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Without raising any outside investment — Favreau says the company is profitable thanks to podcast sponsorships, touring revenue and merchandise sales — the 24-person Crooked now operates a network of 10 podcasts with hosts including Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson and former MTV News correspondent Ana Marie Cox. What is the goal of your Vote Save America campaign? Say whatever you want. For the midterm election, the show will visit areas with many congressional seats in play and will focus on political matters, such as the growing number of women seeking office and such significant issues as gun violence, as reflected in the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting, and immigration, as reflected in family separations at the border. Lovett and Favreau are co-hosts of political podcast Pod Save America and co-founder of Crooked Media, the media company behind it. It's 2018. Get HBO. A version of this story first appeared in the Oct. 10 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. One of the big reasons we wanted to do that is because we really wanted to participate and be a part of the election. Terms of Use | How did your Beto O'Rourke documentary come together? Getting to that moment and being part of that conversation is something that, in the darkest moments of a [Brett] Kavanaugh hearing or a Trump fucking Charlottesville debacle, I think about. Natalie Jarvey LOVETT It turns out the reason why this doesn't exist is because it's incredibly difficult. We wanted to build something that treated people more like frustrated participants. LOVETT There will be a day where Trump is not president anymore. We clearly support candidates, but what we're really trying to push people to do is register to vote, to get engaged. Pod Save America podcast on demand - Four former aides to President Obama—Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor—are joined by journalists, politicians, activists, and more for a no-b*****t conversation about politics. "People love it. Privacy | Wilmore is going into his fifth show since launching on the streamer. We want to hear from you! What will that look like? Television Critics Association summer press tour, HBO hints at 'Game of Thrones' return date, sets plans for 'Deadwood' movie, Jane Fonda on regrets, her new HBO documentary and a '9 to 5' sequel in the #MeToo era, HBO speaks Italian with Elena Ferrante's 'My Brilliant Friend', Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "Having four white males doesn't reflect the Democratic Party in any way," Vietor said. We'll have a few other segments in there, but mainly it'll be us and a different co-host at each stop. FAVREAU Our decision was never based on, "We want to do this because we really think he's going to win." All Rights reserved. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. That's when, as Favreau recalls, they decided, "We should have a media company.". TOMMY VIETOR Fox News was started by a Republican political operative who decided to call it "fair and balanced." With $4M+, Peter Roth To Step Down As Warner Bros. TV Group Chairman After 22 Years At The Helm, New York Theaters Outside City Can Reopen Oct. 23, Notes On The Season: How Oscar Can Save The Industry; Plus, Aaron Sorkin On Saving Our Democracy. That is a good thing for Democrats, because hanging out with only rich people all the time — because you have to raise a bunch of money — sort of seeps into your political decision-making process, or at least your thought process. He's a filmmaker. You are synthesizing other people's. Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. Sports. About. Cities. VIETOR We almost got fired for a couple of things we said, but we smoothed it over. Cast & Crew. "It has been an on-ramp to politics to get the background information they need.". FAVREAU We haven't needed to raise money, that's why we haven't. Thede is the creator, showrunner, exec producer, writer and star of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. If you love television and love talking about it even more, USA TODAY Life’s Yes, I'm Still Watching is here for you. FAVREAU Our favorites will now send us ad copy that will just be like, "Do what you do. More:HBO hints at 'Game of Thrones' return date, sets plans for 'Deadwood' movie, More:Jane Fonda on regrets, her new HBO documentary and a '9 to 5' sequel in the #MeToo era, People say, "I hadn't paid attention to politics before Trump was elected, and now that he's elected I'm scared or angry and trying to get involved," Favreau said. FAVREAU It's going to look a lot like any of our live shows. TWITTER Favreau said HBO's Bill Maher has succeeded in bringing on Republicans and conservatives who "don't spin conspiracies and lies," a problem he sees on some cable news shows that try to balance Trump supporters and Democrats on their panels. Anything you want can be true," Lovett said of the forgotten series during a Television Critics Association summer press tour panel Wednesday. Series. LOVETT We need to get as many actors into public service ads as humanly possible. ", As for how their Trump-resistance