Paul Krugman on Arguing with Republican Zombies (May 24, 2020) 

As a Miinnesotan who voted for you, and would again in a heartbeat, I am sorry your voice is missing in the Senate, but glad for your podcast. You were, ARE, a voice the zombies have always been afraid of. You are sorely missed! Carry-on, and thanks, Al.

The country needs you back in the Senate Al

RUN AGAIN Senator, hell I don't even know the name of the person who replaced you. At any rate, if Biden gets elected we need to bring back the WPA and use that manpower to rebuild the sagging infrastructure in this country.

I'm listening to two intelligent people. Intelligence - what a concept.

Dear Al, I'm living in Sweden, and have followed you for years. Get back into politics, you are one of the few honest politicians l have ever heard. Living in Europe, I think I have a better than average knowledge of global politics then your average US citizen. Forgot to mention that I grew up on a ranch in North Dakota ,where I also went to high school. Go !!!! Best regards Bert

What I like about Prof. Krugman is he has the right balance between hubris and humility. Willing to admit when he doesn't know the answer to a question.

Hey Mr. Franken, you won a few Emmies and a lot of hearts. Many of us miss you in the public forum.

Yippee!!!! Time for the Al Franken Podcast!! Thank you so much Al and Paul, much appreciated!!! xoxo

I just discovered your podcast today. BOY have I missed you! I have subscribed here as well as put you on my podcast list on my phone. I have already listened to several podcasts. I look forward to going down the list and listening to them all. Keep up the good work! PS, I am super pissed what they did to you in the U.S. Senate. You were one hell of an excellent Senator.

Krug-meister is The Dude. The NYTimes subscription is worth it for his column alone. SMART people listen to smart people like P.K b/c we all didn't do a degree in economics (let alone win prizes like him) so the next best thing is to *listen* to people like him who know what they're talking about. Take note- MAGA -hatters - "truth" isn't "in your gut" it is actually what experts say. D.A., J.D., NYC

Great interview! Thanks Al. Keep up the good work and Pl-e-e-e-a-a-s-e run again for the U.S. Senate. We need you more than ever.

So glad I found your podcast Al!! Yours and Paul Krugman's insights are so intelligent and honest! I've been so sick of people saying Democrats are the spenders and create the deficits and Republicans are the money watch dogs - thank you for pointing out the lie/misrepresentation of that. Great podcast...so good to hear Mr. Krugman. Thanks again Al for a really interesting podcast!

David Stockman, Regan's own budget director, said in his book that the Reagan tax cuts and defense spending would deliberately create deficits.

Al Franken I ❤ you. 😁😁 Your books are CAREFULLY NOTED ; your humour is HIGHLY INTELLIGENT!

The US went from being an indispensable nation to being the punch-line of the rest of the world's jokes.

Keep it up Al. Thanks for doing the podcast!

It's so good to listen to Al Franken again :)

Good interview Senator ... Thanks! ... 👍🏻🇺🇸

This can be the Franken Decade. Please make it so, Al.

Lindsey stole a gravy boat from Pottery Barn. Cracks me up.🤪

Screw Lindsey Graham‼️ He was the First Advertiser On this podcast. He’s nothing but 🤢a slime ball🤮

You are the Best Al Franken. 🦋❣️

Glad to hear your back.keep helping himanity your way. You are a Patriot.

I'm to old to immigrate to New Zealand, I fail their point test, but if Trump steals the next election, I will become an illegal immigrant in New Zealand.

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help'." is one of the dumbest things Reagan ever said.

Thank God. Al Franken is alive.

at what point are trumps "mistakes" considered to be purposeful? they're not mistakes if you make them over and over again....

Al, you are a star...you are missed in the Senate but these podcasts are perfect, I could listen all day. Thank you sir. Stay safe, stay well.

I really enjoyed listening to that. Thank you

"Lifting gravy boat from pottery barn" Hillarious.

70 % of Canadians do not have private because the system gives us all the essential medical care we need I don"t know anybody who has private insurance. Other than for elective procedures.

Typical. I had to PAY for MY gravy boat !

You should still be in the Senate Al Franken.

The problem with the U.S. is that we value money more than we value human beings.

Al..... thank you for a frank honest discussion.

I am a big fan of both Al and Paul!

Come on Al. They are all good. Some are just better than others. Your self deprecating humor alone makes compelling listening. Subscribed and activated notifications.

Thank you for another illuminating discussion Your podcasts not only impart knowledge, but are extremely pleasurable to listen. Thank you again. Livia

We need your voice of reason!!

I am Canadian and I have a supplemental medical insurance. it covers eye care, chiropractics, two person hospital room, TV, and anything not essential.

Love Al.

Sadly, is is the low wage workers who are getting screwed. Trickle down economics is a fallacy. For so long the money never trickles down to the workers the wealth and money is extracted by the top 1 to 2 percent on top. Bad, we need economic structural change, plus universal health care.

I LOVE you Al Franken!!!! Never forget how VERY important you are!!!

Who loves their "insurance"? We are terrified of being denied, getting massive medical bills or losing insurance! Give Americans HEALTHCARE!

I truly miss you Al Franken, absolutely happy to stumble across your pod cast and will always tune in.

I want to see the video of Lindsey shoplifting. Wonderful show Thank You Al

Good show. Thanks for reducing the number of ads!

Al, come back to politics. We need you. Your warmth, smarts, and values are sorely missed.

What an excellent Memorial Day discussion to listen to. Thank you both.

I ❤️ Al Franken.

Sad that they agree that “ACA 2.0” is the best we should hope for.

