The Kennedy Center puts Trump’s name up in lights, Karoline Leavitt gives her final bow, and ICE’s electric gloves steal the show.

This week, Congressman Ted Lieu and David Pakman debate an AI Kill Switch and consider algorithmic clickbait.

Jim Rash pays respects to Allison Janney, Barbie 2, and Woke 1.0. We spin the Rant Wheel on Captcha, tipping, AI writing ticks, and singing Happy Birthday. And we snuggle in for the night with a cozy round of Second Thoughts.

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Trump ends up in hot water with his catering truck stunt, RFK Jr says no free refills on infant vaccines, and Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht leaves ‘em high and dry. This week, Liza Treyger solves all her problems with Heated Rivalry, while cracking the case on true crime podcasting. Emmy-nominated Hacks star Lauren Weedman tells us everything HBO warned her not to say during her FYC campaign, and we find ourselves doing a double take, and more, with Second Thoughts.

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Trump crashes out over his helipad, Seth Mouton goes low in Massachusetts, and a Republican Congressman falls in love with being creepy as hell. This week, we have a an absolutely stacked show! Adam Conover goes toe-to-toe with Claude. 

Sarah Tiana gives us the 411 on 1001 sports controversies, and Dan Taberski helps Lovett craft the perfect manifesto. And we'll add that to our list as we flip through a library full of Second Thoughts.

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John Cornyn and Tom Tillis roll over for the last time, Trump flips over Jeanine Pirro’s Reflecting Pool call, and RFK Jr turns over a new leaf (and eats it!) with a brand-new cooking show. 

This week, it’s Poorna Jagannathan to the rescue, as we talk HBO’s Lanterns, sex scenes after 50, and the weirdest DC superheroes of all time. 

Meanwhile, Eliot Glazer gets an A+ on our Terrible Gays Quiz, and we defend the indefensible with I Don’t Care, I Lovett It. Then we close out the evening with a leisurely lap of Second thoughts.

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Anthony Fauci gives Republicans the silent treatment, Mitch McConnell somehow says even less, and Joe Biden overshares enough for both of them. Daveed Diggs stops by to talk supervillains and elaborate musical contraptions, then we get just dumb enough with the great Anthony Michael Hall. The Egg of Truth turns up the heat but forgets to turn it off, and we decide if we regret that in a round of Second Thoughts.

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Lindsey Graham gets laid to rest, Donald Trump knocks on wood, and the DNC moves back in with its parents. Guy Branum aces the test to renew his Old Gay license, then Missi Pyle spoils us with stories of Galaxy Quest, fake nipples, and the bear at her wedding. And we can all bear to self-reflect with a round of Second Thoughts.

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Jon Ossoff lays into Pete Hegseth, Trump puts the squeeze on Canada, and Zohran Mamdani removes the welcome mat for Benjamin Netanyahu. This week, Brendan Hunt is at the top of his game, talking Ted Lasso, Jimothy, and the World Cup. Gregg Araki joins to talk about Gen X, Gen Z, and what happens when people are afraid of discomfort. And then we all get comfortable with our Second Thoughts.

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The right journeys across the woke-dark sea for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”; ICE boils over in Maine and Texas, and Trump waters down the death toll in Iran. This week, W. Kamau Bell grills and roasts Lovett, while Patrick Renna has fun in the ‘90s sun. And we play back the tape on our Second Thoughts.

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Daylight Saving Time has us walking on sunshine, the Senate throws Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton on the grill, and we get a little hot under the collar over Trump’s shiny new coin. This week, Des Bishop does stand-up all over the globe, Carmen Christopher passes our Egg of Truth questions without even studying, and we look back at a veritable yearbook full of Second Thoughts, before the final bell rings.

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Lindsey Graham leaves in a hurry, Mitch McConnell takes his time, and the Midwest races to the nearest toilet. Plus, we are happy to hang around with the hilarious David Wain, Joe Lo Truglio, and Rachael Harris as we talk when to leave summer camp, how to succeed on Star Trek, and ways to navigate Los Angeles. Plus rants AND second thoughts? What an episode.

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We give up the ghost on knowing what’s up with Mitch McConnell, while Thomas Massie brings out the gallows humor, and Trump puts another nail in NATO's coffin. This week, Congressman Maxwell Frost talks zombie congress, Gen Z progressives and (sigh) Alf. Margaret Cho and Langston Kerman know the truth is out there - but in here, it’s mostly jokes about Heated Rivalry and trying to poop. And we pay our last respects with a round of Second Thoughts (and one very special kudos).

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