Jon Lovett joins the show to talk about what Pod Save America is actually trying to be, why Democrats have struggled to find a coherent political identity, and how Lovett went from writing jokes for Hillary Clinton to becoming one of the biggest voices in liberal media.

They get into Hassan Piker and the socialist left, the disappearance of old-fashioned liberalism, Kamala Harris, Katie Porter, Zohran Mamdani, the politics of Woke 1.0, antisemitism on the left, Israel and Zionism, and whether a life spent arguing about politics ever gets exhausting. Plus, the childhood humiliation Lovett says made him a Democrat.

Why Are Democrats So Bad at This?
Why Jon Lovett Chose Politics
Writing Jokes for Hillary Clinton
Al Franken, Air America, and Liberal Media
Hassan Piker and the Left’s Media Problem
Who Gets to Be in the Democratic Tent?
The Maoist Wing of the DSA
What Happened to Liberalism?
Kamala Harris, Katie Porter, and Political Talent
How Democrats Lost Working-Class Voters
Mamdani and The Fifth Column Batting Average
“Desire Paths” and Woke Politics
Is It Hard to Be Jewish Right Now?
Brad Lander and Antisemitism on the Left
“Genocide” as a Political Litmus Test
Is Jon Lovett a Zionist?
Does Politics Ever Get Exhausting?
Ambition, Fame, and Why He Keeps Doing It

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