Lovett or Leave It

Gay for Netflix

17 Apr 2021

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Amazon's workers vote against unionizing. The reckoning on police violence and accountability continues. And the Bachelor comes out of the closet... ...

Is Pepsi OK?

10 Apr 2021

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Republicans boycott baseball, Manchin defends the filibuster, and muons defy the laws of physics. Emily Heller is back to break down the week's news. ...

Gaetz of Hell

03 Apr 2021

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Matt Gaetz faces Tucker Carlson. Amazon faces twitter. And Lil Nas X faces away from the Devil. Josh Gondelman is back to break down the week's news. ...

No, no, no your boat

27 Mar 2021

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Biden faces the press. The press forget the pandemic. And the Suez Canal is RED on my map and google is telling me to go around? Comedian Danielle Per...

A Justice League of Their Own

20 Mar 2021

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The incredibly funny Fortune Feimster is back to break down the week's news. Chase Strangio from the ACLU on the fight to stop anti-trans laws and cha...

Shot Girl Summer

13 Mar 2021

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Vaccines for everybody and checks for (almost) everybody. James Adomian joins to break down the week's news and to bring Bernie Sanders and the My Pil...

Cuomosexual Misconduct

06 Mar 2021

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Hari Kondabolu joins to break down the week's news, from smaller covid checks to faster covid vaccines. Plus we cover the fight to protect voting ri...

Won’t someone think of the tater tots??

27 Feb 2021

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Ike Barinholtz breaks down the week's news from gendered potatoes to Obama podcasts. Fran Lebowitz joins for a new segment we call the "Frant Wheel." ...

Ted’s Excellent Adventure

20 Feb 2021

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Emily Heller joins to break down the week's news from Cruz's vacation to Cruella's backstory. Also this week: Alicia Garza on organizing for change un...

Insurrection: Exclusive Bonus Footage

13 Feb 2021

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The evidence is damning but the defendant got lucky on jury selection. The vaccine roll out continues. And Gina Carano can't act OR tweet. Akilah Hu...

What Time is the Super Bowl?

06 Feb 2021

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Bezos is OUT. Emily in Paris is IN. And NO ONE deserves applause for saying "9/11 happened." Langston Kerman joins to break down the week's news, list...

OK, GameStop!

30 Jan 2021

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Biden signs up a storm. A Republican congresswoman believes forest fires are started by Jewish space lasers. And GameStop finally fulfills its destiny...

Exhale to the Chief

23 Jan 2021

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President Biden. Vice President Harris. Lady Gaga. Democrats take power, the center shifts, and a new era begins. Kumail Nanjiani and I talk through o...

Good Riddance (Crime of Your Life)

16 Jan 2021

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Wednesday is the day Trump finally becomes not president. Kara Swisher joins to talk about social media companies facing hate and incitement on their...

Bye Mitch

09 Jan 2021

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Democrats prepare to take control of the White House, the House, and the Senate after an incredibly hard fought set of victories in Georgia. Trump, J...

The Quarantine Choice Awards

19 Dec 2020

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It's the first and hopefully last annual Quarantine Choice Awards! Emily Heller joins to break down a year we are glad to put behind us. I talk to the...

None the Pfizer

12 Dec 2020

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Sarah Silverman is back to break down the week's news. Senator Brian Schatz joins for an update on negotiations over a relief bill in Congress and ta...

Bill Barr, Deep State Warrior

05 Dec 2020

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Nicole Byer is back to break down the week's news and play OK, Stop! Ari Berman talks about the census, the failed coup, and how we defend voting rig...

Coup Clutz Clan

21 Nov 2020

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Rudy melts under cross examination. Thanksgiving comes as cases rise and a vaccine looms. Kiran Deol joins to break down the week's news. Scientist E...

No Coup for You

14 Nov 2020

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Biden wins and Trump tries to un-lose. Naomi Ekperigin is back to cover a week of dumb legal challenges and dumber press conferences. Then Pennsylvani...

