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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.
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Lovett or Leave It: For Good

Lovett or Leave It: For Good

2024-12-2101:20:371

Before you snuggle up in front of a roaring fire with your loved ones and watch Conclave as is the new tradition, enjoy this end-of-year gift from the Lovett or Leave It team. That’s right, Kendra, Halle, Lazarus, Chris, Kennedy, and Lovett all hand-wrapped this best-of episode, full of Hollywood tales, existential ennui, gay musings, and the right amount of oversharing, just for you. So go ahead, pour yourself a mug of hot cocoa, Google “Stanley Tucci IMDB,” and take a listen to Jane Fonda, Kathleen Turner, Matt Rogers, Rachel Bloom, Busy Philipps, Ts Madison, Thomas Lennon, and Rob Reiner. And if you see the Ghost of Christmas Past… tell him Simon Rex says hello. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events
SoftBank goes hard for oligarchy. Big Tech kisses the ring. Biden quiet quits and commutes the unforgivable. And Trump will see you in court. Plus we hand out our End Of Year Awards to the biggest, oldest, weirdest, and most dead squirrel moments of 2024. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
All My Exes Live in Athens

All My Exes Live in Athens

2024-12-1401:12:454

Lovett or Leave It has officially loved and left another perfect year in America. This week, Margaret Cho and Fortune Feimster look back on the moments that red, white and blew our minds in 2024. Luenell brings enough hot, fresh takes to feed us all ’til 2025. Lovett and his guests shake their fists at the holidays, and nine gay little reindeer pull us along for one last Joyride before New Year’s.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events
Trump launches a fragrance and lays out a 100 day agenda (and they both stink!). The internet loses what's left of its mind over a murder. Bashar al-Assad takes a holiday in Moscow, and we hold space for the space being held by the stars of Wicked. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. 
Tragically, Lovett entered a catatonic state this week after watching Wicked 24 times in a 72 hour period. Luckily, that gave us the perfect opportunity to welcome Keep It’s Louis Virtel as our substitute host! This week, the Oscar goes to Bruce Vilanch for juiciest behind-the-scenes gossip. Raven Symoné spells out her life in television, and it’s worth way more than seven points. And Louis and the gang pick out the gay gift for the gifted gay in all of our lives. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
Biden pardons Hunter after all. Trump picks Kash Patel for FBI director, just like the Deep State wanted all along. RFK Jr. and Cheryl Hines invite us into their shower. And Lovett flies off the handle for Wicked and Gladiator II, dog-monkey CGI be damned. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
While Lovett or Leave It is on a break this week, enjoy some of the best moments from the Crooked subscription exclusive show Terminally Online. Listen to learn more than you ever needed to know about the nuanced art of Balkan breakfast, RFK’s horny TikTok history, the ghosts in Tucker Carlson’s bedroom, and the complex backstory of the Costco Guys.If you want more, head to Crooked.com/Friends and subscribe! You'll get Terminally Online and other subscriber shows, and it's the best way to support Crooked Media as we build an independent, progressive media company.
No Gaetz, No Glory

No Gaetz, No Glory

2024-11-2301:28:202

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 For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
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. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
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. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
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 1933The 'The Bulwark' Podcast For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
So we ARE going back

So we ARE going back

2024-11-0901:28:284

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. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.  
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. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
Last Call

Last Call

2024-11-0201:33:425

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 to volunteer and vamp from now until Election Day.Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
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. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
General Mayhem

General Mayhem

2024-10-2601:35:4312

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. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
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. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
Lovett or Weave It

Lovett or Weave It

2024-10-1901:35:171

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. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. 
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. 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/heleneHelp elect climate champions votesaveamerica.com/climate/
For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
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E P

super wild answers to the "fake profession" -signed a MH Social worker

Oct 14th
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Richard L. Hanson

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Oct 8th
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L D

😅

Aug 17th
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Johan De La Torre

#FriendOfTheUnion

Aug 5th
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Ellen Casey

Pay your workers pls and thanks #FriendOfTheUnion #KeepCrookedProgressive

Aug 5th
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Mona Peterson

"I absolutely love 'Lovett or Leave It'! The way Jon Lovett and his guests break down the week's events with such humor and insight is fantastic. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yolanda-talbert/episodes/Advancements-in-Food-Safe-Packaging-e2m94nt

Aug 1st
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Steven Halla

🥥

Jul 21st
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Rick Wagner

Wow that voice is really hard to listen to for long. I had to fast forward

Jul 1st
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NoahArkwright

I just love the shit out of Tim Miller, he's so adorable ❤️

May 2nd
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Susan Scior

LOVE the "clown-car Bark" special effect. Please keep it in the show. And please make it Noem's signature sound. Thanks.

May 2nd
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Sara Nicholson

Wow! I've been listening for years. this is one of the best episodes. 💜

Apr 25th
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Rick In Boca

I'd prefer Emily's Garden Show over figure skating

Mar 28th
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Jan 18th
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Marissa Clopton

He turned off his number. Some public servant.

Dec 13th
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Felipe Verillo

jesus, that got uncomfortable at times!

Sep 9th
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Ashley Cossins

very Ursula. tysm.

Jun 25th
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AJB

This show makes me so happy

Jun 10th
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Nate Lang

Ready Player One - Interesting that the biggest fucking nerd within the "gay" community speaks brown of a film which calls back both The Iron Giant and Chucky, arguably a couple of the most colorful and outspoken community soldiers. I will continue to subscribe to this 'program' out of love, not respect. Straight bitch out.

Nov 13th
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Phillip Harkin

So the 10 minute conversation about not caring about the Queen was fairly annoying because I truly don't care about the Queen

Oct 8th
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Gavin Terrett

you are a dick. show a modicum of respct.

Sep 11th
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