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Pod Save America
Pod Save America is a no-b******t conversation about politics hosted by former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor. It cuts through the noise to break down the week’s news and helps people figure out what matters and how they can help. They’re regularly joined by journalists, activists, politicians, entertainers, and world leaders. You can watch on YouTube or listen to new episodes every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.
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Pod Save America"Climate Change of Heart."
The fate of the Manchin miracle lies in the hands of Kyrsten Sinema, Democrats' prospects of holding the senate may be brightening with just 100 days to go…
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"We always loved Joe Manchin!"
Democrats find a reason to believe again after Joe Manchin announces a surprise climate and tax deal. Donald Trump returns to DC as his support in the…
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“Arizona Gets Double Teamed.” (Live from Portland!)
Fake the Nation host Negin Farsad joins Jon, Tommy and Dan live in Portland! Frenemies Donald Trump and Mike Pence campaigned in Arizona on Friday for two…
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“Insurrection: Season Finale.” (Live from Seattle!)
Fake the Nation host Negin Farsad joins Jon, Tommy and Dan live in Seattle! The January 6th committee wraps up this season of “Insurrection” with a primetime…
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"Why Republicans Can't Get Over The Trump."
Joe Manchin fucks over the planet while Democrats try to make progress without him. Then former Republican strategist Tim Miller joins the pod to talk about…
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"Trump's Tamper Tantrum."
Donald Trump tries to cover up incriminating January 6th testimony with some light witness tampering, Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joins to talk about…
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"Bannon Assumes the Deposition."
President Biden announces new steps to protect abortion access amid criticism of the White House response to Dobbs. Steve Bannon has a very bad day in court…
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"Will Trump '24 Come Too Soon?"
Donald Trump contemplates a pre-midterm presidential announcement, Joe Biden tries to escape a pre-midterm presidential rut, and with November just four months…
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Introducing: Mother Country Radicals
Zayd Dohrn was born - underground - his parents were radicals and counter-culture outlaws, on the run from the FBI. Now, Zayd takes us back to the 1970s, when…
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"A Very Special Episode of Insurrection."
The latest Jan 6 hearing gives what might have been the most shocking Congressional hearing in American history, Hot Take’s Amy Westervelt joins to talk about…
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"Fighting Back Post-Roe."
Hysteria host Erin Ryan joins the pod to discuss the political fight to restore abortion access in America, and how Democrats should confront the activist…
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“Roe Is Dead. Now What?” (Strict Scrutiny Emergency Episode)
Kate, Leah and Melissa discuss the Supreme Court’s egregious decision to end the constitutional right to abortion, and whether other rights could be in…
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"50 Shades of MAGA."
The January 6th committee highlights how Trump’s attempted coup led to threats of violence against anyone who refused to go along. Strict Scrutiny’s Melissa…
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“Get The Pardon Started.” Live from Oakland!
The guys head to the bay area with cohost Melissa Murray and discuss the January 6th committee exposing Trump’s pressure campaign and pardon list. Then…
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"Too Much Crime On Their Hands."
The January 6th committee makes the case that Donald Trump broke the law, election results in South Carolina and Texas offer hints about November, committee…
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"It's Coup O'Clock Somewhere."
The second January 6th hearing exposes Donald Trump’s Big Lie, Senator Chris Murphy joins to talk about a potential deal on gun safety, and Surgeon General…
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“This Season On Insurrection.” (Live from LA!)
What a Day host Tre'vell Anderson joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live in Los Angeles! The bipartisan House select committee concluded its first primetime…
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"Live from DC, it’s January 6!"
The January 6th special committee sets expectations high for Thursday’s prime time hearing, tensions in the Biden White House spill into the press, and Chef…
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"Trump's Crimetime Preview." (Live from The Beacon Theatre!)
Guest host Melissa Murray joins Jon, Jon, and Tommy in New York City! Politico unveils new details about the Republican plan to overturn the election just days…
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"Memorial Day Mailbag."
Jon, Jon, and Tommy answer your burning questions about student loan debt, getting involved in politics, and the best Summer blockbusters. For a…
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"Why We Can't Give Up."
The U.S. Senate debates gun safety reform following the horrific school shooting at a Texas elementary school and Senator Alex Padilla joins to talk about what…
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"Trump Loses Georgia Again?"
Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota, and Georgia hold primaries this week, including the biggest race with possibly the most predictable outcome: Georgia…
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"The Most Dangerous Candidate of 2022?"
Voters select Democratic and Republican nominees in North Carolina, Oregon, Kentucky, Idaho, and Pennsylvania in the biggest set of midterm primaries yet, and…
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"Stoking Hate in Primetime."
A heavily armed 18-year-old carries out a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York inspired by the same racist conspiracy theory pushed by Tucker Carlson and…
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"We Don't Chalk About Susan."
A Senate vote to protect abortion rights fails but the larger fight has just begun, Joe Biden’s top economic advisor Brian Deese talks about the White House…
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"Running the Ultra MAGAthon." (Live from St. Louis!)
Guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Jon, Jon and Dan live in St. Louis! The newest tell-all book reveals Donald Trump wanted to lob missiles at Mexico. Joe…
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"Ginni Leaked It!" (Live at The Chicago Theatre!")
Guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Jon, Jon and Dan live in Chicago! Democrats look for ways to protect abortion access as the midterms approach. This week's…
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What the SCOTUS leak could mean for abortion (Strict Scrutiny Emergency Episode)
Kate, Leah and Melissa get together for an emergency episode of Strict Scrutiny to discuss a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that indicates the justices are…
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"Trump's Missed Vance."
