Lovett or Leave It

JD Vance backs Vivek Ramaswamy’s vile attack ad and Trump asks more than one male senator to back that ass up. Meanwhile, Punkie Johnson is back to talk embarrassing breakups and magician David Kwong breaks all of our brains. The Rant Wheel lands on soaring prices, leaf blowers, and consciousness itself, and we end with some Second Thoughts.

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JD Vance paints Trump as a saint, while Vivek Ramaswamy goes as low as humanly possible to save his flailing campaign in Ohio. This week, LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman joins to talk about her race against Mayor Karen Bass, and the alluring myths and legends of Los Angeles. Then Brennan Lee Mulligan aligns himself with the nerds and bards of Dungeons & Dragons. The Rant Wheel has us spinning about mosquitos, putting people on the spot, and wedding speeches. And our Second Thoughts are second to none.

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Gas prices go up, Ukraine’s Starlink goes down, and Ilhan Omar is caught in the middle. This week, Ben Feldman of Ghosts and Superstore talks Netflix fame, the French-Canadian language police, and being a dirty little trailer pig (?), while Dusty Slay opens up about drag queens, ghost writers and private drawings. We shake our fist at costume parties, tiny plates and visiting L.A. for The Rant Wheel, and take our time saying farewell with Second Thoughts.

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Trump takes a long, hard look at John Husted, Kimberly Guilfoyle takes a bow from her ambassadorship, and new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia takes a few questions about her husband… we mean, the president!

This week, former NASA astronaut Danny Olivas talks voting in America and farting in space, while Moshe Kosher squints hard enough to see the brighter side of life. The Rant Wheel takes us 360 through spacesuit underwear, AI-induced boredom, and America’s last movie star, Tom Cruise. And we turn the page to read a few Second Thoughts.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle maxes out her MAGA credit card, Trump suggests L.A. and San Diego foot the bill, and Lovett checks California liberals on the problems in our own backyard. This week, Sarah McBride and Derek Tran talk about the fight to win the House, and govern if (hopefully when) we do. 

Tig Notaro weighs in on Steve Hilton’s gay-baiting campaign ad, the existence of Stella Lefty, and the comedy stylings of an AI thief. The Rant Wheel spins us through reality TV, airport bathrooms, and the design of sardine tins. And we put our brains together to brainstorm some valuable Second Thoughts.

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Trump offers up L.A. on a silver platter, Ken Paxton eats his own words, and Tom Cotton politely declines some Daylight Savings time beef. This week, Adam Kinzinger is ready to impeach Trump all over again, while Michelle Khare and Kal Penn take a flying leap into terrifying stunts, both cinematic and IRL. The Rant Wheel has us all turned around on personalized spam, manifesting and how damn hard it is to turn on a plane. And we look to the future, by looking to the past, with Second Thoughts.

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Trump and AI execs pinky swear, Pete Hegseth gets treasonal allergies, and Republicans Make Nixon Great Again. Then Hollywood legend Barry Diller is our Guest of the Week and Jared Goldstein is gay for the algorithm. And the rant wheel lands on myopic “biopic” pronunciations and saying no way to “color way.”

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It’s a full Schmitt show for Republicans in Congress this week, with Jack Smith cheering from the sidelines. Meanwhile, Trump launches a government chatbot, and OpenAI frantically shuts theirs down. 

On the show, Heather and Terry Dubrow talk fame, fortune and facelifts, before putting the one healthy marriage on reality TV to the test. Lovett grills Laura Benanti on Elsbeth, Patti LuPone and the erotic power of Brandi Carlile. 

The Rant Wheel spins us through loud talkers, lifeguards in sweatshirts, and bringing iced coffee to interviews, before Second Thoughts takes us home.

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Susan Collins is caught in a corruption scandal, Tommy Tuberville is a dog with a bone, and Trump locks the ballroom doors from the outside. Rachel Maddow joins to talk about attacks on the press and what a county sheriff’s battle with a tiny local newspaper tells us about democracy. 

Plus, Michelle Collins and Nimesh Patel are ready to buy low and sell high, while The Rant Wheel rolls straight through summer TV, Kash Patel jokes, and hoarding all the little soaps and shampoos from the hotel.

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Trump drains the White House press pool, makes waves at the UN, and blows off steam with his number one guy, Zohran Mamdani. 

This week, AI spokesperson Angela Mortimer (Lisa Gilroy) heralds the end times, then Lisa tricks Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson into taking a DNA test. Keep It hosts Nina Parker and Louis Virtel read the comments and stay loyal to Traitors. 

The Rant Wheel spins for party fouls, American Idol, airport etiquette and the most elite level of pre-check. And we somehow find more second thoughts in our final segment, Second Thoughts.

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