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 Crookeds legal podcast Strict Scrutiny. 2024 was a disaster. We spent 2025 doing some soul searching and finger pointing. Now its 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 Americas Dan Pfeiffer, Pod Save the Worlds Ben Rhodes, Hysterias Alyssa Mastromonaco and Erin Ryan; Strict Scrutinys Leah Litman, Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw; What A Days Jane Coaston; Keep Its Louis Virtel; Crookeds VP of Political Strategy and Head of Vote Save AmericaShaniqua 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, Cant 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










