Chris Van Hollen flies to El Salvador, Gayle King flies to the edge of the space, and Harvard flies off the handle. This week, we have Bradley Whitford on the end of Handmaid's Tale and the TV business, Bob the Drag Queen on Harriet Tubman's music career, and Jessica Kirson on life, love, and lesbian pants. Then we end on a few audience questions about executive orders, Republican drag names and more.

Donald Trump tariffies the global economy, SCOTUS is 9-0 for due process, and RFK Jr says you can have one measles vaccine, as a treat. Rachel Bloom and Robby Hoffman gather ‘round to share matzah, marriage advice and mortal terror. Lovett’s mother and future mother-and-law share a mom-umental first meeting on stage, and we close out the show with all the dayenus you can use this Passover week.

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It's a Lovett or Leave It + Terminally Online crossover! We’re dark this week at Dynasty, so instead we’re bringing you a special episode of our subscriber-exclusive show. Lovett stirs the pot with Meghan Markle’s new pasta dish. Pod Save the UK's Nish Kumar finds himself in God’s Country (America) alongside Morgan Wallen. Writer Halle Kiefer finds a BOGO deal for winter boots on TikTok. And producer Elijah Cone steps into the Bali Time Chamber… perhaps forever.

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The Atlantic posts the receipts, Kristi Noem goes full Viet Cong, and Tulsi Gabbard either lied to Congress or needs a doctor. Plus Barbie Ferreira and Jared Goldstein join to talk theater etiquette, social media insecurities, and the moments in our lives when we fired off errant texts of our own.

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Tattoos get people deported, Tesla gets a plug from the Commerce Secretary, and both the Cybertruck and Statue of Liberty get recalled. Plus Al Franken stops by to talk about SNL at 50 and Democrats at zero. Atsuko Okatsuka attends the Jellicle Ball, whether she wants to or not. And in honor of the seemingly cursed Snow White reboot, we suggest a few reboots of our own.

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This week, getting measles is good for you, and if you believe that, Donald Trump has a Cybertruck to sell you. Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne drop by to talk about life, love, death, and documentaries, before two gay relationships are stress-tested to the very brink. Halle reviews a movie that hits close to home. Lovett shares some personal news. And we share a few silver linings, before we all hurry home to our seed oils.

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This week, DOGE continues to gobble up federal jobs, and the Secretary of Agriculture suggests you suck eggs. Natalie Morales eats in Was I In This? Emily St. James’s new book Woodworking gives us something to chew on. And Lovett digs his teeth into two terrors, cannibalism and high school.

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This week, DOJ rickrolls the MAGAverse over the Epstein files, DOGE faces another round of blowback, and Gayle King becomes an astronaut, which we do not support. Plus Jesse Tyler Ferguson orders for the table, Liza Treyger catches 40 winks (and one alleged killer), and we prepare our own list of accomplishments for Elon Musk's inbox.

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