Pod Save America

Pod Save America

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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 subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Pod Save America and Pod...

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Offline: Dr. Vivek Murthy on Defeating Doomscrolling with Human Connection 12.12.2021

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Dr. Vivek Murthy, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy joins Jon on Offline to dissect the intersection between the internet and our emotional well-being. Dr. Murthy delivers a doctor’s diagnosis on Jo...

"The War on Christmas Trees." 09.12.2021

Democrats outsmart Mitch McConnell on the debt limit but are still trying to solve their Joe Manchin problem, former Obama pollster Cornell Belcher offers his read on how to frame Republican extremism ahead of the midterms, and Fox News suffers a critical casualty in the War on Christmas. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email tr...

“Trump’s Covid World Tour.” 07.12.2021

Democrats and journalists still haven’t figured out how to handle the threat of another Trump presidency, Senator Chris Murphy joins to talk about Congressional action on gun violence and whether Joe Biden’s economic agenda can pass by Christmas, and the White House announces a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . F...

Offline: Charlie Warzel on Facebook’s Original Sin 05.12.2021

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Charlie Warzel, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! Charlie Warzel has covered the internet and culture at BuzzFeed News, The New York Times, and his newsletter Galaxy Brain. He joins Jon to talk about the architecture behind our pla...

“America’s Next Top MAGA.” 02.12.2021

Republicans compete to out-crazy each other over Lauren Boebert and vaccine requirements, Law Professor Leah Litman joins to talk about the Supreme Court case that may overturn Roe v. Wade, and Dr. Mehmet Oz shakes up the 2022 midterms by carpetbagging his way into the Pennsylvania Senate race.

“Darkest before the Omicron.” 30.11.2021

The White House gets ready to fight a new variant and the same old Republican Party, Brown University Dean of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha discusses what we know and don’t yet know about Omicron, and actor Kal Penn stops by to chat about his new book, You Can’t Be Serious, and play another round of Take Appreciator. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsaveam...

Offline: DeRay Mckesson on How Twitter Saved Black Lives 28.11.2021

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with DeRay Mckesson, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! From the creation of #BlackLivesMatter to the first permanent ban, DeRay McKesson has been at the center of some of Twitter’s highest highs and some of its lowest lows. He joins Jon...

"Thanksgiving Mailbag!" 25.11.2021

Jon and Dan answer your burning questions about politics, turkey pardons, and the best Thanksgiving side dishes. And later, Tommy narrates a special segment that explains how Democrats can better engage with Latino voters as we head into the midterm campaign season. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsaveamerica .  For a transcript of this episode, please e...

“Kyle Rittenhouse, Right-Wing Hero.” 23.11.2021

The White House notches some wins while Democrats debate the party’s challenges, Professor Melissa Murray joins to talk about the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case and how the Ahmaud Arbery case may differ, and Kamala Harris’s 85 minute-presidency spawns enough takes to fill two terms. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsaveamerica .  For a transcript of...

Offline: Stephen Colbert on Finding Laughter in the Darkness 21.11.2021

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Stephen Colbert, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! Stephen Colbert joins Jon to defend his 8 hour-a-day screen habit and preach the benefits of a Twitter-free lifestyle. The two talk about what it took to produce The Late Show duri...

“Gaslighting gas prices” (with Elizabeth Warren!) 18.11.2021

President Biden hits the road to go on offense against rising prices and falling poll numbers, Senator Elizabeth Warren joins to talk about passing the Build Back Better plan, and Elijah Cone offers up the week’s worst punditry in another round of Take Appreciator. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsaveamerica .  For a transcript of this episode, please em...

“Free Steve Bannon!” 16.11.2021

Steve Bannon surrenders to the feds while Donald Trump admits yet again an attempted coup, former Obama economic advisor Austan Goolsbee joins to discuss inflation and the economy, and the DC gossip machine trains its focus on the relationship between Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and what it all means for 2024. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsaveamerica . ...

Offline: Megan Rapinoe on Social Media and Mental Health 14.11.2021

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Megan Rapinoe, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! Soccer star Megan Rapinoe talks to Jon about the toll social media takes on professional athletes, what it’s like to become an online Resistance hero and a right-wing villain, and wh...

