Lovett or Leave It

Aunt Becky for President

16 Mar 2019

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Well, a LOT happened this week. Jon Favreau joins Lovett in studio to talk about the insane college admissions scandal, Trump’s first veto over his ...

CPAC to Reality

09 Mar 2019

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Trump literally hugs a flag, figuratively hugs Kim Jong Un, and speaks for two hours at a conservative conference for people who think Fox News isn't ...

Michael Cohen, Perfect Hero!

02 Mar 2019

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Trump's ex-lawyer (and just plain ex-lawyer) Michael Cohen testifies before Congress and it was WILD. Fox & Friends is loving the dynamic between Trum...

Bern After Leading

23 Feb 2019

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Bernie Sanders enters the race, Tucker Carlson can't handle criticism, Trump officials screw with the census, Roger Stone gets put in his place, measl...

Wallentine’s Day

16 Feb 2019

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Love and hate are in the air. Trump declares a national emergency to please his TV dads. High speed rail slows down. Jussie Smollett confronts doubter...

Un-Meet Virginia

09 Feb 2019

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Trump's State of the Union never happened. Fox News is screaming about socialism. And Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins Jon on stage at the Anthem in W...

America's Next Top Vegan

02 Feb 2019

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Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, discusses Mueller, Trump's feud with intelligence officials, impeachment, congressional ove...

Watch for Falling Stones

26 Jan 2019

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And we're back! Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor join Lovett to cover Trump's surrender on the shutdown and Roger Stone’s indictment. Then Zoe Lister-Jo...

Emergency Fake Emergency Pod!

09 Jan 2019

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Well, he came, he sniffed, he lied. Lovett, Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, and Julissa Arce play "OK, Stop" through Trump's absurd waste of an oval office...

What a Year!

22 Dec 2018

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2018 ends as it began: with a looming government shutdown, chaos in the White House, and Paul Ryan hiding behind a potted plant. In a special holiday ...

Impeachment is my Safe Word

15 Dec 2018

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Cohen faces the music. Trump faces Pelosi. And Favreau and Vietor face Lovett's 2018 quiz. What a week. What a year. Jon is joined by returning champi...

Thank U, Next Crime

08 Dec 2018

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And we're back! Wisconsin Republicans reject the will of the voters, Mueller closes in on Individual 1, Fox News launches a new streaming service, Lou...

Wave New World

10 Nov 2018

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Stacey Abrams and Bill Nelson fight to count every vote, protesters target Tucker Carlson’s house, a lovely woman wants to marry a ghost, and RBG fe...

The Wohl of Wall Street

03 Nov 2018

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We’re days away from the midterms and Republicans are doubling down on racist fear mongering as their closing argument. We play a game about what we...

The Sum of All Fearmongering

27 Oct 2018

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Trump uses the fear of innocent refugees to rally his base. Fox News explains the motivation behind the migrant caravan. We recommend some Halloween c...

Mitch’s Brew

20 Oct 2018

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Mitch McConnell makes it clearer than ever that Republican’s are full of shit. We share some advice about what to do when you experience or see vote...

Justice is T-Swift

13 Oct 2018

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Brett Kavanaugh serves his first day on the Supreme Court, evil boat shoe Charlie Kirk has thoughts on Taylor Swift, history proves that not all hope ...

Bros Before Roe

06 Oct 2018

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Donald Trump's wealth began with brazen tax fraud, Brett Kavanaugh hurtles toward confirmation, Fox News wants a culture that never ever changes, an...

Hearing No Evil

29 Sep 2018

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Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee and the one female lawyer hired to do their dirty work. Plus T...

Double Double, Brett's in Trouble

22 Sep 2018

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Rod Rosenstein reportedly raised invoking the 25th amendment. Republicans plow ahead with Brett Kavanaugh's nomination despite sexual assault allegati...

Ronan Will Find You

15 Sep 2018

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Disturbing allegations emerge against Brett Kavanaugh, CBS ousts Les Moonves and confronts a misogynist workplace culture, Serena Williams deals with ...

It was Pence!

08 Sep 2018

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Anonymous Trump officials write op-eds for the Times and tell Bob Woodward everything. Kavanaugh perjures himself before the Senate. Cory Booker and K...

Kim Kardashian, Try This Podcast

01 Sep 2018

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Mandy Moore and Dawes's Taylor Goldsmith join for a very special dramatic reading of Kellyanne and George Conway's public disagreements. Plus we break...

Guilty!

25 Aug 2018

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Paul Manafort is convicted and Michael Cohen pleads guilty while implicating the president. So we invited Andy Richter and Max Silvestri to help us im...

Darth Omarosa

18 Aug 2018

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Trump's White House is in turmoil over Omarosa's recordings. So we asked Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches to perform a dramatic reading of Omarosa's drama...

