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{{Short description|American political podcast network}}
{{Infobox website
| name              = Crooked Media
| logo              = Crooked_media_logo.png
| logo_alt          = The word "Crooked" in all caps, with yellow horizontal lines surrounding it.
| type              = News and political commentary
| language          = English
| headquarters      = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]<ref name=":22"/>
| country_of_origin = [[United States]]
| founder           = {{ubl|[[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Jon Favreau]] (Co-founder)|[[Jon Lovett]] (Co-founder)|[[Tommy Vietor]] (Co-founder)}}
| editor            = Brian Beutler (Editor-in-Chief)
| key_people        = {{ubl|Sarah Wick (COO)|Tanya Somanader (CCO)|Neil Varghese (CFO)<ref name="Team">{{cite web|url=https://crooked.com/team|title=Team – Crooked Media|access-date= October 13, 2020}}</ref>}}
| industry          = Media production
| url               = {{URL|https://crooked.com/}}
| launch_date       = {{Start date and age|2017|1}}
}}'''Crooked Media''' is a [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] American political media company.<ref name="hr_20210115_post45plan">{{Cite news|last=Jarvey|first=Natalie|date=January 15, 2021|title=After the Resistance, What's Next for the Crooked Media Podcasting Empire?|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/after-the-resistance-whats-next-for-the-crooked-media-podcasting-empire|access-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418000758/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/after-the-resistance-whats-next-for-the-crooked-media-podcasting-empire-4114962/|archive-date=April 18, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> It was founded in 2017 by [[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Jon Favreau]], [[Jon Lovett]], and [[Tommy Vietor]], all former top [[Barack Obama]] staffers and former co-hosts of the ''[[Keepin' it 1600]]'' podcast. [[Daniel Pfeiffer|Dan Pfeiffer]], also a former Obama employee, co-hosts their flagship podcast ''[[Pod Save America]]'' with them.

The company's offerings encompass a network of [[Podcast|podcasts]]; a news and opinion website; live shows and tours; and a social media and live streaming presence. It aims to foster open conversation between liberals and support [[Grassroots|grassroots activism]] and political participation.

The company's flagship podcast, ''Pod Save America'', airs twice weekly and averages more than 1.5 million listeners an episode. In Fall 2018, four ''Pod Save America'' one-hour specials aired on [[HBO]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pod Save America Makes Leap to TV|url=https://www.hbo.com/hbo-news/pod-save-america-podcast-specials|website=HBO}}</ref> By November of its first year, the podcast had been downloaded more than 120 million times, and 175 million times by February 2018.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|last=Zengerle|first=Jason|date=November 22, 2017|title=The Voices in Blue America's Head|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/magazine/the-voices-in-blue-americas-head.html|access-date=December 22, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="HR2">{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|date=February 8, 2018|title='Pod Save America' Getting HBO Treatment With Election Specials|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/pod-save-america-getting-hbo-treatment-election-specials-1083148|access-date=February 9, 2018|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

The company is headquartered in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref name=":22">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Eric|date=March 15, 2017|title=Crooked Media's founders aren't paying themselves anything|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/3/15/14926278/crooked-media-pod-save-america-jon-favreau-tommy-vietor-jon-lovett-sxsw-recode-podcast|access-date=January 2, 2018|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox.com]]|publisher=Recode}}</ref>

== History ==
Favreau, Lovett, Vietor, and Pfeiffer hosted [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'s ''[[Keepin' it 1600]]'' political podcast from March 2016 until December 2016.<ref name="AllAccess2">{{Cite news|title='Keepin' It 1600' Hosts Launch New Podcast 'Pod Save America' Via DGital Media|language=en|work=All Access|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/161370/keepin-it-1600-hosts-launch-new-podcast-pod-save-a|access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016 Favreau, Lovett, and Vietor started podcasting and activism on a full-time basis. The three formed the Crooked Media company in January 2017 and launched a new podcast called ''[[Pod Save America]]'' the following month.<ref name="THR2">{{cite news|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|date=January 9, 2017|title='Keeping It 1600' Podcast's Obama Alums Launch New Show and 'Crooked Media' Company|language=en|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/keeping-1600-podcasts-obama-alums-launch-new-show-crooked-media-company-961556|access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> Pfeiffer opted not to join the company, and instead to co-host the Thursday edition of the show.<ref name="NYMag2">{{cite news|last=Hartmann|first=Margaret|date=January 9, 2017|title=Keepin' It 1600 Crew Launches New Podcast, 'Crooked Media' Company|language=en|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]] Daily Intelligencer|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/keepin-it-1600-crew-launches-crooked-media-company.html|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> Crooked Media is named after a favorite term used by [[Donald Trump]]. When asked whether he thought Crooked Media was a 'media company', [[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Favreau]] said, "I don't know if it's a political movement or a media company".<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|last=Rutenberg|first=Jim|date=March 20, 2017|title=Opposition and a Shave: Former Obama Aides Counter Trump|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/business/media/rutenberg-trump-opposition-pod-save-america.html|access-date=June 13, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

