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Four former aides to President Obama — Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor — are joined by journalists, politicians, comedians, and activists for a freewheeling conversation about politics, the press and the challenges posed by the Trump presidency.

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“New tone, who dis?”

04.02.2020

Donald Trump says he’ll have done a “great job” if the coronavirus death toll is between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans, some reporters praise his somber delivery of this news, and Nancy Pelosi begins to float ideas for a fourth economic ...

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04.02.2020 “New tone, who dis?” Donald Trump says he’ll have done a “great job” if the coronavirus death toll is between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans, some reporters praise his somber delivery of this news, and Nancy Pelosi begins to float ideas for a fourth economic ...
03.30.2020 “Ratings to die for.” The United States becomes the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump blames everyone but himself for the bungled response, and public health officials persuade him to abandon his Easter deadline. Then PBS's Yamiche Alcindor talks to Jon L. about covering ...
03.26.2020 “Give me GDP, or give me death.” The Senate passes the largest economic relief bill in history, Trump spreads the deadly lie that letting the virus run wild will boost the economy, and the daily White House briefings get record cable ratings. Then Governor Gretchen Whitmer talks ...
03.23.2020 “Slush Fund Baby.” Trump refuses to force the production of life-saving medical equipment, Democrats fight to eliminate a corporate slush fund from Mitch McConnell’s stimulus bill, and the coronavirus pandemic upends the 2020 campaign. Then, health care workers share stories about how they’re ...
03.19.2020 “Where are the tests?” Trump’s failures put the U.S. behind the rest of the world on testing, Congress debates the size and scope of the next economic relief package, and Joe Biden moves closer to clinching the Democratic nomination. Then Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, host ...
03.16.2020 “The coronavirus debate.” Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders hold a very unusual debate amid the coronavirus crisis, governments close public places across America, Trump refuses to take responsibility for testing failures, and lawmakers work to pass economic relief. Then Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) ...
03.12.2020 “Trumpism fuels a pandemic.” Donald Trump’s disastrous Oval Office address fails to calm Americans, Republicans fight Democratic proposals to provide economic relief, Joe Biden inches closer to an insurmountable pledged delegate lead, and Bernie Sanders vows to debate on Sunday. Then Governor Gavin Newsom ...
03.09.2020 “Coronavirus doesn’t watch Fox News.” The coronavirus pandemic worsens and markets tank, Trump downplays the crisis and bungles the response, and Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders face off in another six states on Tuesday. Then North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham talks to Jon F. ...
03.04.2020 “Joe’s Super Tuesday.” Joe Biden’s victories on Super Tuesday mark the most dramatic political comeback in recent history, Bernie Sanders faces a tougher map and a need to expand his coalition, Mike Bloomberg ends his campaign, and Elizabeth Warren contemplates her future.
03.02.2020 “Joementum!” Joe Biden scores a decisive victory in the South Carolina primary, causing Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Tom Steyer to end their campaigns. As the last four candidates look to Super Tuesday, the Trump Administration continues to bungle the response ...
02.26.2020 “A toxic and unhelpful affair.” (Debate recap special!) Jon, Jon and Tommy talk about the chaotic Democratic debate that went down in South Carolina just days ahead of the Palmetto State’s primary, and where the candidates stand with just a week to go until Super Tuesday.
02.25.2020 “Getting tense out there!” Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan break down the results of the Nevada caucuses and the ensuing freakout that Bernie Sanders is now the prohibitive favorite to win the Democratic nomination.
02.20.2020 “Honeymoon in Vegas.” (Debate recap special!) Jon, Jon, and Tommy break down the feistiest Democratic debate yet, hosted by NBC in Las Vegas, Nevada. Then Democratic candidate Jessica Cisneros talks to Tommy about her primary challenge to one of Congress's most conservative Democrats in Texas’s 28th ...
02.18.2020 “Fear and Bloomberg in Las Vegas.” Democrats weigh how to confront Trump’s post-impeachment lawlessness, Mike Bloomberg buys himself and his record a lot of attention, and Bernie Sanders looks for another win in Nevada. Then Jon Ralston of the Nevada Independent talks to Jon F. about ...
02.12.2020 “New Hampshire feels the Bern.” Bernie Sanders wins a narrow but crucial victory in New Hampshire, the rest of the candidates compete to be the Bernie alternative, and Donald Trump’s Tuesday massacre reminds us of the stakes in November. Then chip in to help build ...
02.10.2020 “Send your calculators to Manchester.” Democrats try to break out of the pack in the last debate before the New Hampshire primary, Joe Biden hits Pete Buttigieg on his experience, Bernie Sanders coasts, Mike Bloomberg rises, and Donald Trump hands Democrats a gift with his ...
02.06.2020 “Get it together.” Iowa is still too close to call as the candidates try to break through in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney votes to convict as Trump is acquitted, and the President’s State of the Union should be a wake up call for ...
02.05.2020 “Iowa, you had one job." As they wait for Iowa caucus results, Jon, Jon, Tommy and Dan talk about what went wrong in the first contest in the nomination process, what it means for the caucus moving forward and how the candidates move on from ...
02.03.2020 "Secret poll results." Republicans block witnesses, sealing up President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate. The Des Moines Register cancels its highly anticipated Iowa poll the weekend before the caucus. Then, Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan talk about what they've seen and heard ...
01.30.2020 “Democracy dies with Dershowitz.” Trump's defense team argues that the President can do anything to get elected, Republicans close in on the votes to block witnesses, and a SuperPAC makes the case that Bernie isn’t electable. Then Senator Amy Klobuchar joins to talk about ...
01.28.2020 Iowa Episode 5: Voting is not enough In the final episode of this five-part series on the Iowa caucuses, we take you back to Iowa one last time for the final sprint before caucus day. We explore how impeachment is impacting the campaigns, attend events with major ...
01.27.2020 “Bolton’s bombshell.” John Bolton’s explosive new book upends Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Adam Schiff joins to talk about what happens next, and Bernie Sanders extends his lead in Iowa as other candidates raise electability questions. Then Ezra Klein talks to Dan about ...
01.23.2020 “Davos confessions.” Schiff makes the case against Trump, Trump confesses to obstruction and floats cuts to Medicare and Social Security in Davos, and Bernie gains momentum with less than two weeks until Iowa. Then Desmond Meade of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition ...
