The Pool is Always Greener
6/24/20261 hr 5 min
JD Vance treads water on Iran, D.C. swan dives into Reflecting Pool chaos, and Trump lifts a glass to his brand-new Air Force One. This week, Matt Hamilton stops by to discuss local journalism, the L.A. mayoral race, and, of course, a plague of fire rats. Ali Siddiq and Ify Nwadiwe find out if Father really does know best with a round of Would You Rather?, and we have regrets like we’ve never had them before when we share our many, many Second Thoughts.
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What's up, Los Angeles?
Jon Lovett· Host1:01
Welcome to Love It or Leave It, live from Hollywood. I'm John Lovett, and I like my reflecting pools like I like my texts green. We've got a great show for you tonight, but first, let's get into it. What a week. Vice President J.D. Vance left Switzerland on Monday after a marathon session of talks with Iranian diplomats. That was the longest week of my life, said an Iranian negotiator after spending a single day with Vance. Here's Vance describing