The Al Franken Podcast

While anti-Semitism has run rampant among the far right, it has been growing among the political left. In Frank Foer's recent piece for The Atlantic, he explains how we got to this point. How have college campuses and schools become the center for anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic speech? How did college presidents mishandle the hate speech on their campuses? And what is the future of American Jews if Trump is elected again?

Read Frank Foer's entire piece in The Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/04/us-anti-semitism-jewish-american-safety/677469/

Al is going back on tour! Get your tickets now! 

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Reproductive rights are under attack all over the country and will be one of the most important issues in the election this November. Abortion bans and limits on reproductive help are extremely unpopular and could be bad news for the Republicans enacting them. This is a must listen for reproductive rights!

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The author of the profoundly disturbing book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory" explains how evangelicals have been turned into a political tool for the Republican Party. Alberta grew up in the evangelical wing of the Presbyterian Church and watched as they turned their back on him after he criticized Donald Trump. How did the evangelical church turn so far towards right wing politics? What exactly is an evangelical? How can those voters ever be won back?

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David Frum from The Atlantic Monthly discusses the chaos that Donald Trump would bring if he were elected to a second term. From the border to foreign aid to Trump's attempt to pardon his crimes... Can we withstand another Trump term?

Read more from David in The Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-frum/

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Tales from the Campaign Trail

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Will the Jan. 6th Trial happen in time? Or will it just be the Stormy Daniels Case?

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On MAGA

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Al & Jim On How They Tried to Reward the Audience for Knowing Stuff but Not Punish Them for Not

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The Federalist Society’s Got the Worst Ones All Lined Up

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Heather says that Trumpers have bought into an alternative reality and that we are, at this moment, on a knife’s edge. She’s an historian and not a clairvoyant. But she’s also an activist, doing all she can to spread the word through historical analysis. Beat that, Trump!

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Really great!

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Jim talks about comedy and his decision to come out against Trump. 

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A Tour of the Big Political Events of 2023

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A tour of Ukraine, Russia, China, Israel, and Gaza

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My friend Norman Lear passed on this week at 101. A great man, who created legendary TV

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Where they’ve been and where they’re going

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Protect Democracy's Executive Director on Our Nightmare

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The New York Times Reporter Puts the Current Trial Into Perspective

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On the 2024 Election!

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Israel’s No-Win Situation

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