Instagram Your Corruption

11 Aug 2018

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Mar-a-Lago members are illegally running the VA, a congressman allegedly committed insider trading on the White House lawn, and Commerce Secretary Wil...

Rudy does all of his own stunts!

04 Aug 2018

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Facebook is still a target for election interference. Giuliani is not making much sense. And even the “feel good” segments on local news are secre...

Michael Cohen, welcome to the resistance.

27 Jul 2018

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Trump’s ex-lawyer drops the first single off his album and claims Trump was fully briefed on the whole collusion thing. Plus Fox News struggles to s...

Treason Finale

20 Jul 2018

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Well it’s all out in the open now, huh? Trump walks back his Helsinki walk back. ICE is younger than Monster Energy Drink. Joe Lieberman is terrible...

Love Strzok

13 Jul 2018

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1812 It's Overture

06 Jul 2018

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Jon joins Jon Favreau and Dan Pfieffer in-studio to talk through the latest developments on immigration, SCOTUS, and the growing outrage of Democratic...

Alexa, give us gay rights

30 Jun 2018

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Kennedy gets out. Ocasio-Cortez gets votes. Nazis get retweets. And we all get sick of bad surprises. Guy Branum, Taz Ahmed, and Adam Lustick join Jon...

Don’t Wake Fascist Grandpa

23 Jun 2018

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Recorded live at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Jon is joined by Symone Sanders, Liliana Segura, and Benjamin Sawyer to break down the we...

Birth of a Discrimi-nation

15 Jun 2018

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Hollywood, baby! Home of rich celebrities, infuriating traffic and the systemic suppression of marginalized voices. We'll discuss Tinseltown's history...

Autoerotic Obstruction of Justice

09 Jun 2018

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DOJ refuses to defend Obamacare. Trump floats a self-pardon. Dems perform well in the California primaries. Lou Dobbs is not well. And poor JR Smith, ...

LOLOLoligarchy

02 Jun 2018

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Recorded live in Philadelphia, Jon is joined by the city's new district attorney Larry Krasner, Ezra Miller and his band Sons of an Illustrious Father...

Art of the Kneel

26 May 2018

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The big Korea summit is off. The NFL stands for nothing. Trump invents fake scandals and goes after women’s health and reproductive freedom. Plus ho...

Rudy Awakening

19 May 2018

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A bunch of corruption and collusion stories break and it’s very bad for the crime gang! Trump calls people animals and we debate how nuanced it was....

Retweet to Impeach

11 May 2018

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Facebook and Twitter are transforming our politics. Marginalized voices can find an audience, but so can extremists. We've given up privacy while also...

Rudy Giuliani, Esquire

05 May 2018

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Trump’s new legal eagle Rudy Giuliani collapsed under the withering questions of Sean Hannity. Kanye brought some free thinking to TMZ. Conservative...

Fox & Friends with Benefits

28 Apr 2018

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Trump calls his TV friends. Cosby is found guilty. Nunes can’t manage a scheme. Kanye is on his journey. A hand shake crosses the DMZ. And a debate ...

Shooting Star of Stupid

20 Apr 2018

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Propaganda is everywhere, from Sinclair stations to industry-funded research, from Trump tweets to the stories we tell about ourselves on Facebook and...

Czech Your Privilege

14 Apr 2018

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Ryan retires, Comey speaks, Rosenstein survives, Zuckerberg testifies, Cohen is screwed (and maybe did go to Prague?), Hannity loses his mind, and, la...

Pay your rent, Scott Pruitt!

07 Apr 2018

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The EPA administrator’s corruption eruption continues. Fox News once again tells a black celebrity to shut up. Florida faces climate change and clim...

Nesting Doll of Idiots!

31 Mar 2018

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Trump’s lawyer allegedly floated pardons. Trump’s lawyer’s lawyer is not doing much better. The census is under attack. And this White House can...

Bolton Bucket List

24 Mar 2018

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Trump hires John Bolton, congratulates Putin, attacks Mueller, loses his lawyer, and confronts very detailed accounts of marital affairs and efforts t...

Friday News Dump!

17 Mar 2018

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McCabe gets axed, Tillerson is dethroned, Conor Lamb wins in an upset, and students walk out to protest gun violence. Plus Elizabeth Holmes is very go...

Dirty Sexy Hush Money

10 Mar 2018

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Well it’s been another boring week without news here in America. Yikes. Anyway, we covered: potential campaign finance violations related to Trump’...

Hate in a Hopeless Place

03 Mar 2018

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Chaos, at least more than usual, at the White House: Hope is out, Jared is screwed, Kelly feels God's wrath, Trump declares war on metal, and Mueller ...

The Kids are Alright

24 Feb 2018

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Young people change the gun debate in a matter of days. NRA talking points ring hollow at a CNN town hall. Black Panther helps register voters. And Jo...