podcast would fare in a post-Trump era, Pfeiffer called that "a high-class problem" and Lovett envisioned the future: "Under President Guy Fieri, there will still be a need for commentary.". The Hollywood Reporter, LLC is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Specials. That's some of the attitude Lovett and former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor bring to their popular political podcast, "Pod Save America," which is coming to HBO for four hour-long specials this fall. by FACEBOOK So six months ago we decided, "Why don't we just have one site that does all of that?". VIETOR But we've signed up over 100,000 people who have pledged to vote, and like 4,000 people went through the site to get a shift to volunteer somewhere. Then we'll turn this whole fucking thing around. © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Join our Facebook group to discuss all things TV with our critic Kelly Lawler. Looking to 2020, how would your mandate for the company change if a Democrat wins? What kind of feedback do you get from advertisers on your sarcastic copy reads? VIETOR Got those Blue Apron [advertising] bucks. © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter FREE EPISODES. If you decide that you don't like our perspective, that's fine. That was the original sin of their bullshit. 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Also, if you're on Twitter, you are not forming your own ideas about the world. FAVREAU There are sites where you can register to vote and sites that tell you how to read what's on a ballot or what the different registration deadlines are in each state. Sacha Baron Cohen's Showtime series, "Who Is America?" All rights reserved. The Peacock late-night comedy, which airs on Friday evenings, will tackle the topic of ‘But Her Emails’, comparing where we are three weeks before this election to where we were three weeks before the 2016 election and drawing lessons. The company they went on to build, Crooked Media, is an unabashedly left-leaning organization whose flagship podcast, Pod Save America, has been downloaded 321 million times and is engaging young people around politics in a way that cable news hasn't. VIETOR My friend from high school [David Modigliani] lives in Austin, Texas. Cities. Pod Save America Host Jon Favreau Buys an Updated Tudor-Style Home. Our message to people is not just a Trump-specific message about getting involved. What didn't you like about the political media climate before you started Crooked Media? He got to know Beto because they played on a sandlot baseball team in the same league in Texas, and so he came to us with the idea. Other topics he has tackled include protests, voter suppression, police and class. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. | Cookie Settings. There are some who take these issues seriously, and when they speak they do not sound like they just saw a headline on cable news. LOVETT At home, I don't really check Twitter very much. adds value by showing "there's a group of people in government who are so shameless they will say or do literally anything," Vietor said. The former White House speechwriter already owns a Spanish-style bungalow elsewhere in Los Angeles. JON LOVETT What we felt, even before the election, was that there's a lot of political news that treats people like cynical observers. The hosts of the podcast, which has had more than 270 million downloads since it launched in January 2017, have heard from many listeners first drawn to politics since Trump's election in 2016. Sign In. The trio invited THR to Crooked's new Hollywood headquarters — they moved in late May — days before hitting the road for the live recording of their HBO show. VIETOR It at least makes people listen because it's so easy to skip. They’ve also recently launched Vote Save America, a one-stop-shop for voter engagement, which helps people get educated and activated ahead of the election. (Laughs.). 'Pod Save America' Hosts on HBO Debut, the "Original Sin" of Fox News. Whether the attention will be the same, we can't guess. LOVETT We had started paying attention to the race a little bit, but it was such a long shot. But the things we've learned is that politics is not as transactional as people might think it is. Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programs, Up-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming series, Pandemic-proof vs. pandemic-contingent broadcast lineups, Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. We believe in the positions we've been advocating for our whole careers, and we're not going to hide that from you. Dan Pfeiffer. Instead, the three friends found themselves, on the morning after the election, pushing Lovett's car down Sunset Boulevard after they ran out of gas en route to recording a new podcast. FAVREAU Obviously, Hollywood donors are still giving a lot of money, but many of these democratic candidates are raising obscene amounts of money in low dollar donations. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. Our decision was, win or lose, an inspiring candidate like this doesn't come along very often.

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