What a Weekday: Mike Johnson's Rumspringa
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 t...
26m Nov 19, 2024
26m
Finally, Justice for Matt Gaetz
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.
1hr 10m Nov 16, 2024
1hr 10m
The Worst People Are Happy (With Tim Miller)
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 W...
52m Nov 12, 2024
52m
So we ARE going back
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 A...
1hr 23m Nov 09, 2024
1hr 23m
What a Weekday: See You on the Other Side
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 (https://youtu.be/acByujQ7WVg) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
49m Nov 05, 2024
49m
Last Call
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 busines...
1hr 29m Nov 02, 2024
1hr 29m
What a Weekday: Closing Arguments (with Senator Bernie Sanders)
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 goin...
50m Oct 29, 2024
50m
General Mayhem
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 ...
1hr 28m Oct 26, 2024
1hr 28m
What a Weekday: Ba Da Ba Ba Ba I'm Losin' It!
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...
1hr 7m Oct 22, 2024
1hr 7m
Lovett or Weave It
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/even...
1hr 30m Oct 19, 2024
1hr 30m
All Quiet on the Western Omelet
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. Support disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Helene & Milton votesaveamerica.com/...
1hr 6m Oct 12, 2024
1hr 6m
What a Weekday: Kamala on the Blitz, Elon on the Fritz
Kamala isn’t going back, she’s going everywhere. Donald Trump rages for 60 Minutes. Elon Musk manages to make the vibes on the campaign trail even worse, and Joker: Folie à Deux fails to send in the clowns.
35m Oct 08, 2024
35m
Are You There God? It’s Me, Melania (Live From Pittsburgh!)
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. Support disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Helene votesaveamerica.com/helene Help elect climate champions votesaveameric...
1hr 34m Oct 05, 2024
1hr 34m
What a Weekday: Post-Storm Politics and Pre-Debate Jitters
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 disa...
30m Oct 01, 2024
30m
Donald Trump, Time Bandit
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 leav...
1hr 2m Sep 28, 2024
1hr 2m
What a Weekday: What's That You Say, Mr. Robinson?
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?” For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here (https://youtu.be/...
40m Sep 24, 2024
40m
Outwit, Outplay, Out First
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. Tour dates & c...
1hr 6m Sep 21, 2024
1hr 6m
What a Weekday: A Good Walk Spoiled
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 ...
42m Sep 17, 2024
42m
Jane Fonda and Friends
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. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events
1hr 34m Sep 14, 2024
1hr 34m
What a Weekday: Ties, Lies, and YouTube Guys
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. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here (https://youtu.be/Yk07u3q2-x0) . For a transcript of this episode, please email tran...
30m Sep 10, 2024
30m
Some Mic it Hot
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. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events
1hr 26m Sep 07, 2024
1hr 26m
INTRODUCING: Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams
Introducing Crooked’s newest podcast: Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams. The election is in the hands of Gen Z, a cohort of young Americans that’s diverse, creative, and—often—skeptical. This episode at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Stacey is joined by Rep. Maxwell Frost, the first member of Gen Z to be elected to Congress, and influencer Haley Lickstein, a leading voice on ...
50m Aug 27, 2024
50m
Glazed and Confused (Live from Chicago!)
Live from The Vic Theater in Chicago, we’ve got hope in one hand and Malört in the other, baby! Vice President Kamala Harris (Allison Reese) sobers up after a week of morning beers and DNC cheers. Lizz Winstead and Marcella Arguello rank the words right out of the doofus's mouth. Author Josh Noel gives a drunk history of Malört. Finally, we all pledge to do something or at least give it our bes...
1hr 40m Aug 24, 2024
1hr 40m
How Do You Mess Up Praising Grandmas?
