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Last Week on Earth with Ben Gleib

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News. Pop Culture. Politics. Weird stories. EVERYTHING that happened during the last week. Comedian Ben Gleib catches you up on it all, while making fun of basically everything. Some people tell him this podcast is the way they prefer to get the news. He thinks these people are geniuses. Sometimes he's joined by celebrity guests like comedians, actors, politicians, Four-Star Generals, and his parents. But mostly he talks to himself. If you've been in a coma for the last 7 days, this podcast should not be high on your list of things to tackle. Join the #braintrust
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Episodes

#235: Biggest in History with Tone Bell

Comedian & Actor Tone Bell joins Gleib to discuss their shirtless Mexico moped gang & if they'd rather their daughter be a stripper or go on The Bachelor. Plus everyone dropped out of the presidential race. The biggest explosion in history. (Not Biden’s campaign resurgence, but in outer space.) Gleib announces who he endorses now that Warren is out. His personal Coronavirus hysteria update. Taylor Swift is now a man. Flavor Flav came for Bernie Sanders. We discuss "Manspreading". Chrissy...

Mar 07, 20202 hr 13 min

#234: The 30 Trillion Dollar Question with Guest Aura Vasquez

Gleib summarizes the last week and is joined by LA City Council candidate Aura Vasquez to answer the 30 trillion dollar question: Is Bernie electable? Plus Kanye did a bad thing leaving an elevator. A unique way to make alcohol. Pentagon pledges to not use AI for evil. Bees turn on the Police. Two Presidential Debates in one week as Bernie becomes frontrunner. Secret Identities. Bad Jobs. A cool way to stop crime. Is a tampon tax a good idea? Warren makes a big reversal. Bill Gates annoys Elon M...

Feb 28, 20201 hr 26 min

#233: Brad WIlliams & Chris Porter: 1942uesdays

Comedians Brad Williams & Chris Porter join Gleib for some 1942 Tequila while discussing sex tapes, nip slips, Brad's new baby, Chris' extreme love for farm animals, if the bass is a necessary instrument, the new mile high jet pack, the return of Rick Moranis, Hookers for Jesus, Trump pardoning Blogojevich and Michael Milken, Attorneys resigning over Trump getting Roger Stone's sentence reduced, and the new Snake Police Drama. Follow @iamchrisporter & @FunnyBrad.

Feb 19, 20201 hr 7 min

#232: Guest Alison Rosen: Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier

Podcast rockstar Alison Rosen joins Gleib to discuss pet peeves, plus... If celebs should be allowed to have babies. Biden calling a voter a "lying dog-faced pony soldier". Taryn Manning being weird with Britney Spears. Televangelists selling fake Coronavirus cures. Comparing "OK Boomer" to the N word. John Kelly saying Vindman was right to report Trump's illegal act. Jim Carrey called a sleazebag for a joke. Free porn. Dumb criminals. And High Bees. -Follow @alisonrosen and subscribe to her pod...

Feb 14, 20201 hr 25 min

#231: An Exposé on Avocado Crime

Gleib does an Exposé on Avocado Crime. And covers the J Lo Shakira Halftime Show. Iowa Caucus debacle. Butt Eyes. Impeachment Trial verdict. State of the Union - Reality Show style! Meatless Chicken. Hot Sauce Donuts. Robot Jellyfish. Pet Peeves. Hunter Biden Investigation. AND MORE!

Feb 07, 202056 min

#230: Guest Nadine Rajabi: Ear Holes

Comedian & Showrunner of the "Below Deck" TV shows Nadine Rajabi joins Gleib to discuss if reality TV is real, what life is like in Iran, the highest she's ever been & how she went from standup to big time TV producer. Gleib shares his Chappelle story. Plus Kobe's passing, Ari Shaffir's comments, the rigged Grammys and Astros cheating scandal, Impeachment Trial winding down, Coronavirus spreading, more high stories, the arrest of penis man, and so much more. Follow @NadineRajabi and watc...

