Keepin' it 1600 was an American political podcast produced by The Ringer and hosted by former Barack Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett, and Dan Pfeiffer.[1][2][3] Its name is a reference to the saying "keep it one hundred" and the White House's address of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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| Genre | Weekly political commentary |
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| Running time | 35–75 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | The Ringer |
| Hosted by | Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor |
| Original release | March 2016 – December 2016 |
| Website | theringer |
History
editThe podcast began in March 2016 during the US presidential primaries with weekly episodes hosted by Favreau and Pfeiffer,[4] and continued with twice weekly episodes through the 2016 United States presidential election and the first weeks following Trump's election. The show ended in December 2016, and was succeeded by Pod Save America through the hosts' new media company, Crooked Media.
The podcast aired as a livestream show on both Periscope and Facebook Live as part of The Ringer's coverage of the presidential debates, as well as on November 8, 2016, the night of the presidential election.[5][6]
There was a crossover podcast with Chuck Todd for the 1947: Meet the Press Podcast in December 2016.[7]
Content
editThe podcast featured interviews with Democrats, Republicans, and journalists, including Savannah Guthrie, Alyssa Mastromonaco, Liz Meriwether, Tom Perez, Kal Penn, Jake Tapper, David Plouffe, Robert Gibbs, Keith Ellison, Ana Navarro, and Evan McMullin.[8]
The show had a variety of running jokes, including the prevention of politically induced "bedwetting", a segment called "Says Who?", and advocacy of the belief that Jon Lovett is a "Straight Shooter Widely Respected on Both Sides".[9]
Reception
editBy election day, the show was averaging more than 400,000 viewers per episode.[10] The podcast was named one of the '50 Best Podcasts of 2016' by The Atlantic[11] and one of the 'seven best new podcasts of 2016' by GQ.[12] Entertainment Weekly called it "the hottest political show of campaign season".[13]
Crooked Media and Pod Save America
editKeepin' it 1600 ended in December 2016. Favreau, Lovett and Vietor formed their own company, Crooked Media, and started a new podcast called Pod Save America. The show airs twice weekly, with Favreau, Lovett and Vietor hosting a Tuesday show and Favreau and Pfeiffer hosting a Thursday show.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Locke, Charley. "You Heard Right: Conservatives Get Their Very Own Podcast Network". Wired. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ REBECCA NELSON (August 25, 2016). "Former Obama Speechwriter Jon Favreau on Trump, Hillary, and Becoming a Podcast Star: An interview with the co-host of Keepin' It 1600, which might just be the best political podcast out there". GQ magazine. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
...On the popular Keepin' It 1600 podcast, Favreau and co-host Dan Pfeiffer, another former Obama aide, do their best to make sense of ... the 2016 presidential election. ... glimpse into the Washington political scene after hours, a raucous happy hour...
- ^ "Keepin' It 1600". May 1, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ep. 1: Trump and the Media and Rubio's Missteps". Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "'Keepin' It 1600' Live Election Night Therapy". November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "The Ringer @ringer". Periscope. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ep. 60: 'Keepin' It 1600' Special Co-Podcast With Chuck Todd". Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Keepin' it 1600". Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Tommy Vietor on Twitter". Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Hartmann, Margaret. "Keepin' It 1600 Crew Launches New Podcast, 'Crooked Media' Company". Daily Intelligencer. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ McQuade, Laura Jane Standley and Eric (December 18, 2016). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Peele, Anna (December 30, 2016). "The 7 Best New Podcasts of 2016". Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ "'Keepin' It 1600' Is the Hottest Political Show of Campaign Season". Entertainment Weekly. October 10, 2016. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "How the Crooked Media trio is taking on Donald Trump with "Pod Save America"". Newsweek. March 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.