LeBron/Rippon

17 Feb 2018

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Mueller drops more indictments. Republicans block immigration reform. Another deadly school shooting elicits thoughts and prayers. The Obama portraits...

Dystopian Layer Cake

10 Feb 2018

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Democrats push for a vote on DACA. Trump loves a parade and a staff secretary with a history of violence. And Omarosa turns Big Brother into Meet the ...

The Fucking Memo

03 Feb 2018

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The Nunes Memo is released and it’s even dumber than expected. Trump delivered a State of the Union and then obliterated any memory of it, per usual...

The House Always Wynns

27 Jan 2018

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Trump puts an immigration proposal on the table. GOP finance chair Steve Wynn is accused of misconduct. And Sean Hannity struggles to serve master. Li...

Shut Down for What

20 Jan 2018

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Well, it happened. The partisan House bill fails, the bipartisan compromise can’t get a vote, talks continue into the morning, and the government sh...

Lovett or Brexit

14 Jan 2018

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Trump rejects a bipartisan immigration deal and has all of us saying “shithole” over and over again. Hawaii is hit with a false alarm. And royals ...

Roll Tidings of Comfort and Joy

16 Dec 2017

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Doug Jones wins! Omarosa is chopped or whatever. And Lovett or Leave It closes the books on 2017 with a holiday AKA Christmas spectacular. Favreau and...

Handmaid’s Fail

09 Dec 2017

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A government shutdown looms!!! Trump stumps for Roy Moore even as resignations over sexual misconduct pile up on the Hill. Republicans experience memo...

Lock Him Up

02 Dec 2017

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Flynn cops a plea. The tax bill verges on passage. A government shutdown looms. And Trump still manages to find new lows on Twitter. In a special cros...

The Real Housewife in Chief

25 Nov 2017

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Andy Cohen, Franchesca Ramsey, and Daveed Diggs join Jon at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for a special Thanksgiving episode looking at reality ...

Injustice League

18 Nov 2017

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Van Jones, Cristela Alonzo, and Langston Kerman join Jon to break down the week’s news. Al Franken faces an allegation. Kushner and Sessions once ag...

Take a Knee, Toyota!

11 Nov 2017

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Ronan Farrow, Katy Tur, Alex Wagner, and Michelle Wolf join Jon at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for a special episode of Lovett or Leave It mar...

A Slice of White (Only) Pizza

04 Nov 2017

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Indictments! Tax reform! DNC infighting! Jon is joined by comedians Max Silvestri and Rae Sanni and Crooked Media editor-in-chief Brian Beutler to bre...

It's Not a Trick, It's Collusion

28 Oct 2017

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Flake jumps ship. Trump goes back to the Hillary well. FCC paves the way for right-wing local news. And you sheep didn't go see a great sci-fi movie w...

He Can’t Say Anything to Your Face

21 Oct 2017

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Trump drags the country into a cruel debate. Women post their stories of sexual harassment. And Crooked Media obtains a leaked White House memo. Jenny...

Open Secrets and Lies

14 Oct 2017

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins Jon to discuss Weinstein and justice for victims of sexual assault from Hollywood to college campuses to the military...

Runnin' Down a Dreamer

10 Oct 2017

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Bonus ep! Rob Huebel, Taz Ahmed, and Felix Biederman join Jon at LA Podfest to talk Trump's revised travel ban, immigration, and DOJ's trans ruling. P...

Rex Tillerson, Welcome to the Resistance

07 Oct 2017

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Rexy gets caught telling the truth. The country once again debates gun violence. Trump heads to Puerto Rico. The "Iron Stache" Randy Bryce talks Paul ...

High on Taxpayer Supply

30 Sep 2017

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The Graham-Cassidy health care bill fails. Gary Cohn goes Lucille Bluth on tax cuts. Tom Price loves a captain’s chair at 30,000 feet. And Paul Ryan...

The Middle Finger on America's Right Hand

23 Sep 2017

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McCain says no to Graham-Cassidy. Trump and Kim give each other pet names. And Lawrence will not have the hammering. Melina Abdullah, Ed Helms, and No...

Trump's Emotional Affair

16 Sep 2017

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Chuck and Nancy make a deal, Medicare for All battles Repeal and Replace, and Sessions gets reamed in the Oval. Guy Branum, Erin Gloria Ryan, and Juli...

From Russia with Likes

09 Sep 2017

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Sessions announces the end to DACA with a running fuse. Big boy Trump finally strikes his first deal. Deadly storms portend a worsening climate. Faceb...

Prophets of Rage

02 Sep 2017

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Chuck D of Public Enemy and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine join Jon to talk about the soundtrack of the Resistance. Then Jake Fogelnest, Cor...

Look What You Made Him Do

26 Aug 2017

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Trump pardons Arpaio, trans service members face a ban, North Korea launches missiles, Gorka is out, and Taylor Swift gets the crowd riled up. Jon is ...

