Radio Host Bob Garfield on Trump and Telemark...

When John Dean found his conscience, America found its backbone and impeached a president. The Nixon Administration tried to undermine American democracy during the election of 1972 through now-legendary dirty tricks aimed at their Democrat opponents. They almost got away with it ...  Show more

Marc Shaiman is a renowned composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer known for his prolific work across film, television, and theater. In this episode, Alec and Marc discuss his career, as well as his new memoir, Never Mind The Happy. Shaiman's work in film includes “When ...  Show more

Brian Rosenwald is author of "Talk Radio's America: How an industry took over a political party that took over the United States." Rosenwald is co-editor of "Made by History" a daily "Washington Post" history section, and a historical consultant for the Slate podcast "Whistels ...

Journalist and "Fear" author Bob Woodward discusses the threat posed by President Trump's sweeping ignorance and his administration's willingness to publicly defend his lies. Originally aired August 20, 2019. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork ...  Show more

In this trailer episode to The Al Franken Podcast, Al sits down with Amazon's Alexa (Siri had other commitments) to review highlights of the upcoming episodes featuring:

Maria Theresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino,

Nancy Gertner, Harvard La ...

Brian Rosenwald, the author of "Talk Radio's America," analyzes the influence of right-wing media echo chambers on the off-year elections and talks more broadly about the impact of media on voting patterns. Rosenwald also discusses some of the factors that make right-wing radio p ...  Show more