The Best and Worst Political Takes of 2023 (Including our own!) | The 2023 Pundies

[@tarqvin7471]

This pod had absolutely immaculate energy. Loved the exuberance and fun. Hope we bring a little of this into 2024… we’re probably going to need it.

[@subroy7123]

I feel like "homelessness is a lifestyle choice" by Suella Braverman should be an honorable mention, giving some much needed rep to the Brits.

[@abdurrahmansabri8181]

That's like the default position for conservatives.

[@B_Bodziak]

I still remember the first thing I heard Ronald Reagan say. "Homeless people are homeless because they enjoy sleeping outdoors."

[@sempressfi]

Fkin Cruella. God she had a wild year lol

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Are Nish and Coco doing this for Pod Save the UK? They have even more material there than the guys did here.

[@john_mega]

she is so horrible, she gives Shapiro and Owens a run for their money

[@Rivkah-Rivkah]

All your laughter has given me so much joy and is just one of many reasons this is my favorite podcast. Thank you for being a constant in my 2023. Greetings from Europe.

[@DracoMalfoyable]

I think that's the happiest I've seen Lovett in a while and it was genuinely so wholesome and nice to see 😊

[@zac_94]

Jesse Waters yelling about “gay nutcrackers” like it’s the most outrageous thing is wildly dumb. Like dude, they were never straight to begin with. 😂

[@giannaleng1897]

It also doesn’t matter 😂 It’s a fictional character ! It’s a nutcracker. It’s an object. You can paint it any color.

[@zac_94]

@@giannaleng1897 that and the writer for The Nutcracker was gay so there is literally no hetero explanation lol

[@1QueenAliquippa]

Candice tried to bend her mind so much that she broke it😂

[@Eviltwin531]

In honor of her, I present my "Mind Yoga" conspiracy theory of the day: I believe the one that she's actually a liberal double agent sent to destroy the GOP from within. She was a hardcore lefty until somewhere around like 2014 and she realized her political career was going nowhere since she's not qualified for anything, and ever since, all of her COVID misinformation has killed off more hateful old Southern racists than the entire Union Army could have ever hoped to (that's pretty literally true, by the way. The most widely accepted number of Confederate Army casualties is something like 258,000; at COVID's 4,000-a-day peak, it could clear that in a little over two months.)

[@coase00]

"if you open your mind too much your brain will fall out"

[@Ndbrown2]

Shame biden's is already broke. The ARICEPT OR COCAINE IS NO LONGER WORKING. WHAT NOW?

[@josephhawthorne5097]

It's hard to bend something that tiny. Also bad to bend too much after never stretching first.

[@sharks2571]

The Favs turn around from volunteering to walking without his phone is hilarious. "Do you hear that. Its the sound of soup not being ladeled" 😂

[@kpercy9952]

That legit made me laugh so hard out loud

[@B_Bodziak]

As a woman, I had no idea using one's phone at a urinal was considered an accomplishment.

[@bweb6]

'We have an entire Tommy round!' 🤣💀

[@diaphanouswaffle]

This was so much fun ! Thanks to Hallie for hosting, her humor is delightful & wry :)

[@stephaniebart-horvath1382]

Have a wonderful New Year. I appreciate all you guys and everyone else on the channel. Thank you!🎉

[@sempressfi]

The Fuentes take is just him trying to explain why he's never had a girlfriend lol

[@TamarLitvot]

So I only started watching PSA this year (I know, I know) and didn't know about Lovett's 2023 new year's resolution to *start* more books and I absolutely adore this idea. Start something if you have any interest and don't feel guilty if you drop it for something else before finishing -- that's brilliant! I have at least 3 or 4 books waiting in my digital library holds (I repeatedly delay borrowing them) or on Audible that I put off starting because I think I will then have to read the whole thing. Now I can feel free to start, knowing I don't have to finish. Prequel and Enough may be the first 2 on my list though Lovett got me interested in reading the first part of Rise and Kill. Would be nice for this old Jewish lady to read about a time when Mossad and Israel were doing something I could admire.

