Jon Favreau is an American political commentator and the former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama. In January 2017, Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor co-founded their own company, Crooked Media which produces the political podcast Pod Save America that they all co-host. He married Emily Black on June 17, 2017.
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Offline with Jon Favreau (2022)
Starring as Host
(92 episodes)
- Episode 2024-04-14: Trump's Stock Crash, AI Gets Junkier, and Paying to Delete Social Media (Apr 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-07: Are You Treating Politics Like a Hobby? (Apr 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-31: How to Be Happy with Dr. Laurie Santos (Mar 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-24: Is Trump Benefiting from Our 2020 Amnesia? (Mar 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-17: Kate Middleton MIA, UFOs, and How Conspiracies Got Fun (Mar 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-10: TikTok Ban Returns, AOC Hounded by Protesters, and Jon Ronson on the End of Public Shaming (Mar 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-25: An Ex-Tucker Carlson Employee Tells All (Feb 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-18: The Neuroscience of Why We're Susceptible to Lies, Outrage, ad Fascism (Feb 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-11: Authoritarians or A-holes? Kara Swisher on Tech's Biggest Egos (Feb 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-04: What's Really Behind the Media Apocalypse? (Feb 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-28: Are Algorithms Making You Boring? (Jan 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-21: Were Trump's Opponents Too Online? Plus, R. F. Kuang on Her Twitter Era Novel (Jan 21, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-17: Millennials v. Gen Z, Twitter v. Threads, Social Media Trends for 2024: Jon & Max Answer Your Questions (Dec 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-03: Is a $16 McDonald's Order Going to Elect Trump? (Dec 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-19: How Jezebel Changed Media and Why TikTokers Are Rizzing Up Osama bin Laden (Nov 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-12: The Truth About TikTok's Spin on Israel-Gaza (Nov 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-05: Naomi Klein on What Happens When You're Mistaken for a Conspiracy Theorist (Nov 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-29: Why Do People Love Joe Rogan? (Oct 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-22: Jon Stewart, Donald Trump, and How Comedy Changed Politics (Oct 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-15: Why Has Social Media Made It Impossible to Follow the Israel-Hamas War? (Oct 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-08: Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, Democracy, and Taylor Swift (Oct 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-01: Fox News's Succession Battle, Breaking Up Amazon, and Twitter CEO's Disastrous Q&A (Oct 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-24: Fetterman's Body Double, Biden's Misinformation Strategy, and OpenAI's Secret & Scarier AI (Sep 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-17: The U.S. v. Google, Elon's Secrets Revealed, and Why Trolls Got Nastier (Sep 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-10: How to Survive the 2024 Election, Tech Predictions for the Decade, and the Best Life Advice (Sep 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-20: Welcome to the Take Recession (Aug 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-13: How Facebook Changes Us, Influencer Riots, and AI Gets Funny (Aug 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-06: How Taylor Swift Conquered the Internet, Plus: Xtra Xtra the Bird is Dead (Aug 6, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-30: The Strike to Keep Hollywood Human, with Adam Conover (Jul 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-23: Big Tech vs. Hollywood; AI vs. Journalism; Socialists vs. Bananas (Jul 23, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-16: Is 2024 the AI Election? Plus, an OG Twitter Exec on Elon, Threads, and Tech Bros (Jul 16, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-09: QAnon is Thriving, Twitter is Dying, Zuck to the Rescue? (Jul 9, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-25: Joe Rogan Debates Vaccines, Elon Challenges Zuck, and the Submarine Discourse (Jun 25, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-18: Why You Should Make Silly Things (Jun 18, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-11: How to Break Your Phone Addiction (Jun 11, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-28: The Kids Are Not Alright. Is Social Media to Blame? (May 