Lovett or Leave It
Hosted by Jon Favreau and Lovett · Lovett or Leave It
4.7from 28,400 ratings
- 921
- Episodes
- 195
- Transcribed
- 28,400
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 30M
- YouTube views
About Lovett or Leave It
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. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Lovett or Leave It, Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, and Offline with Jon Favreau, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends (http://crooked.com/friends) or on Apple Podcasts.
- Publisher
- Lovett or Leave It
- Category
- comedy · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Mar 2017
- Latest episode
- 18 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
195 of 921 episodes have a transcript.
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I don't think people understand. The Minnesota State Fair does not just take over an area. It exists year-round for the purpose of the two weeks of the fair. It has its own zip code in all of its buildings. It only stands up for the period of the fair. It's basically a ghost town. There were a time where people lived on the grounds to take care of it. But then it comes alive for this two-week period. And there are all these businesses. It's like, well, what do you do? We get ready for the fair. We sell our corn at the fair. Then we get ready for the fair. The cow barn, I take people to the cow barn all the time to look at eight-year-old blonde-haired kids with straw coming out of their mouth, sleeping on top of their prized heifer that they're going to show on day three. […]
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- Hasan Piker
- Andrew Zimmern
- Ms Pat
- Jaleel White
- Katie Porter
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 29,651,659
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 24,965 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 3,435 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts Lovett or Leave It?
Jon Favreau and Lovett host the show. Published by Lovett or Leave It.
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