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Pod Save America on Tour
No matter what your interest — music, true crime, alien abductions — there's a podcast (or a hundred) out there for you. But the Pod Save America podcast was launched with a greater purpose than merely indulging a niche obsession.
Proudly branding itself "a no-bulls**t conversation about politics," its mission is to speak truth to power at a time when political discourse has become mired in disinformation and distortions. Its four hosts are no mere armchair news junkies: Jon Favreau (not to be confused with the actor/director of the same name), Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett, and Dan Pfeiffer all worked for the Barack Obama administration in various spokesperson, advisory, and speechwriter capacities.
The quartet originally convened in 2016 for Keepin' it 1600, a weekly political podcast hosted by the pop-culture website The Ringer. But the election of Donald Trump that November inspired the team to make podcasting their full-time pursuit. Favreau, Vietor, and Lovett formed their own podcast network — Crooked Media — with a more intense focus on progressive politics and activism, and relaunched their show with Pfeiffer as a twice-weekly podcast named Pod Save America in January 2017.
Combining shrewd political analysis and impassioned calls to action with the informal, off-the-cuff (and unapologetically profane) vibe of a pub hang with your best pals, Pod Save America has proven to be a consoling, cathartic outlet for people who (in the hosts' words) are "not yet ready to give up or go insane."
In its first month, Pod Save America hosted Barack Obama's final interview as president, and the show has since welcomed the likes of Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris, attracting an audience of more than 1.5 million listeners per episode in the process.
The show's casual feel naturally lends itself to a stage setting — the Pod Save America crew first toured the nation in 2017 and, in the run-up to the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, the podcast made its television debut with four HBO specials filmed before live audiences. Their road campaign continues into 2019, with the intent of directly engaging more Americans to become actively involved in the political process.
Beyond hearing the surprise guest (Pres Obama) speak of the work to be done (this was amazing enough on its own!!!!, it was great to see Jon, Alex, John, Tommy, and Dan talk and interact. I'm amazed that Dan can cite voting statistics and recall politicians and years without any notes. Keep spreading the word and growing this media company.
An entire theater of people LEVITATED And were glued standing, screaming/fainting When Obama casually walked out Kudos to the best actors in the world Who did not betray the moments before In their body language at all to give us this extraordinary surprise. "no crowd has ever done this... and no crowd will ever do this again."for real! This is not just a podcast - it is and it always has been the building of the new Democratic Party. To be a part of it is magic!
It was a great show, and gave me hope about the political situation for the first time in quite a while. Surprise appearance by Barack Obama was a great moment, truly inspiring.!
I cannot say enough good things about this event. The theater was lovely and the staff were great, but the show itself was one of the best events I have ever experienced. I love these folks and the impact they have on the country and the culture and to have that brought to life? Amazing.
Pros: I got to say I went to Pod Save America Cons: 1. Many audience members had to ask each other what was said. Could have offered closed captioning in the world of AI. 2. Claim inclusivity but did not use close captioning did not use names or have name plates up so we could understand who was speaking or for those of who didn’t know Erin so we could get to know her 3. As we entered the venue, there were Harris/Biden staffers asking SOME people if they wanted to go to Milwaukee on Tuesday to hear Harris speak. We were noticeably skipped. As one of the few Black participants it was painfully obvious and quite frankly sad to see the staffers so uncomfortable around Black people. 4. There was one part of the event where one of the guys played a game where he drinks milk even though he is lactose intolerant. An older gentleman brought the milk out earlier than he wanted and he shamefully shooed the man away. It was again embarrassing. The man was old enough to be his dad. Overall, not a great use of time. But hey, now I know.
The PSA guys bring humor to thoughtful conversations about politics. It was great to see them in person.
The Boston show was on point! The Crooked crew was wonderful, the Governor was great, and the format was excellent! I would look forward to seeing them again should they return to Boston
I have listened to PSA since the beginning. Almost 8 years now. They are already so brilliant, quick, sharp, creative, and hilarious when I listen to them in the audio-only medium... How can they come across as even more brilliant than they already do? I don't know. But in person, they did. So much incisive wit and insight packed into normal-size bodies. Are we sure they are human? Or a more advanced and intelligent species perhaps? I hope they all run for office. We need them in decision-making positions. Thanks Crooked. Love u. Oh btw I bought their new book: Democracy Or Else. I was peeing-in-my-pants laughing already from reading the book jacket. Let alone the prologue/preamble. Rare combination of funny and educational. Solid gold stuff.
Show was awesome! So glad they came to Boston. Theatre was great, staff was fabulous.
Mayor Todd Gloria joined Pod Save America’s live show at the Magnolia in El Cajon for an interview and a game. He has a sense of humor