Last Week on Earth with Ben Gleib

About Last Week on Earth with Ben Gleib

News. Pop Culture. Politics. Weird stories. EVERYTHING that happened during the last week. Comedian Ben Gleib catches you up on it all, while making fun of basically everything. Some people tell him this podcast is the way they prefer to get the news. He thinks these people are geniuses. Sometimes he's joined by celebrity guests like comedians, actors, politicians, Four-Star Generals, and his parents. But mostly he talks to himself. If you've been in a coma for the last 7 days, this podcast should not be high on your list of things to tackle. Join the #braintrust

Publisher

SModcast Network

Category

comedy · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Aug 2014

Latest episode

26 May 2025

Latest episodes

10 of 170 episodes have a transcript.

1. 26 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #266: Guest Baratunde: Try Breaking It

   Ben Gleib interviews Baratunde Thurston, who shares his perspective on the current state of society, government, and AI, while also addressing those attempting to disrupt the existing systems in this interview episode.

2. 6 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #265: The Wrong Side of History - Pilot Episode

   In this experimental pilot episode of a potential new podcast called “The Wrong Side of History”, Gleib on the left is joined by Lee Trink on the right, an activist, Trump supporter, former president of Capitol Records, and former CEO of FaZe Clan, to discuss and debate the big issues of the day. They debate Elon Musk and all the DOGE cuts, the Arkansas anti-trans bill that would hold people liable for even giving someone an opposite gender haircut, the Trump administration Signal chat war plans Pete Hegseth fiasco, and Trump’s controversial deportations, from Mahmoud Khalil to the Guatemalan nationals deported to El Salvador for suspected gang ties. This is a pilot so please let us know what you thing. DMs are open @bengleib and @leetrink on Instagram.

3. 15 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #264: Guest Sam Jay: Good Times in The World of Lies

   Acclaimed comedian and brilliant thinker Sam Jay (HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay, writer Saturday Night Live) joins Gleib to share her thoughts on Why you have to accept people who don’t accept you, the world of lies, the link between extremism and having good times, partying at Gleib’s house, living in the boy/girl middle world, flowing with a trip, being tired of thinking, Musk and Trump, going to the rodeo, understanding the anti-abortion crowd, why lots more people should not vote, war liquors, the crucial role of fruit, non-POV comedy, why she has Seinfeld’s head and Bill Burr’s legs, what AI will do to children, playing games with freedom, and the great American Ponzi scheme. Plus a special surprise appearance from “Jay Leno“. Follow @samjaycomic on Instagram. @BenGleib on Instagram and subscribe to Gleib’s Only Fans Onlyfans.com/BenGleib

Inside a recent episode

[…] You're pushing, but you're also pulling. insights out it's about listening more so a government that listens one example they talked about is uh i forget it was actually a small town in the u.s that's invited its young people to help update and upkeep the websites because they know the code stuff better and they're like the the line they said is if you treat them like adults they'll start to behave like adults i believe that and then you put that kid in a post on a commission or on a board or on a panel so that they have a say. It is literally their future. One other thing that Audrey talks about is a smart way of polling. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,137,788

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

237 ratings

Spotify

3.4 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

66

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