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-21: Is Fox News Doomed? (May 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-14: Did Clickbait Kill Buzzfeed and the Digital Media Era? (May 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-07: Jon and Max Surrender Their iPhones (May 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-30: Hasan Piker Wants the Left to Persuade, Not Scold (Apr 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-23: How the Internet is Radicalizing Young Men (Apr 23, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-16: John Green Doesn't Think the World is Ending (Yet) (Apr 16, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-09: Should America Ban TikTok? (Apr 9, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-26: The End of Big Tech as We Know It (Mar 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-19: How to Beat Fox News (Mar 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-12: Margaret Atwood on Good, Evil and Stupidity (Mar 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-05: What Do We Lose if We Lose Black Twitter? (Mar 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-19: Are We Amusing Ourselves to Death? (Feb 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-12: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from an 84 Year Study on Happiness (Feb 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-05: Who Can Own the Most Libs? Tim Miller on the '24 GOP Primary (Feb 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-29: What's With All the Tech Layoffs? (Jan 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-22: Do Dating Apps Make it Harder to Find Love? (Jan 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-15: Two Writers Wonder If They'll Be Replaced By AI (Jan 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-08: How to Avoid Distraction with Johann Hari (Jan 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-01: Offline Mailbag with Emily Favreau and Dare We Say (Jan 1, 2023)
- Episode 2022-12-18: The Worst Tweets of 2022 with Rebecca Jennings (Dec 18, 2022)
- Episode 2022-12-11: Is This the End of Social Media? With Ian Bogost (Dec 11, 2022)
- Episode 2022-12-04: What Democrats Could Learn from Republicans with Brian Beutler (Dec 4, 2022)
- Episode 2022-11-20: How to Talk Your Uncle Out of QAnon this Thanksgiving (Nov 20, 2022)
- Episode 2022-11-13: Bad Vibes v. Good Results. Lynn Vavreck on the '22 Midterms (Nov 13, 2022)
- Episode 2022-11-06: Why Elon's Twitter is in the Sh*tter with Nilay Patel (Nov 6, 2022)
- Episode 2022-10-30: Kanye West's Dark, Twisted Internet (Oct 30, 2022)
- Episode 2022-10-23: Persuasion Isn't Dead with Anand Giridharadas (Oct 23, 2022)
- Episode 2022-10-16: Rachel Maddow on America's Forgotten Insurrection (Oct 16, 2022)
- Episode 2022-10-09: Is Remote Work Here to Stay? With Derek Thompson (Oct 9, 2022)
- Episode 2022-10-02: Offline presents The Axe Files hosted by David Axelrod, featuring Maria Ressa (Oct 2, 2022)
- Episode 2022-09-11: Lessons from the Depths of the Internet (Sep 11, 2022)
- Episode 2022-09-04: The Inside Story of How Silicon Valley Rewired Our Brains (Sep 4, 2022)
- Episode 2022-08-28: How To Change Alt Right Minds with ContraPoints (Aug 28, 2022)
- Episode 2022-08-21: Katie Couric on Sarah Palin, Disinformation, and the Future of Journalism (Aug 21, 2022)
- Episode 2022-08-14: How Can Democrats Win the Digital Wars? (Aug 14, 2022)
- Episode 2022-08-07: Is TikTok a Secret Threat to America? With Scott Galloway (Aug 7, 2022)
- Episode 2022-07-24: Jane Coaston on Why Internet Debates Suck (Jul 24, 2022)
- Episode 2022-07-17: What the F*** is the Metaverse? (Jul 17, 2022)
- Episode 2022-07-03: The 19-Year-Old Helping Gen Z Log Off (Jul 3, 2022)
- Episode 2022-06-26: Has Google Created a Soul? (Jun 26, 2022)
- Episode 2022-06-19: Steve Bannon's Very Online Insurrection (Jun 19, 2022)
- Episode 2022-06-12: Crypto for Beginners with Kevin Roose (Jun 12, 2022)
- Episode 2022-06-05: How Should Parents Manage Kids' Screen Time? (Jun 5, 2022)
- Episode 2022-05-29: Ro Khanna is Optimistic About the Internet (May 29, 2022)
- Episode 2022-05-22: Can We Blame the Internet for Buffalo? (May 22, 2022)
- Episode 2022-05-15: Sex, Drugs, and Phone Addictions with Dr. Anna Lembke (May 15, 2022)
- Episode 2022-05-08: Chris Hayes on Why We're All Famous Now (May 8, 2022)
- Episode 2022-05-01: Does Elon Musk Want Free Speech or Attention? (May 1, 2022)
- Episode 2022-04-24: Are Russians Buying Putin's Propaganda? (Apr 24, 2022)
- Episode 2022-04-17: A Newsroom's Fight Against Misinformation in the Black Community (Apr 17, 2022)
- Episode 2022-04-10: A Twitter Founder on Elon, Trump, and the Edit Button (Apr 10, 2022)
- Episode 2022-04-03: Samantha Bee on Laughing at our Political Hellscape (Apr 3, 2022)
- Episode 2022-03-27: Lilly Singh on YouTube to Late Night (Mar 27, 2022)
- Episode 2022-03-20: Taylor Lorenz on Why All Culture is Internet Culture (Mar 20, 2022)