America, Welcome to the Resistance

07 Nov 2020

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We won. Alyssa Mastromonaco joins to break down the results and the experience of the slow reveal, Ben Wikler on how we won in Wisconsin and the lesso...

The Only Way Out is Through

31 Oct 2020

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Emotions are running high! Kumail Nanjiani, Stacey Abrams, Brittany Packnett Cunningham and listeners join as we cover the last week in this campaign...

Dishonest Abe

24 Oct 2020

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Last debate behind us, ten days ahead of us. PACKED SHOW. Alex Wagner and Guy Branum join to play a special debate edition of OK, Stop. Ira Madison II...

Can't Hardly Debate

17 Oct 2020

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W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu join to break down the week's news. We play OK, Stop to cover the two town halls that replaced one debate. Jon talks ...

Patient Zero

10 Oct 2020

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Emily Heller joins to break down the VP debate and The Week They Gave Trump Steroids. Senator Brian Schatz is back to talk about the fight for the Sen...

SO, YEAH. MASKS.

03 Oct 2020

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This week lasted a hundred years. Trump's financial documents reveal massive debts and a tiny tax bill. Biden wins the first debate. And then we learn...

The Nom Before The Storm

26 Sep 2020

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Trump is terrified of democracy and he should be. Kara Brown joins for the monologue after a tough week of news. Puneet Cheema from the NAACP on the l...

Donate to Get Mitch

19 Sep 2020

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Devastating news about RBG on Friday night kicks of a fight over the future of the Supreme Court. Then we go to a pre-recorded show with guests Hari K...

White House Downplay

12 Sep 2020

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What you don't know that Trump told Bob Woodward can hurt you. For our first homestretch episode, Jon Favreau joins for the monologue, Dr. Ali Mattu i...

Soup d'Etat

05 Sep 2020

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Chowder is a weapon and Antifa has an airline. What a week. Akilah Hughes stops by for the monologue. Ronan Farrow is back so that we can test our rel...

Don Jr.'s Convention Bump

29 Aug 2020

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We watched the RNC on your behalf so where are our fireworks? Kara Swisher joins for the monologue and shares her memories of an earlier iteration of ...

No Audience, No Problem

22 Aug 2020

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Senator Brian Schatz, Emily Heller, Naomi Ekperigin, and Josh Barro join to cover the Democratic convention, from Eva Longoria to Joe Biden, and every...

Biden's VP Pick ACTUALLY Revealed!

15 Aug 2020

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Big episode! Kamala Harris makes history. Trump issues BS executive orders. And people lose their minds over a song about heterosexual goings on of so...

Biden’s VP Pick Revealed!

08 Aug 2020

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New York's AG sues the NRA and Trump struggles against withering questions like, "What manuals?" Returning champion Naomi Ekperigin joins for the mon...

How is it August?

01 Aug 2020

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100 days to the election. Here we go. LaTosha Brown joins to talk about the home stretch. Bryan Safi is back for straight guy phone banking. Plus we t...

Cognition Impossible

25 Jul 2020

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Trump takes a test. Cities push back against Trump's aggression. And Taylor releases a new album. What a week. Guy Branum joins for OK, Stop. Eric Hol...

No More Mr. Nice Goya

18 Jul 2020

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House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff discusses Roger Stone, congressional subpoenas, and veganism. Negin Farsad joins for the monologue and Michaela ...

Oklahoma, OK!

11 Jul 2020

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A major set of rulings at the Supreme Court, a battle over reopening schools, and an announcement by Kanye in the best place for such things: a four h...

Scrutiny on the Bounty

04 Jul 2020

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Emily Heller returns for our July 4th episode and agrees NOT to discuss gardening. Hari Kondabolu joins to talk about Hollywood's response to mounting...

K-Popping His Bubble

27 Jun 2020

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Larry Wilmore is back and joins for the monologue. Ari Berman discusses efforts to fight voter suppression. We quiz a listener on polling from 2016 so...