[@B_Bodziak]

First, let's work on not using their phones at the urinal.

[@Antwonn83]

Dying laughing after that dude said "Hitler also said the word 'chair' "

[@richardvickrey4786]

You guys are GREAT! Keep up the good work in 2024. 💙

[@Homercles]

Honestly I've been to Europe gorged and lost weight. Everything is fresh made woth fresh ingredients and you end up walking everywhere. It's not out of the realm of possibility.

[@rmc224]

Laughed a lot. Enjoyed watching how you crack eachother up.

[@PCap56]

Listened to this as a pod then came to KZbin to see all the laughter. Great to see Al 4 of you at the table. Happy New Year, and thanks for helping keep me sane one more year. LFG 2024!

[@kpercy9952]

I am a more recent listener and have been devouring all your KZbin videos for Pod Save America & Pod Save the World. I've learned a lot, it's made me think and made me laugh. I wish you all the best holiday season and good luck with your resolutions!

[@B_Bodziak]

Especially, the resolution to volunteer!

[@pattygioffre2366]

I may not make it to 2024 without you guys 😁 Happy Holidays & enjoy your well deserved time off!!

[@imalloutagum6083]

I work in development for a crime victim services non-profit. Money is needed more than volunteers right now. They're both great! But money goes much further right now as we now have 6 years of stagnant state funding and employees who need better pay.

[@Rightwardsky]

Jesse Waters saving the environment by finding a way to make conservative men stop using plastic straws lol

[@sarahedawkins]

When Tommy said they were like tiny dicks I almost died 😂

[@seniorjohnl]

Waste of time, since real men don't use straws anyway.

[@B_Bodziak]

​@@seniorjohnl Thank you for adding so much to the conversation. You're truly brilliant.

[@NuiYabuko]

​@@seniorjohnl Real men also don't troll people online.

[@user-r.u.sane.70m81m]

Merry Holidays. Thank you for all you do for our Democracy. I'm glad you are doing some political ads. I think a younger demographic will relate to you, along with the rest of us, of course!

[@tanja0411]

I’m sounding like a broken record but I think if they and all the liberal great/fun/non-politician-sounding communicators don’t start going on all the really popular male comedian/influencer podcasts (who also used to be liberal or are at least independent and have huge young and diverse listenership) podcasts soon Dems will be in bigger trouble then they thought. Hillary Clinton stayed in her bubble and failed to read the mood of the country and used old-school campaign tactics (of course in addition to all the terrible things the right-wing and Comey did). It seems like it’s the same thing all over again 😣 Vivek, RFK are going on those shows and are somehow managing to sound way more normal than they do on the debate stage and in certain interviews, which is very dangerous. Liberals need to rebut the woke/cancellation talking points and shift the discussion. Discuss NEW ideas with younger generation but also all of us. Discuss why blowing it all up is dangerous and how big reforms like the Affordable Care Act are a better way to go. And instead of getting outraged by Trump and his trolls, how about just telling them to shut up and briefly make fun of them and get back to talking specifics. And maybe move to middle just a tad more when it comes to gender identity and some of the culture war topics. Not abortion (of course!) but some of the trans and gender fluidity issues (highlighting freedom for parents to discuss with their kids and doctors) because I do feel like there is genuine fear around that. I’ve heard even from liberal parents that kids are discussing gender issues at a very young age now and they’re a little freaked out. I feel like that genuine (not hateful or ignorant) fear should be acknowledged and respected. Maybe go for the important wins like safety for all groups for now and then tackle the other issues later? Sorry!! but I listen to a variety of podcasts (of course this is my fave! and I can’t/don’t listen to right-wing) and unless Biden really turns the perception around it’s going to be bad. The groups we need are turning to the other side because Dems aren’t leading. They’re governing well but there’s nobody who is coalescing people around new/big ideas. No one inspiring and can connect to people emotionally on a big scale (Biden can 1:1 I know but he’s lost the general audience even if it is unfair). And Kamala doesn’t connect with them (or me) either. As much as I respect her, her comm style can be very off-putting and not every smart and accomplished person can be president. I wish that were another topic Dems would address. What qualities do we need in a president and why can’t another high-level position like Secretary of State or Artoeney General be just as good. Wonky people and brilliant people aren’t always best for that role. Maybe I can (should have) table(d) this for 2024? 😅 I guess this was me in the spirit of reflection and intention-setting for next year… 🙌 Happy holidays!

