Al Franken to host weekly show on SiriusXM radio

[True Dough]

Gradually rebuilding his public profile. We all know he'll be a great interviewer.

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. Sirius originally carried Franken's Air America show.

"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."

The one-hour interview show with figures from politics, entertainment and other fields will air Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET on the Sirius Progress channel, with replays available on demand. Comic Chris Rock will be the first guest, with former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and comic Patton Oswalt lined up for future shows.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/embattled-former-senator-al-franken-returns-to-public-eye-with-weekly-radio-show/

[Ilsa]

1. Excellent! Maybe

Free Speech TV will pick him up, too.

[eleny]

2. That would be super!

[House of Roberts]

3. Sirius makes its money with subscriptions.

They're going to want him to be exclusively theirs, I think

[Ilsa]

6. They don't require Stephanie Miller or Thom Hartmann

to be exclusive.

Besides, as a Sirius customer, I listen to more than just the Progressive Channel 127. I listen to oldies, classical, light jazz, funk, some Canadian stations, and some sports games. It's not just one thing Sirius gets paid for.

[LoveMyCali]

4. Damn it!

I just ended my Sirius XM subscription. Sure, I pick now to try to be more financially responsible.

[gulliver]

5. Now if he can just get Janeane Garofalo...Rachel Maddow...Randi Rhodes...

...it would be a complete blast from the past.

I'll bet they'll guest.

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Wish it was daily. Probably won't catch it very often.

I enjoy his podcasts.