Pod Save America
Democratic-aligned progressive podcast, Obama-alumni hosted· 1.8M followers · tracked by RisingPolitics
39.3Credibility Score (0–100) · ranked #105 of the creators we track
Pod Save America ranks #105 by credibility versus #77 by raw follower count — their raw follower total sits ahead of where their audience quality places them.
Audience authenticity is still warming up — we’re accumulating samples, so this score may shift.
Pod Save America is a progressive political podcast produced by Crooked Media. It debuted in January 2017 and is hosted by a rotating cast of former Barack Obama staffers, including Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor. The company's flagship podcast airs multiple times weekly and averages more than 1.5 million listeners an episode, covering U.S. politics with a center-left perspective and an emphasis on grassroots activism.
Where Pod Save America posts
YouTube@podsaveamerica · 1.3M subscribersVisit ↗XPodSaveAmerica · 540K followersVisit ↗Common questions
Is Pod Save America left or right?
Pod Save America is the flagship show of Crooked Media, launched in January 2017 by former Obama White House aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor, and it sits squarely in the Democratic mainstream — openly partisan, progressive in outlook, but rooted in establishment Democratic politics rather than the party's left flank. The hosts are explicit advocates for electing Democrats and defeating Trump, and the show doubles as an organizing platform for Democratic campaigns. It remains current and expanding: former MSNBC anchor Alex Wagner joined in 2025 as the show's first contributor hosting a monthly Sunday episode, and in February 2026 Crooked Media struck a deal with MS NOW to air a weekly "Crooked on MS NOW" compilation program starting February 28. The show won the 2025 Webby Award for News & Politics Podcast and publishes new episodes Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Positioning as of July 2026 · descriptive, not an endorsement. How we label lean
How credible is Pod Save America's audience?
Pod Save America scores 39.3 out of 100 on the RisingPolitics Credibility Score, ranking #105 among the political creators we track. The score starts with audience size, subtracts accounts that look fake, and weighs how strongly the audience actually engages.
How many followers does Pod Save America have?
Pod Save America has about 1.8M followers combined across YouTube and X.
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