Season 2017
Episode: 2017-03-25 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2017 (58 min)
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.
Season 2024
Episode: 2024-01-09 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2024 (38 min)
Episode: 2024-01-13 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2024 (87 min)
Episode: 2024-01-16 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2024 (35 min)
Episode: 2024-01-20 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2024 (85 min)
Episode: 2024-01-23 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2024 (33 min)
Episode: 2024-01-27 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2024 (89 min)
Episode: 2024-01-30 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2024 (21 min)
Episode: 2024-02-03 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2024 (79 min)
Episode: 2024-02-06 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2024 (26 min)
Episode: 2024-02-10 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2024 (72 min)
Episode: 2024-02-13 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2024 (24 min)
Episode: 2024-02-17 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2024 (86 min)
Episode: 2024-02-20 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2024 (23 min)
Episode: 2024-02-24 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2024 (85 min)
Episode: 2024-02-27 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2024 (38 min)
Episode: 2024-03-02 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2024 (71 min)
Episode: 2024-03-05 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2024 (25 min)
Episode: 2024-03-09 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2024 (76 min)
Episode: 2024-03-12 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2024 (37 min)
Episode: 2024-03-16 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2024 (74 min)
Episode: 2024-03-19 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2024 (32 min)
Episode: 2024-03-23 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2024 (97 min)
Episode: 2024-03-26 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2024 (38 min)
Lovett or Leave It was disappointed not to be chosen as RFK Jr.'s running mate today, but don't worry, we'll still be voting for him come November. Meanwhile, Ronna McDaniel's gets the best of both worlds: being on TV and everyone hating you. Donald Trump compares himself to Jesus, and not just because of those washboard abs. Rudy Giuliani screams across the void from his nightmare world, and producer Kendra has us doing quad axels with her knowledge of, and love for, the world's most slippery spins.
Episode: 2024-03-30 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2024 (77 min)
Good Friday? More like Great Saturday! This week, Lovett or Leave It welcomes the eggcellent Busy Philipps, who rolls back the stone on the secrets of womanhood. Congressional candidate Will Rollins hops to it for the people of Palm Springs. And Gianmarco Soresi stops by to crack some yolks about the Great White Way.
Episode: 2024-04-06 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2024 (65 min)
Astronomers warn not to stare directly at Lovett or Leave It, or you'll burn out your retinas. This week, Brendan Scannell and Kara Klenk shine a light on women, and whether we can trust them. Dewayne Perkins and Katrina Davis look at the brighter side of horror, and the sun sets on our deepest, darkest grudges.
Episode: 2024-04-09 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2024 (31 min)
It's the day after the eclipse, and boy, are our retinas tired! The world's biggest liar is at it again, this time pretending he wouldn't sign a national abortion ban with the thickest Sharpie he owns. President Biden finds a kinky new way to forgive student debt, the Rock finds the loudest possible way to say nothing, and all of us find out together how much $30 million weighs.
Episode: 2024-04-13 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2024 (81 min)
Lovett or Leave It dims the lights and slips into something more comfortable for a late show at LA's Lyric Hyperion! Paula Poundstone joins for What A Week to help us process a hideous abortion ban and a gay bug fungus. Hari Kondabolu stops by to put the petty in pet peeves, and James III shares his appreciation for cinematic masterpiece Bad Boys II in a round of Ok, Stop. And we could keep going! We're not even sleepy!
Episode: 2024-04-16 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2024 (37 min)
Donald Trump gets a courtroom visit from the Sandman. President Biden forgives (more student loans) while American voters forget (what the hell it was like living under Trump). And Grimes's Coachella set has us desperately seeking Skrillex. Please, save us, Skrillex. We beg of you.
Episode: 2024-04-20 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2024 (81 min)
We're live and brooding from the Tortured Podcasts Department. This week, Acapulco's Jaime Camil pages through his motorcycle diaries. Sam Taggart and Nikki Glaser start a gay-to-straight translation service, and we throw the ol' Rant Wheel on the turntable, roll up the rug, and blast our favorite screeds and tirades.
Episode: 2024-04-23 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2024 (112 min)
Congress passes Ukraine aid and Trump passes… time in Court. We're back in Austin for this year's Moontower comedy festival. Lovett tries to convince the Sklar Brothers to open up a fresh can of worms. Joyelle Nicole Johnson wouldn't trust Greg Abbott farther than she can throw him. Tim Miller weighs in on which Trump lackeys are all hat and no cattle. Zach Zucker keeps his saddled oiled for the men of the Wild West, and we bring it on home with a do-si-do around the Texas Rant Wheel.
Episode: 2024-04-27 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2024 (101 min)
Live from our nation's perfect capital, Al Franken stops by to look at the latest batch of lying liars. Mehdi Hasan doesn't pull punches or eat sushi. Sam Jay and Josh Gondelman crown a new Freak of the Week, and we ask our guests the question, "Would you smash or would you passover?"
Episode: 2024-04-30 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2024 (30 min)
Just like Biden, What a Weekday comes out swinging. The president roasts Trump on the campaign trail. Kristi Noem ends up in the dog house. It's both the heat and the humidity in the Arizona GOP, and Galena the cat survives Amazon to fight another day.
Episode: 2024-05-04 | Airdate: May 4, 2024 (67 min)
Lovett Or Leave It is ready to take life by the horns this Taurus season. Rose Abdoo looks back on a life of cattle calls. Jena Friedman recommends Republicans and comedians all cut the bull. Two Gay Matts figure out if they're on the same side of the fence, and we spin the Rant Wheel 'til the cows come home.
Episode: 2024-05-07 | Airdate: May 7, 2024 (26 min)
The incredible Maria Bamford joins us this Tuesday for What A Weekday! This week, Kevin Spacey wants YOU to vote for RFK Jr. We get into the sultry financial details of Trump's hush money trial. Boeing tries to lasso the moon, and Kristi Noem has a ruff time defending her thoughts on dog murder.
Episode: 2024-05-11 | Airdate: May 11, 2024 (78 min)
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!
Episode: 2024-05-14 | Airdate: May 14, 2024 (33 min)
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.