01.21.2020 “Hillary endorses Bernie.” Trump’s lawyers kick off his impeachment trial by arguing that the President can’t be impeached, Mitch McConnell is forced to make concessions on the rules, Biden and Bernie tangle on Social Security, and the New York Times endorses Amy Klobuchar ...
01.16.2020 “Bernie is my friend.” (Debate recap special!) Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan talk about Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses, hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines. BIG NEWS. Pod Save America is going on tour. ...
01.13.2020 “It's wide open!” The Trump Administration is caught lying about Iran, the public sours on the President’s handling of the crisis, and the Des Moines Register poll shows a very close race in Iowa between Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Joe ...
01.12.2020 The Wilderness, Season 2 (coming January 13, 2020) Jon Favreau looks for the path to victory in 2020 by talking to voters, strategists, organizers, and candidates in the battleground states that will decide the election. Subscribe to The Wilderness: Apple Podcasts: apple.co/thewilderness Other Podcast Platforms: crooked.com/thewilderness
01.09.2020 “All is not well!” Trump gives his Mission Accomplished speech after a momentary pause in the crisis he started, Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans get ready to vote for a rigged impeachment trial, and the endorsements start piling up in the Democratic primary. ...
01.06.2020 “A little noise from Iran.” Trump starts a new conflict in the Middle East by assassinating an Iranian general, John Bolton says he’s willing to testify in the Senate impeachment trial, and the primary is too close to call with less than 30 days until ...
12.30.2019 “Resolutions of the Pod for 2020.” In their second annual New Year’s resolutions pod, Jon, Jon, and Tommy react to resolutions from some of your favorite 2020 candidates. Then they hold themselves accountable for the resolutions they made a year ago - and make new resolutions ...
12.26.2019 “Holiday mailbag!” Jon F. and Dan answer your questions on 2020, the Senate, campaign finance, their top Spotify picks, and more.
12.20.2019 “Whine cave.” (Debate recap special!) Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan talk about the impeachment of Donald Trump and the final Democratic debate of 2019, hosted by PBS and POLITICO in Los Angeles, California.
12.16.2019 “A jury of Trump’s peers.” The House prepares to impeach Donald Trump as new polling shows an uptick in support, Chuck Schumer tries to prevent Mitch McConnell from rigging the Senate trial, and the Democratic presidential candidates prepare for their final debate of 2019.
12.12.2019 “The Do Something Democrats.” Democrats are on the verge of voting to impeach Donald Trump and to approve his trade deal, Bernie Sanders is underestimated, Joe Biden contemplates serving one term, and Pete Buttigieg releases his McKinsey clients. Then Mike Isaac of the New ...
12.10.2019 Iowa Episode 4: The final sprint In episode four of this five-part series on the Iowa caucuses, we take you behind the scenes as the campaigns prepare for one of the biggest nights of the primary season, the Liberty and Justice Dinner. Obama’s speech at the ...
12.09.2019 “Devin’s Gate.” Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Jon, Jon, and Tommy to discuss the Inspector General’s report, Donald Trump’s response to the shooting in Pensacola, Joe Biden’s confrontation with an Iowa voter, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg’s transparency debate, and Michael Bloomberg’s massive ad ...
12.05.2019 “A global laughingstock.” House Democrats prepare to draft articles of impeachment, Trump embarrasses himself and America at NATO, and Kamala Harris ends her presidential campaign. Then Senator Cory Booker talks to Jon about his strategy to make the December debate and build momentum ...
12.03.2019 Iowa Episode 3: Endorsements, surrogates and criticisms of Iowa In episode three of this five-part miniseries on the Iowa caucuses, we dive into the all-important race to lock down the state’s key endorsements. These campaign surrogates, always critical, loom particularly large for the five US Senators running who may ...
12.02.2019 “The Great Impeachment Bake Off.” The next phase of impeachment begins as the Judiciary Committee plans hearings, the 2020 primary is wide open with two months until Iowa, and Pete Buttigieg debates his opponents over free college.
11.27.2019 “Thanksgiving mailbag.” Jon, Jon, and Tommy answer your questions on impeachment, 2020, politics, Thanksgiving, and more. Then Ady Barkan checks in with Jon F. about his endorsement of Elizabeth Warren and his fight to achieve Medicare for All.
11.26.2019 Iowa Episode 2: The history and the rules In episode two of this five-part miniseries on the Iowa caucuses hosted by Tommy Vietor and produced by Pineapple Street Studios, we’ll learn how violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention led to Iowa becoming the first contest of the ...
11.25.2019 “Everyone was in the loop." The impeachment inquiry moves to a new phase, Republican Congressman Devin Nunes may be implicated in the scandal he’s supposed to be investigating, and Michael Bloomberg officially enters the Democratic primary. Then Democratic digital strategist Tara McGowan talks to Dan ...
11.21.2019 “All that pizzazz.” (Debate recap special!) Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan break down a week of pizzazz-filled impeachment hearings and the fifth Democratic primary debate in Atlanta, Georgia.
11.19.2019 Iowa Episode 1: The Stakes This is the first episode of a five-part miniseries on the Iowa caucuses hosted by Tommy Vietor and produced by Pineapple Street Studios. In episode one, Tommy looks back at Barack Obama's 2008 Iowa operation to explain how he won, ...
11.18.2019 “He loves your ass.” Rep. Adam Schiff joins to break down all of the latest impeachment news, Pete Buttigieg takes the lead in Iowa, and Elizabeth Warren offers her own Medicare for All plan. Then Senator Sherrod Brown talks to Jon F. about impeachment, ...
11.14.2019 “Welcome to the Schiff-show.” Bill Taylor drops a bombshell on the first day of the impeachment hearings while Republicans peddle conspiracies, Democratic presidential candidates prepare to be Senate jurors, and Deval Patrick enters the primary. Then former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal offers his ...
11.12.2019 On The Ground in Iowa (coming 11/19) A five episode limited series by Pod Save America host Tommy Vietor on the Iowa Caucuses. Tommy takes the listener to Iowa to spend time with the candidates, staffers and undecided voters who will determine who wins. Tommy will explain ...
11.11.2019 “Lights, camera, impeachment!” Democrats and Republicans telegraph their strategies for the first public impeachment hearings, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to enter the Democratic primary. Then veterans’ advocate Paul Rieckhoff talks to Tommy about veterans policy and how America ...
11.07.2019 “The greatest defeat in history.” Democrats win big victories in Virginia and Kentucky, a new Crooked Media/Change PollerCoaster 2020 survey shows majority support for impeachment, and the Medicare for All debate between Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden gets heated. Then Run for Something’s Amanda Litman ...
11.04.2019 “Fighting words in Des Moines.” The House prepares for the public phase of impeachment, Republicans move towards a defense of foreign interference, and the Democratic candidates make their best case to Iowa voters as the race gets incredibly close. Then Brian Beutler talks to Jon ...