- Episode 2022-03-13: Greg Daniels on the Digital Afterlife (Mar 13, 2022)
- Episode 2022-03-06: Kara Swisher on the Very Online War in Ukraine (Mar 6, 2022)
Pod Save America (2018)
Starring as Host
(73 episodes)
- Episode 2024-04-19: So You Think You Can Be a Trump Juror? (Apr 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-16: The People vs Donald Trump (Apr 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-12: The Trump-Mike Johnson-MTG Love Triangle (Apr 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-09: Trump "Proudly" Supports Abortion Bans (Apr 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-05: Bernie Sanders on the War in Gaza and Beating Trump (Apr 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-02: Trump's Veepstakes Begin (Apr 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-29: A Tale of Two Campaigns (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-26: Trump's Pump and Dump (feat. Sen. Raphael Warnock) (Mar 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-22: How Broke and Desperate is Donald Trump? (Mar 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-19: Trump's Bloodbath? (feat. Katie Porter) (Mar 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-15: Republicans' Work Till You Die Agenda (Mar 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-13: Trump's TikTok Dance (Mar 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-12: Biden's in His Jacked-Up Era (Mar 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-08: Biden's Fiery State of the Union (Mar 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-06: The Biden-Trump Rematch Begins (Mar 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-05: Supreme Court Refuses to Exonerate Trump for Jan. 6th (Mar 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-01: Did the Supreme Court Just Save Trump? (Mar 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-28: Pete Buttigieg on the Michigan Primary and Whether You Should Fly on a 737 Max (feat. Mehdi Hasan) (Feb 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-27: Will Trump Win Back Haley Voters? (Feb 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-23: Trump's 2nd Term: Military in the Streets, Mike Johnson in the Sheets (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-18: Huge Verdict Against Trump (with Elizabeth Warren!) (Feb 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-16: Trump's Get Out of Jail Free Campaign (w/ Gov. Tim Walz) (Feb 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-13: How Biden Can Handle the Age Thing (Feb 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-09: Will the Supreme Court Upend 2024? (Feb 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-06: Trump Stokes Border Chaos (Feb 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-02: The Biden-Trump Polls are All Over the Place (Feb 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-31: Trumpworld Takes on Taylor Swift (Jan 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-30: Biden and Haley Tag Team Trump (Jan 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-26: Liz Cheney on the Cult of Trump (Jan 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-24: Trump Wins New Hampshire, Rages at Haley (Jan 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-23: More Like GONE DeSantis (w/Gavin Newsom!) (Jan 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-19: Trump Goes Birther on Haley (Jan 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-16: Trump Wins, DeSantis Whines, Haley Withstands (Jan 16, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-21: PSA Presents: The 2024 Pundies (Dec 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-19: 2023 Holiday Mail Bag! (Dec 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-12: Can Trump Be Stopped in Iowa? (Dec 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-08: Chris Christie's Last Stand (Live from San Diego!) (Dec 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-05: Is a Trump Dictatorship Inevitable? (Dec 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-30: Why This Democrat Thinks He Can Beat Joe Biden (Nov 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-28: Biden Secures Temporary Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Obamacare (Nov 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-21: More Democrats Call for a Ceasefire (Nov 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-16: First Rule of Republican Fight Club (Nov 16, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-14: Trump Vows to Root Out "Vermin" (Nov 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-13: BONUS: Could Trump Still Lose the Nomination? (Live from New Orleans!) (Nov 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-09: Major Win for Democrats, Minor Debate for Republicans (Nov 9, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-07: