Episodes
Published 11/07/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Brian Tyler Cohen, progressive commentator and host of the podcast No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen. They break down 2022 midterm ads from Raphael Warnock (running for Senate against Herschel Walker in Georgia), John Fetterman (running against Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania), and an ad from the Way to Win Action Fund.
Published 11/07/22
Dexter McCoy, candidate Fort Bend Texas' Precinct 4 County Commissioner, joins Crooked Media’s Shaniqua McClendon to discuss everything at stake in Texas this November. To get involved in and/or donate to his campaign you can head to www.dextermccoy.com. And to get involved in key election races across the country head to votesaveamerica.com.
Published 11/04/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to break down 2022 Midterm Ads. They discuss the issues that motivate voters going into the midterm elections by breaking down Rep. Swalwell’s VIRAL abortion ad, Republican Kari Lake's (Arizona) ad about the economy/inflation, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nevada) ad about Adam Laxalt and the "Big Lie."
Published 11/03/22
Charles Booker, candidate for Senate in Kentucky, joins Crooked Media’s Shaniqua McClendon to discuss everything at stake in Kentucky this November. To get involved in and/or donate to his campaign you can head to charlesbooker.org. And to get involved in key election races across the country head to votesaveamerica.com.
Published 11/01/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by David Plouffe, former Campaign Manager and Senior Advisor to Barack Obama. The former Whitehouse colleagues break down 2022 Midterm Ads from republican Dr. Oz and democrat John Fetterman for senate in Pennsylvania. They answer the question: "Do political ads still work in 2022?" Plus an Attack Ad against Sen. Mark Kelly (Arizona) from Sentinel Action Fund.
Published 10/31/22
Amaris Leon of the Working Families Party joins Crooked Media’s Sara Garcia to discuss everything at stake in Sheriffs races across the country this November. To learn more about the Working Families Party you can head to workingfamilies.org. And to get involved in key election races across the country head to votesaveamerica.com.
Published 10/28/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Sarah Longwell, Publisher of The Bulwark and Founder of The Republican Accountability Project. They break down 2022 midterm ads from Republicans and Democrats. Featuring: the Senate Leadership Fund’s attack ad against John Fetterman in Pennsylvania, Liz Cheney from the Republican Accountability Project, “Crazy Sh*t” about Doug Mastriano, and a bonus ad from viral Republican candidate Linda Paulson.
Published 10/27/22
Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas's 3rd Congressional district joins Crooked Media’s Sara Garcia to discuss everything at stake in Kansas this November. To get involved in and/or donate to her campaign you can head to shariceforcongress.com. And to get involved in key election races across the country head to votesaveamerica.com.
Published 10/25/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Democratic Strategist and Pollster Cornell Belcher to break down 2022 midterm ads from Herschel Walker (Georgia), Beto O’Rourke (Texas), and Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin).
Published 10/24/22
Pastor Greg Lewis, founder and president of Souls to the Polls and Pastors United, joins Crooked Media's Shaniqua McClendon to discuss what is at stake across the country this November.
Published 10/21/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Crooked Media Co-founder and host of The Wilderness podcast Jon Favreau to break down great and terrible midterm battleground ads from Republican Herschel Walker (Georgia), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nevada) 'Succession' ad against Republican Adam Laxalt, and the latest attack ad from Dr. Oz against Democrat John Fetterman (Pennsylvania).
Published 10/20/22
Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan's 8th Congressional district joins Crooked Media’s Sara Garcia to discuss everything at stake in Michigan this November.
Published 10/18/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Co-Founder of MeidasTouch Ben Meiselas to analyze campaign ads and political messaging. They break down the mega-viral ad from MeidasTouch “Wizard of Lies” aka Dr. Oz (New Jersey), an ad from The Lincoln Project about MAGA Republican Doug Mastriano (Pennsylvania), and a Marco Rubio (Florida) ad about the “Radical Left.”
Published 10/17/22
Shelley Jackson, the Executive Director of Instituto, an organization building political power in Arizona joins Crooked Media's Amelia Montooth to discuss what is at stake in Arizona this November. To get involved in and/or donate to her organization you can head to instituto.io. And to get involved in key election races across the country head to votesaveamerica.com.
Published 10/14/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by journalist and host of The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC and Peacock to break down viral 2022 midterm ads from Citizens for Sanity, Congressman Tim Ryan (Ohio), and Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida).
Published 10/13/22
Austin Davis, a progressive candidate for Lieutenant Governor in Pennsylvania, joins Crooked Media's Sara Garcia to discuss everything at stake in PA this November. To get involved in and/or donate to his campaign you can head to www.shapirodavis.org. And to get involved in key election races across the country head to votesaveamerica.com.
Published 10/11/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by "Politics Girl" Leigh McGowan to break down good and bad viral midterm ads from Blake Masters, Raphael Warnock, and the American Action Network.
Published 10/10/22
Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, a progressive democrat running for her second term, joins Crooked Media's Ari Schwartz to discuss the issues on the ballot in Minnesota this November and the stakes of keeping Minnesota blue.
Published 10/07/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at New York University and co-host of the Crooked Media podcast Strict Scrutiny. In this episode Dan and Melissa analyze a viral ad from Mothers Against Greg Abbott (MAGA), Republican Katie Britt (Alabama), and the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Published 10/06/22
Democracy or Else is a new weekly series from your friends at Crooked Media and Vote Save America. In this episode Crooked Media's Sara Garcia interviews Gabe Vasquez on his run for New Mexico's second congressional district.
Published 10/04/22
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Democratic strategist Lis Smith who was senior advisor to Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign to discuss Democrats appearing on Fox News. They break down ads and clips featuring Tim Ryan, Pete Buttigieg, and Catherine Cortez Mastro.
Published 10/03/22
The future of our democracy hinges on the outcome of two Senate races in Georgia, a state that shocked the nation by flipping for the first time in nearly three decades. In this multi-part podcast, visit the frontlines with two of Atlanta’s own - journalists Rembert Browne and Jewel Wicker  as they detail the struggles and triumphs that led to this moment, and hear from the organizers, strategists, and voters hoping to change the South forever.  Our new podcast, “Gaining Ground: The New...
Published 12/17/20
Subscribe to Crooked's new podcast, Unholier Than Thou: apple.co/unholierthanthou - first two episodes available today. Award-winning journalist and editor Phillip Picardi is on a quest to better understand his relationship with spirituality by learning how faith plays a role in other people’s lives in Crooked Media’s new podcast, Unholier Than Thou. With the help of the spiritual, religious, and agnostic, he’ll guide listeners through the ethereal and worldly problems of the day, informed...
Published 06/12/20
In this excerpt from UN-TRUMPING AMERICA (on sale February 18, 2020), Dan Pfeiffer speaks candidly to our (forthcoming) Democratic nominee about the realities of winning, the fate of American democracy, and how to defeat Trump at the ballot box in November. Pre-order now wherever books are sold: https://amzn.to/372l5k2
Published 02/11/20