Gay for Justice

20 Jun 2020

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Nicole Byer is back and joins for the monologue. Adam Serwer discusses the Supreme Court's DACA decision, the diversity of the protest movement, and J...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Ignorance

13 Jun 2020

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Judd Apatow joins for the monologue. Melina Abdullah discusses the goals of the protest movement. Rosemary Ketchum stops by to talk about what it mea...

Bunker Inspector

06 Jun 2020

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Peaceful protests and police backlash spread across the country. Trump "inspects" a bunker and waves a bible. Osita Nwanevu joins to discuss our colle...

Burn After Tweeting

30 May 2020

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D'Arcy Carden joins to match listeners with battleground states. Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead discuss their book about new ways conspiracies s...

Big Structural Podcast

23 May 2020

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Senator Elizabeth Warren is here to talk about oversight, the pandemic response, and that question she won’t answer. Plus she sticks around as we qu...

OBAMAGATE-GATE!

16 May 2020

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Trump floats a conspiracy without a theory. Supreme Court Justices struggle with microphones. And Elon Musk will build Teslas or else. This week in th...

Murder Hornets, Inc.

09 May 2020

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Author Michael Lewis explains why America is like a good team with a bad coach. Whitney Cummings joins to judge the monologue. Brittany Packnett Cunn...

Storming the Beaches

02 May 2020

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Ed Helms is back and we quiz him on Trump's briefings by the numbers. Olivia Nuzzi joins to discuss covering the coronavirus response. We test listene...

The King’s Bleach

25 Apr 2020

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John Hodgman judges the monologue. Ronan Farrow and I face tough questions from Akilah Hughes. Katie Porter joins for an update from Congress. And we ...

Live Free and Die

18 Apr 2020

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Bernie backs Biden and Trump blames the WHO. What a week. Megan Rapinoe (!) and psychologist Dr. Ali Mattu join Jon for another week of Lovett or Leav...

Bern Notice

11 Apr 2020

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Guy Branum, Emily Heller, and Dr. Joseph Meltzer of UCLA join to cover Bernie's withdrawal as Biden becomes the presumptive nominee, Emily's gardening...

Masking My Feelings

04 Apr 2020

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Alex Wagner, Emily Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, and Saru Jayaraman join for the fourth Back in the Closet episode. Plus we attempt a live audience with...

We’re number one.

28 Mar 2020

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Stephen Merchant, Kara Swisher, and Beck Bennett join for Lovett or Leave It: Back in the Closet. A big stimulus bill passes. Trump looks to goose the...

Zoom and Gloom

21 Mar 2020

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Ronan Farrow stops by to take calls from couples working from home. And Adam Schiff calls in to give us an update on the congressional response to the...

Sick in a Box

14 Mar 2020

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Trump's chaotic, bumbling response to the coronavirus pandemic alarms the country. Local and state leaders (and Bernie and Biden) fill the void. And e...

Joe Sneaks Up From Behind!

07 Mar 2020

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Super Tuesday changes the race. Trump bungles the response to a pandemic. And Hachette faces blowback for secretly buying Woody Allen's memoir. Megan ...

Oh, great. Mike Pence.

29 Feb 2020

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The coronavirus sparks fear in the markets and a toxic debate sparks anxiety among Democrats. Quite a week. Moshe Kasher and Fortune Feimster join to ...

Uncut Dems

22 Feb 2020

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Warren tenderizes Bloomberg, Bernie avoids fire, and Amy and Pete’s relationship has not improved. Emily Heller and Sean Rameswaram help break down...

Bidentity Crisis

15 Feb 2020

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Trump is purging, Bernie is surging, Amy is emerging, Bloomberg is splurging, and Biden is... not doing so well.Larry Wilmore and Kara Brown join to c...

New Hampshire, Don't F*ck This Up

08 Feb 2020

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What a week. What a MESS. Pete's "undeniable victory" in Iowa becomes less undeniable and Senate Republicans (except for Mitt who we LOVE now) tell Tr...

Iowa, Don't F*ck This Up

01 Feb 2020

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Republicans conspire to block witnesses and Iowans get ready to caucus like the country depends on it. LIVE from Iowa City, Jon is joined by filmmaker...

