“Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” the landmark news and commentary program that reordered the world of cable news, returns as a daily podcast. Olbermann’s daily news-driven mix will include his trademark “Special Comment” political analysis, the tongue-in-cheek “Worst Persons In The World” segment, and his timeless readings from the works of the immortal James Thurber. The man who turned SportsCenter into a cultural phenomenon will broaden the content to include a daily sports segment, a daily call for help for a suffering dog, and a remarkable series of anecdotes covering a career that stretched from covering the 1980 Olympic Miracle on Ice a month after his 21st birthday, to anchoring the 2009 Presidential Inauguration and the 2009 Super Bowl pre-game show in a span of just twelve days, to rejoining ESPN as a “rookie” baseball play-by-play man at the age of 59.
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 16
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): Trump's doctors are not asking him to tell the difference between a snake and a giraffe
Oct 22 48 min
TRUMP PROVES IT AGAIN: HE IS OWNED BY RUSSIA - 10.19.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 15
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT) Trump has proved it again and Trump has proved it anew.
He is owned by Russia.
Only,
Oct 19 45 min
BULLETIN: TRUMP FIRES PRESS SECRETARY AT HALF A SCARAMUCCI - 10.16.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 14
Bulletin - Trump confirms press secretary Katie Zacharia (in Monday, out before close of business Friday) is out as
Oct 16 8 min
TRUMP IS INSANE: NOW HE'S POSTING SNUFF FILMS - 10.15.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 13
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): The President is insane.
I know you know this – we all know this.
But – days after a
Oct 15 48 min
ONE THIRD OF TRUMP '24 VOTERS ABANDON HIM AS MIDTERMS LOOM -10.12.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 12
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): 31% of those who voted for Trump just 707 days ago now DISAPPROVE of his presidency.
H
Oct 12 1 h 07 min
TRUMP’S “LET THEM TAKE OUT L.A.” IS TREASON. IMPEACH HIM FOR IT - 10.8.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN – SEASON 5 EPISODE 11
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): This is not complicated.
Trump: ”They could take out a city. Let them take out Los Ang
Oct 8 1 h 12 min
TRUMP'S NEW BRIBE LIE: "THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL!" - 10.5.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 10
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): Even Trump sees the wave of Blue water forming on the horizon, now less than a month out
Oct 5 1 h 16 min
TRUMP WROTE ME A FAN LETTER - 9.28.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 9
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): You heard me. Trump wrote me a fan letter - but he hates me.
Yet here's something I nev
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 8
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): BREAKING: Republicans finally throw Trump overboard - or maybe it's "Republicans finally
Sep 24 1 h 05 min
SHOCKER: WHY CNN + MS SHOULDN'T FIGHT TRUMP WHITE HOUSE BAN - 9.21.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 7
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): I confess - I fell for it.
Trump banned CNN and MS Now from the White House and I imme
Sep 21 1 h 05 min
IT'S NOT JUST "A.I. WILL KILL US ALL"...IT'S "TRUMP'S A.I. WILL KILL US ALL" - 9.17.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 6
A Block (SPECIAL COMMENT): We're actually under-reacting to the threat from A.I. because it is not just 'A.I. Will K
Sep 17 1 h 10 min
OH BTW - WE'RE AT WAR WITH CHINA - 9.14.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5, EPISODE 5
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT) - Hey, yeah, sorry, we forgot to mench...before U.S. servicemen were killed at a base in
Sep 14 1 h 02 min
BULLETIN: TRUMP OFFERS EVERY ADULT $5,000 BRIBE IF GOP WINS MIDTERMS - 9.10.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - BULLETIN, SEPTEMBER 10 2026
An hour into his typical delusional speech at the Republican "Midterm Convention" in Texas last night Trump
Sep 10 5 min
NEWEST EVIDENCE TRUMP IS NOT LOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES - 9.10.26
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEASON 5 EPISODE 3