Another week, another round of deeply off-putting JD Vance clips. Roxane Gay addresses gun rights and gun wrongs. Simon Rex and Ashley Ray dwell on some very sexy residences. And the Rant Wheel spins once again. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events
1hr 13m Aug 17, 2024
1hr 13m
What a Weekday: Forget Paris
Lovett or Leave It sticks the landing with another What A Weekday! This week, Elon Musk and Donald Trump log onto X for a political fart-to-fart. JD Vance plays himself on Snatch Game, and still loses. Flavor Flav knows what time it is, and Tom Cruise helps us say au revoir to the Paris Games the only way he knows how.
45m Aug 13, 2024
45m
Walz In Our Court
What's better than having an Olympic medal in pole vaulting? At least one thing, that's for sure. Kamala Harris (Allison Reese) stops by yet again to discuss picking the nicest of Vices. Hari Kondabolu and Pete Holmes are good sports, and even better philosophers, and we close out the show by honoring the man of the hour (and hopefully the next four years) Tim Walz with a celebration of dad-itu...
1hr 9m Aug 10, 2024
1hr 9m
What a Weekday: Time for Tim
Lovett or Leave It is happier than a piglet in Tim Walz’s arms to be back for another What A Weekday! This week, Kamala Harris adds a dash and a half of Minnesota nice to the Dems’ winning recipe. RFK Jr. has a bear of a problem, and one Olympic pole vaulter finds himself at least nine inches away from victory. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here (https://youtu.be/8t9_...
41m Aug 06, 2024
41m
Searching for Mr. White
We bring home the gold with a star-studded line-up of studs and stars. Wayne and Maile Masako Brady find out if Father really does know best. Janina Gavankar lets the (video) games begin. Ron Perlman talks Republican creatures and incredible features, and we all plop our slop on the podium at the Average Joe-lympics. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events
1hr 15m Aug 03, 2024
1hr 15m
What a Weekday: Cat Ladies, Crypto, and Court Reform
What A Weekday? More like what a weirdo! JD Vance takes on Big Cat Lady, President Biden takes on the Supreme Court, Donald Trump takes Christians for fools, and Lovett takes home in the bronze in pommel horse. At least, in his mind, he does. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here (https://youtu.be/qFnoa-S0Y3g) . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@...
42m Jul 31, 2024
42m
Couch Me If You Can
Hot off Biden’s endorsement, Kamala Harris (Allison Reese) returns to the show, fired up and ready to go. Monet X Change drags Republicans through the hallowed halls of Congress. And as the Olympics begin, we're feeling patriotic and taking that feeling out for a spin. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here (https://youtu.be/LJz53q...
1hr 3m Jul 27, 2024
1hr 3m
What a Weekday: $100 Million on Kamala, Please
What a weekend. The coconuts are falling, the head of the Secret Service is leaving, and Kris Kristofferson is living. Let’s G🥥!
45m Jul 23, 2024
45m
Babydog 2024 (Live from Madison, WI!)
RNC you next Tuesday! We bid farewell to America’s Dairyland, but not before an incredible show at Madison’s Barrymore Theater. This week, Victoria Vincent is anything but conventional. Mandela Barnes and Fran Hong break down the far right and the Frank Lloyd Wrong. Thomas Lennon helps our audience find the plot, and we finish off the evening with a delicious spin of The Cheese Wheel. Did we me...
1hr 46m Jul 21, 2024
1hr 46m
What a Weekday: Other Than That, Mr. Trump, How Was the Rally?
The temperature and the vibes are down as we head into the Republican convention after a weekend of mayhem and "unity." Trump chooses Vance. Biden chooses his words carefully. And Democrats in Congress choose not to choose.
44m Jul 16, 2024
44m
Too Little Too NATO
President Biden holds a press conference and Democrats hold their collective breath. Marcy Jarreau ponders Real Housewife vs White House life. Rep. Janelle Bynum has what it takes to win the Beaver State. Jay Pharaoh puts his balls in Lovett’s court, and we celebrate one of life’s greatest pleasures: quitting. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events For a closed-captioned version of this ep...