[@joeyhernandez5779]

My hot take Not related to politics, all of them are looking great lately 😉😉 Enjoy the holiday! great work! 2024 is gonna be crazier. We will need yall to keep us sane 😂

[@mitze888]

Thank y'all for this. I needed the laughs. Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season. You are all so funny, but Tommy's under-the-breath comments are gold!

[@copiousdiversity6961]

I love all of the laughing! Happy Holidays.

[@MariaLopez-hs9yh]

lol 😂 great to see you all laughing and having a great time

[@whoroborous]

I used to chomp my Barbie shoes too! (sometimes their feet as well.) Also, my dad used to switch my Barbie heads all of the time. There's a video of him just.. red-faced, scream-laughing and holding up a Barbie with its head replaced by the bottom half of a Barbie table. The table was kinda conically shaped, and he's laying curled on the floor, clutching his abdomen and shrieking, 'Barbie has a nuclear reactor for a head!' while I watch sadly from the corner. I whisper, 'Daddy. Please play nice' -- a phrase that would become an ever-repeated daily refrain for bebe me, btw -- and he then just disintegrates into peals of truly hysterical laughter while I sadly walk away, Charlie Brown-style. /sigh🙃 He's a goof

[@caitrina19]

Hope you guys come to Tucson sometime…NOT Phoenix, but Tucson…would love to see your show here!

[@drock9009]

Remember when Jesse Watters said on national TV how he was a complete creep and stalker to get a date with one of his coworkers by slashing her tires?

[@NuiYabuko]

They mentioned that. Megacreepy.

[@VirgoLunaris]

I loved this so much. Prick. HA! namaste...✨️

[@Jryanist]

I'd love to see the last 3 or 4 years of these to see how things have deteriorated.

[@PoggeB13]

I switched my sister's Ken and Barbie heads, too. The Barbie movie though...brilliant.

[@dollmatrushka]

At the University of Virginia my freshman- excuse me- FIRST YEAR- dorm was Balz Dorm. Yes, laugh all you want. it was co-ed that year.

[@alygray8779]

thank you very much for informing, entertaining, and caring

[@tanja0411]

Yes! 🙌

[@titaniumteddybear]

Fun fact: most people don't know that the person who writes the article is not the same person who writes the clickbait headline. Only people who work in media know that. I only know it because I used to write articles for newspapers.

[@MommyHadALittleOne]

I was so shocked lol.

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Yeah, that's not exactly a state secret. A lot of people know this. I've never worked for any publication and assumed it was common knowledge.

[@titaniumteddybear]

@@holstorrsceadus1990 I didn't say it was a secret. I said that most people don't know about it. Ask around. You may discover I have a point.

[@lloydmitchell9712]

Man, u guys are hilarious; happy holidays!!

[@shadebug]

2023 does really already feel like ancient history for some reason. Like, I will have no problem writing 2024 as a date

[@elizmacoetsee8060]

My favourite podcast- greetings from South Africa

[@Rugelacharugula]

I need to nominate Tommy for the Best Under-The-Breath Utterance in Reaction to Bullshit at 11:54

[@aaronwhite1786]

I also cracked up at him quietly getting in "C.R.E.A.M." at 1:47

[@tanja0411]

He is so great. My holiday (take that Fox) wish is for Lovett and Tommy to have a show where they just banter and Tommy pesters Lovett with sports references 😂

[@StefanHayden]

I love Halle so much. she should be in more things.

