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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. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your…
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Pod Save AmericaTrump Details His Dictatorial Plans
Lovett and guest host Tim Miller discuss Donald Trump's mind-boggling interview with TIME Magazine, in which he details his plans to use the military to deport…
Pod Save AmericaKissing Rings and Killing Puppies
Joe Biden cracks jokes, mocks Trump, and goes around traditional media outlets to get his message out on shows like Smartless and Howard Stern. Democratic and…
Pod Save AmericaWill the Supreme Court Grant Trump Immunity?
Tommy, guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco, and Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman break down the Trump team’s immunity argument at the Supreme Court, the latest with…
Pod Save AmericaScranton Joe vs. Park Ave Trump
Prosecutors in Donald Trump's criminal trial call their first witness: a former National Enquirer publisher who puts the former president at the center of a…
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Law and Odor: Trump Trials
Jon, Tommy, Dan, and Hysteria Co-Host Erin Ryan are live from the LA Times Festival of Books! As the first week of Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal trial…
Pod Save AmericaSo You Think You Can Be a Trump Juror?
Jon talks to Alex Garland, writer and director of the hit movie 'Civil War,' about why he wanted to make a blockbuster about the demise of American democracy…
Pod Save AmericaBlack Voters’ Views on Biden
Tommy is joined by Terrance Woodbury, Democratic strategist and pollster, to talk about President Biden's standing with young Black men and other groups he'll…
Pod Save AmericaThe People vs Donald Trump
Donald Trump makes history as the first US President to face a criminal trial and reportedly falls asleep at the defense table during jury selection. President…
Pod Save AmericaThe Trump-Mike Johnson-MTG Love Triangle
Joe Biden lays out the choice on the economy. Donald Trump stands by his man Mike Johnson despite Marjorie Taylor Greene's threats to oust him as Speaker…
Pod Save AmericaTrump's Abortion Gambit Implodes
Dan is joined by Jennifer Palmieri, co-host of MSNBC's How to Win 2024 podcast and a former communications director for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, to…
Pod Save AmericaTrump "Proudly" Supports Abortion Bans
Donald Trump once again takes credit for overturning Roe v. Wade and promises to allow states to enact even the most extreme abortion bans. He also promises…
Pod Save AmericaBernie Sanders on the War in Gaza and Beating Trump
Jon and Dan discuss why Donald Trump is suddenly so eager to debate, how the Florida abortion ballot measure could help Democrats’ chances there, and what…
Pod Save AmericaHas Optimism Become Cringe? (with Chris Hayes)
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, host of All In and Why Is This Happening?, joins Jon Lovett to talk about why Trump’s rhetoric on immigration and crime is so dangerous…
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Trump's Veepstakes Begin
Conservatives celebrate Easter Sunday with a meltdown after Biden acknowledges Trans Day of Visibility. Trump kicks off his “Apprentice”-style veepstakes with…
Pod Save AmericaA Tale of Two Campaigns
Joe Biden breaks fundraising records and hits 8 swing states in 18 days, while a cash-strapped Donald Trump splits time between his beach club and a Manhattan…
Pod Save AmericaDonald Trump: Bible Salesman
The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell joins Dan to talk about Biden’s post State of the Union uptick in the polls. A cash-strapped Donald Trump is now selling bibles…
Pod Save AmericaTrump's Pump and Dump (feat. Sen. Raphael Warnock)
Donald Trump prepares to pay a $175 million bond, Truth Social goes public and a date is set for the first ever criminal trial of a former president. Mike…
Pod Save AmericaHow Broke and Desperate Is Donald Trump?
