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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 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.
1,201episodes
1,348guest appearances
658unique guests
Hosts
- Dan Pfeiffer host
- Jon Favreau host
- Jon Lovett host
- Tommy Vietor host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Litman | 22 | 2026-06-28 | |
| Melissa Murray | 22 | 2026-05-05 | |
| Ana Marie Cox | 21 | 2018-12-27 | |
| Alyssa Mastromonaco | 20 | 2024-12-24 | |
| Elizabeth Warren | 15 | 2024-02-18 | |
| Stacey Abrams | 15 | 2024-10-04 | |
| Jen Psaki | 14 | 2026-03-21 | |
| Katie Porter | 14 | 2026-04-28 | |
| Tim Miller | 13 | 2025-11-12 | |
| Ben Wikler | 12 | 2025-01-17 | |
| Alex Wagner | 11 | 2026-07-10 | |
| Ben Rhodes | 11 | 2026-05-31 | |
| Brian Schatz | 11 | 2025-11-23 | |
| Chris Murphy | 11 | 2025-11-12 | |
| De Ray Mckesson | 11 | 2020-06-01 | |
| Sarah Longwell | 11 | 2026-04-26 | |
| Adam Schiff | 10 | 2023-02-14 | |
| Erin Ryan | 10 | 2024-04-22 | |
| Mehdi Hasan | 9 | 2024-06-29 | |
| Ruben Gallego | 9 | 2026-03-03 | |
| Addisu Demissie | 8 | 2024-09-18 | |
| David Plouffe | 8 | 2026-01-25 | |
| Gavin Newsom | 8 | 2026-03-08 | |
| Anat Shenker-Osorio | 7 | 2024-08-11 | |
| Barack Obama | 7 | 2025-11-07 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 7 | 2026-05-03 | |
| Beto O’Rourke | 7 | 2025-05-16 | |
| Carlos Odio | 7 | 2025-11-16 | |
| Cory Booker | 7 | 2026-04-05 | |
| De Ray Mc Kesson | 7 | 2021-11-28 | |
| Norm Eisen | 7 | 2026-05-24 | |
| Pete Buttigieg | 7 | 2025-08-10 | |
| Pramila Jayapal | 7 | 2025-11-23 | |
| Sherrod Brown | 7 | 2024-10-23 | |
| Ady Barkan | 6 | 2019-11-27 | |
| Andrew Weissmann | 6 | 2025-02-21 | |
| Ezra Klein | 6 | 2025-03-30 | |
| Heather Mc Ghee | 6 | 2022-07-28 | |
| John Fetterman | 6 | 2023-10-20 | |
| Kara Swisher | 6 | 2022-03-06 | |
| Kate Shaw | 6 | 2024-06-19 | |
| Ron Klain | 6 | 2023-02-07 | |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 5 | 2024-10-30 | |
| Amanda Litman | 5 | 2025-04-25 | |
| Chuck Schumer | 5 | 2023-08-10 | |
| David Axelrod | 5 | 2026-05-17 | |
| Elijah Cone | 5 | 2024-12-20 | |
| Faiz Shakir | 5 | 2025-11-19 | |
| Hakeem Jeffries | 5 | 2025-12-05 | |
| Jane Coaston | 5 | 2024-09-08 | |
| Jennifer Carroll Foy | 5 | 2023-10-20 | |
| Jose Andres | 5 | 2023-10-12 | |
| Kamala Harris | 5 | 2024-09-27 | |
| Rebecca Katz | 5 | 2025-11-19 | |
| Ro Khanna | 5 | 2025-11-18 | |
| Sam Sanders | 5 | 2023-12-26 | |
| Symone Sanders Townsend | 5 | 2026-02-24 | |
| Amy Klobuchar | 4 | 2021-06-24 | |
| Catherine Cortez-Masto | 4 | 2022-10-27 | |
| Celinda Lake | 4 | 2023-04-27 | |
| Colin Allred | 4 | 2024-10-25 | |
| Cornell Belcher | 4 | 2023-12-28 | |
| Dara Lind | 4 | 2025-01-28 | |
| Dave Weigel | 4 | 2023-03-07 | |
| Gretchen Whitmer | 4 | 2025-05-02 | |
| Jake Tapper | 4 | 2025-12-16 | |
| Jason Kander | 4 | 2022-05-09 | |
| Jay Inslee | 4 | 2022-07-22 | |
| John Legend | 4 | 2024-05-28 | |
| La Tosha Brown | 4 | 2021-07-15 | |
| Mandela Barnes | 4 | 2023-03-20 | |
| Mark Leibovich | 4 | 2026-04-24 | |
| Natasha Bertrand | 4 | 2019-09-16 | |
| Rachel Maddow | 4 | 2025-01-26 | |
| Raphael Warnock | 4 | 2026-05-10 | |
| Symone Sanders | 4 | 2022-10-24 | |
| Terrance Woodbury | 4 | 2025-11-16 | |
| Abdul El-Sayed | 3 | 2020-03-19 | |
| Amy Walter | 3 | 2025-11-30 | |
| Amy Westervelt | 3 | 2022-06-30 | |
| Andrew Gillum | 3 | 2019-03-28 | |
| Ari Berman | 3 | 2020-07-27 | |
| Austan Goolsbee | 3 | 2021-11-16 | |
| Brian Deese | 3 | 2025-02-04 | |
| Chris Van Hollen | 3 | 2025-09-12 | |
