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.
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.
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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.
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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 today.
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.
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Garfield was right about Mondays, but Tuesdays? Tuesdays are for the boys. This week on What A Weekday! Lovett vaults the latest presidential polls, Kamala Harris stands and delivers on gun ownership, Trump dodges a second debate, Mark Robinson takes it to the comments, and we ask Chappell Roan, “Is it casual now?”
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The tribe has spoken, and they’re loving this week’s Lovett or Leave It! Kamala Harris (Allison Reese) stops by once again to fight fire with fire, with some shocking-if-true rumors about JD Vance. Guy Branum and Uzo Aduba cast their vote on Lovett’s Survivor performance, and we spin the The Runt Wheel, in honor to our adorable lord and savioress, Moo Deng, the viral baby hippo.
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Swifties, engage! It’s What A Weekday! This Tuesday, Lovett takes on the rightwing response to a second assassination plot, Trump’s Taylor Swift rage, the latest pet-eating propaganda cycle, and JD Vance’s interpretation of love thy neighbor. Spoiler alert: it’s pretty selective! We also take a sneak peek at a clip of Lovett on this upcoming season of Survivor. Will he survive? Only one way to find out! And since you’ve read this far into the description, please go to votesaveamerica.com/vote and double-check your voter registration right now. Tell your friends to do it too! Okay, now get out of here, you crazy kids.
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There's no debate: it's an all timer of an episode! Jane Fonda is fighting climate change and fascists, plus she goes head-to-head with Louis Virtel on trivia... about herself. Kumail Nanjiani and Lovett nerd out. Zachary Quinto isn't a doctor but he plays one on TV. And Ms. Candace Cane puts the pole in poll worker.
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What a Weekday! returns to debate the pros and cons of this week's new battleground polls, Kamala Harris’s policy roll out, rightwing propaganda about pets, and, of course, for better or for worse, the most important man in America, Nikocado Avocado.
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Goodbye Brat Summer, hello...Liz Cheney Autumn? That can’t be right. Lovett or Leave It is back at Dynasty Typewriter to sweat through the first heat wave of fall! Poppy Liu and Gareth Reynolds stop by to solve our audience’s problems, Paul Scheer gets a little twisted, and we all raise a glass of Fruitopia to the best decade there ever was.
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