Andrew Yang Podcast

Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. Fiasco season 1 takes listeners to the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida. Fiasco is a Luminary origin...

Zach and Andrew recap the final debate. At 14, Christian Picciolini was recruited by a neo-Nazi leader in Chicago. Two years later, Picciolini became a neo-Nazi leader himself. Picciolini talks about why he left and how he helped 600 others get out through the Free Radicals Project. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/U4mw13ZOAQw Christian Picciolini - https://twitter.com/cpicciolini |...

5 insurgent candidates from battleground states join Andrew to give an update on the state of the race. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BPUkZJ9fGfs Adam Christensen - https://twitter.com/AC4Congress2020 | https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com Kara Eastman - https://twitter.com/karaforcongress | https://eastmanforcongress.com Qasim Rashid - https://twitter.com/QasimRashid | https://ra...

Andrew and Zach talk about Congress' inability to pass a stimulus bill. U.S. Representative Justin Amash gives an inside look at why Congress is so dysfunctional, tracing our current gridlock to a decision made by Newt Gingrich in the 90s. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g5aRvUu2daM Justin Amash - https://twitter.com/justinamash | https://amash.house.gov Andrew Yang - https://insta...

José Andrés, chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, joins to discuss the impending crisis facing restaurants that could see half of restaurants closed forever, and what we can do to stave off disaster.  Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6VVQaK759js José Andrés - https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres | https://vegetablesunleashed.com Andrew Yang - https://instagram.com/andrewyang | h...

Andrew and Zach break down the VP debate. Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, talks about Silicon Valley's race to capture your attention, unintended consequences in technology, and how we can curb the worst tendencies of social media companies. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7Ol3RSIykPc Tristan Harris - https://twitter.com/tristanharris | https://insta...

Matt Jones, host of Kentucky Sports Radio and author of Mitch, Please! , explains why Trump won blue collar small towns in 2016 and how progressives can reclaim lost ground. Matt dishes on his experience at a Congressional candidate camp and why that experience left him wanting to walk away from politics forever. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vSKZUszdhKc Matt Jones - https://twit...

Andrew and Zach discuss Trump's COVID diagnosis and the debate. Actor and comedian Joel McHale talks about his journey from college football walk-on to Community star and host of The Soup. Joel and Andrew discuss government dysfunction and the road to making government more functional. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lfFT2-Ab4R8 Joel McHale - https://twitter.com/joelmchale | https://www.youtube...

Rising co-host Saagar Enjeti joins Andrew for a crossover episode of The Realignment , where they discuss the decline of local journalism, how Andrew sees the mainstream media now that he has a platform at CNN, and Saagar’s thoughts on the current trajectory of the Republican Party. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OuHwPdsEmOA Saagar Enjeti - https://twitter.com/esaagar | https...

Annie Lowrey, author of Give People Money and staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Andrew to discuss on-the-ground indicators of how the economy is doing, the multiplier effects of giving people cash, why the social safety net is so difficult to use, and policy changes that could make the safety net less punitive. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mAOr0WN4k08 Annie Lowrey - https://twitter.com/Ann...

WWE champion wrestler and stand-up comedian Nic Nemeth joins lifelong wrestling fan Andrew Yang to talk about the intersection between comedy, wrestling, and politics. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uTQznm_U7s0 Nic Nemeth - https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler | https://instagram.com/HEELZiggler Andrew Yang - https://instagram.com/andrewyang | https://twitter.com/AndrewYang Zach Grauma...

Author, spiritual leader, and former 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins Andrew to talk about media bias, the need for structural change, why Congress doesn't do anything, and why progressives have been sidelined. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4f4SET7CsAQ Marianne Williamson - https://twitter.com/marwilliamson | https://www.mariannenow.com Andrew Yang - https://...

