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'''Keepin' it 1600''' was an [[United States|American]] [[political podcast]], co-hosted by [[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Jon Favreau]], [[Tommy Vietor]], [[Jon Lovett]], and [[Daniel Pfeiffer]], former advisers to [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/07/conservative-podcasts-ricochet/|title=You Heard Right: Conservatives Get Their Very Own Podcast Network|first=Charley|last=Locke|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://podbay.fm/show/1111751047/reviews|title=Keepin' it 1600|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ijr.com/2016/04/574650-former-jeb-bush-staffer-admits-the-moment-they-recognized-trump-as-a-monster/|title=Former Jeb Bush Staffer Admits the Moment They Recognized Trump as a 'Monster'|first=Maegan|last=Vazquez|date=1 April 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="twsGQmag">{{cite web
'''Keepin' it 1600''' was an [[United States|American]] [[political podcast]] produced by [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] and hosted by former [[Barack Obama]] staffers [[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Jon Favreau]], [[Tommy Vietor]], [[Jon Lovett]], and [[Daniel Pfeiffer|Dan Pfeiffer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/07/conservative-podcasts-ricochet/|title=You Heard Right: Conservatives Get Their Very Own Podcast Network|first=Charley|last=Locke|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="twsGQmag">{{cite web
| author= REBECCA NELSON
| author= REBECCA NELSON
| date= August 25, 2016
| date= August 25, 2016
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://theringer.com/keepin-it-1600-podcast-politics-election-jon-favreau-dan-pfeiffer-220924af4c94#.fbmh9ebxc |title= Keepin’ It 1600 |first= Keepin' It |last=1600 |date=1 May 2016 |publisher=}}</ref>
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://theringer.com/keepin-it-1600-podcast-politics-election-jon-favreau-dan-pfeiffer-220924af4c94#.fbmh9ebxc |title= Keepin’ It 1600 |first= Keepin' It |last=1600 |date=1 May 2016 |publisher=}}</ref>


== History ==
The podcast began in March 2016 during the [[United States presidential primary|US presidential primaries]] with weekly episodes hosted by [[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Jon Favreau]] and [[Daniel Pfeiffer]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://soundcloud.com/keepinit1600/ep-1-rubios-missteps-trump-and-the-media |title= Ep. 1: Trump and the Media and Rubio's Missteps |publisher=}}</ref> The original focus was almost exclusively on the [[United States presidential election, 2016]], but it went on to cover the Trump Administration with bi-weekly episodes. The podcast appeared as a livestream show on both [[Periscope (app)|Periscope]] and [[Facebook Live]] for their coverage of the [[United States presidential debates, 2016|presidential debates]] and November 8, 2016, the night of the [[United States presidential election, 2016|presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://theringer.com/keepin-it-1600-live-2016-election-night-show-5bc9d1824835#.xwgajkuje |title= ‘Keepin’ It 1600’ Live Election Night Therapy |first= Keepin' It |last=1600 |date=9 November 2016 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>https://www.periscope.tv/ringerlive/1BdGYdWDDXzKX</ref> There was a crossover podcast with [[Chuck Todd]] for the 1947: Meet the Press Podcast in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/keepinit1600/ep-60-1600-special-co-podcast|title=Ep. 60: ‘Keepin' It 1600’ Special Co-Podcast With Chuck Todd|publisher=}}</ref> The show had a variety of running jokes, including the prevention of politically induced "bedwetting", a segment called "Says Who?", and the advocacy of the belief that [[Jon Lovett]] is a "Straight Shooter Widely Respected on Both Sides"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tvietor08/status/788929505347801088|title=Tommy Vietor on Twitter|publisher=}}</ref> and was part of [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] Podcast Network. The hosts are all members of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], but the podcast has had Democrats, Republicans, and journalists on as guests, including [[Savannah Guthrie]], [[Alyssa Mastromonaco]], [[Elizabeth Meriwether]], [[Thomas Perez]], [[Kal Penn]], [[Jake Tapper]], [[David Plouffe]], [[Robert Gibbs]], [[Keith Ellison]], [[Ana Navarro]], and [[Evan McMullin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/keepinit1600|title=Keepin' it 1600|publisher=}}</ref> The podcast was rated as one of the best podcasts of 2016 by publications such as [[The Atlantic]], [[GQ]], and [[Entertainment Weekly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/the-50-best-podcasts-of-2016/510698/|title=The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016|first=Laura Jane Standley and Eric|last=McQuade|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/best-new-podcasts-2016|title=The 7 Best New Podcasts of 2016|first=Nicole|last=Silverberg|date=30 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/10/10/keepin-it-1600-interview/|title='Keepin' It 1600' Is the Hottest Political Show of Campaign Season|date=10 October 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
The podcast began in March 2016 during the [[United States presidential primary|US presidential primaries]] with weekly episodes hosted by Favreau and Pfeiffer,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://soundcloud.com/keepinit1600/ep-1-rubios-missteps-trump-and-the-media |title= Ep. 1: Trump and the Media and Rubio's Missteps |publisher=}}</ref> and continued with twice weekly episodes through the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 United States presidential election]] and the first weeks following Trump's election. The show ended in December 2016.