The company announced a major expansion in October 2017 with the launch of Crooked.com, a text journalism site helmed by Editor-In-Chief Brian Beutler, a former [[The New Republic|''New Republic'']] senior editor. The expansion introduced the 'Crooked Contributors' network—a group of progressive journalists, activists, organizers, policy experts, campaign veterans, and comedians who would be featured in podcasts, videos, and articles produced by the company.<ref name="NiemanLab2">{{cite news|last=Owen|first=Laura Hazard|date=October 5, 2017|title=Crooked Media expands from podcasts to text, with a new site and plans for investigative reporting|work=[[Nieman Lab]]|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/crooked-media-expands-from-podcasts-to-text-with-a-new-site-and-plans-for-investigative-reporting/|access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref>

The company uses advertising revenue to fund the business.<ref name=":22" />

== Hosts ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of all Crooked Media podcast hosts
! scope="col" |Host
! scope="col" |Podcast
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|[[Abdul El-Sayed]]
|''America Dissected''
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|-
|[[Aida Osman]]
|''Keep It''
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|-
|[[Alyssa Mastromonaco]]
|''Hysteria''
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|-
|[[Ana Marie Cox]]
|''With Friends Like These''
|
|-
|[[Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)|Ben Rhodes]]
|{{Plainlist|*''Pod Save the World'' 
*''Missing America''}}
|
|-
|[[Clint Smith (writer)|Clint Smith III]]
|''Pod Save the People''
|
|-
|[[Daniel Pfeiffer|Dan Pfeiffer]]
|''Pod Save America''
|
|-
|De'Ara Balenger
|''Pod Save the People''
|
|-
|[[DeRay Mckesson]]
|''Pod Save the People''
|
|-
|[[Imani J. Walker|Dr. Imani Walker]]
|''Imani State of Mind''
|
|-
|[[Erin Gloria Ryan|Erin Ryan]]
|''Hysteria''
|
|-
|Gideon Resnick
|''What a Day''
|
|-
|[[Ira Madison III]]
|''Keep It''
|
|-
|Jason Concepcion
|{{Plainlist|*''Takeline''
*''X-Ray Vision''}}
|
|-
|[[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Jon Favreau]]
|{{Plainlist|*''Pod Save America''
*''The Wilderness''
*''Offline''}}
|
|-
|[[Jon Lovett]]
|{{Plainlist|*''Pod Save America''
*''Lovett or Leave It''}}
|
|-
|[[Josie Duffy Rice]]
|''What a Day''
|
|-
|Kaya Henderson
|''Pod Save the People''
|
|-
|[[Kate A. Shaw|Kate Shaw]]
|''Strict Scrutiny''
|
|-
|[[Leah Litman]]
|''Strict Scrutiny''
|
|-
|Louis Virtel
|''Keep It''
|
|-
|Megan "MegScoop" Thomas
|''Imani State of Mind''
|
|-
|[[Melissa Murray (academic)|Melissa Murray]]
|''Strict Scrutiny''
|
|-
|Patrick Radden Keefe
|''Wind of Change''
|
|-
|Phillip Picardi
|''Unholier Than Thou''
|
|-
|Priyanka Aribindi
|''What a Day''
|
|-
|[[Rachel Bonnetta]]
|''Hall of Shame''
|
|-
|Rachna Fruchbom
|''Hall of Shame''
|
|-
|[[Tre'vell Anderson]]
|''What a Day''
|
|-
|[[Rebecca Nagle]]
|''This Land''
|
|-
|Renee Montgomery
|''Takeline''
|
|-
|[[Samuel Sinyangwe]]
|''Pod Save the People''
|
|-
|Juanita Tolliver
|''What a Day''
|
|-
|[[Tommy Vietor]]
|{{Plainlist|*''Pod Save America''
*''Pod Save the World''}}
|
|}

== Podcasts ==
Crooked Media produces and distributes [[podcasts]] with numerous hosts, focusing on news and politics.