A gravyboat would be hard to shoplift. Would it fit in a pocket? Maybe Lindsey Graham held the gravy boat under a coat draped over his arm. You can't trust senators nowadays.

How refreshing! At last I’m hearing common sense and well thought through dynamics. Ahhh... so soothing to common person!

Al Franken You were the best in Congress, best questions, smartest, please if you can't go back... mentor some of them, be in their ear, feed them your questions!

Frankin- I appreciate you and support you 100%

Hey Al, I have super enjoyed your podcast so now I am going back and listening to all of them from the beginning of the show because I just discovered it in the last month. It has been helping me to have a human voice to listen to through the pandemic.....a humane voice also. Please keep up the podcasts as often as you can. You are honest about the issues. I think we are opening up things in a reckless way that will endanger hundreds of thousands of lives. Almost one hundred thousand dead in the USA...your podcast matters sir.

VOTE BLUE

They got Lindsey with more than a gravy boat. Good instinct Al.

I’m from a supposed “Third World Country” and lived / worked in DC in the 90’s after university. Within a year of being in DC, I realized that the USA IS a large, wealthy Third World Country from my observations of corruption and income inequality there. Fast forward 30+ years and my observation is now plain to the world to see. My national government reacted quickly and aggressively in March 2020 and we have under 600 case and 9 deaths from COVID-19, and are planning to phase our reopening in a week and hopefully we will start moving forward, SAFELY. As a fan of history, I knew the USA Empire would eventually come to an end but NEVER in my wildest dreams did I ever think it would happen in my lifetime!!

I never thought about the climate change attitudes and responses as being a methodology for the pandemic! Great point!

Mr. Senator Al Franken .... please run again. America needs you. People what must we do to get Senator Franken back where he is desperately needed?🤔

this was a good one, thank you Al !!1

Good job. Good discussion. This is my first time listening to the Podcast - I'll do more.

Great One 👍

Ronald Reagan took my Pell Grant. It's best to keep people under educated so...God bless mofo America.

"You're no Larry Kudlow" - LOL

Luv it! Keep it up, Al....

Great Podcast !

It’s always interesting listening to stuff like this a year later. Nuanced discussion, always appreciated.

Thanks

Helllooooo Mr Frankenstein, hello from NZ🙏 miss seeing you behind a mic in your people’s Congress.., you seem to be a great leader🤔👍👍👍

I realize I am late to the game.. but, welcome back. I listened to your podcast years ago and enjoyed you on Air America. Your important voice taught me so much at a time when I knew so little. So glad you’re back🤗

Al, Please talk to Stephanie Kelton about the economy and how we can pay for universal health care and education.

Watching from BC Canada..Love you Al.

Well,how`bout that ? Ol` Gravyboat Graham, yukyuk, five-finger discount, eh ?

Love you Senator Franken, love hearing your voice and wit and wisdom. Miss you in MN politics. But.... Can you do these without ads? Or just have ads at the front and end? I can't always skip the ads if I'm not looking at my phone. Thanks for all you do!

I'm glad your doing you show. You need to keep up the good work. Thanks!

And that goes for you too Franken

Universal Health Care- "everybody else manages to do it," EXACTLY!

Great show, they keep getting better all the time.

Zombies of a feather flock together. Only true Zombies know each other.

Thanks Al and Paul, I learned a lot here.

I didnt know you had a podcast! Wonderful surprise to come across that. I have subscribed and will go back and listen to the others. Missed you so much! Welcome back Al!

Leningrad Lindsey is a compulsive shoplifter ? Gotta wonder if Al was a'jokin' or not ...

Paul Krugman an economist even I can understand. He definatly deserved the Nobel Price for economic.

Dear Al, Please do this more than 1 time a week!

A zombie lie is it repeated lie, if you repeat a lie long enough it becomes true.

'We all do better when we all do better'. Great quote.

Exactly! Not extending Medicaid RUINED my state's rural hospitals! And now the state can no longer use the savings account to help!

Yes, infrastructure investment!

Wake up! RU-vid is for profit! Channels don’t control the number of ads! Pay for premium or quit whining about ads!

I suggest you watch the CBS All Access show "Brain Dead" it fits the situation perfectly. I subscribed Al. You're the Best!

Please run again.

"I gotta write that down"....get virus under control......"got it"......Senator Al Franken....another great interview.....stay well

Two very smart guys. It is a shame Franken is not back in Congress. I hope he gives it another shot

Would it be asking too much to do this on Skype?

If tax cuts pay for themselves, then take a pay cut and get rich !!! Damn I*m sick of hearing that crap.

Big fan, thanks for the content. Sure wish you were still my federal senator. Much love me Franken!

🎵Lie-sol, Lie, Lie, Lie-sol . . .🎶 🎶And a Flashlight Up His ass🎵

Most civilised nations share the Canadian model for healthcare - in the UK we pay 'National Insurance' as a small PAYE tax straight from your salary. You can then also buy a private medical insurance plan if you can afford/want it. This allows you to skip queues and so forth, but often the private company has a deal with the NHS so, for example, Boris Johnson's recent visit to St Thomas' NHS hospital was actually on his private insurance, apparently, so even if he wasn't PM he would have had preferential treatment/private room or whatever. I can't afford private insurance (and object on principle) but recently had to spend 2 nights in the Covid ward at my local hospital (it turned out to be DVT - working from home is not healthy!) I had excellent care, from the moment I phoned the NHS line with my symptoms, including an paramedic check, ambulance ride, X-ray and CT scan. And it was all 'free'. I'm not sure I could even have afforded the ambulance in the US. I'm now on blood thinners, for which I have to pay a prescription charge - slightly under £10 for a month's supply.