Feb 01, 20201 hr 28 min

#229: Liars Liars

Gleib covers Warren and Sanders calling each other liars, Pete Davidson's dating life, Trump lying about imminent embassy attacks, backlash to Oscar nomination backlash, Kelly Clarkson's sex life, a deaf man suing Pornhub, Cardboard Olympian beds, NY Times' weird double endorsement, square tipped knives, thugs stalking Ambassador Yovanovitch, Trump's likely sham senate trial, and lots of drunk stories. Follow @bengleib on social media

Jan 22, 20201 hr 16 min

#228: Guest Tomi Lahren: Harry & Meghan

Gleib challenges guest Tomi Lahren on many of the issues facing us. Climate, Immigration, Trump's lies & more. He calls her out on talking trash about him on a recent podcast & reveals the real reason he stormed off FOX News. Plus, of course the weeks news: Meghan and Harry no longer Royal, US kills Suleimani, Gweneth Paltrow vagina scented candles, Selena Gomez not being sexual anymore, gold covered chicken wings, if ADHD causes promiscuity, AOC not paying her dues, and more!

Jan 12, 20201 hr 52 min

#227: Decade & Campaign Wrap-Up

Gleib summarizes the decade of 2010-2019, then shares takeaways from his campaign for president, while reading the first draft of his concession speech and sharing what he cut and why. Plus, a woman who doesn't need to eat or drink.

Jan 04, 20201 hr 37 min

#226: Woke to Impeachment

Gleib brings us an all-star panel from the Hollywood Improv for another "We the People" with Wait Wait Don't Tell Me's Helen Hong, famed Time Magazine columnist Joel Stein, Reagan Award winner Kassy Dillon, and KFI host Bryan Suits, discussing the Impeachment Inquiry, if Biden can get woke, or should he step down, and the debacle of Trump abandoning the Kurds in Syria.

Oct 24, 20191 hr 25 min

#225: Doug Stanhope & 20 Issues for 2020

Gleib updates us on the campaign trail & shares the 20 issues for 2020 that the campaign stands for. Then Doug Stanhope and Gleib talk from Doug‘s hotel room, on the day the campaign launched four months ago. Also full audio of Gleibs speech to the Iowa AFL-CIO where he got a standing ovation following Biden, Warren, Sanders and Buttigieg. Gleib 2020 Senior Strategist Ken Garr also joins Gleib up top.

Sep 11, 20192 hr 11 min

#224: Running Driving Podcasting

Gleib fills us in on what the first three months of running for President of the United States has been like. And gives us a pretty darn exciting bit of news.

Aug 14, 201944 min

LWOE #223: Gleib Runs for President

The podcast is back with a big announcement. Gleib is running for President of the United States. Listen to this episode to learn all about it, hear his first campaign speech, and the GLEIB 2020 campaign theme song. And please donate whatever you can, even $1 at gleib2020.com so he can qualify for the debates. #braintrust

May 27, 201951 min

#222: I Break for Telethons

Gleib is back from doing the Telethon for America, he tells how it happened, then we bring you a brand new “We The People” discussing if Democrats should cooperate with Republicans now that Dems took the house, or if they should stick it to them. Plus California Fires, Trump, and if people should vote with their feelings. Panelists are Aida Rodriguez, Michael Malone, Adam Yenser and Irina Skaya.

Nov 26, 20181 hr 47 min

#221: Believe in Podcasting

Nike runs Kaepernick ad. People are sabotaging Trump from inside. Kanye doesn’t apologize. Kavanaugh hearing turns into chaos. Catholic church does it again. A tribute to John McCain. Syria approaching last battle. Cartoon characters. Plus Meghan Markle news!