The midterms are six months away and new polling has the race closer than you might expect, Donald Trump forgets who he endorsed in Ohio, and later: some fun…
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"Drop Debt Gorgeous."
President Biden indicates he is considering student debt relief while Joe Manchin continues to block the rest of the Democratic agenda in the name of…
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"New Phone, Coup Dis?" (with Stacey Abrams!)
Republicans were even more complicit than thought in carrying out and covering up Donald Trump’s coup, Kevin McCarthy gets caught lying, Stacey Abrams joins to…
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“DeSantis Cancels Disney.”
Ron DeSantis cancels Disney as Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow teaches her party how to win the culture wars, Dr. Bob Wachter joins to talk about the…
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"Midterm Madness with Elizabeth Warren."
Senator Elizabeth Warren stopped by Crooked HQ to chat with Tommy and since Jon, Jon, and Tommy covered lots of news in the DC and Boston live pods, they dig…
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"Am I The Masshole?" (Live from Boston)
Guest host Jane Coaston joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live in Boston! Donald Trump tests his strength in the Republican party by endorsing a slate of extreme…
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"America’s Next Top Press Secretary." (Live from D.C.!)
Guest host Jane Coaston joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live in the nation's capital! Donald Trump makes his first major campaign investment while many question…
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“Mitch McConnell does lines."
Joe Biden takes new action to fight gun crime, the Trump family may soon face accountability for a bunch of other crimes, and the Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich is…
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"OK, Groomer."
Democrats navigate immigration, student debt relief, and gas prices with an eye on the midterms, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler joins to discuss…
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“Is Palin Running? Alaska!”
Democrats move closer to confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a criminal referral from the January 6 committee, and some version of Build Back Better that…
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"Grand Orgy Party."
Republicans face new challenges from Donald Trump and cocaine orgies, Representative Katie Porter joins talk about Joe Biden’s proposed budget and billionaire…
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"Keep My Wife's Name Out Your Evidence."
Joe Biden says Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power, Donald Trump is back to saying Vladimir Putin is smart, Clarence Thomas’s wife was part of the plot to…
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"Attack of the Racist Babies."
Republicans beclown themselves while testing their midterm attacks on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, State Department Counselor Derek Chollet joins to talk about…
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"Jackasses v Jackson."
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson sails through the first day of Republican attacks during her confirmation hearing, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy…
Pod Save AmericaFind Taylor Lorenz on Why All Culture is Internet Culture in Offline's new feed.
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"Zelensky's Plea."
President Biden announces more aid to Ukraine after President Zelensky delivers an emotional plea to Congress, Donald Trump may be facing some new political…
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"Putting the Mess in Messaging."
President Biden reboots his midterm agenda and message in order to fend off a red wave in November, Democratic strategist Addisu Demissie joins to talk about a…
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"Putin's Price Hike." (with Elizabeth Warren!)
President Biden bans Russian oil and labels higher energy costs Putin’s Price Hike, Senator Elizabeth Warren is here to talk about Russian oligarchs and crypto…
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"Too Cruel for School."
Hysteria's Erin Ryan joins as co-host to talk about the wave of anti-LGBTQ and abortion laws moving through red states and the GOP's recent string of…
Pod Save AmericaFind Kara Swisher on the Very Online War in Ukraine in Offline's new feed.
Offline has moved to its own feed! To find today's full episode, search "Offline with Jon Favreau" in your podcast app or click the link below: Subscribe to…
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"Ridin' for Biden vs Rootin' for Putin."
The January 6th Committee lays out potential criminal charges against Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s State of the Union gets good reviews from voters, White House…
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"The World Rallies Behind Ukraine."
Joe Biden prepares a State of the Union as war rages in Ukraine, Melissa Murray joins to talk about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and a look at…
Pod Save AmericaFind “Offline with Jon Favreau” in its own feed. New episodes March 6.
Step away from the Twitter-fueled news cycle with Jon Favreau to hear smarter, lighter conversations about all he ways that our extremely online existence is…
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"Putin Chooses War in Ukraine."
Ben Rhodes joins to talk about Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as the response from the U.S. and the world. And later, Democratic…
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"Putin Finds His Pretext."
Ben Rhodes joins to talk about the potentially imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine and all the political and economic implications both globally and here at…
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Offline: Ezra Klein on the Democrat’s Echo Chamber
Some exciting news! Starting March 6th, new episodes of Offline will be released in its very own podcast feed. To catch new episodes, search “Offline with Jon…
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"How To Win A Culture War."
Democrats try to get back on offense for the midterms, Shannon Watts from Moms Demand Action joins to talk about the historic settlement that Sandy Hook…
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"Fox Trucks Canada."
Democrats need a better plan to fight inflation anxiety, Republicans get bolder about defying Donald Trump, and guest host Erin Ryan joins to talk about Fox…
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Offline: Hank Green on Inspiring Curiosity
This week, Jon is joined by the internet’s dad, Hank Green. For many people, Hank is a staple of the internet, whether on TikTok, YouTube, or in the classroom…
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"Hangin' with Mike Pence."
The Republican Party is once again in disarray thanks to Donald Trump, Democratic Governors are ending Covid restrictions as Omicron recedes, and host of The…
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"Fine, we’ll talk about Joe Rogan.”
The Republican Party passes an official resolution stating that the violent insurrection on January 6th that left multiple people dead and injured was…
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Offline: Roxane Gay on Why People Are So Awful Online
This week on Offline, Jon is joined by writer, professor, and social commentator Roxane Gay for a wide-ranging conversation on consequence culture, writing in…