Calamity Bannon

19 Aug 2017

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A week that began with marching ends with marching orders. Larry Wilmore, Gaby Dunn, and Langston Kerman join Jon to discuss the latest White House sh...

Rain of Terror

12 Aug 2017

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Todd Barry, Natalie Morales, and Dan Pfeiffer join Jon to discuss North Korea, the opioid crisis, McConnell v. Trump, immigration, and the rest of it...

Smother of Exiles

05 Aug 2017

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Trump plays to the base, foreign leader transcripts leak, Mueller makes some moves, a C+ Santa Monica fascist takes the podium, and Dunkirk is best in...

You Can't McConnell an Honest Man

29 Jul 2017

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Trumpcare dies in the Senate! Priebus is bounced from the motorcade! Plus the Mooch toots his own horn, as it were. Recorded LIVE at the Comedy Store,...

Sisyphus with a Mini Fridge

22 Jul 2017

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Sarah Silverman, DeRay Mckesson, and Guy Branum join Jon to break down an extraordinary week. The health care bill lives and dies and lives again. Tru...

Moscow Mules and Piña Colludas

14 Jul 2017

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Rainn Wilson, Max Silvestri, Milana Vayntrub, and Laurie Kilmartin join Jon to discuss Junior's meetings, health care, humanitarian work, and Dwight S...

Going HAMptons on Partisanship

08 Jul 2017

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Packed show! Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on his run for Governor. Jeff Ross, Wil Wheaton, and Sabrina Jalees discuss ethics resignations and ...

Delay on? On delay.

01 Jul 2017

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Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado joins Jon to talk about the health care fight and a positive vision for Democrats, and to quiz the audience on ...

Wario and Peace

24 Jun 2017

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Paul Scheer, Rory Scovel, and Jessica Chaffin join Jon to break down the latest on health care. Plus a look at Trump's lame excuses for claiming he ha...

Mueller? I hardly know her.

16 Jun 2017

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Jon is joined by Jamil Smith of MTV News, Vanity Fair's Nick Bilton, and comedian Mo Welch to discuss the shooting in Alexandria, news reports that Tr...

There's Just Like So Much Going On (Live from DC!)

09 Jun 2017

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Trump's response to terror, the war on the war on drugs, the role of the press, Putin's spin on collusion, the impact of unfilled jobs across our gove...

There Will Be Flood (Live from DC!)

03 Jun 2017

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The US withdraws from the Paris accords. Spicer dodges questions on climate. CEOs are divided on advising Trump. And a new segment: "Too Stupid to be ...

Baby Got Backchannel

27 May 2017

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Jared Kushner is in very big trouble, Trump studies abroad, the administration releases a cruel budget, and the GOP holds a seat in Montana. The Daily...

Comey Comey Comey Chameleon

20 May 2017

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What a week. What. A. Week. Comedians Dave Anthony, Grace Parra, and Mike Lawrence join. Also, a Rubio-themed quiz. Exciting.

Where There's Smoke There's Fire Comey

13 May 2017

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What a week. Comey, the fallout of several bonkers Trump interviews, Spicer's embarrassing briefing, and more with Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Lapkus, and...

Pre-Exhausting Conditions

06 May 2017

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Zombie Trumpcare clears the House. Comey says he'd do it all again. The FCC threatens net neutrality. And Ivanka Trump has advice for working women wh...

Fun Hundred Days

29 Apr 2017

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Stephen Merchant, Moshe Kasher, and Pam Brady join Jon to discuss Trump's first hundo, plus Stephen faces a daunting quiz. Special thanks to Ja Rule f...

Bill Oh Really

22 Apr 2017

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Recorded live in Austin, comedians Guy Branum, Aparna Nancherla, and Hari Kondabolu break down the week's news and Jon sits down with Congressman Beto...

Godwin's Law and Order

15 Apr 2017

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Trump's policy reversals, Spicer's analogies, Page's FISA warrant, and a look at the week's worst punditry with Rhea Butcher, Zhubin Parang, and Mike ...

Masters of War-a-Lago

08 Apr 2017

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Ike Barinholtz, Neal Brennan and Jessica Yellin join to talk Gorsuch, Bannon v. Kushner, atrocious Syria punditry, and that Pepsi ad because we're onl...

After Nunes, Delight?

01 Apr 2017

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Danny Zuker, D'Arcy Carden, and Tommy Vietor join for a rundown of the week's news. Also Jon attacks "S-Town" because why not.

Trumpcare is dead, Lovett or Leave It is LIVE. Our first episode!

25 Mar 2017

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Michaela Watkins, Katie Nolan, and Jon Favreau join for a rundown of the week's news in front of a live audience, plus we introduce the Rant Wheel.

Teaser Episode

16 Mar 2017

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"Lovett or Leave It" launches Saturday March 25th!