The podcast aired as a livestream show on both [[Periscope (app)|Periscope]] and [[Facebook Live]] as part of The Ringer's coverage of the [[United States presidential debates, 2016|presidential debates]], as well as on November 8, 2016, the night of the [[United States presidential election, 2016|presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://theringer.com/keepin-it-1600-live-2016-election-night-show-5bc9d1824835#.xwgajkuje |title= ‘Keepin’ It 1600’ Live Election Night Therapy |first= Keepin' It |last=1600 |date=9 November 2016 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.periscope.tv/ringerlive/1BdGYdWDDXzKX|title=The Ringer @ringer|first=Twitter|last=Inc|website=Periscope}}</ref>
''Keepin' it 1600'' ended in December 2016, but later continued in an identical format with the same hosts under the name ''[[Pod Save America]]'', on the hosts' own [[Crooked Media]] network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://getcrookedmedia.com/here-have-a-podcast-78ee56b5a323#.36hesbiwx|title=Pod Save America|first=Crooked|last=Team|date=9 January 2017|publisher=}}</ref>


There was a crossover podcast with [[Chuck Todd]] for the 1947: Meet the Press Podcast in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/keepinit1600/ep-60-1600-special-co-podcast|title=Ep. 60: ‘Keepin' It 1600’ Special Co-Podcast With Chuck Todd|publisher=}}</ref>
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== Guests ==
The podcast featured interviews with Democrats, Republicans, and journalists, including [[Savannah Guthrie]], [[Alyssa Mastromonaco]], [[Elizabeth Meriwether|Liz Meriwether]], [[Thomas Perez|Tom Perez]], [[Kal Penn]], [[Jake Tapper]], [[David Plouffe]], [[Robert Gibbs]], [[Keith Ellison]], [[Ana Navarro]], and [[Evan McMullin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/keepinit1600|title=Keepin' it 1600|publisher=}}</ref>

== Running jokes ==
The show had a variety of running jokes, including the prevention of politically induced "bedwetting", a segment called "Says Who?", and the advocacy of the belief that [[Jon Lovett]] is a "Straight Shooter Widely Respected on Both Sides".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tvietor08/status/788929505347801088|title=Tommy Vietor on Twitter|publisher=}}</ref>
== Reception ==
By election day, the show was averaging more than 400,000 viewers per episode.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/keepin-it-1600-crew-launches-crooked-media-company.html|title=Keepin’ It 1600 Crew Launches New Podcast, ‘Crooked Media’ Company|last=Hartmann|first=Margaret|work=Daily Intelligencer|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en}}</ref>

The podcast was named one of the '50 Best Podcasts of 2016' by [[The Atlantic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/the-50-best-podcasts-of-2016/510698/|title=The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016|first=Laura Jane Standley and Eric|last=McQuade|publisher=}}</ref> and one of the 'seven best new podcasts of 2016' by [[GQ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/best-new-podcasts-2016|title=The 7 Best New Podcasts of 2016|first=Nicole|last=Silverberg|date=30 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

[[Entertainment Weekly]] called it "the hottest political show of campaign season".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/10/10/keepin-it-1600-interview/|title='Keepin' It 1600' Is the Hottest Political Show of Campaign Season|date=10 October 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

== Crooked Media and ''Pod Save America'' ==
''Keepin' 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 Monday show and Favreau and Pfeiffer hosting a Thursday show.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/crooked-media-fights-trump-pod-save-america-jon-favreau-jon-lovett-tommy-570695|title=How the Crooked Media trio is taking on Donald Trump with "Pod Save America"|date=2017-03-26|work=Newsweek|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 15:56, 3 January 2018

Keepin' it 1600
File:Keepinit1600logo.jpg
GenreWeekly political commentary
Running time35-75 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationThe Ringer
Hosted byJon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor
Original releaseMarch 2016 – December 2016, Pod Save America
WebsiteKeepin' it 1600

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]

History[edit | edit source]

The 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.

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]

Guests[edit | edit source]

The 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]

Running jokes[edit | edit source]

The show had a variety of running jokes, including the prevention of politically induced "bedwetting", a segment called "Says Who?", and the advocacy of the belief that Jon Lovett is a "Straight Shooter Widely Respected on Both Sides".[9]

Reception[edit | edit source]

By 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[edit | edit source]

Keepin' 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 Monday show and Favreau and Pfeiffer hosting a Thursday show.[14]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Locke, Charley. "You Heard Right: Conservatives Get Their Very Own Podcast Network". 
  2. ↑ 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. 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... 
  3. ↑ 1600, Keepin' It (1 May 2016). "Keepin' It 1600". 
  4. ↑ "Ep. 1: Trump and the Media and Rubio's Missteps". 
  5. ↑ 1600, Keepin' It (9 November 2016). "'Keepin' It 1600' Live Election Night Therapy". 
  6. ↑ Inc, Twitter. "The Ringer @ringer". Periscope. 
  7. ↑ "Ep. 60: 'Keepin' It 1600' Special Co-Podcast With Chuck Todd". 
  8. ↑ "Keepin' it 1600". 
  9. ↑ "Tommy Vietor on Twitter". 
  10. ↑ Hartmann, Margaret. "Keepin' It 1600 Crew Launches New Podcast, 'Crooked Media' Company". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 2018-01-03. 
  11. ↑ McQuade, Laura Jane Standley and Eric. "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016". 
  12. ↑ Silverberg, Nicole (30 December 2016). "The 7 Best New Podcasts of 2016". 
  13. ↑ "'Keepin' It 1600' Is the Hottest Political Show of Campaign Season". 10 October 2016. 
  14. ↑ "How the Crooked Media trio is taking on Donald Trump with "Pod Save America"". Newsweek. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2018-01-03. 
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