Pod Save America - How Do We Push Back on Authoritarianism? (Crooked Con)

Live from Crooked Con, Jon Favreau is joined by Skye Perryman and Norm Eisen to hash out a strategy for the most effective ways to fight back against the Trump administration’s grave abuses of power. Then, Tommy Vietor talks with Morris Katz, Samson Signori, and Alex Ball about the 2025 election campaigns and what they’ll mean for America and our politics. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
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Duration: 1h 17m
Broadcast on: 09 Nov 2025
Audio Format: other

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