[@CloaknDagger]

Oh my gawd this was so hilarious, I love you guys hahahhahaha

[@BluePerroDos]

Look forward to 2024 with yall!

[@TimBitten]

Hilarious true fact: I once forged an Andy Moog autograph on a card of him when I was very young, and I was so ashamed that I never forged another thing afterwards 😂

[@elizabethtrimble6853]

Love you guys!!!

[@mreshadow]

This was a fantastic episode. Smiling near the whole way through. Thanks for brightening my day!!

[@BluePerroDos]

No! Get up when you get up, sleep when you’re tired and don’t worry so much about what you think life is about!

[@amitb1072]

Thanks for the entertainment

[@ds4008]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I needed this.

[@seanhertzsch]

Guys. Bring your own straw. If you keep a silicon straw in your pocket, you don't have to use a paper straw.

[@themorales6]

Loved this so much, especially the last few minutes!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 See you in 2024 & 2025! 😅

[@jenniferbaker4434]

“Toot your age” 😂😂😂

[@Snippets-of-Mendi]

I'm getting all those incessant SEO emails for my business too. I think it's just the state of the economy with tech layoffs and the rise of AI thinking it's an easy job. It drives me nuts too, especially since I'm already obsessed with SEO so they're barking up the wrong tree.

[@jennyroberts2347]

Great episode. Have a lovely break will miss my pod save catch ups.

[@BluePerroDos]

Yes! Turning off notifications was a great move for me!

[@dudfourthree]

Note to self and other PSA hosts, never ever ever touch Jon's phone... All sorts of bathroom germs on that screen.

[@jonathanrossddsmhs1271]

Love the David Axelrod jokes.

[@curtisdush5686]

Great show….💕💕🌟🌟✌️✌️ and we’ll miss you in 2024…😂😂😂😂

[@ZmanMoto]

Excellent show guys!

[@laurabouris4879]

I love all of you 😂😂😂

[@livenandlove1980]

This was the best! Lol!

[@patticriss2238]

I didn’t even know ow I needed this conversation. But it appears that I did. That was great. I had a great time. You folks really are the gooey beating heart of the liberal 🤪 mob. Haha. Happy New Year.

[@whackadoodle1]

Happy holidays and see y’all next year! Love ya!

[@EverythingIsLit]

This was great content, the hour passed really quick! But I want to give special attention to how Jesse Waters' comment about reparations was recognized as racist with no explanation or justification needed. As a Black person, I was ready to just let it go for the sake of getting on with the show but seeing a group of white (or white passing) people unequivocally and unanimously call that out actually gave me chills. There's hope!

[@ansakyt]

Dan Balz .... I hear [balts] in my head every time -- that's what German would do with those letters but I don't know where that surname hails from.

[@uriahfutch]

Great stuff you guys!! Lovett you look great! Seeing that flashback showed your accomplishment!

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

I got a notification in the middle of dude saying notification. I think I found my resolution.

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Thank You, ALL... Happy Holidays & Cheers to The New Year!

[@MaryBaney]

Walks alone but no peeing alone? 😂

[@meblakney]

Great shows as usual guys. These so-called conservative's comments had me laughing my ass off while others made me wishing they'd just shut the hell up. Your podcast really hit me showing how the lack of in depth thinking and the shallowness of their minds only creates chaos and misery. Its simply jaw dropping!

[@Brook4ever]

My maybe too crazy to be true prediction for the 2024 election - The presidential matchup will be Nikki Haley vs Elizabeth Warren.

[@wanderlustworldschooling543]

OMG - I needed that laugh 😂

[@livierochoa97]

Yay guys! You guys and girl make my day. Keep up the great work! PS. I think the nutcracker looks more reggae colors then gay. Either way ok with me!