=== ''Pod Save America'' ===
{{main|Pod Save America}}
''Pod Save America'' is a twice weekly [[Progressivism|progressive]] [[political podcast]]. On Mondays it is hosted by Favreau, Vietor, and Lovett, and on Thursdays it is hosted by Favreau and Pfeiffer. ''Pod Save America'' explicitly aims to encourage its listeners to engage in activism and political persuasion.<ref name=":12" /><ref name="TheGuardian4">{{cite web|last=Gillies|first=Craille Maguire|date=January 18, 2017|title=Pod save America: 12 podcasts to get you through the Trump presidency|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/18/podcasts-trump-presidency-political-left-right-alt-right|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="newsweek2">{{cite news|last=Nazaryan|first=Alexander|date=March 26, 2017|title=Crooked Media Fights Trump with "Pod Save America"|language=en|work=[[Newsweek]]|url=http://www.newsweek.com/crooked-media-fights-trump-pod-save-america-jon-favreau-jon-lovett-tommy-570695|access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref>

''Pod Save America'' has run a number of special series and mini-series. For example, Tommy Vietor hosted a series on the [[2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses]],<ref name="Iowa2">{{cite web|title=Pod Save America: On the ground in Iowa|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/iowa/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref> and Dan Pfeiffer and Alyssa Mastromonaco hosted a series on the vice presidential candidate [[2020 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection|selection process]].<ref name="The Ticket2">{{cite web|title=That's the Ticket Episode 1: Vet on It|url=https://crooked.com/podcast/thats-the-ticket-episode-1-vet-on-it/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>

=== ''Pod Save the People'' ===
{{main|Pod Save the People}}
Hosted by organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson,<ref name="PodcasterNews2">{{cite web|last=Thorpe|first=Jen|date=April 27, 2017|title=Crooked Media Launches Pod Save the People|url=http://podcasternews.com/2017/04/27/crooked-media-launches-pod-save-the-people/|access-date=May 18, 2017|website=Podcaster News}}</ref><ref name="BuzzFeed2">{{Cite web|last=S|first=Darren|last2=Reporter|first2=s BuzzFeed News|title=DeRay Mckesson Is Going To Host A Crooked Media Podcast|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/darrensands/deray-mckesson-is-going-to-host-a-crooked-media-podcast|access-date=May 18, 2017|website=[[BuzzFeed]]}}</ref> ''[[Pod Save the People]]'' talks about culture, social justice, and politics by exploring the history, the language, and the people who are shaping the struggle for progress — and talking about the steps that each individual can take to make a difference.<ref name="PSTP2">{{Cite web|title=Pod Save The People|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-people/|access-date=January 2, 2018|website=Crooked.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== ''Pod Save the World'' ===
{{main|Pod Save the World}}
Hosted by Vietor and former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, ''[[Pod Save the World]]'' discusses foreign policy and international relations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pod Save the World by Crooked Media on Apple Podcasts|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-save-the-world/id1200016351?mt=2|access-date=June 11, 2017|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en}}</ref>

=== ''Lovett or Leave It'' ===
{{main|Lovett or Leave It}}
Hosted by Lovett, former speech and joke writer for President Obama. ''[[Lovett or Leave It|Lovett or Leave it]]'' is a recording of a weekly live show and features the eponymous host dissecting the news with a panel of guests. The show features a variety of games, as well as one-on-one interviews that center around the week's news and [[American politics]].<ref name="TheGuardian22">{{Cite news|last=Verdier|first=Hannah|date=March 30, 2017|title=Lovett or Leave It: the Pod Save America crew take the political panel show and make it funny|language=en-GB|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2017/mar/30/lovett-or-leave-it-podcast-trumps-america-obama-scriptwriter|access-date=June 11, 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

