The Midterms with Al Franken

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🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Jason and Ravi are joined by former Senator and comedian Al Franken to gut check the state of democracy and dive into the Trump vs. DeSantis drama unfolding in the GOP. Al names Jason's next political memoir and tells us what to watch for in a Republican controlled House. Later on, Managing Parter of Arena, Lauren Baer, discusses the gains Democrats made in state legislative races across the country. To expand your media diet and start to understand why we’re so divided on so many issues and where we might be able to find some common ground, go to Ground.news/m54 to get 15% off any subscription for as little as $1/month. If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their Athletic Greens. See what all the hype is about when you go to AthleticGreens.com/majority and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/m54 and get on your way to being your best self. For listeners of the show, Calm is offering an exclusive offer of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at CALM.COM/M54 Majority54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch, Edie Allard, Adesuwa Agbonile, and Sara Schleede. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander. Majority 54 on Twitter Jason on Twitter Jason on Instagram Ravi on Twitter Ravi on Instagram Al Franked on Twitter Lauren Baer on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sometimes internet sensation V-Sphere needs more than a minute to bring you the news.
0:04.5	The popular Under the Desk news anchor is spinning off their TikTok show into a full-length
0:09.6	news deep dive and making it a can't miss part of your weekly routine.
0:13.3	I've been on this show, it's actually where I met V, and then we had V on last week's
0:17.6	show, and they did a fantastic job.
0:20.3	Every Tuesday, V highlights the fascinating details of timely stories we often overlook
0:24.5	in the chaotic news cycle.
0:26.2	Even on Fridays, V takes a longer plunge into less reported issues that have nonetheless
0:30.7	impacted society.
0:32.4	Part explainer, part thought starter show with a heavy dose of quirky personality and
0:36.6	witty charm.
0:37.8	V's goal is to make you the most well informed and V interesting person in any crowd.
0:42.8	V interesting from lemon out of media is out now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:48.2	I'm Jason Kander.
0:52.5	I'm Robbie Gupta.
0:53.9	This is majority 54 of the podcast for meaningful conversations that change minds, change votes,
0:58.7	and win elections.
1:00.1	Later in this episode, we will have Lauren Bear from Arena joining us.
1:04.8	But right now, we have our friend Al Franken.
1:07.7	You already know Al, but I'll tell you, Al is a former US senator from Minnesota, one
1:11.2	of the original writers on SNL.
1:13.6	My good friend, the host of the aptly named Al Franken podcast, and all around pretty
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