[@Diamondelight92]

I can't belive Fuentes made the "Fellas, is it gay to have sex with a woman" joke but without a shred of irony

[@peytonb2301]

The reactions to Guttfeld are the best. Levett’s “what” and the writer’s take on wtf he’s talking about

[@peterarete3202]

Jon Favreau- if you need a middleground in achieving your resolution; try listening to a playlist that is only instrumental. Try one of the lofi's. You may graduate to silence, but if it's hard to start, try the no-lyric approach. Your thoughts will still run free.

[@josh0g]

Candace Owens apparently thinks there's no difference between engaging in a thought exercise, and believing conspiracy theories. "Hitler used the word 'chair'" takes that one for me.

[@literallyanythingelseother]

WashPo taking major Ls this year. That marriage article was the craziest shit I've read in a while. Could not believe it when I read that one...

[@lucibjlb]

Damn, Jon! You have lost weight! Good job!!! You're lookin' good!

[@ansakyt]

15:50 Justin Trudeau is DEFINITELY the son of Pierre Elliott Trudeau -- he's a performative twerp but he's not half Cuban. (and as a twerp, he's less dangerous than Poillievre or Bernier...)

[@debcastle2063]

Merry everything and A Happy New Year to all!

[@windlessoriginals1150]

Yay Halle!

[@carolyntalbot947]

So much fun, I needed this today! I can’t wait to provoke my MAGA family by wearing my new Crooked merch (which by the way is such good quality!)

[@kevanmcdougallmph]

"The straightest thing you can do is to never have sex. And everyone knows that's true." Proceeds to explain why it's "true", thereby acknowledging that not everyone knows it's "true".

[@alex-ez4cg]

Halle is great. Pods with her and Lovett are my favorite. More Halle!

[@LaSmoocherina]

Happy Holidays! Happy Hanukkah, 🕎 Merry Christmas 🎄, Happy Kwanza 🎁Happy New Years! 🥂🪩🍾

[@peggyc8473]

I really believe in the ALCU.Want to join. Their lack of support for gun control laws bothers me. Maybe I don't understand. Please help me.

[@bredaforrest]

Tommy's comment (41:59) did not get the appreciation it deserved!

[@mitze888]

I couldn't catch all of it.

[@bredaforrest]

Tommy: "Big Amazon over here. Real cool." 😂

[@celly589]

Great ending 😂😂

[@austinrider121]

Sponsored by Diet Coke, and Diet Snapple 🤣

[@johnnewton8039]

Dan's folks shoulda named him Harry...... Harry Balz!!!! Hahahahaha!!!

[@GlassSpiider]

I would have expected the "cash rulz everything around me" reference from Dan; good one, Tommy.

[@robinbeers6689]

Going for a 20 minute walk w/o your phone is a resolution? You poor babies. Us old farts leave our phones at home all the time just because they are not the center of our lives.

[@CapnChillV]

Halle’s hat cracked me up haha

[@catherinereynolds9644]

You, young men, are a bright light of hope, for all of our futures❤☮️💜🍿🍿

[@catherinereynolds9644]

Love the " start more books" . I'm there☮️💜

[@rupaliembry]

OMG, this was a hilarious show 😂😂😂

[@GingerWonders513]

OMG - I thought I was the only one that chewed on Barbie shoes. They were great!

[@4everyoung24]

Lovett at 12:30. Damn. Fvck Fox News for that.

[@thunderbiltstormcrow9542]

ok, as a group i put this to you, i have yet to propose this to other sites/ persons, compare, contrast, juxtapose, AIM v Hamas, and the underlying motivations, not justifying, just understanding. most other topics, nuanced. not enough space here.

[@sorrysosorry1969]

Couldn’t turn away when this came up on-feed, even tho I’ve already seen it, because I just couldn’t pass up watching Jesse Waters make an ass of himself-geez-Reparations-Jesse SUCKS no matter the straw!

[@LisaPhillips4494]

As a Canadian 🇨🇦Justin Trudeau's father is Pierre Elliot Trudeau🇨🇦