=== Other series===
Other podcasts that have been produced and distributed by Crooked Media include:
*''With Friends Like These'', an interview-based podcast that aims to showcase discussions between people who disagree or come from different backgrounds, hosted by [[Ana Marie Cox]]<ref name="newsweek2" />
*''Hysteria'', a politics and culture podcast with a focus on [[women's issues]], hosted by [[Erin Gloria Ryan|Erin Ryan]] and [[Alyssa Mastromonaco]]<ref name="Hysteria2">{{Cite web|title=Hysteria|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/hysteria/|access-date=July 18, 2018|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Keep It'', a podcast on culture hosted by [[Ira Madison III]] and Louis Virtel<ref name="Bustle2">{{cite web|last=Hills|first=Megan C.|date=December 19, 2018|title=Waking Up Has NEVER Been Easier With These Current Affairs & True Crime Podcasts|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-best-podcasts-to-wake-up-to-help-start-your-day-right-15546050|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]}}</ref><ref name="Keep It2">{{cite web|title=Keep It|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/keep-it/|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Crooked Minis'', for more in-depth coverage on topics that are less directly related to current events<ref name="PubExec2">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=October 5, 2017|title=Crooked Media Announces New Site, Podcast & Store|language=en|work=Publishing Executive|url=http://www.pubexec.com/article/press-release-crooked-media-announces-new-site-pod-store-network-contributors/|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>
*''The Wilderness'', a docuseries hosted by Jon Favreau related to the status and future of the Democratic Party<ref name="The Wilderness2">{{Cite web|title=The Wilderness|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/thewilderness/|access-date=July 18, 2018|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''[[This Land (podcast)|This Land]]'', an investigation of ''[[Carpenter v. Murphy]]'' hosted by [[Rebecca Nagle]]<ref name="This Land2">{{Cite web|title=This Land|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''America Dissected'', a treatment of the American health system hosted by [[Abdul El-Sayed]]<ref name="America Dissected2">{{Cite web|title=America Dissected with Abdul El-Sayed|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/america-dissected/|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''What a Day'', a daily news podcast hosted by Tre'vell Anderson, Priyanka Aribindi, [[Josie Duffy Rice]], and Juanita Tolliver<ref name="WAD2">{{Cite web|title=What a Day|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/what-a-day/|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Missing America'', a foreign policy podcast hosted by [[Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)|Ben Rhodes]]<ref name="Missing America2">{{cite web|title=Missing America|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/missing-america/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Wind of Change'', a mini-series on the song ''Wind of Change'' hosted by Patrick Radden Keefe<ref name="Wind of Change2">{{cite web|title=Wind of Change|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Hall of Shame'', a sports podcast hosted by [[Rachel Bonnetta]] and Rachna Fruchbom<ref name="Hall of Shame2">{{cite web|title=Hall of Shame|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/hall-of-shame/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Unholier Than Thou'', a religion podcast hosted by Phillip Picardi<ref name="Unholier Than Thou2">{{cite web|title=Unholier Than Thou|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/unholier-than-thou/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Six Feet Apart'', a podcast on the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] hosted by Alex Wagner<ref name="Six Feet Apart2">{{cite web|title=Six Feet Apart|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/six-feet-apart/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Rubicon'', a podcast on the impeachments of Donald Trump hosted by Brian Beutler<ref name="Rubicon2">{{cite web|title=Rubicon|url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/rubicon/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref>
*''Takeline'', a podcast about sports focused on basketball, hosted by [[Jason Concepcion]] and [[Renee Montgomery]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=March 4, 2021|title=Crooked Media's Jason Concepcion Launches Podcast 'Takeline' With Ex-WNBA Star Renee Montgomery & Video Series 'All Caps NBA'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/crooked-media-jason-concepcion-podcast-takeline-with-ex-wnba-star-renee-montgomery-all-caps-nba-1234706161/|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304110049/https://deadline.com/2021/03/crooked-media-jason-concepcion-podcast-takeline-with-ex-wnba-star-renee-montgomery-all-caps-nba-1234706161/ |archive-date=March 4, 2021 }}</ref>
*''Offline'', a podcast about how being extremely online is "shaping everything from politics and culture to the ways we live, work, and interact with one another."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offline with Jon Favreau Archives |url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/offline/ |access-date=March 4, 2022 |website=Crooked Media |language=en}}</ref>
*''X-Ray Vision'', a pop culture podcast by Emmy award winning Jason Concepcion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=X-Ray Vision Archives |url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/x-ray-vision/ |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=Crooked Media |language=en}}</ref>
*''Imani State of Mind'', a mental health podcast hosted by [[Imani J. Walker|Dr. Imani Walker]] and Megan "MegScoop" Thomas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imani State of Mind Archives |url=https://crooked.com/podcast-series/imani-state-of-mind/ |access-date=October 21, 2022 |website=Crooked Media |language=en}}</ref>