A-Block (SPECIAL COMMENT) Am I the only one who noticed this? Is the news media so compliant, so dead, not to recogn
Sep 10 1 h 24 min
BULLETIN: MURDOCH FIRES MARIA BARTIROMO FOR TATTLING TO TRUMP - 9.3.26
BULLETIN: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN SEPTEMBER 3 2026
Trump's favorite Goebbels impersonator Maria Bartiromo has been fired by Fox - I believe directly by Rupert Mu
Sep 3 13 min
TRUMP BECOMES THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT TO LOSE A WAR! - 8.6.26
SEASON 5 EPISODE 1: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN
A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: Hey look, we're back. A special edition to test new equipment (both internal and mec
Aug 6 1 h 35 min
THINK BIG, BE BIG, DEMOCRATS! THIS IS NOT THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - 5.11.26
SEASON 4 EPISODE 84: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN
A-Block (3:00) SPECIAL COMMENT: Back from a week off just in time to put the podcast on health hiatus...details with
May 11 2 h 11 min
TRUMP'S PLAN TO STEAL A THIRD TERM: THE 2020 ELECTION OF 2028 - 4.30.26
SEASON 4 EPISODE 83: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN
A-Block (3:00) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump has given away his labyrinthine plot to stay in office past 2028 in one social
Apr 30 59 min
I'M NOT SAYING IT WAS STAGED! YOU'RRRE SAYING IT WAS STAGED - 4.27.26
SEASON 4 EPISODE 82: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN
A-Block (3:00) SPECIAL COMMENT: Call me a cynic but I am beginning to get a sense that you may have some doubts abou
Apr 27 48 min
TOP MAGA MAGAZINE HEADLINE: "TRUMP IS LOSING HIS MIND" - 4.23.26
SEASON 4 EPISODE 81: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN
A-Block (3:00) SPECIAL COMMENT: "Donald Trump Is Losing His Mind."
It's the headline on a column in perhaps the mo
Apr 23 54 min
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Today's episode was just as important, just as riveting and just as educational as usual. The terrifying state of the nation could be no better described than by Keith Olbermann. If his truth telling and fact exposing doesn't get you up out of your seat, you're either glued to it or dead.
I was never a baseball fan, but I have to admit, I find the baseball stories and references to be highly entertaining, as can be only when told by somebody who truly loves the subject they are speaking about.
It was a dismal period when Keith was absent due to medical issues; no one can take his place. No one understands us as well, no one can offer the same kind of outlook, good or bad.
I sincerely hope he doesn't leave again!
Katielovescfc · Oct 2026
I wanted to say that you have been my saving grace of Podcasts. It’s been difficult lately to listen to the news. Your particular style has really helped me to continue to absorb some of the information that I think is necessary to stay informed. Thanks for that.
L.J.Garcia · Jan 2025
Listening to your podcast on Dec 22, I laughed out loud. Your comments on the capitulation of MSNBC hit home. After Joe Scarborough, whom I have never been a fan of, trotted off to pay fealty to Mr. Trump, I stopped watching MSNBC. It wasn’t Joe I had been watching, it was Rachel with whom I was losing confidence, and occasionally one of the other night time hosts. I’ve been moving to some podcasts and away from corporate news but the recent lack of integrity in news has caused me to cancel my Washington Post subscription (how far they have fallen from Katherine Graham days), my New York Times subscription & now to disconnect MSNBC. The network that doesn’t stand up for the principles that drew me (your show), has lost me to podcasts. Your comments were so on target that I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at the stupidity of corporate news. Thank you for a laugh at a time when I didn’t think I could!
Ddkgup · Dec 2024
If you hunger for honest, intelligent, well-written commentary - perfectly balanced with biting humor, when appropriate - Countdown is for you. As much as I enjoyed his political commentary and sports coverage on TV, Keith is equally effective as a podcaster. He should be running a progressive streaming network!
EBT#1 · Dec 2024
To give you a taste in one episode he makes fun of Bill Barr for being overweight and Jeff Bezos for being short. Seems determined to prove he doesn’t have any real arguments so just insults people for their appearances.
Ricky R Richard · Nov 2024
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