The Al Franken Podcast

The Al Franken Podcast

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92Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
685
Episodes
169
Transcribed
8,763
Ratings
2019
First episode
2K
YouTube views

About The Al Franken Podcast

A five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator. So, it gets a little crowded in the booth when Al talks public policy and sometimes political comedy with notable guests. Think “The Daily” without the resources of the NYTimes.

Publisher
The Al Franken Podcast
Category
comedy · government · news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
1 May 2019
Latest episode
28 Jun 2026
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Latest episodes

169 of 685 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 28 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Al and Dahlia Lithwick on The Monarchic Supreme Court

  2. 21 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Al and Franklin Foer on Iran, Ukraine, Soccer, and The World

  3. 14 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Al and Mark Leibovich on The Midterm Landscape

Inside a recent episode

Al and Dahlia Lithwick on The Monarchic Supreme Court

Published 28 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We haven't overruled it. And then they do it on the shadow docket. And they essentially, in the dark of night, just in a four-page, incredibly incoherent order, are like, oh, whoops, Alabama goes too. And just to be clear, voting was about to start. This throws the entire... Alabama election into chaos. […]

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Who has been a guest on The Al Franken Podcast

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

  • Dahlia Lithwick
  • Franklin Foer
  • Mark Leibovich
  • Norm Ornstein
  • Kevin Nealon

Reach and audience

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YouTube views
1,790
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.6 / 5
8,037 ratings
Spotify
4.6 / 5
726 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 92 / 100

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Quality
98
Social presence
97
YouTube
68
Engagement
100

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