| Daniella Diaz | 3 | 2025-02-25 | |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | 3 | 2024-10-15 | |
| Dick Durbin | 3 | 2018-07-12 | |
| Halle Kiefer | 3 | 2023-12-21 | |
| Hasan Piker | 3 | 2026-04-12 | |
| Ilhan Omar | 3 | 2019-06-17 | |
| Jacky Rosen | 3 | 2024-11-08 | |
| Jamie Raskin | 3 | 2025-04-18 | |
| JB Pritzker | 3 | 2025-12-14 | |
| John Della Volpe | 3 | 2024-07-07 | |
| Jon Ralston | 3 | 2024-02-07 | |
| Karen Bass | 3 | 2023-03-16 | |
| Katie Couric | 3 | 2024-05-22 | |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | 3 | 2019-04-22 | |
| Lis Smith | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
Network-Based Guest Fits
Experimental matches based on network structure, not confident booking forecasts. Open the full predictions analysis.
| Rank | Guest | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19 | Scott Galloway | 0.585 | 1,050 shared-neighbor signals; 23 host bridges; 87 prior guest appearances |
| #44 | Ken Burns | 0.427 | 899 shared-neighbor signals; 22 host bridges; 40 prior guest appearances |
| #149 | Charlamagne Tha God | 0.141 | 833 shared-neighbor signals; 19 host bridges; 58 prior guest appearances |
| #180 | Tristan Harris | 0.119 | 701 shared-neighbor signals; 18 host bridges; 48 prior guest appearances |
| #187 | Ian Bremmer | 0.117 | 814 shared-neighbor signals; 17 host bridges; 67 prior guest appearances |
| #212 | Anthony Scaramucci | 0.103 | 726 shared-neighbor signals; 16 host bridges; 57 prior guest appearances |
| #273 | Fareed Zakaria | 0.078 | 641 shared-neighbor signals; 17 host bridges; 44 prior guest appearances |
| #297 | Bakari Sellers | 0.071 | 679 shared-neighbor signals; 16 host bridges; 19 prior guest appearances |
| #307 | Neil de Grasse Tyson | 0.070 | 809 shared-neighbor signals; 16 host bridges; 93 prior guest appearances |
| #369 | Sam Stein | 0.059 | 323 shared-neighbor signals; 8 host bridges; 115 prior guest appearances |
| #374 | Jane Fonda | 0.058 | 671 shared-neighbor signals; 17 host bridges; 29 prior guest appearances |
| #411 | Jon Meacham | 0.052 | 624 shared-neighbor signals; 16 host bridges; 36 prior guest appearances |
| #423 | Julie K. Brown | 0.052 | 490 shared-neighbor signals; 15 host bridges; 10 prior guest appearances |
| #438 | Ben Mc Kenzie | 0.050 | 482 shared-neighbor signals; 17 host bridges; 15 prior guest appearances |
| #451 | Sam Harris | 0.049 | 791 shared-neighbor signals; 15 host bridges; 67 prior guest appearances |
| #490 | Jonathan Haidt | 0.046 | 840 shared-neighbor signals; 14 host bridges; 59 prior guest appearances |
| #501 | Timothy Snyder | 0.044 | 762 shared-neighbor signals; 13 host bridges; 21 prior guest appearances |
| #542 | Kaitlan Collins | 0.040 | 536 shared-neighbor signals; 16 host bridges; 12 prior guest appearances |
| #603 | Katie Phang | 0.035 | 420 shared-neighbor signals; 14 host bridges; 13 prior guest appearances |
| #620 | Ben Stiller | 0.035 | 511 shared-neighbor signals; 16 host bridges; 25 prior guest appearances |
| #646 | E. Jean Carroll | 0.034 | 491 shared-neighbor signals; 15 host bridges; 17 prior guest appearances |
| #678 | Susan Glasser | 0.032 | 488 shared-neighbor signals; 14 host bridges; 18 prior guest appearances |
| #706 | Casey Newton | 0.031 | 454 shared-neighbor signals; 15 host bridges; 23 prior guest appearances |
| #730 | Maria Ressa | 0.029 | 433 shared-neighbor signals; 15 host bridges; 7 prior guest appearances |
| #799 | Nate Silver | 0.026 | 630 shared-neighbor signals; 13 host bridges; 21 prior guest appearances |