Podcast Episodes featuring Jon Favreau

You Can't McConnell an Honest Man

Lovett or Leave It - July 29, 2017 10:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23.4K ratings
Trumpcare dies in the Senate! Priebus is bounced from the motorcade! Plus the Mooch toots his own horn, as it were. Recorded LIVE at the Comedy Store, Jon breaks down yet another insane week with writer Ira Madison, actor Brett Gelman, comedian Amanda Seales, reporter Jake Sherman, and Crooked M...

Jon Favreau and Rick Wilson on bad bills and worse messaging

POLITICO's Pulse Check - May 11, 2017 04:25 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratings
The Affordable Care Act has polled poorly for years — but Republicans’ health bill is polling even worse. What does it mean for the GOP to have such an unpopular bill, and how can progressives take advantage of it? On this PULSE CHECK, you’ll hear from two experts in political messaging and strat...

Trumpcare is dead, Lovett or Leave It is LIVE. Our first episode!

Lovett or Leave It - March 25, 2017 12:37 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 23.4K ratings
Michaela Watkins, Katie Nolan, and Jon Favreau join for a rundown of the week's news in front of a live audience, plus we introduce the Rant Wheel.

20. Pod Save America: Crossover Episode (w/ Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor)

Next Question with Katie Couric - February 23, 2017 09:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4.2K ratings
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor are alumni of the Obama administration who recently founded Crooked Media, a progressive media company. They also host the hit political podcast, Pod Save America. For this special crossover episode, Katie speaks with these former White House communication...

Ex-Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau: I'm afraid of a 'smarter Trump'

Recode Media with Peter Kafka - October 18, 2016 04:01 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 468 ratings
Jon Favreau, former speechwriter for President Obama and the host of The Ringer's podcast "Keepin' It 1600," talks to Recode's Peter Kafka about how he got to the White House and why he can never totally quit politics. He predicts Hillary Clinton will win the presidency on Nov. 8 but explains why...

'Iron Man' director Jon Favreau on pushing virtual reality to the limit

Decoder with Nilay Patel - October 12, 2016 04:01 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 2.4K ratings
Jon Favreau, the actor and director known for films such as "Swingers," "Iron Man" and "The Jungle Book," talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new efforts in virtual reality, starting with the interactive short film "Gnomes & Goblins." Favreau says that VR is a powerful artists' tool, but a...

Episode 196: Jon Favreau

Longform - June 08, 2016 16:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Jon Favreau, former chief speechwriter for President Obama, is a columnist at The Ringer and co-host of Keepin’ It 1600. “And then Obama comes over to my desk with the speech, and he has a few edits. And he’s like, ‘I just want to go through some of these edits and make sure you’re ok with this...

with Jon Favreau

Kermode and Mayo's Film Review - April 15, 2016 15:56 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 676 ratings
Director Jon Favreau talks to Simon about The Jungle Book. Plus the UK Box Office Top 10 and Mark's reviews of the week's new films including The Jungle Book, Eye In The Sky and Criminal. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast at bbc.co.uk/podcasts/5live. Email: [email protected] Text: 85058 (char...

Jon Favreau

Improv Nerd With Jimmy Carrane - April 04, 2016 04:59 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 150 ratings
Jon Favreau is a well-known writer, actor and director who has directed such films as Iron Man 1 and 2, Elf, Made, and Chef, just to name a few. He's also the director of Walt Disney's The Jungle Book, which comes out April 15. Jimmy sat down with him to discuss his comedy days in Chicago, what ...

#71: The Master Creator - How Jon Favreau Went from Swingers to Elf to Ironman to Chef

The Tim Ferriss Show - April 13, 2015 20:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14.3K ratings
 Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) is a man of many talents. He burst onto the acting scene with his role in Rudy.  He first established himself as a writer with the iconic cult hit Swingers, in which he starred. Then, Favreau made his feature film directorial debut with Made, which he also wr...

Ep 67 - Iron Man 2 2010 - The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Robert Downey Jr and Jon Favreau return in this seuqel featuring Nick Fury and Shield)

Totally Awesome Films - March 15, 2015 23:20 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Iron Man 2 The Iron Man Sequel and the Road to Avengers

Ep 64 - Iron Man 2008 - The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Robert Downey Jr and Jon Favreau launch a franchise)

Totally Awesome Films - March 04, 2015 10:19 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
The Road to Avengers 2: Age of Ultron

Jon Favreau

Food is the New Rock - May 26, 2014 23:44 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 208 ratings
Ep. 95 - Iron Man director Jon Favreau comes on the podcast to talk about his new movie "Chef", and what a big role music and food play in the film- which takes place in L.A., Miami, New Orleans, and Austin. Zach also brings up how similar the movie is to Swingers (which he also wrote and starred...