1hr 6m Jul 13, 2024
1hr 6m
What a Weekday: Slidin’ With Biden
And we're back! Joe Biden isn't going anywhere fast. Donald Trump is going mum on Project 2025, which is actually Secret Rule #57461 of Project 2025. And a horse gets loose on Independence Day, and we’re going to stop you right there: despite what you might be thinking, it is absolutely not a metaphor.
45m Jul 09, 2024
45m
What A Weekday: Sugar, We’re Going Down Kinging
And we're back! The shit has hit the fan but, hey, still nice to have a breeze. Elected democrats are starting to speak out against nominating Biden - with their names attached even. The Supreme Court rules the president CAN'T ban pollution but CAN kill his rivals (during business hours). And... I don't know... Gladiator 2 and Wicked are coming out at the same time? Something to look forward to...
31m Jul 02, 2024
31m
Debait and Switch? (Live from Boston!)
We’ve arrived in Boston and boy are our arms tired! Of waving at President Biden to stop making that face! Kathleen Turner is here and she has STORIES. Author Gretchen Felker-Martin helps us pick between the mundane and the macabre. And Jay Jurden parks his car in the Harvard Yard for some Gay News (Boston’s Version). Thanks to the Wilbur and Happy Pride! Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/event...
1hr 19m Jun 29, 2024
1hr 19m
Covet Or Leave It (Live from Asheville, NC!)
Lovett or Leave It doubles your pleasure, doubles your fun at our second and final Asheville show! TS Madison takes a second look at this week’s newsworthy freaks. Jeff Jackson shares his two cents on Republican extremism. Justice Allison Riggs and Lovett divide and conquer your everyday ethical conundrums, and the Want Wheel has us thinking twice about our own deep, dark, hilarious desires. T...
1hr 18m Jun 25, 2024
1hr 18m
Quoth the Raven “Brain worms" (Live from Asheville. NC!)
Lovett Or Leave It arrives for our first Asheville show ready to listen and learn! Head of the North Carolina Democratic Party Anderson Clayton teaches us about Gen Z, and it sounds so much cooler when she says it. TS Madison and Lovett canonize recent moments in queer history. Lovett tests the locals on nearby news, and the Rant Wheel schools us all in the art of being enraged. Tickets & Tour...
1hr 28m Jun 23, 2024
1hr 28m
Lovett Survived! (Live from Charlotte, NC)
Lovett or Leave It touches down in Charlotte, North Carolina for our first show back on tour! This week, Sydnee Washington gets Lovett up to speed. Tressie McMillan Cottom helps us slow down and appreciate the wordsmiths in our midst. Dante Pittman gets our heart rate up talking about extreme North Carolina Republicans, and we roll into our next show on the surging horse power of our audience’s...
1hr 45m Jun 21, 2024
1hr 45m
Learn to Love Dr. Pepper feat. Guy Branum
Guest host Guy Branum joins us for the final episode of Lovett or Leave It before the return of the king. This week, Martha-Ann Alito (James Adomian) stops by to let her freak flag fly. Dean of USC’s Gould School of Law Franita Tolson explains whether or not we should be terrified of this year’s Supreme Court rulings. Clark Gregg puts the “stage” in late-stage capitalism, and we spin the Rant W...
1hr 34m Jun 15, 2024
1hr 34m
What A Weekday: Veep Paralysis Demon feat. Langston Kerman
Langston Kerman guest hosts the last What A Weekday until Father… we mean, until Lovett gets home. This week, Trump narrows down which conservative ghoul shall receive his vice presidential rose. What happens in Vegas, stays in the belly of a shark. Mark Robinson’s train of thought flies off the rails. There’s a conspiracy afoot, and since it’s Alex Jones’s foot, you know just the sight of it i...
