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Lovett or Leave It

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Crooked Media

Every Saturday, former Obama speechwriter and self-described "comedian" Jon Lovett is joined live on stage by a killer lineup of comics, journalists, politicians, and celebrities - who may or may not know why they're there - to break down the biggest and dumbest stories in politics and culture. And now because there’s too much news for just one show, join Jon and friends (i.e. beloved producers who have to be there) every Tuesday for a rundown of the latest headlines to help get you through another flawless week in our perfect society. Plus for those who like to watch (*wink*), you can catch all the funniest moments and gayest chaos on the Lovett or Leave It YouTube channel. So check us out there, and listen to Lovett or Leave It wherever you get your podcasts.

#436

No Gaetz, No Glory

This week’s show is the gift that keeps on Thanksgiving. Manosphere expert Brad Turbo (Matt Rogers) returns and he’s gobbling up these Trump appointees. Marc Evan Jackson and Wendie Malick make a plate for all their past characters in Was In This This? Lovett carves up some National Dog Show winners, and we all talk turkey about the things we should be more grateful for. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events ... Read more

16 hrs Ago

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:30

16 hrs Ago

#435

What a Weekday: Mike Johnson's Rumspringa

Trump adds more haunted dolls to his cabinet of curiosities. Elon Musk is taking the government he purchased out for a joy ride. Matt Gaetz inspires us to ask the important questions like, “Where’s Nestor?” DNC members are pointing so many fingers, they’re going to put an eye out. And we lower P’Nut’s teeny, tiny coffin into the ground for a final goodbye. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/9xlaBukHgYw) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

19 Nov 2024

25 MINS

25:56

19 Nov 2024

#434

Finally, Justice for Matt Gaetz

BREAKING: Donald Trump picks Lovett or Leave it to head Department Of Gay Little Jokes. This week, RFK Jr. worms his way into the new administration, while Matt Gaetz plans a field trip to the DOJ. Colorado Governor Jared Polis walks back his enthusiasm, yet another thing we can’t do if we all get polio, and Lovett and his guests are sorry, but they refuse to apologize. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/UHF2BeaMjm8) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

16 Nov 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:30

16 Nov 2024

#433

The Worst People Are Happy (With Tim Miller)

The worst people believe their worldview has been validated, while the best people are uncertain, scared, and angry. But we have to stay focused on the menace, including the threat to officials Trump may target for revenge—and the immigrants whose cheap and willing labor helped build our economy. Tim Miller joins Lovett for a special crosspost with the The Bulwark Podcast. -- [Speech by Otto Wels in March 1933] (https://ghdi.ghi-dc.org/sub_document.cfm?document_id=1497) [The 'The Bulwark' Podcast] (https://www.thebulwark.com/s/bulwarkpodcast) For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/SqftFD1zzgI) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

12 Nov 2024

52 MINS

52:18

12 Nov 2024

#432

So we ARE going back

This week, Lovett or Leave It takes a big sip of coffee and reads who won the 2024 presidential election. Donald Trump takes the White House, Republicans take the Senate, and RFK Jr. takes the fluoride out of our water the first moment he can. Lovett opens the floor to questions from his audience like, “What the hell?” and “Are you kidding me?" and we cycle through the five stages of being an American, before taking our listeners on a much needed joyride. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/b0GMOSaXgW0) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

09 Nov 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:48

09 Nov 2024

#431

What a Weekday: See You on the Other Side

Kamala closes with hope and SNL. Trump jokes about his enemies being shot. RFK Jr. goes Joker on the water supply. And a surprise poll from Iowa makes us wonder what tomorrow may hold. (RIP P'Nut.) For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/acByujQ7WVg) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

05 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:25

05 Nov 2024

#430

Last Call

It’s official: Lovett or Leave It is a graveyard smash! This week, Donald Trump has plenty of tricks up his sleeve, and their names are RFK Jr., Mike Johnson and Elon Musk. Kamala Harris braves the haunted house that is this final week of horrifying news. Ricki Lake and Lovett are dying to live in the present. Zach Zucker has us all drinking the ghoul-aid, and we wrap up some unfinished business. Speaking of unfinished business, if you can, please fly, crawl or ooze on over to [votesaveamerica.com/2024] (http://votesaveamerica.com/2024) to volunteer and vamp from now until Election Day. Tour dates & cities: [crooked.com/events] (https://crooked.com/events/) For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/LOQX2hUcI6s) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

02 Nov 2024

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:35

02 Nov 2024

#429

What a Weekday: Closing Arguments (with Senator Bernie Sanders)