The Rural Jurors

25 Jan 2020

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The impeachment trial begins: Adam Schiff and the House managers make their case and Republican Senators both demand and refuse to allow new evidence....

Lev It or Leave It

18 Jan 2020

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Impeachment heads to the Senate. Lev Parnas talks to Rachel Maddow. And Deval Patrick joins Jon on stage to face the Queen for a Day challenge. Plus K...

HEY. We're going on tour (ticket link inside)

15 Jan 2020

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Big news. Lovett or Leave It and Pod Save America are going on tour. Presale runs from January 15 - 17, use code CROOKED2020. General on-sale is Satu...

The Warring 20's

11 Jan 2020

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And we're back! Trump escalates. Australia burns. And Rita Wilson waits and waits and WAITS. Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes joins ...

We Impeached Him.

21 Dec 2019

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Mayor Pete Buttigieg joins Jon in studio to play Queen for a Day. Should college plans be universal? Chris Pratt or Chris Pine? Big questions. Plus Jo...

Impeach for the Stars

14 Dec 2019

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John Hodgman and Amanda Seales join Jon to break down the week's news as the Judiciary Committee debates articles of impeachment and the Department of...

Darin' to Say "Barron"

07 Dec 2019

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Impeachment heads to the Judiciary Committee. Rudy films a documentary in Ukraine. Fox News anchors piss off their moms. And a ferocious debate breaks...

Up Schiff's Creek

23 Nov 2019

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Fiona Hill has eyes. Gordon Sondland has receipts. And Cory Booker has jokes. The first round of impeachment hearings wrap up in dramatic fashion. Dem...

This Ukrainian Life

16 Nov 2019

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Bill Taylor and George Kent testify as the public phase of impeachment begins. Rudy considers hosting a podcast, and we have the ad reads. The goobers...

OK, Bloomberg

09 Nov 2019

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Impeachment goes public. Kentucky goes blue. And Facebook goes all caps. Kal Penn and Emily Heller join to break down the week's news, from Iowa to Th...

Catch, Marry, Kill

02 Nov 2019

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The House votes on impeachment. Evidence mounts against Trump. And Fox News smears a decorated veteran who heard the Ukraine phone call. Ronan Farrow ...

Announcing: What A Day

29 Oct 2019

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“What A Day,” Crooked Media’s new daily news podcast, is here! Hosted by comedian Akilah Hughes and politics reporter Gideon Resnick, “What A ...

Impeachment FOMO

26 Oct 2019

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Congressman Matt Gaetz and his pals invade a secure hearing room. The Ambassador to Ukraine delivers shocking testimony in the impeachment inquiry. Ke...

The Roast of Elizabeth Warren

19 Oct 2019

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Mayor Pete turns up the heat at the debate, Trump's chief of staff confesses to crimes on camera, and Fox News still struggles to spin the Ukraine sca...

Catch Me If Ukraine

12 Oct 2019

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Rudy's pals are arrested at the airport. Ellen's pal is a very bad president. And Lovett's pals Shea Serrano and Emily Heller are here to break down t...

Ukraine Clown Posse

05 Oct 2019

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Adam Scott and Nicole Byer are here to explore another week of high crimes and misdemeanors... after Trump confesses on camera and threatens civil war...

Gay for Impeachment

28 Sep 2019

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The White House releases damning evidence of a shakedown. Pelosi and House Democrats unite behind impeachment. Ukraine’s president is pressured to d...

Canceling with the Stars

21 Sep 2019

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Trump and Ukraine. Nadler and Lewandowski. Spicer and total humiliation. What a week. Senator Cory Booker joins to face the Queen for a Day gauntlet. ...

Protect Stacey Abrams!

14 Sep 2019

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And we're back. Live from Radio City! Fox News reads John Bolton's texts on air so Desus and Mero join Jon for "OK, Stop." Wyatt Cenac, Alyssa Mastrom...

Dunaway or the Highway

17 Aug 2019

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Akilah Hughes and Jon introduce highlights from the year so far - or, really, highlights from the year's episodes so far. Look, what we're saying is, ...

