Lovett or Leave It throws you a bone during these dog days of summer with a hearty Best Of Episode, featuring the finest hand-selected Hot Takes and Rants that will leave your coat lustrous and your heart worm-free. Paul F. Thompkins takes crunchy peanut butter to task, while Jana Schmieding asks what’s so wrong with hating our bodies? Alice Wetterlund hoists low-rise jeans by their own petard, and Marcy Jarreau ponders nature’s thief, the raccoon. Bob the Drag Queen and Solomon Georgio read lesbians and old gays for filth, while Halle Kiefer says what no one is thinking about chocolate chip cookies. Marcella Arguello remains a short king advocate, while Pat Regan edits the Olympics for air. Demi Adejuyigbe needs you to fix your racist dogs already, while Kiran Deol pokes Lena Dunham with a sharp stick. Kel Cripe unpacks their embarrassing sex dreams, and Mayor Melvin Carter asks Congress to regulate dance recital tickets. Andrew Farmer begs sleep paralysis demons to lay off already, and Atsuko Okatsuka comes for the elderly. Busy Phillips laments the supply chain, and Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanigan shuts down everyone trying to tell women what to wear in the world place, including Bob from Fridley. All while Lovett himself takes down our nation’s greatest enemies (children, turning 40, goblins, the world’s oceans, declaring ourselves fucked) and celebrates the return of the king of snacks, the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza.

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