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- Program
- Speaker Series
- Date
- May 20, 2020
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- Speakers
- Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, David Axelrod
- Topics
- Arts & Entertainment
Join the IOP as we welcome the hosts of Pod Save America for a conversation with IOP Director David Axelrod. After leaving the Obama administration and their equally important IOP Fellowships, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor founded Crooked Media “to talk about politics in a way that doesn’t make you want to throw your phone out the window.” Their Keepin’ it 1600 cohost and fellow Obama alum Dan Pfeiffer joined them to launch Pod Save America, and thus one of the most popular podcasts in the world was born. Over a Zoom call with Axe, the Pod Save team will discuss whether the divisive Democratic primary is a threat to Vice President Biden’s candidacy, and how the nation’s political landscape is adapting to the outbreak of COVID-19.
- Jon Favreau Former Director of Speechwriting for President Obama; Co-Founder, Crooked Media; Co-host, Pod Save America
- Tommy Vietor Former Spokesman, National Security Council; Co-Founder, Crooked Media; Co-host, Pod Save America and Pod Save the World
- Jon Lovett Former Speechwriter for President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton; Co-Founder, Crooked Media; Co-host, Pod Save America
- Dan Pfeiffer Spring 2015 Pritzker Fellow; Former Senior Advisor to President Obama for Strategy and Communications; Co-host, Pod Save America; Political Contributor, CNN
- David Axelrod IOP Founding Director CNN Senior Political Commentator