SNAFU with Ed Helms

About SNAFU with Ed Helms

SNAFU with Ed Helms, America’s favorite podcast about history’s greatest screwups, returns for Season 4 with even more SNAFUs - one per episode, to be precise. And this time around, Ed ropes in a cavalcade of smart, hilarious guests to help unpack what these blunders, fiascos and faceplants say about who we are (spoiler: we’re basically just toddlers with nukes). Think of it as part history lesson, part hangout pod, and part group therapy for humanity. Watch on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@SNAFUPod (https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40SNAFUPod&data=05%7C02%7CDylanFagan%40iheartmedia.com%7C0d5e9ba20b414b5aee9908ddfc67872e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638944243803159661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=olWJrBpyk2UWc11UXxlcBdomHdcyFho3hZi0V%2Ft4YGA%3D&reserved=0). And check out the SNAFU book at www.snafu-book.com (https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.snafu-book.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CDylanFagan%40iheartmedia.com%7C0d5e9ba20b414b5aee9908ddfc67872e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638944243803187390%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KsIk%2F%2BPQtdAJ3bp9Dy9bFYNQf%2B7QWOvjBj5w8MycRGE%3D&reserved=0).

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts

Category

comedy · history

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Sept 2022

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

64 of 110 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Snafu Season 2: Episode 1: The Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI

   Ed Helms explores how activists burglarized an FBI office in 1971, exposing high-level wrongdoing in this interview episode.

2. 

   19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Favorite Story Reveals & Twists

   Ed Helms shares captivating stories and surprising twists from Season 4, featuring guests like Adam Scott, Sophia Bush, and Jon Lovett.

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   12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Comedians: Ed’s Funniest Friends

   Ed's funniest guests shine in this week's compilation episode - whether it was Nick Kroll waxing poetic about his family puking tuna sandwiches on a deep sea fishing trip, or Jenny Slate telling us how susceptible she is to cults, or Jordan Klepper reflecting on Donald Trump’s desperate need for a hug. It's the best of the comedians of SNAFU, so listen, laugh and enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Inside a recent episode

Snafu Season 2: Episode 1: The Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI

Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] If the FBI was asking about them, then clearly the files Betty received were authentic. I start to confront within myself the significance and the danger involved. I realized I needed to think about what I was doing. I needed to think about the personal implications of it. Betty knew that writing this story could make her an enemy of the FBI, something nobody wanted, as it could have very real consequences. I'm concerned about fingerprints on the files that I've received. So... I thought it was very important, even when I just thought of fingerprints, that I protect them as though they were people that I had faced and made a promise to. […]

Who has been a guest on SNAFU with Ed Helms

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Adam Scott
• Sophia Bush
• Jon Lovett
• Karen Kilgariff
• Georgia Hardstark

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

419,108,275

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

1,689 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

658 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

99

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Books guests

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