Gays Against Equinox

10 Aug 2019

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Journalist Laurie Penny joins to discuss extremism and misogyny online. Then Larry Wilmore, Paul Scheer, and Alice Wetterlund are back to talk about t...

Hot Inslee Summer

03 Aug 2019

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Governor Jay Inslee stops by to discuss climate change, his disagreement with Joe Biden and Andrew Yang, whether he knows what it means to be called a...

Big Not So Little Lies

27 Jul 2019

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Veep's Matt Walsh, reporter Emily Jane Fox, and writer/comedian Diallo Riddle join Jon to break down the Mueller hearings and talk of impeachment, Tru...

Send Him Back

20 Jul 2019

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Trump finds a new low. Republicans find ways to avoid confronting him. And Tom Cruise finds a way BACK INTO OUR HEARTS. Backstage in Salt Lake City, L...

Slippery Slope of Fairness

13 Jul 2019

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The US win the World Cup. Trump loses on the census. And Pelosi clashes with AOC and millennials. An ACTION PACKED show with Andy Richter, Rheeqrheeq ...

Rain on Trump's Parade

06 Jul 2019

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Fox & Friends discovers DJ Khaled. Trump plans a fascist jamboree on the National Mall. And we (maybe) won a big fight on the census. In a special Ind...

The Bus Stops Here (Debate Special!)

29 Jun 2019

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Liz! Kamala! Bernie! And Jeff! Is that Jeff? Josh? Was there a Josh? Sounds wrong. Anyway, twenty candidates debated for the first time and we learned...

Big Little Lies with a Smokey Eye

15 Jun 2019

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders is OUT and collusion is IN. Adam Conover, Megan Gailey, and Demi Adejuyigbe join Jon to break down the latest 2020 news, Trump'...

Straight Pride and the Hyde Divide (Live from Minneapolis)

08 Jun 2019

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Trump insults veterans on D-Day, Tucker Carlson thinks YouTube is the government, and Amy Klobuchar joins Jon on stage at the University of Minnesota ...

So that's what Mueller sounds like!

01 Jun 2019

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The special counsel speaks and people can't believe their ears because they didn't use their eyes to READ THE REPORT. An architect of gerrymandering d...

Lie of the Storm

25 May 2019

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Trump "storms" out on Pelosi, anti-choice laws lead to mass protest, and Kellyanne Conway auditions for Real Housewives of Washington. Plus we quiz th...

BBQ, Bombs, and de Blasio (LIVE from Austin)

18 May 2019

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Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor join Lovett for an update on Alabama's heinous new law, Trump's trade war, John Bolton's war war, and the Game of Throne'...

Gotta Impeach 'Em All (LIVE from Dallas)

11 May 2019

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Pelosi takes on leftwing "exuberance" and offers her thoughts on Democratic strategy. Tucker Carlson is very mad that Facebook kicked off white suprem...

Democracy: Endgame (LIVE from Houston)

04 May 2019

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Marvel introduces a gay character (who's in one scene and has NO powers). Kamala Harris wipes the floor with William Barr. Hillary Clinton assumes her...

Woke For His Age?

27 Apr 2019

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Biden enters the race, Trump ignores subpoenas, Warren tackles student loans, CNN hosts marathon town halls, and Hannity is still worried about Hillar...

The Mueller-ity Report

20 Apr 2019

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House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff joins Jon to discuss the release of the (redacted) Mueller report, the congressional response, and the role of im...

Kirstjen Gets Firjed (LIVE from Boston)

13 Apr 2019

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Trump purges DHS over immigration. Republican legislatures pass draconian anti-abortion laws. And Tucker Carlson can't understand code switching even ...

Oh no more candidates!

06 Apr 2019

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Democratic presidential candidates are competing on fundraising, policymaking, and apology giving. Brexit is a MESS. And the Times reveals the secret ...

A Mueller Walks Into A Barr

30 Mar 2019

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And we're back! Mueller's report is IN and it's very good for Trump as long as we never ever read it ever. We cover the Barr Book Report, the Fox News...