Pod Save America's Dan Pfeiffer, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor mingled at Crooked Media's cocktail party during WHCD weekend in Washington, DC. Patricia McDougall Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Crooked Media has announced the lineup for its upcoming Crooked Con, with guests including elected officials, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, California Rep. Ro Khanna, Delaware Rep. Sarah McBride and political strategists from across the spectrum. The conference will include a live episode of Pod Save America, the podcast that launched the network, at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on Nov. 6 and a full day of programming on Nov. 7 at The Wharf. Topics include rehabilitating the Democratic brand, next steps for the party and how to organize and mobilize effectively, among other topics. The day will wrap with a live taping of Crooked's legal podcast Strict Scrutiny. Related Stories Business Crooked Media Union Members Unanimously Ratify Contract With Wage Increases, AI Protection Business After Walkout, Crooked Media Union Reaches Tentative Deal With 'Pod Save America' Company "2024 was a disaster. We spent 2025 doing some soul searching and finger pointing. Now it's time to pull together, strategize, and figure out how we get out of this mess and win in the midterms," said Crooked Media founders Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor. "The vision here is to get the smartest, funniest, most available-that-weekend people we know in the same room to talk honestly about how to win again." In addition to Favreau, Lovett and Vietor, other hosts in attendance from the network include Pod Save America's Dan Pfeiffer, Pod Save the World's Ben Rhodes, Hysteria's Alyssa Mastromonaco and Erin Ryan; Strict Scrutiny's Leah Litman, Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw; What A Day's Jane Coaston; Keep It's Louis Virtel; Crooked's VP of Political Strategy and Head of Vote Save America Shaniqua McClendon Full speaker lineup: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Senators Brian Schatz, Chris Murphy and Ruben Gallego Reps. Janelle Bynum, LaMonica McIver, Sarah McBride, Ro Khanna, Robert Garcia and Yassamin Ansari Alex Wagner, Senior Political Analyst, MSNBC Anderson Clayton, Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party Ben Wikler, former Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Brian Tyler Cohen, Progressive YouTuber & Content Creator Carlos Odio, Co-Founder, Equis Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State David Shor, Co-Founder, Blue Rose Research Ezra Levin, Co-Executive Director, Indivisible Faiz Shakir, Founder & Executive Director, More Perfect Union Hasan Piker, Streamer & Political Commentator Jessica Tarlov, Co-Host, Fox News' The Five Justice Allison Riggs, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court Kate Barr, Founder, Can't Win Victory Fund Ken Martin, Chair of the Democratic National Committee Lis Smith, Democratic Strategist Marc Elias, Founder, Democracy Docket Matthew Yglesias, Author, Slow Boring Newsletter Maurice Mitchell, National Director, Working Families Party Norm Eisen, Executive Chair, Democracy Defenders Fund Philip DeFranco, Anchor, The Philip DeFranco Show Rebecca Katz, Founder, Fight Agency Sarah Longwell, CEO & Publisher, The Bulwark Stephanie Valencia, Co-Founder & CEO, Equis Tara McGowan, Founder & Publisher, COURIER Newsroom Terrance Woodbury, President & Founding Partner, HIT Strategies THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up versant Moguls' Must-See TV: 'Squawk Box' Is Driving the News Cycle In Trump's Economy international Paramount U.K. Lead Sarah Rose to Depart, Run Prince William, Kate Middleton's Royal Foundation Ben Affleck Ben Affleck, Matt Damon's Artists Equity Taps Amy Baer as Film, TV President THR, Esq Lachlan Wins Murdoch Succession War as Siblings Take Major Buyouts, Legal Battle Settles Representation Rachel Zoe Signs With CAA (Exclusive) Paramount CBS News Hires Ombudsman From Conservative-Leaning Hudson Institute versant Moguls' Must-See TV: 'Squawk Box' Is Driving the News Cycle In Trump's Economy international Paramount U.K. Lead Sarah Rose to Depart, Run Prince William, Kate Middleton's Royal Foundation Ben Affleck Ben Affleck, Matt Damon's Artists Equity Taps Amy Baer as Film, TV President THR, Esq Lachlan Wins Murdoch Succession War as Siblings Take Major Buyouts, Legal Battle Settles Representation Rachel Zoe Signs With CAA (Exclusive) Paramount CBS News Hires Ombudsman From Conservative-Leaning Hudson Institute