1hr 8m Jun 12, 2024
1hr 8m
Gay Guy Podcasting School feat. Jared Goldstein
Jared Goldstein tastes the rainbow this Pride as our very special Lovett Or Leave It guest host! BenDeLaCreme reads the world for filth, Hacks' Mark Indelicato auditions for the role of a lifetime, and the kaleidoscopic Rant Wheel lands on gay slang, straight guys who paint their nails, and, of course, JoJo Siwa. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events (https://crooked.com/events/) For a cl...
1hr 13m Jun 08, 2024
1hr 13m
What A Weekday: Hobby Horsing Around feat. Adam Rippon
Adam Rippon skates by on his good looks and incredible comedic timing for this week’s What A Weekday! This week, Donald Trump appears on America’s For You Page. Trump’s conviction reveal leads to conservative squeals. Simone Biles gives us all a reason to keep living, and the extremely online athletes of TikTok demand we all quit horsing around. Grab your tickets for Lovett or Leave It’s weekl...
31m Jun 04, 2024
31m
Ey, I’m Convictin’ Here! feat. Ian Karmel
Guest host Ian Karmel steps into Lovett’s Cariumas for a very special post-Trump conviction Lovett or Leave It episode. Ian’s wife, writer Dana Schwartz, stops by to fall in love all over again. Head writer Halle Kiefer chats with Ian about being members of the T-Shirt Swim Club. Preacher Lawson roasts the unroastable, and we all gather together to say, like the Pope did this week: mi scusi. T...
1hr 19m Jun 01, 2024
1hr 19m
Alito's Red Flags feat. Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers not only survives, he thrives as Lovett or Leave It’s guest host this week. During the show, Aasif Mandvi proves all jokes can be dad jokes. Atsuko Okatsuka leaves the people pleased. Rachel Bloom checks herself before she Shreks herself, and we get straight (cis male) to the point when it comes to Katy Perry. Tour dates & cities: crooked.com/events For a closed-captioned versio...
1hr 38m May 25, 2024
1hr 38m
What A Weekday: Cannes You Believe It? feat. Matt Rogers
Las Culturistas host Matt Rogers joins What A Weekday! today and what a weekday is it. This week, the prosecution rests while the defense snoozes in Trump’s hush money trial. Rudy Giuliani gets served more than birthday cake. Jasmine Crockett goes toe-to-toe to Marjorie Taylor Greene, and you can only imagine what those toes look like. Billie Eilish takes us out to “Lunch,” and we applaud for C...
34m May 21, 2024
34m
Conservatives Using Noble Tactics feat. Larry Wilmore
This week, Lovett Or Leave It is Larry Wilmore or Leave It, as the Black on the Air host joins us for a brand-new episode from the SiriusXM G. Laurie Kilmartin royally screws the screwed-up royals. Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe narrowly avoid an awkward ride home. Bradley Whitford weighs in on what president he’d invite into his Oval Office, and we close out the show by putting Trump’s words i...
1hr 24m May 18, 2024
1hr 24m
What a Weekday: We Got An Embezzlement Stew Going On feat. Louis Virtel
Louis Virtel joins us for some fava beans and a nice Limoncello La Croix for today’s What A Weekday! This week, Donald Trump’s Hannibal Lecter speak leaves a funny taste in our mouth. Robert and Nadine Menendez are couple goals. The Taylor Swift concert baby has better seats than we do, and we end the show the way we always do: with 1,500 spiders and scorpions. Grab your tickets for Lovett or ...
33m May 14, 2024
33m
Parasite for Sore Eyes feat. Andy Richter
Andy Richter fills Lovett’s shoes and then some as Lovett or Leave It’s guest host of the week! Yamaneika Saunders and Jared Goldstein stop by to help out an old white man. Herman J. Pamper (Andy Daly) helps Andy get to the bottom of the MAGA diaper rumors, and you are NOT going to like what they find down there. And we end the evening with a spin of the Rant Wheel! Head to votesaveamerica.com...
1hr 18m May 11, 2024
1hr 18m