Al Franken to make return on weekly SiriusXM radio show

[mfcorey1]

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Franken, who resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2017 amid sexual misconduct charges, will re-emerge into the public sphere on Saturday when he starts a new weekly radio show on the SiriusXM satellite service.

The Minnesota Democrat is perhaps the most prominent public figure felled by the #MeToo movement to step back into public life. He said he has no plans to return to politics, but as an author, former “Air America” radio host and “Saturday Night Live” writer and comedian, he’s returning to a realm he inhabited before becoming a senator.

“I miss the Senate a lot but I’m not there so I want to be a voice,” he said in an interview. Of the public’s acceptance, he said “a lot of that will depend on me and whether folks think what I’m saying is important and fun at the same time.”

https://www.apnews.com/8d303adddbaa4e2195235a9a2e734b5c

[Baltimike]

1. YAAAAAAAS!!!!! nt

[PoliticAverse]

2. For those unaware, Franken has a weekly podcast....

you can listen to it via his website:
https://alfranken.com/listen

[democratisphere]

3. Great news!

At least on Al's Radio Show they can't silence the voice of sanity and reason.

[mfcorey1]

5. Danielle Moody Mills has quit Sirius and refuses to do any of their shows! Wow!

She said they tried to silence her progressive voice. Just saw this on Mark Thompson's Make It Plain website.

[phylny]

10. I was not a fan of hers.

I tried listening, but did not enjoy her show.

ETA: I do miss Mark Thompson in the morning.

[MuseRider]

4. Great news.

I love his podcast, it just isn't enough! YAY!

[renate]

6. Aw yiss....

Wonderful news!!!!

[MoonRiver]

7. Very happy about this!

Still want him to return to political service some day. MN governor?

[dalton99a]

8. Great news.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. Man that cancel culture is really something.