Pod Save America

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Pod Save America is a no-bullshit 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 and Friday. 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 Save the World, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts. For a transcript of an episode of Pod Save America, please email transcripts@crooked.com.

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  • Che Block
    The world
    Can’t trust American voters
  • Mghty Mongoose
    LOL
    Thank you for the side dish of levity that you bring in the midst of these chaotic and disturbing times! I often laugh out loud to your witty and scathing commentary and enjoy your engaging guest interviews. Thank you!
  • PatiencePie
    A little corner of SANITY and decency!
    I cringe every time I hear about Trump’s latest acts of world-class stupidity. It hurts to see him and Musk taking the wrecking ball to departments and services that have helped so many Americans. Listening to your show is upsetting yet somehow hearing you all keeping sane and even funny is hugely reassuring. Thanks.
  • Onyxdragonheartstone
    What happens when….
    I started following PSA in 2022. This might never get an answer but If Trump goes to a trade war with China. What is to keep them from just saying “ Alright we’re calling in your loans”. The country doesn’t have the ability to pay that. Would they own the country until it is paid or just own it? Great work keep it up. Love Lovett and Tommy’s interactions.
  • 425w
    Loose Lips Language
    Guys, you & your guests should try an episode w/o these words: pretty, much, like, you know, on the one hand….The information is helpful but the chatter is distracting. Please stop using the exhausting rhetorical tic: “Right?"). As in “You know what I mean, right?” Oy.
  • Matt swa
    Funny
    Why do you insist on putting a child in these interviews? It’s hilarious how unprofessional he is.
  • jm_oday
    Episode 1004 Dougie B
    In regards to Doug Burgum…I know someone who served him in a Fargo, ND restaurant. Reportedly the worst customer she has ever had!!! So the cookie story tracks;)
  • Vent Alarm
    Only marginally tethered to reality
    Just listened to them saying the media is too nice to trump. Biden was fully demented and the media covered it up, but they’re somehow too easy on Trump….right…..
  • AJW812
    Emma Vigeland.
    Yikes. Bad choice
  • Prometheus---
    PSA
    Please stop saying people are not stupid! If people were NOT stupid Trump would have never been elected in 2016 and again, in 2024. Stupidity is causation here
  • SC70124
    How to
    Thank you, geniuses! For denigrating your own candidate and an excellent President.
  • Billybill1984
    Love the show BUT
    It would be nice if Emma Vigeland could put her October 7 party hat down for a minute. I detest her. Also, no fan at all of Netanyahu, by the way. But Emma is such an obvious antisemite.
  • WeGotDodsonOverHere
    Getting tired of these guys
    For a while they were a great commentary on current events from a liberal perspective. But they’ve swung way too far to the left and this constant “Biden bad Bernie good” is getting annoying. He lost twice, we don’t want him
  • Samantha;alskdjf;aoiwerhyg
    Thank You for the good years, and…
    I want a divorce. I’ve been listening twice a week since you called yourselves Keeping It 1600. Something that was said in a recent pod hit me hard, and it’s only grown more disheartening with added time to reflect. I can’t reconcile a reality where Jon, Jon, and Tommy would not even know what a masters level social worker is, much less that LCSWs are holding the country’s mental health infrastructure together with our bare hands, with Crooked Media’s public face of ‘boots on the ground,’ and ‘meeting real people where they are.’ How, in years of town halls and rallies and live events, have you not worked alongside social workers? Or, more likely, *known* that you were working alongside social workers? You don’t know me, but I’m generally an understanding person. This genuinely bothered me and felt like a shattered illusion. I have to say, I’m keeping Hysteria in the break-up, but I’m giving you back my subscription :/ Also I left you five stars because I have no ill will, just honest feedback.
  • BlackCatMom1973
    Love you guys
    Best political podcast !
  • NellieV
    Keep up the great work!!
