Former Obama speechwriter, self-described comedian and Pod Save America co-host Jon Lovett takes the stage for a new season of the hit show that dared guests from Danny DeVito to Amy Klobuchar to ask “What is this?” and “Where am I?”
Each week, Jon breaks down the biggest and dumbest stories in politics to help you keep up with and laugh at the news, with big guests and surprising conversations you won’t find anywhere else.
New episodes every Saturday morning on your podcast feed and on YouTube. And if you’re in LA, come to a taping. You’ll be amazed by what we cut from the live show.
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Sep 11 1 h 00 min
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 our mouths.
This week, BenDe
Sep 9 56 min
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 The Evil Dead’s Bruce Campbell
Sep 4 1 h 01 min
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 journey through the multiverse to
Sep 2 1 h 04 min
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, Adam Mockler stops by to solve ma
Aug 28 1 h 10 min
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, Josh Johnson takes us to comed
Aug 26 1 h 11 min
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 themselves. Emmy Rossum lets u
Aug 21 1 h 04 min
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. Jimmi Simpson joins us to discu
Aug 19 1 h 02 min
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, Congressman Ted Lieu and D
Aug 14 1 h 07 min
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 ‘em high and dry. This week,
Aug 12 57 min
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 hell. This week, we have a an a
Aug 7 1 h 16 min
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 leaf (and eats it!) with a bran
Aug 5 1 h 10 min
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 them. Daveed Diggs stops by to t
Jul 31 50 min
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 his Old Gay license, then Mis
Jul 29 58 min
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 week, Brendan Hunt is at the
Jul 24 54 min
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 the death toll in Iran. This w
Jul 22 1 h 09 min
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 the collar over Trump’s shiny
Jul 17 1 h 02 min
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 around with the hilarious David
Jul 15 1 h 00 min
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 nail in NATO's coffin. This week,
Jul 10 1 h 04 min
Trump Kills the World Cup Vibe
Belgium throws a red card in Trump’s face and Democrats show Graham Platner the door. Then, Dana Gould and Alanna Ubach take us behind the scenes from “The Brady Bunch Mo
Jul 8 52 min
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A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.
I came for a podcast and left with a personality. Lovett or Leave It is what happens when a guy who used to write speeches for a president decides that’s not enough chaos for one lifetime and gets a live audience instead.
The panel is funny, the games are stupid in the best possible way, and the whole thing moves fast enough that you’ll miss your exit and not even be mad about it.
Weekly, free, and consistently the highlight of whatever mundane task I’m doing while listening. Highly recommend. Ten out of ten Statues of Liberty, pie-covered or otherwise.
Md713 · Sep 2026
Liza and Lauren in one episode? An embarrassment of riches. Brilliant and hilarious queens. Thank you and please consider this the gold standard.
margot godfrey · Aug 2026
We all need this! If we don’t laugh and stick together, we will drift into despair.
Love it. So quirky. So silly. Great guests.
And, it encourages us to get involved. Get your friends and family registered to vote. Find new voters! Find joy in helping.
Thanks to Crooked for all you do!
BGDem · Jul 2026
I’ve loved this podcast for years, I look forward to it on Saturday morning and am thrilled that it’s back to twice a week. But please, get rid of the second thoughts section and bring back the rant wheel or create something new. Reflections is self aggrandizing, clearly weird for the guests, and not interesting. Please reconsider making this a regular segment.
ALHackney · Jun 2026
I’ll leave it. Lovett used to be such a kind and compassionate person who genuinely seemed to empathize with most people. But over the past year he’s become incredibly hostile towards his cohosts, guests, audience, and so on. He looks down on everyone and thinks so highly of his own opinion that he leaves no room for anyone else’s. What was really telling was how much of the love and warmth of this show returned when Lovett was off playing Survivor. Since he’s been back, it’s hard to ignore how cold and flat the show has become. I hope Lovett gets the help he needs, because as far as I can tell this isn’t the person he’s portrayed himself to be in the past. But if this is who he really is, then it’s easy to understand why Crooked has fallen this far.
NotTheRealBatman · Jul 2024
The show used to be something I’d look forward to first thing on Monday but it came a chore to listen to over the last year or so. Finally hit unsubscribe this week after I realized I was skipping most of the pod.
The humor took a nosedive and the actual political content is becoming more and more what we were warned about after 2016. Almost everyone on the show is in the their own bubble / silo and Jon (and the other Crooked pods) needs to get to audiences outside of LA, NYC, San Francisco, Boston, and Washington DC.
cameramandan83 · Jun 2023
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