“Republicans not quite in array.” 11.11.2021

The Republican Party is still more Marjorie Taylor Green than Glenn Youngkin, Washington Post columnist Perry Bacon joins to talk Democratic midterm strategy in the wake of last week’s elections, and Jon and Dan answer a few of your questions. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsaveamerica .  For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooke...

"Josh Hawley’s Masculinity Press Tour." 09.11.2021

 Democrats finally pass the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Bill, climate reporter Dave Roberts joins the pod to talk about week two of the COP26 Climate Summit, and Tommy and Lovett break down some of the most annoying non-headlines from the weekend including Josh Hawley's masculinity crisis and Ted Cruz's presidential endorsement of Joe Rogan. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please...

Offline: Peter Hamby on Saving Journalism from Twitter 07.11.2021

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Peter Hamby, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! Snapchat’s  Peter Hamby talks to Jon about why Twitter has ruined political journalism, how the internet transformed the media business, and what a healthy, sustainable model of journa...

“The midterms start now.” 04.11.2021

Republicans have the best Election Night since Trump won in 2016, Democrats debate what went wrong in Virginia and what it means for the ’22 midterms, and Delegate Danica Roem joins to talk about how she managed to be one of the few progressives in Virginia to win re-election last night. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsaveamerica .  For a transcript of...

“Can Youngkin escape Trump’s taint?” 02.11.2021

Joe Biden tries to rally the world to save the planet while Joe Manchin is still holding up his climate agenda back home, Donald Trump wades into the final days of the Virginia gubernatorial contest, and NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray joins to talk about today’s Supreme Court oral arguments over the Texas abortion law. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/pods...

Offline: Monica Lewinsky on the Internet's Culture of Humiliation 31.10.2021

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Monica Lewinsky, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! Monica Lewinsky sits down with Jon to talk about the rise of public shaming, what happens when your life is upended by the internet, and what we can do to push against our worst in...

“Build Back Meta.” 28.10.2021

Democrats are on the cusp of passing the most progressive piece of legislation in decades that still leaves out some of the party’s most important priorities, Virginia organizer Tram Nguyen gives a report from the field with just a few days left of an uncomfortably close race, and Dan and Jon break down the closing arguments and strategies from the McAuliffe and Youngkin campaigns. For a closed-ca...

“How Mark Zucked America.” 26.10.2021

Facebook employees say Facebook is dangerous, a Rolling Stone report suggests that the January 6th insurrection was an inside job, and Andrew Yang stopped by Crooked HQ to chat with Jon Lovett about his new third party, Forward. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsaveamerica .  For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and inclu...

Offline: Jia Tolentino on the Internet’s Endless Stage 24.10.2021

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Jia Tolentino, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! Jia Tolentino,  New Yorker  staff writer and author of  Trick Mirror,  talks to Jon about how the internet has turned life into an endless performance, why that makes politics hard a...

“Darkest before a deal.” 21.10.2021

Democratic officials express optimism about a potential deal on Joe Biden’s economic plan, journalist Amy Westervelt from the climate podcast Hot Take joins to talk about whether we can still save the planet with Joe Manchin in the Senate, and Dan and Jon discuss why reporters are whining that President Biden's not taking more questions from them. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, pl...

“Terry vs. Trump.” 18.10.2021

Democrats schedule a vote on a new voting rights bill while Republicans run more Big Lie candidates, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe talks to Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor about his race against Trump supporter Glenn Youngkin, and the week’s worst punditry gets its due in a new installment of The Take Appreciators. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked...

Offline with Jon Favreau (coming October 24/sneak peek) 17.10.2021

Is the internet slowly breaking our brains, and what can we do about it? In the new weekly series Offline with Jon Favreau, the Pod Save America co-host sits down with newsmakers, political figures, celebrities, comedians, and writers to talk about how our hyperconnected world shapes the way we live, for better or worse. New episodes drop every Sunday starting October 24. To listen, follow here on...

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