals of the Democratic candidates for POTUS. Al and Andy agree that it’s important for every co…
6 years, 6 months ago
A Conversation With Howard Fineman
Episode 12
How awful do you think Mitch McConnell is? Well. He’s worse than that. Howard Fineman, who began his career at the Louisville Courier Journal, has be…
6 years, 7 months ago
A Conversation with Secretary Ernest Moniz
Episode 11
Former Sec. of Energy Ernest Moniz and Al discuss putting pragmatic meat on the bones of the Green New Deal. Al coins a new Kennedy-esque slogan, “We…
6 years, 7 months ago
A Conversation With Franklin Foer
Episode 10
In the monologue, Al talks about the appointment of Pat Pizzella as the acting Secretary of Labor. If you agree that the House should hold hearings o…
6 years, 7 months ago
A Conversation with Dana Carvey
Episode 9
Al and Dana discuss political comedy and how some of the greatest moments in SNL’s political satire were created. Al promised Dana to blow smoke up h…
6 years, 7 months ago