    Love PSA! They’ve become my main source of news; a perfect balance of laughs and seriousness in this very scary time. Gained a follower for as long as ya’ll choose to do this!
  • AverageDudeTakes
    Yikes
    I lose brain cells every time I hear this podcast.
  • Jordan762
    Thank you
    Going to grab your book Abundance
  • Wendygull
    Abundance
    Great interview- a must listen to
  • mf-iCloud
    Good stuff
    Best podcast for learning what actually matters in our political discourse, how it impacts us, and where we go next.
  • Bill 2530
    Klein and Thompson new book Abundance
    Excellent episode, excellent book. I totally agree with the authors and will likely dive into their book soon. But it sounds like a “how to” book for the Democratic Party and their politicians. How can this book help somebody like me: a Democrat through and through, who’s willing to help campaign, who votes, but is not likely in a place that will set policy? And has a local Democratic Party not interested in outsiders even though I’ve lived in my city for 19 years. Thanks
  • Walks talks and sews
    Jasmine Mooney!
    Educational, valuable, moving interview. This is happening in our country bc we are led by a malignant narcissistic sociopathic . It will only get worse from the top.
  • veegeescienceteach
    Abundance episode - amazing!
    I listen to ya'll all the time and love the show. You make digesting current news enjoyable, actionable and funny which is a huge accomplishment in 2025. I just wanted to stop by though and say that the interview today on Abundance really resonated with me in a way that a lot of the recent reflections on "where to go from here" has not. Thank you for putting that out there in front of us! I'll be chewing on that one for a while!
  • douggernaut92
    Ezra looks hot with a beard
    Needed to post this somewhere. He looks great in the banner.
  • lovenlite
    what a fall from grace
    You all are very smart. Smart enough to know that not everything is a joke. 3 out of 10 times they make great points. Trump and this administration is scary. You all keep saying this is a fascist govt yet keep laughing about it? Can we not keep memeifying horrible governance? this show is just the blue version of a lot of Fox News shows and that’s not a good thing. This is arguably the most listened to liberal podcast and yet no content about local and less known dems and progressives doing work in their communities - the hosts only lock in around election season which is just the same sensationalizing that got us into this mess.
  • pdc11
    Excellent and important
    Keep it up
  • greyhound-daddy
    Great show needs some work
    Amazing show, but John especially needs to be aware that his manner of speaking is coming to resemble Rush Limbaugh. In general, I am noting a shift in the tone of the show that is really starting to echo some of the worst toned rhetoric of 90s conservative talk radio.
  • MDBJS84
    Detaining innocent people
    Thank you for highlighting this issue! This is truly scary.
  • Fifth Harmonies #1 fan
    Amazing podcast
    I can’t stand all the negative reviews. You guys are amazing and so funny. The only problem I have is that I’m as fired up about this administration as u are and agree on most topics so I get angrier after I listen to you. My husband can always tell when I have just listened to you because I start throwing things around the house saying “HOW IS THIS ALL HAPPENING???? WHY ARENT MORE PEOPLE OUTRAGED AT TRUMP AND HIS MINIONS???” Then I watch Bravo and am slowly numbed out by a housewife turning over a table.
  • Hz12333
    Excellent
    Love this podcast! Informative and entertaining.
  • Stable genie
    Politics
    I pay to much attention to politics, it’s driving me insane 😵‍💫
  • Joe24556789000775432234567
    Great for accurate information with a bit of humor
    These guys are my favorite way to stay updated. I appreciate their in depth knowledge and practical experience coming from their political backgrounds. Also feels good to laugh at their friend banter.
  • Horsefan101ggggg
    Jon Lovett is all over the map
    Not the Columbia school of social work randomly catching stray punches 😵
  • New York Democrat
    Too much “messaging”
    A big problem with this podcast is that the hosts will never ever ever question their own beliefs and ideologies. They’d rather double down and argue about semantics and how to best “message” their way to more Dem. votes. They never will debate policy positions. It comes off as extremely disingenuous and manipulative.
