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Lovett or Leave It

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Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett and a panel of comedians, actors, journalists, and some of the many famous Friends of the Pod appear before a live audience to break down the week’s bigg...

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The Mitch Is Back 2: Mitch On Wheels

Trump is a bull in the AI china shop, a Russian fat cat pays for Don Jr.’s wedding, and Kash Patel opens a can of worms on the Hill. This we...

65:34Sep 16, 2026

OpenAI-ing Pandora's Box

Trump makes America an offer we can refuse at the Republican midterm convention; Zohran Mamdani reminds Rudy Giuliani who the actual mayor o...

60:19Sep 11, 2026

The Good, the Bat and the Ugly

George Santos bets against the house, Harvard Medical School pays an arm and a leg, and one woman’s literal nightmare leaves a bat taste in...

56:49Sep 9, 2026

No Olds Barred

JD Vance and Ted Cruz throw punches, the gerontocracy fights back, and Hunter Biden swings both ways. This week, we have a lively time with...

61:21Sep 4, 2026

Democracy Goes Postal

The DOJ gets wild in Wyoming, the FBI lets the dogs out, and Trump returns ballots to sender. This week, Lauren Lapkus and Brian Posehn jour...

64:49Sep 2, 2026

Flock Around and Find Out

Meta ponies up the dough, Flock is for the birds, and Tim Curry shuffles off to that big Transexual, Transylvania in the sky. This week, Ada...

70:27Aug 28, 2026

Choppy Watters

Scott Bessent launches Economic D-Day, Trump puts the “eh” in Canadian tariffs, and Fox News is a little hot for Abdul El-Sayed. This week,...

71:26Aug 26, 2026

Give 'Em Helipad

Donald Trump shows off his pole, Darline Graham shrugs her way to the Senate, and two Dan Sullivans (Dans Sullivan?) try to make a name for...

64:26Aug 21, 2026

Harp of Darkness

Jared Kushner turns on the charm, Natalie Harp prints her heart out, and SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler adjusts to life on planet Earth. J...

62:26Aug 19, 2026

Crazy Stupid Glove

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...

67:24Aug 14, 2026

Dial M-M-R for Murder

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...

57:46Aug 12, 2026

Republicans Give Thanks in Wisconsin

Trump crashes out over his helipad, Seth Mouton goes low in Massachusetts, and a Republican Congressman falls in love with being creepy as h...

76:16Aug 7, 2026

Pirro Pressure

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 l...

70:47Aug 5, 2026

The Doctor is In…voking the Fifth

Anthony Fauci gives Republicans the silent treatment, Mitch McConnell somehow says even less, and Joe Biden overshares enough for both of th...

50:44Jul 31, 2026

For Whom the Ballroom Tolls

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...

58:25Jul 29, 2026

ICC You Next Tuesday

Jon Ossoff lays into Pete Hegseth, Trump puts the squeeze on Canada, and Zohran Mamdani removes the welcome mat for Benjamin Netanyahu. This...

54:39Jul 24, 2026

Historically Accurate Cyclops

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...

69:35Jul 22, 2026

The DraftKing's Speech

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...

62:30Jul 17, 2026

The Mitch Is Back

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 ar...

60:51Jul 15, 2026

Schrödinger's Mitch McConnell

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 nai...

64:28Jul 10, 2026