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Pod Save America episodes:

“New tone, who dis?”

“Ratings to die for.”

“Give me GDP, or give me death.”

“Slush Fund Baby.”

“Where are the tests?”

“The coronavirus debate.”

“Trumpism fuels a pandemic.”

“Coronavirus doesn’t watch Fox News.”

“Joe’s Super Tuesday.”

“Joementum!”

“A toxic and unhelpful affair.” (Debate recap special!)

“Getting tense out there!”

“Honeymoon in Vegas.” (Debate recap special!)

“Fear and Bloomberg in Las Vegas.”

“New Hampshire feels the Bern.”

“Send your calculators to Manchester.”

“Get it together.”

“Iowa, you had one job."

"Secret poll results."

“Democracy dies with Dershowitz.”

Iowa Episode 5: Voting is not enough

“Bolton’s bombshell.”

“Davos confessions.”

“Hillary endorses Bernie.”

“Bernie is my friend.” (Debate recap special!)

“It's wide open!”

The Wilderness, Season 2 (coming January 13, 2020)

“All is not well!”

“A little noise from Iran.”

“Resolutions of the Pod for 2020.”

“Holiday mailbag!”

“Whine cave.” (Debate recap special!)

“A jury of Trump’s peers.”

“The Do Something Democrats.”

Iowa Episode 4: The final sprint

“Devin’s Gate.”

“A global laughingstock.”

Iowa Episode 3: Endorsements, surrogates and criticisms of Iowa

“The Great Impeachment Bake Off.”

“Thanksgiving mailbag.”

Iowa Episode 2: The history and the rules

“Everyone was in the loop."

“All that pizzazz.” (Debate recap special!)

Iowa Episode 1: The Stakes

“He loves your ass.”

“Welcome to the Schiff-show.”

On The Ground in Iowa (coming 11/19)

“Lights, camera, impeachment!”

“The greatest defeat in history.”

“Fighting words in Des Moines.”

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