Trae Crowder and Geoffrey Asmus on Comedy and Politics
The Al Franken Podcast
The Al Franken Podcast
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🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Guest Host Trae Crowder is joined by his friend and fellow standup comedian, Geoffrey Asmus! The two dig into the state of Trump's base, including Geoffrey's own MAGA dad showing signs of buyer's remorse, and why economic pain at the dinner table may finally be doing what years of political argument couldn't. They trade theories on why so many working-class voters remain Republican even when their actual policy views skew left and what it would take to build a real alternative.
They also get into the comedy culture wars: the rise of right-wing adjacent comics, the Riyadh comedy festival, and explain the term "clapter.” Geoffrey and Trae also address the threat of artificial intelligence to creative work, Joe Rogan's bizarre evolution, the Kill Tony phenomenon, and how the manosphere targets young men hungry for acceptance and direction.
LEARN more about Trae and see his standup! https://www.traecrowder.com/
WATCH Geoffrey's standup special and see him on tour! https://www.whitecomedian.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. We got a great one today, you know, for a change, because this one is guest |
| 0:10.2 | hosted by my friend and friend of the show, Trey Crowder. You see, I'm taking a little break |
| 0:16.4 | from the podcast. I've been doing this show for seven years, and I deserve it, and nothing is |
| 0:23.0 | happening. Well, Trey can tell you more about that. Now, you might remember Trey from his |
| 0:29.4 | previous appearances on the show, but in case you forgot, I'll tell you why Trey is so great. |
| 0:36.2 | Trey is probably best known for his character, the liberal redneck, which is really just |
| 0:43.2 | Trey ramped up to an 11, as he puts it. |
| 0:47.0 | He grew up in Salina, Tennessee near the Kentucky border, and in abject poverty, he became |
| 0:53.9 | a liberal for a number of reasons, one of which |
| 0:57.3 | was his beloved gay uncle Tim. I first met Trey on a flight out of L.A., I'll be honest, I didn't |
| 1:07.7 | know who he was, but I went and watched his liberal redneck videos and became a huge fan. |
| 1:16.3 | Trey is a great stand-up comedian. |
| 1:19.5 | I went to see a show in Brooklyn, and as they say, he killed. |
| 1:23.9 | You can watch his comedy special Trash Daddy on YouTube and catch his stand-up live on tour |
| 1:31.4 | around the country. |
| 1:33.8 | Trey also co-hosts a weekly podcast, well-read, with two other comedians, and today, |
| 1:40.4 | Trey Crowder hosts the Al Franken podcast. |
| 1:43.9 | I can guarantee that this is going to be a great one, you know, for a change. |
| 1:50.3 | So, Trey, take it away. |
| 1:58.5 | Thank you, Alan. |
| 1:59.4 | Thanks for having me. |
| 2:00.2 | Hello, everybody. Yes, it's the Al Franken podcast with your guest host, me, Trey Crowder. |
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