Andrew and Zach reflect on the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and discuss how we can carry on her fight. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bDDgbGKXDY0 Andrew Yang - https://instagram.com/andrewyang | https://movehumanityforward.com Zach Graumann - https://instagram.com/zachgraumann | https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann

Nina Schick, author of Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse, takes us into the world of synthetic media, where videos and audio can be convincingly altered without us noticing. Nina and Andrew talk about the incredible advances in deepfake technology, how we can restore trust in a world where any video can be manipulated, and how deepfakes enable figures like Trump to benefit from something known as the...

Andrew and Zach discuss the latest news on Dr. Robert Hadden, unfair labor practices by the WWE, and the gender reveal wildfire in California. Silicon Valley and Big Sick star Kumail Nanjiani talks about the arduous process of immigrating to the US, how serendipity helped him at every point in his career, and the massive problems he sees in Silicon Valley.  Watch this episode on YouTube: https://y...

In this crossover episode of Yang Speaks, Vox founder and editor-at-large Ezra Klein and Andrew discuss the road to recovery from coronavirus, Andrew’s distinct approach to politics, the shifting media landscape, and why it’s so important to fix the mechanics of government if we hope to get anything done. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LTwNcrnOTnc Ezra Klein - https://twitter...

As CEO of Gravity Payments, Dan Price cut his own salary to establish a $70K minimum wage for all workers. Dan joins Andrew to talk about the market logic that controls America and why it's failing more and more people; why paying employees more ended up being good for the bottom line; and how a $70K wage floor led to a slew of positive effects that he never saw coming. Watch this conversation on...

Generation Startup co-director Cheryl Miller Houser produced the videos that launched the Yang2020 campaign. Cheryl and Andrew talk about the early days of the campaign, the challenges of creating videos for a first-time candidate, and what happens in our brains on a chemical level when we experience stories. Plus, Cheryl gives helpful pointers for anyone who wants to tell their story in a way tha...

Michael Chad Hoeppner helped Andrew Yang communicate better on the campaign trail, and now he's here to share some professional advice for you to use in a job interview or in public speaking. He also has free resources if you lost your job due to the pandemic ( https://gktraining.com/ ). Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SbDhncQO0lI Michael Chad Hoeppner - https://gktraining.com...

Welcome to It Was Said , a 10-episode limited documentary series looking back on some of the most powerful, impactful and timeless speeches in American history. Join Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling author-historian, Jon Meacham, Peabody-nominated C13Originals Studios and HISTORY, as we take you through 10 speeches. Season One of It Was Said draws on a selection of speeches from powerful fi...

Ethan and Hila Klein join Andrew to discuss whether CNN censors Andrew, why he endorsed Biden, how he got Kanye's phone number, Steve Bannon getting arrested on the high seas, a new Department of Technology and Innovation, Diapers.com, a four-day work week, and of course UBI. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V5ddcEc-maY Ethan Klein - https://twitter.com/h3h3productions | https:...

Three mayors join Andrew to discuss how UBI would transform their cities. Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs founded the group "Mayors for a Guaranteed Income" this June. Since then, prominent mayors from around the country have pledged their support, including Compton Mayor Aja Brown and Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse--who is now running for Congress in a tight race. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https...

Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig joins to talk about how we can reform our democracy and save ourselves from this mess. Lawrence and Andrew discuss the cubicle farms where politicians dial for dollars, how "slow democracy" can improve our political discourse, and how we can reverse the decline of journalism in America. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-3oTqBWrj0s Lawrence...

Producer/director Judd Apatow joins to talk about comedy, parallels between politics and entertainment, and why people don't trust the news. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gQYytfGWabE Judd Apatow - https://twitter.com/JuddApatow | https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-king-of-staten-island Andrew Yang - https://twitter.com/AndrewYang | https://movehumanityforward.com Zach Graumann...

Andrew and Zach discuss Joe Biden's VP decision and go in-depth on #LetYangSpeakDNC. Bestselling author and Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore joins Andrew to talk about eradicating poverty, ending police brutality, as well as the advantages (and limits) of private philanthropy. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y87kwzl_0nU Wes Moore - https://twitter.com/iamwesmoore | https://www.wesmoor...