Donald Trump is desperately looking for help to raise the 464 million dollar bond he has to put up for his New York civil fraud case. Joe Biden makes another…
Pod Save AmericaA Guide to the 2024 Battleground States
Addisu Demissie joins Tommy to discuss President Biden’s post State of the Union swing state tour, plan to reach Latino voters, and dig into the key 2024…
Pod Save AmericaTrump’s Bloodbath? (feat. Katie Porter)
Donald Trump salutes violent insurrectionists at a rally in Ohio over the weekend and deals with the fallout from his comments that there will be a "bloodbath"…
Pod Save AmericaRepublicans' Work Till You Die Agenda
Donald Trump tries to walk back his comments on cutting Medicare and Social Security while Joe Biden goes on offense during a campaign swing in Wisconsin and…
Pod Save AmericaTrump's TikTok Dance
Jon Favreau and guest host Jane Coaston discuss why Robert Hur's Capitol Hill testimony infuriated both Republicans and Democrats, the potential TikTok ban…
Pod Save AmericaBiden’s in His Jacked-Up Joe Era
President Biden’s re-election effort kicks into high gear, including a 30 million dollar ad buy and a run of campaign stops in battleground states. Meanwhile…
Pod Save AmericaBiden's Fiery State of the Union
Jon and Dan break down the highlights of what might be the biggest speech of Joe Biden's re-election campaign so far, from his hits on Donald Trump to his…
Pod Save AmericaThe Biden-Trump Rematch Begins
Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and doesn’t endorse Trump. Adam Schiff finishes first in California’s primary, Colin Allred will face Ted Cruz in Texas and…
Pod Save AmericaSupreme Court Refuses to Exonerate Trump for Jan. 6th
The Supreme Court issues a unanimous decision that Donald Trump cannot be kicked off the ballot by the state of Colorado. Nikki Haley wins the DC primary and…
Pod Save AmericaDid the Supreme Court Just Save Trump?
Donald Trump and President Biden hold dueling events at the Texas border as the issue of immigration becomes a top concern for voters. Mitch McConnell says…
Pod Save AmericaPete Buttigieg on the Michigan Primary and Whether You Should Fly on a 737 Max (feat. Mehdi Hasan)
Jon Favreau and Mehdi Hasan break down Biden and Trump’s big victories in the Michigan primary, whether the President can get a ceasefire deal, and Biden's…
Pod Save AmericaWill Trump Win Back Haley Voters?
Nikki Haley loses the South Carolina primary by 20 points but vows to stay in the race. Donald Trump starts to make a play for her voters—and pivots to the…
Pod Save AmericaTrump's 2nd Term: Military in the Streets, Mike Johnson in the Sheets
Trump and his allies make it clear that a second term would be much more extreme than the first, from Christian nationalists running the White House to…
Pod Save AmericaDebating Biden's Gaza Problem (with Mehdi Hasan)
Tommy and guest host Mehdi Hasan break down the Biden administration's record on Gaza, what should happen next, and how the ongoing violence could hurt Biden…
Pod Save AmericaBuild The Life You Want, Episode 1 with Oprah Winfrey
From the first official primaries to the unofficial ramp-up of the general election, this has been a long year, which is a problem, because it’s only February…
Pod Save AmericaHuge Verdict Against Trump (with Sen. Elizabeth Warren!)
In a special Presidents Day episode, Jon, Jon, and Tommy react to the $355 million verdict in Donald Trump's civil fraud case, speculation that Trump will back…
Pod Save AmericaTrump’s Get Out Of Jail Free Campaign (w/ Gov. Tim Walz)
Joe Biden goes on offense, Nikki Haley calls Donald Trump unhinged, and Trump's hush money case gets a court date while his Georgia case gets complicated…
Pod Save AmericaWill Chris Christie Back Biden?
Democrats win George Santos’s seat back, the House impeaches the Homeland Security Secretary instead of addressing the border crisis, and Biden joins TikTok…
Pod Save AmericaHow Biden Can Handle the Age Thing
Joe Biden and the Democratic Party wrestle with concerns about the President's age in the wake of the Special Counsel's report calling him "a well-meaning…
Pod Save AmericaWill the Supreme Court Upend 2024?
