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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 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…
Pod Save AmericaThe 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…
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Why This Democrat Thinks He Can Beat Joe Biden
Trump's lawyers preview a new defense strategy, Nikki Haley lands a big new endorsement, and President Biden fights back on the economy—and hits Lauren Boebert…
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Biden Secures Temporary Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Obamacare
As Biden successfully secures a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, Congress attempts to pass an aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. But Republicans say they…
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Inside 2024 - Preview | Favreau + Tommy Talk Election Night
Happy holidays from the Pod Save America team! Here’s a special sneak peek of our new subscriber exclusive series Inside 2024. In this preview Jon Favreau and…
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More Democrats Call for a Ceasefire
The President says a deal is close that would free hostages in Gaza, while more Democrats in Congress call for a ceasefire or conditions on military aid to…
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First Rule of Republican Fight Club
It's apparently Fight Club week on Capitol Hill. GOP Representatives are bidding farewell to decorum and possibly their own sanity as multiple almost-fights…
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Trump Vows to Root Out "Vermin"
In an unhinged Veterans Day speech, Trump promises to remove the "vermin" who dare to oppose his agenda, while his top advisor outlines a terrifying…
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BONUS: Could Trump Still Lose the Nomination? (Live from New Orleans!)
Guest host Tim Miller joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live from New Orleans! A fired-up President Biden campaigns in Illinois, but Jill Stein enters the…
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Major Win for Democrats, Minor Debate for Republicans
Democrats pull out critical wins for abortion rights in Ohio and Andy Beshear in Kentucky, and deal a big blow to Glenn Youngkin in Virginia. Jon, Dan, and…
Pod Save AmericaBarack Obama on Democracy, Gaza and 2024
It’s Election Day, with big implications for abortion, democracy, and much more in Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi. It's also one year out from the…
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Is Trump Losing a Step?
Donald Trump's dominance in the early states finally has his Republican rivals and the press pointing out that he's no spring chicken. Meanwhile, MAGA Mike…
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Ohio's Big Choice (Live from Cleveland!)
Guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live from Cleveland, Ohio. As Israel launches its ground invasion, the war in Gaza continues to…
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BONUS: Bourbon & Biden (Live from Louisville!)
Congressman Morgan McGarvey, State Senator Karen Berg, and special guest Perry Bacon Jr. join Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live from Louisville! New Speaker of the…
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What’s a Mike Johnson?
And the winner of the House Speaker showdown is ... Congressman Mike Johnson! You probably haven't heard of him, but his resume will sound familiar: election…
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Rachel Maddow Talks Trump, Biden, and the Speaker-less House
Special guest Rachel Maddow joins the show to talk about the latest in the Speaker-less House, Trump's legal troubles, and President Biden's message strategy…
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John Fetterman and Symone Sanders-Townsend on House Chaos (Live from DC!)
Senator John Fetterman, Virginia State Senate candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy, and chef José Andrés join Jon, Jon, Tommy, Dan, and guest host Symone…
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Speaker Jim Jordan?
President Biden prepares to visit Israel as he tries to prevent a wider war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Trump’s opponents attack him for criticizing…
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Trump Mocks Israel, Speaker Race in Chaos
As the crisis in the Middle East deepens, the Republican presidential candidates respond with their best: Donald Trump praises Hezbollah, Tim Scott says Biden…
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Hamas Makes War, Republicans Play Politics
Israel has begun a full-scale siege of the Gaza Strip after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Saturday. Republican politicians wasted no time blaming Biden…
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Could Trump Become Speaker?
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson joins the show to talk about testifying against her former boss, her new book, "Enough," and the current…
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Should Democrats Save Kevin McCarthy?
Congress avoids a government shutdown after Kevin McCarthy caves to Democrats at the last possible minute—and now Matt Gaetz is trying to strip McCarthy of the…
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Trump Wins Another Debate
Seven Republicans take the stage for the second primary debate, and they all manage to lose to the guy who isn't there. Jon, Jon, and Dan react to all the…
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Is Trump Really Up 10?
Trump goes on a crazy spree and demands a shutdown, suggests that America’s top general deserves to be executed, and promises to investigate media outlets if…
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Trump's General Election Pivot
With the first primaries still months away, Trump skips more debates and pivots to a general election strategy with a primetime speech to autoworkers in…
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Other Than That Ms. Boebert, How Was The Play?
The right dials up the heat on Donald Trump as he continues to make potentially incriminating statements. Republicans inch closer to a government shutdown…
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Republicans Strap On for Biden Impeachment
With just two weeks left to avoid a government shutdown, Kevin McCarthy opens an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, even though Republicans have…
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Is Trump Snoozing on Iowa?
Trump shows up in Iowa to flip burgers before a football game, but his allies worry that photo-ops won't be enough to win the Hawkeye State. Republicans in…