Tommy Vietor is an American political commentator and podcaster. He is a former spokesperson for President Obama and United States National Security Council from 2011 to 2013. In January 2017, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Vietor co-founded their own company, Crooked Media which produces the political podcast Pod Save America that they all co-host. Vietor also hosts a separate podcast covering global issues and policymaking decisions called Pod Save the World.
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Pod Save the World (2023)
Starring as Co-Host
(66 episodes)
- Episode 2024-03-20: Trump Says Jewish Democrats "Hate Israel" (Mar 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-13: Trump's TikTok Flip Flop (Mar 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-06: Why is the US air dropping aid to Gaza? (Mar 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-28: CPAC Doubles Down on Creepy Autocrats (Feb 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-21: Can Ukraine Outlast Putin? (Feb 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-16: Breaking: Putin Kills Alexei Navalny (Feb 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-14: Trump Tells Putin to Invade NATO Nations (Feb 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-07: Tucker Carlson Goes to Moscow (Feb 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-31: Will Biden Bomb Iran? (Jan 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-24: Netanyahu Rejects a Two-State Solution (again) (Jan 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-17: Biden Launches Airstrikes Against Houthis in Yemen (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-10: How Israel's War with Hamas Could Escalate Into a regional Conflict (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-13: Zelensky's Plea To Congress (Dec 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-06: Henry Kissinger's Complicated Legacy (Dec 6, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-29: How Long Will The Ceasefire in Gaza Hold? (Nov 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-22: Climate Special: A Look Ahead At COP28 (Nov 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-15: Hospitals Under Siege in Gaza (Nov 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-08: One Month of War Between Israel and Hamas (Nov 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-01: The Israeli Ground Invasion Begins (Nov 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-25: America's Warning to Israel (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-18: Biden Heads to Israel (Oct 18, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-13: Breaking: Israel Tells Civilians in Gaza to Evacuate (Oct 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-11: What's next for Israel and Gaza? (Oct 11, 2023)
- Episode 2023 Special: Hamas Goes to War with Israel (Oct 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-04: Will Republicans Kill Support for Ukraine? (Oct 4, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-27: Don't Clap for Nazis (Sep 27, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-20: Canada Accuses India of Assassination (Sep 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-13: Secretary of State Anthony Blinken (Sep 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-30: Spain's #MeToo moment? (Aug 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-23: Has Ukraine's counteroffensive stalled? (Aug 23, 2023)
- Episode 2023 Special: Wagner Leader Prigozhin Killed? (Aug 23, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-16: Tripping Balls with Janet Yellen (Aug 16, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-09: Ukraine Sea Drones and Peace Talks (Aug 9, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-02: Russian War Crimes and a Coup in Niger (Aug 2, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-26: Israel's Judicial Coup, and Samantha Power on Ukraine (Jul 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-19: Ukraine and the 2024 Presidential Campaign (Jul 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-28: Trump's Self-incriminating Audio (Jun 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-24: A Russian Coup Against Putin? (Bonus Pod) (Jun 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-21: Tony Blinken goes to China (Jun 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-14: How's Trump's Mar-a-lago Docs Endanger National Security (Jun 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-06-07: Did Ukraine bomb the Nord Stream pipeline? (Jun 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-31: Lindsey Graham's Russian Arrest Warrant (May 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-24: The War Goes to Russia (May 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-17: Zelensky's Secret War Plan (May 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-10: Defining Victory for Ukraine (May 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-05: Israel on the Brink (May 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-03: The Pope's peace talks (May 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-26: Crisis in Sudan (Apr 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-19: 21-year-old Pentagon leaker exposed (Apr 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-12: The Pentagon documents leak (Apr 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-05: The world watches Trump's arrest (Apr 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-29: Netanyahu backs down (Mar 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-22: Is prosecuting presidents a good idea? (Mar 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-17: 20 years after the invasion of Iraq (Mar 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-15: China's Iran Deal (Mar 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-08: Who is poisoning girls in Iran? (Mar 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-01: Will China arm Putin? (Mar 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-24: One year of war in Ukraine (Feb 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-22: Biden goes to Ukraine (Feb 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-15: Alien Balloon Invastion (Feb 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-08: InflateGate: Biden vs Balloon (Feb 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-02-01: Israel attacks Iran (Feb 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-25: Tanks for Nothing (Jan 25, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-18: How to handle the Biden docs (Jan 18, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-11: Brazil's January 6th (Jan 11, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-04: New year, old problems (Jan 4, 2023)
Pod Save America (2018)
Starring as Host
(52 episodes)
- Episode 2024-03-26: Trump's Pump and Dump (feat. Sen. Raphael Warnock) (Mar 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-20: A Guide to the 2024 Battleground States (Mar 20, 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 2024-03-12: Biden's in His Jacked-Up Era (Mar 12, 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 2024-02-27: Will Trump Win Back Haley Voters? (Feb 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-21: Debating Biden's Gaza Problem (with Mehdi Hasan) (Feb 21, 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 2024-02-06: Trump Stokes Border Chaos (Feb 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-30: Biden and Haley Tag Team Trump (Jan 30, 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 2024-01-17: Did Trump's Iowa win change anything? (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-16: Trump Wins, DeSantis Whines, Haley Withstands (Jan 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-12: On the Ground in Iowa: The Race for Second Place (Jan 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-10: On the Ground in Iowa: The Inevitability Problem (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-09: Biden vs. Trump on January 6th (Jan 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-04: Iowa Caucus Countdown with Steve Kornacki (Jan 4, 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 2023-12-14: No Evidence, No Problem: GOP Votes To Impeach (Live from San Jose!) (Dec 14, 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 2023-11-28: Biden Secures Temporary Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Obamacare (Nov 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-21: More Democrats Call for a Ceasefire (Nov 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-14: 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 2023-10-31: Ohio's Big Choice (Live from Cleveland!) (Oct 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-30: BONUS: Bourbon & Biden (Live from Louisville!) (Oct 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-24: 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 2023-10-10: Hamas Makes War, Republicans Play Politics (Oct 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-03: Should Democrats Save Kevin McCarthy? (Oct 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-26: Is Trump Really up 10? (Sep 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-19: Other Than That Ms. Boebert, How Was The Play? (Sep 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-12: Is Trump Snoozing on Iowa? (Sep 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-29: Trump Mugshot-enfreude (Aug 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-24: Who won the first Republican debate? (Aug 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-22: The JV Republican Debate (Preview) (Aug 22, 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 2023-08-01: BONUS: The Jan.6 Indictment Drops (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-01: Mar-a-Lago's Funniest Home Videos (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-25: Trump's Legal Eras Tour (Jul 25, 2023)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
- Episode 2017-05-01: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett & Tommy Vietor (May 1, 2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Tommy Vietor
(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 Tommy Vietor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-02-09: February 9, 2024 (Feb 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-01: Episode 18 (Feb 1, 2024)