Republicans find creative new ways to humiliate themselves for Donald Trump. The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Colorado’s 14th amendment case against…
Pod Save AmericaTrump Loses Immunity, Johnson Loses Control
A vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fails and Republicans turn on each other over the border fight. Nikki Haley loses Nevada to…
Pod Save AmericaTrump Stokes Border Chaos
Lead Democratic negotiator Senator Chris Murphy joins the pod to talk about the bipartisan senate border security bill, GOP push-back, and sending conditional…
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The Biden-Trump Polls are All Over the Place
Nikki Haley's campaign claims she has a path to the Republican nomination without winning Republican voters. The Biden-Trump polls are all over the place. Joe…
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Trumpworld Takes on Taylor Swift
Strict Scrutiny's Leah Litman joins Jon Favreau to puzzle through the right's new Taylor Swift obsession, take stock of Donald Trump's mounting legal problems…
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Biden and Haley Tag Team Trump
On Trump's orders, Republicans in Congress double down on killing the bipartisan border deal. Both Joe Biden and Nikki Haley hit Trump's memory lapses while…
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Liz Cheney on the Cult of Trump
Former Congresswoman and Vice Chair of the January 6th select committee Liz Cheney joins the pod to discuss the dangers of a second Trump term, his chokehold…
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Trump Wins New Hampshire, Rages at Haley
Donald Trump wins the New Hampshire primary by a smaller margin than expected and returns to form during his victory speech. Despite her loss, Nikki Haley…
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More Like GONE DeSantis (w/Gavin Newsom!)
Ron DeSantis ends his campaign for president and endorses the man who relentlessly bullied him. Nikki Haley questions Donald Trump’s mental fitness after he…
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Trump Goes Birther on Haley
With the New Hampshire primary just five days away, Trump attacks Nikki Haley using an all-too-familiar line of attack. The Granite State is Haley's last, best…
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Did Trump's Iowa win change anything?
Tim Miller joins Lovett and Tommy to talk about Donald Trump’s blowout win in Iowa and what’s next in the Republican primary. Ron DeSantis defies the media…
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Trump Wins, DeSantis Whines, Haley Withstands
Donald Trump wins a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses and moves closer to capturing the Republican nomination. Ron DeSantis barely wins the race for a…
Pod Save AmericaOn the Ground in Iowa: The Race for Second Place
Less than two weeks before the caucuses, Tommy heads to Iowa to spend a few days going to campaign events, talking with voters, and taking the pulse of the…
Pod Save AmericaOn the Ground in Iowa: The Inevitability Problem
Tommy takes a look at the 2024 Iowa Caucuses and their impact on the 2024 presidential race, asking the all-important question — does this even matter anymore?…
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Biden vs. Trump on January 6th
Biden frames the 2024 presidential race as a fight for democracy while Trump and his allies call the insurrectionists “hostages.” Then, Defense Secretary Lloyd…
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Iowa Caucus Countdown with Steve Kornacki
Tommy joins Dan from the campaign trail in Iowa to discuss the latest in the GOP primary, Trump's 14th Amendment ballot woes in Maine and Colorado, and Joe…
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Pollercoaster with Dan Pfeiffer - Preview | Trump leading Biden?
Here’s a holiday sneak peek of Crooked's new exclusive series for Friends of the Pod, POLLERCOASTER. In this preview, host Dan Pfeiffer and guest Cornell…
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Intentions for 2024 with Sam Sanders (Exclusive Clip)
We're taking a much needed break to gear up for 2024, but we're excited to share an exclusive clip from Friend Of The Pod Sam Sanders' weekly podcast Vibe…
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PSA Presents: The 2023 Pundies
Welcome to the only award that really matters: The Pundies. Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan are joined by Halle Kiefer to decide the worst takes of 2023 (including…
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2023 Holiday Mail Bag!
Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan answer your burning questions about the 2024 election, the future of Democracy, the best album of the year, the Philadelphia "Tush…
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No Evidence, No Problem: GOP Votes To Impeach (Live from San Jose!)
Guest host Addisu Demissie joins Lovett, Tommy, and Dan live in San Jose! Who needs details?! House Republicans unanimously vote to launch an impeachment…
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Can Trump Be Stopped in Iowa?
With five weeks to go before the Iowa caucus, Donald Trump takes a historic lead in the latest Des Moines Register poll while Ron DeSantis half-heartedly…
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Chris Christie's Last Stand (Live from San Diego!)
And then there were four. The gloves are off at the fourth GOP debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Chris Christie, current last place candidate (and future Pod Save…
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Is a Trump Dictatorship Inevitable?
Donald Trump deflects from his authoritarian impulses by accusing Joe Biden of undermining democracy, while warnings about a second Trump term grow more dire…