| Pod Save America | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | |
| Genre | Political
liberal/progressive talk radio |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Thrice weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) |
| Length | 41–96 minutes |
| Publication | |
| Original release | January 2017 |
| Provider | Crooked Media |
| Related | |
| Related shows | Pod Save the World |
| Website | Official |
Pod Save America is an American liberal/progressive political podcast developed and distributed by Crooked Media.[1][2][3] The podcast debuted in January 2017 and airs three times per week, hosted by a rotating cast of former Barack Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett, and Dan Pfeiffer.[4][5][6]
It is the flagship podcast of Crooked Media, a media company founded by Favreau, Vietor, and Lovett.[7] The show averages more than 1.5 million listeners an episode, and has been downloaded more than 120 million times as of November 2017.[8]
Four Pod Save America one-hour HBO TV specials aired in fall 2018 to cover the U.S. midterm elections.[9][10] Crooked Media also films the podcasts and releases them on their YouTube channel.[11]
- ^ Stuart, Gwynedd (August 14, 2019). "Pod Save America Has Moved Political Discourse to the Left...Coast". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Pierce, Scott D. (July 12, 2019). "Obama-inspired 'Pod Save America' hosts can't wait to visit deep-red Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Luning, Ernest (July 15, 2019). "Tommy Vietor talks 'Pod Save America,' 2020 political landscape ahead of podcast's Denver show". Colorado Politics. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Gillies, Craille Maguire (January 18, 2017). "Pod save America: 12 podcasts to get you through the Trump presidency". The Guardian.
- ^ Rutenberg, Jim (March 20, 2017). "Opposition and a Shave: Former Obama Aides Counter Trump". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Willis, Jay (April 6, 2017). "The Pod Save America Guys Have Some Ideas About What President Obama Should Do Next". GQ. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ^ Wilstein, Matt (January 9, 2017). "The 'Keepin' It 1600' Guys Launch Crooked Media to Counter Trump". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Zengerle, Jason (November 22, 2017). "The Voices in Blue America's Head". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "- HBO Announces Pod Save America Podcast Specials". HBO.
- ^ O'Connell, Mikey (February 8, 2018). "'Pod Save America' Getting HBO Treatment With Election Specials". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Ugwu, Reggie (April 26, 2024). "With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 23, 2024.