The Al Franken Show was the flagship
talk show of the former talk radio network,
Air America Radio. Hosted by
Al Franken, it featured
commentary and
interviews arguing for
left-wing positions on the issues of the day, and
comically poking fun at the
George W. Bush Administration. The show began as
The O'Franken Factor on March 31, 2004. Between January 3, 2006, and February 14, 2007, the show was recorded and broadcast from the 28th floor of the historic
Foshay Tower in downtown
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to that date it was based in
New York City. The final show was broadcast on February 14, 2007, the day Franken announced his candidacy for the
United States Senate in 2008.