Senator Alex Padilla: How Democrats Can Win in 2026

Hasan sits down with California Senator Alex Padilla to discuss his frustration with his Senate colleagues during the government shutdown, criticisms of how Democrats approach immigration, and his run in with Kristi Noem's goons. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Producer: Kayla Feng Cinematographer: Austin Morales Editor: NV Moore Assistant Editor: Will Feinstein Writer's assistant: Annie Fick Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland 0:00 Cold Open & Opening Monologue 1:34 The Epstein Files 5:04 The government shutdown 9:44 Voting with Trump 13:20 The 3 finger salute 16:42 Prop 50 19:48 The Weather Underground 21:55 Immigration 26:45 Ads 29:21 Shepherd on the path to dignity 30:30 The Waffle House inside an FBI office inside a federal building in Los Angeles 34:21 Join or die 37:57 There’s a war outside 39:13 Buyer’s remorse 41:07 The ladder pull 45:18 Community organizing 47:33 The feeling of safety & security 52:15 Ads 55:37 Send in the clowns 57:57 Cali kidz 1:00:27 Dodger fans and the Walking Dead 1:04:42 War with Venezuela 1:06:16 “You ruined P.F. Chang’s for me.” New to HMDK? 👉🏾 Watch past episodes    • Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know   👉🏾 Follow HMDK on Instagram   / hmdk   👉🏾 Follow Hasan on Instagram   / hasanminhaj   👉🏾 Follow Hasan on TikTok -   / hasanminhaj   👉🏾 Listen to the podcast https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDo... And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. ———————— THE SHOW: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians and public figures, as well as occasional interviews with celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, politics interview, science interviews, history interviews, culture interviews, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political, history interview, science interview