  • DocKDcC
    Important !
    Informative and also funny. Great pro-democracy podcast.
  • Slithr
    Talentless Nonsensical Woke garbage
    Run, don’t walk away from this leftist cult propaganda. Pushing transgenderism to the point where I narrowly escaped cutting off my own P*nis. Terrible. Disgusting. Marxist. Every liberal talking point rolled into a transgender/Trump derangement syndrome propaganda podcast. Listening for more than a few seconds will immediately make you light in the loafers. Proceed with caution.
  • Toon Link24
    Good Podcast
    I found that all the conservative podcasts were lying to me so I looked for other ones found this podcast and I like it. Good job, guys. God bless and please continue the hard work!
  • ckbklynny
    Thank You
    Been listening since the beginning. My main source of news.
  • Cpatel05
    Great!
    Keep it up!
  • musta6
    I came back
    Post election I stopped listening but I am back and became a subscriber. I appreciated that they were honest about what had happened and were genuinely looking for answers didn’t rely on the American is racist/patriarchy trope. They are insightful, smart and also funny, which I appreciate
  • badatscreennames
    These guys can’t be trusted anymore
    They are rich, in Newsom’s pocket, and haven’t talked about grassroot resistance in years. Find a new source.
  • Maladjustment9
    This podcast is definitely on to something
    New review! Just finished listening to your interview with my governor, Andy Beshear, Jon. FINALLY, you chose to give him (and KY) the recognition and the time to reveal why he’s not only a great leader for the Bluegrass State, but also how he’d be that same great leader for our country. So proud that he’s interested to doing more for all of us, on a national scale. Thanks for having him on. Better late than never….
  • Drew in Seattle
    I don’t think you know what debate is
    T and J spend a lot of time bemoaning the fact that people are expressing anger at each other and claim that ‘debate’ is useless. I think you guys should look into what debate means. What it does not mean is two sides shouting each other down. What it also does not mean is making nice with your pals when they are in front of you on air vis a vis Tommy’s tea party with Glen. Greenwald on PSTW. Tommy was clearly so far out of his depth there that he ceded every point to Greenwald. That would be an example of what debate is not. Sadly, it seems you guys have reached the age where you lose your edge. It’s not uncommon. Just maybe not the thing for a political show.
  • Buxac
    Disconnected
    Used to listen more, but these guys are just so utterly disconnected from what many people think. This is a good podcast if you want to understand why Democrats still don’t get it.
  • @the_dan
    Really thoughtful
    I’ve been listening for years, and I appreciate how committed they are to improving and changing with the times while staying who they are. I wrote a critical review a while back because I thought they were a little too glib in the first couple weeks of Trump 2, and I’ve noticed a lot of improvement on that front.
  • Crushville
    Love this podcast!
    Very funny and insightful into politics. Knowing what we are going through right now, these guys make it somewhat bearable. Keep up the great work!
  • fancub23
    I love listening
    Can’t remember how I discovered Pod Save America, but I’m sure glad I did! I just became a subscriber so I can hardly wait to listen to other things on Crooked Media. I also enjoy pod save the world and Lovett or Leave It. These guys are really fantastic and they’re very informative and passionate about our country and our government. Listen and please share but most of all POD SAVE AMERICA and THANK YOU!! 🇺🇸🙏🫶🏼
  • hbrwds
    Great News Source
    I’ve struggled to find ways to consume current events since the last election. Pod Save America is my new go-to podcast that provides me with updates on the latest news and current events in a digestible way. I’m aligned with them politically so I also appreciate their candid opinions on such matters.
  • VJMR2
    Public Responde
    This is less a review then it is an observation, could it be that there is a so far paucity of public outrage because the average citizen feels cowed by the administration’s actions already?
  • Maestro MN
    Fille
    Let’s play a game. Let’s see if someone besides Tommy can speak a whole paragraph without saying “like” more than once.
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