Barack Obama on Democracy, Gaza and 2024 (Nov 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-02: Is Trump Losing a Step? (Nov 2, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-31: Ohio's Big Choice (Live from Cleveland!) (Oct 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-30: BONUS: Bourbon & Biden (Live from Louisville!) (Oct 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-26: What's a Mike Johnson? (Oct 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-24: Rachel Maddow Talks Trump, Biden, and the Speaker-less House (Oct 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-20: John Fetterman and Symone Sanders-Townsend on House Chaos (Live from DC!) (Oct 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-17: Speaker Jim Jordan? (Oct 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-12: Trump Mocks Israel, Speaker Race in Chaos (Oct 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-10: Hamas Makes War, Republicans Play Politics (Oct 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-05: Could Trump Become Speaker? (Oct 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-03: Should Democrats Save Kevin McCarthy? (Oct 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-28: Trump Wins Another Debate (Sep 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-26: Is Trump Really up 10? (Sep 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-21: Trump's General Election Pivot (Sep 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-19: Other Than That Ms. Boebert, How Was The Play? (Sep 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-14: Republicans Strap On for Biden Impeachment (Sep 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-12: Is Trump Snoozing on Iowa? (Sep 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-07: Age Against the Machine (Sep 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-17: Awkward Americans For DeSantis (Aug 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-15: Indictment (Georgia's Version) (Aug 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-08: Judge May Shush Trump….in America?? (Aug 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-03: Trump's Triple Crown (Aug 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-01: BONUS: The Jan.6 Indictment Drops (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-01: Mar-a-Lago's Funniest Home Videos (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-27: Indictment Excitement (with Chris Christie!) (Jul 27, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-25: Trump's Legal Eras Tour (Jul 25, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-20: Third Crime's The Charm (Jul 20, 2023)
Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons (2016)
Guest starring as Jon Favreau
- Episode 1x08: Jonah Hill, Jon Favreau and Wesley Morris (Aug 17, 2016)
Chelsea (2016)
Guest starring as Jon Favreau
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: When Chelsea Met Harry (Jul 21, 2017)
- Episode 1x41: Zelda Williams Defies the Trolls (Aug 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Wanda Sykes and the 2016 Political Scene (May 19, 2016)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Jon Favreau
- Episode 2017-05-01: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett & Tommy Vietor (May 1, 2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Jon Favreau
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2021-01-20: Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Peter CottonTale, Chance The Rapper, Cynthia Erivo, Chicago Children's Choir, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kofi Lost (Live Show) (Jan 20, 2021)
- Episode 2020-08-24: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Tim McGraw, Laura Benanti (Live Show) (Aug 24, 2020)
- Episode 2020-04-09: Stephen Colbert from home, with Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Jon Meacham, Dave Matthews (Apr 9, 2020)
- Episode 2019-05-15: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, BTS (May 15, 2019)
- Episode 2018-10-23: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Charlamagne Tha God (Oct 23, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-16: Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Constance Wu (Aug 16, 2018)
- Episode 2018-01-30: Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson, Chris Stapleton (Jan 30, 2018)
- Episode 2017-04-05: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Steve Martin, Neal Schon (Apr 5, 2017)
All In with Chris Hayes (2013)
Guest starring as Jon Favreau
- Episode 2024-03-08: Episode 34 (Mar 8, 2024)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Jon Favreau
- Episode 17x169: Jon Favreau & Jon Lovett (Oct 20, 2020)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Guest starring as Jon Favreau
- Episode 15x15: Adam Schiff; Jon Favreau, Michael Render and Matt Welch; Annabelle Gurwitch (May 12, 2017)