Puerto Rican voters roast Trump’s racist MSG rally. AOC and Tim Walz tackle Tony Hinchcliffe while streaming Madden. Trump and Mike Johnson hint at their little secret, and we hope to God it's that they’re in LOVE. And Lovett is joined by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to talk about their favorite fall soups. Just kidding! They talk about the election. For the foreseeable future, we’re all going to be talking about the election. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/fPTfKYJhAZA) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

29 Oct 2024

49 MINS

49:59

29 Oct 2024

#428

General Mayhem

This episode of Lovett or Leave It will unlock after you call three friends or loved ones in swing states. Just go do it now, trust us. This week, Colorado Governor Jared Polis reminds you to get off the couch and get out the vote; Ego Dwodim finds out if Father really does know best. Barry Sonnenfeld lifts the veil on Hollywood to reveal a gigantic mechanical spider. And we close out the show by traveling into the unknown… and we’re fine with that! For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/dk69x0Q4fZ8) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

26 Oct 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:32

26 Oct 2024

#427

What a Weekday: Ba Da Ba Ba Ba I'm Losin' It!

14 days! It’s like The Ring times two! This week on What A Weekday, Donald Trump does a dishonest days work at McDonald's. Elon Musk offers a million reasons to vote for the GOP. Liz Cheney reminds us: if you wouldn’t trust Trump to watch your kids, you shouldn’t trust him with the nuclear codes. Cynthia Erivo’s opinion of fan art has changed for good, and Dua Lipa walks so Cher can run. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/YZZzaaSBNVk) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

22 Oct 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:54

22 Oct 2024

#426

Lovett or Weave It

Lovett or Leave It saves its last dance for Bugs Bunny in a pussy cat bow. This week, Jim Rash stops by to weave a rich Trumpestry. Derek Tran is gunning for the second best place after Knott's Berry Farm: Capitol Hill. Bill Nye is so hot, it’s hurting our feelings about climate change, and we all spin the wheel to promote cancel culture, sleepy guy style. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/i-FP93_UIkE) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

19 Oct 2024

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:06

19 Oct 2024

#425

All Quiet on the Western Omelet

This week, Kamala talks to Howard Stern, Trump talks to himself, and the Supreme Court talks in circles. Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove watches Congress like a hawk. Mark Duplass and Zainab Johnson surf the chopping waters of the internet, and we steer Kamala Harris’s ship to our favorite pop culture ports. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/g_RccUEAjaw) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Support disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Helene & Milton votesaveamerica.com/helene Help elect climate champions votesaveamerica.com/climate/ ... Read more

12 Oct 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:52

12 Oct 2024

#424

What a Weekday: Kamala on the Blitz, Elon on the Fritz

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/Aa0FUW0arc0) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

08 Oct 2024

35 MINS

35:15

08 Oct 2024

#423

Are You There God? It’s Me, Melania (Live From Pittsburgh!)

Matteo Lane and Nick Smith decide which pastas and divas must go. R. Eric Thomas stops by for a hero’s journey. Congressional candidate and former news anchor Janelle Stelson takes on a January 6 super goon. And we all pull up a parking chair to spin the Local Rant Wheel. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/LNH77TVDHPM) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Support disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Helene [ votesaveamerica.com/helene] (http://votesaveamerica.com/helene) Help elect climate champions [votesaveamerica.com/climate/] (http://votesaveamerica.com/climate/) ... Read more

05 Oct 2024

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:16

05 Oct 2024

#422

What a Weekday: Post-Storm Politics and Pre-Debate Jitters

Trump heads into the wake of Hurricane Helene, despite everyone asking him not to. Climate change is at our door, but conservatives pretend they don’t hear all that knocking. Tim Walz and JD Vance carbo-load before the big VP debate, and we say goodbye to Kris Kristofferson, the man, the myth, the star of a movie called Millennium that Lovett and no one else saw. If you want donate to help disaster relief in the Southeast and know your money is going to organizations on the ground, please visit [votesameamerica.com/helene] (http://votesameamerica.com/helene) today. ... Read more

01 Oct 2024

29 MINS

29:55

01 Oct 2024

#421

Donald Trump, Time Bandit

Eric Adams facing bribery charges and Trump selling $100k watches? It's Corruption Week at Lovett or Leave It! Kamala Harris (Allison Reese) stops by with her trusty sleep paralysis demon, Teddy Roosevelt (James Adomian). TV's own Damon Lindelof opens the hatch on Lost, The Leftovers, and Lovett’s legendary obsession with Mrs. Davis, and we end with a scorching round of hot takes that will leave poor Moo Deng crispy on the outside, juicy in the middle. Stream James Adomian's comedy special, PATH OF MOST RESISTANCE, on YouTube now. Tour dates & cities: [crooked.com/events] () For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click [here] (https://youtu.be/YjRmKoaM3OE) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. ... Read more

28 Sep 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:37