{"podcast":{"title":"Lovett or Leave It","slug":"lovett-or-leave-it-55888","podcast_index_feed_id":55888,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166622.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166622","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43405858.jpg","author":"Lovett or Leave It","episode_count":535,"summary":"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 or on Apple Podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T10:19:36.688564+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lovett-or-leave-it-55888"},"episode":{"title":"Schrödinger's Mitch McConnell","slug":"schr-dinger-s-mitch-mcconnell","published_at":"2026-07-10T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lovett-or-leave-it-55888/schr-dinger-s-mitch-mcconnell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lovett-or-leave-it-55888","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8926408","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8926408.mp3?modified=1783886912&sid=5166622&source=rss","summary":"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, Congressman Maxwell Frost talks zombie congress, Gen Z progressives and (sigh) Alf. Margaret Cho and Langston Kerman know the truth is out there - but in here, it’s mostly jokes about Heated Rivalry and trying to poop. And we pay our last respects with a round of Second Thoughts (and one very special kudos). For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.","meta_description":"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 co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3868,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lovett-or-leave-it-55888/episodes/schr-dinger-s-mitch-mcconnell/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lovett-or-leave-it-55888/schr-dinger-s-mitch-mcconnell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}