== Tours ==
Crooked Media has produced multiple live tours. The first tour by Crooked Media podcasts was in fall of 2017. The tour featured live versions of ''Pod Save America'' and ''Lovett or Leave it'', and appearances from DeRay Mckesson, Ana Marie Cox, and other guests.<ref name="ConOfSound2">{{cite news|last=Young|first=Alex|date=August 16, 2017|title=Pod Save America announces nationwide tour|language=en-US|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/08/pod-save-america-announces-nationwide-tour/|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> Crooked Media tours have not just visited locations in the United States, including a 2018 tour with performances in [[Stockholm]], [[Oslo]], [[Amsterdam]], and [[London]].<ref name="TheList2">{{cite news|last=Angus|first=Craig|date=December 1, 2017|title=Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It are coming to London in January, here's how to get tickets|language=en-GB|work=The List|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/97781-pod-save-america-and-lovett-or-leave-it-are-coming-to-london-in-january-heres-how-to-get-tickets/|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>

== Activism ==
Crooked Media engages directly in political activism, including advocating for liberal policies and candidates, supporting [[get out the vote]] efforts, raising money, and encouraging political demonstrations.<ref name=":02" /> In elections from 2017 onwards, the company has collaborated with [[MoveOn.org|MoveOn]] on direct activism efforts, such as directing ''Pod Save America'' listeners to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] town-hall meetings, and with [[Swing Left]] and [[Indivisible movement|Indivisible]] to raise money and encourage activism relevant to the [[2018 United States elections]] and the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]].<ref name=":02" /><ref name="SFChronicle2">{{cite news|last=Garofoli|first=Joe|date=December 9, 2017|title='Pod Save America' about to take its next step|work=[[The San Francisco Chronicle]]|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Pod-Save-America-about-to-take-its-next-step-12418780.php|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported that according to Crooked Media, it raised $2.7 million and directed 22,000 volunteers to fill shifts in competitive races during the 2018 midterms.<ref name="LAMag2">{{cite news|last=Braslow|first=Samuel|title=The Wildly Popular Dudes Who Power Pod Save America Have Moved Political Discourse to the Left…Coast|work=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles Magazine]]|url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/pod-save-america-interview/|access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref>

In May 2019, the Crooked Media campaign "Vote Save America" launched the Fuck Gerry(mandering) fund with Data for Progress to direct listener's donations to 14 of the closest races in Virginia.<ref name="Teen Vogue2">{{cite web|last=Diavolo|first=Lucy|date=May 17, 2019|title=The Team Behind Pod Save America Launches the F*ck Gerry(mandering) Fund|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/pod-save-america-crooked-media-fuck-gerrymandering-fund|access-date=October 13, 2020|publisher=[[Teen Vogue]]}}</ref><ref name="Blue Virginia2">{{cite web|last=Virginia|first=Blue|date=May 17, 2019|title=Crooked Media and Data for Progress Launch Fundraising Effort to Flip Virginia Blue|url=https://bluevirginia.us/2019/05/crooked-media-and-data-for-progress-launch-fundraising-effort-to-flip-virginia-blue|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=BlueVirginia.us|publisher=Blue Virginia}}</ref> Ahead of the 2020 cycle, under the umbrella of Vote Save America, they raised $32 million in the third quarter of 2020, which was directed to Democratic candidates.<ref name="Esquire">{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a34330588/pod-save-america-election-trump-mcconnell-biden-interview/ |title=What Happens If Pod Saves America? |last=Holmes |first=Jack |date=October 12, 2020 |publisher=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref> Through the Vote Save America program, Crooked Media has partnered with Fair Fight, an organization devoted to fighting voter suppression led by [[Stacey Abrams]],<ref name="FairFight20202">{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Fair Fight 2020|url=https://votesaveamerica.com/fairfight2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=Crooked.com}}</ref> as well as with [[VoteRiders]] to spread state-specific information on voter ID requirements.<ref name="DonationPolicy2">{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Donation Policy|url=https://store.crooked.com/pages/donation-policy|access-date=October 6, 2020|website=Crooked.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Reception ==
The company's podcasts regularly sit near the top of the iTunes list of most popular podcasts.<ref name=":12" /> ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' has called Crooked Media 'the left's answer to conservative talk radio'.<ref name=":02" /> ''Pod Save America'' was called "the nation's most popular political podcast" by ''[[Newsweek]]''.<ref name="newsweek2" /> Reviewing the first episodes of the company's flagship podcast, ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted: "''Pod Save America''<nowiki/>'s commentators are sparky and funny—and they have a habit of talking a whole lot of sense."<ref name="TheGuardian32">{{cite news|last=Verdier|first=Hannah|date=January 26, 2017|title=Pod Save America – the podcast that won Obama's last interview|language=en-GB|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/26/pod-save-america-the-podcast-that-won-obamas-last-interview|access-date=January 2, 2018|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{Official website}}
{{Crooked Media}}

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