By James McClain Veteran politico turned media company co-founder Jon Favreau has come a long way since his professional start as a speechwriter for the presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Barack Obama.
After the latter’s election victory, Favreau was appointed Director of Speechwriting at the White House, a position he held until 2013, when he left politics to pursue a career in private sector consulting.
In 2017, Favreau founded Crooked Media, the rapidly-growing media company that now employs more than 40 and has 15 new shows slated for production.
But the Los Angeles-based firm remains best-known for “Pod Save America,” the unapologetically politically progressive podcast co-hosted by Favreau that has consistently ranked among
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