Sep 08, 20181 hr 6 min

#220: Bonus Pod: Ok Ask Me

Bonus episode: Gleib takes questions. Adina Lichtman tells us about Knock Knock Give a Sock. Then full audio from "We the People" - 2 from the left and 2 from the right trying to find agreement on Alex Jones, 1 Year Anniversary of Charlottesville and Climate Change. Moderated by Gleib from the Hollywood Improv.

Aug 29, 20181 hr 47 min

#219: Supermodel Petra Nemcova & Ben Morrison

Supermodel Petra Nemcova joins Gleib to discuss modeling and why she became a philanthropist. Then comedian Ben Morrison returns to discuss the Cohen & Manafort convictions, Kimye, Princess Markle being trolled by her father, and his love hate relationship with Gleib.

Aug 23, 20181 hr 47 min

#218: Milk To Your Ears

The podcast returns from hiatus. Gleib catches us up on Sexy Russian Spies, Lava Bombs, the Helsinking of American Democracy, a Guy on a Unicycle, LeBron James, Iran, receiving a death threat, New Pronouns, Lots of Plastic, Milk to your Ears, Being Nude at the Gym, Kavanaugh Nomination, Printing 3D Guns, Obama finally speaking, and much more. Follow @LastWeekonEarth on Twitter.

Aug 15, 20181 hr 16 min

#217: We the Rocket Attack?!

Gleib updates us on being in Israel during Iran’s rocket attack, the embassy move to Jerusalem & going to Israel’s Burning Man. Then another “We the People” discussing James Comey’s media blitz, our bombing of Syria & if boycotts are effective with, appropriately, Palestinian comedian Ramsey Badawi, Russian comedian Irina Skaya, and non-ethnically timely comedians Jenny Zigrino, Michael Malone & Forrest Shaw, a writer for the Jim Jeffries Show. Plus a cameo from Gleib’s parents &...

May 28, 20181 hr 41 min

#216: 19% Female with Christina Reynolds from Emily’s List

From Washington DC, VP of Communications for Emily’s List Christina Reynolds joins Gleib to discuss their effort to get more women elected to office, and why being pro-choice matters to them. She was Director of Communications for Hilary for America -they discuss the campaign and what they could have done differently. She also served as Obama’s White House Director of Media Affairs. They dive into it all, including of course news from The Last Week on Earth.

May 20, 20181 hr 1 min

#215: Strategist Hilary Rosen live from DC

Hilary Rosen (DC strategist, CNN analyst, co-founder of “Time’s Up” legal defense fund, co-founder “Rock the Vote,” former CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, former Chief of Staff for Dianne Feinstein) joins Gleib in his hotel room in Washington DC to discuss her storied career, and all the events of the super crazy last week on earth. Including Kanye saying slavery was a choice, Trump’s possible Nobel prize, hip hop’s influence on misogyny, Tom Brokaw accused of harassment, M...

May 10, 20181 hr 30 min

#214: Retreat to Idiocy

From Tulum Mexico Gleib discusses Khloe Kardashian’s boyfriend cheating news, plus important things! Like if God had a wife. Trump administration sort of taking on Russia in response to the latest chemical attack in Syria, while throwing his own people under the bus. Comey’s book and what “honest loyalty” means. Cardi B surpassing Beyonce. If magnetic therapy could recover your memories. Starbucks arresting people for being black. Paul Ryan quitting. Zuckerberg testifying before congress and Gle...

Apr 21, 201847 min

#213: The Unwifeable Mandy Stadtmiller

Daily Beast Columnist & Author of new book "Unwifeable" Mandy Stadtmiller & Gleib have a very real and honest conversation about what led to becoming, as she put it, "a crazy, coked up sex addict” and how she turned it around. Why she wrote a gossip and dating column for The New York Post and Xo Jane. She tells us about dating Keith Olberman. Aaron Sorkin, Moby, Marc Maron and Hannibal Buress, (Gleib debuts his impressions of Keith and Hannibal.) The reason the Roseanne reboot is getting...

Apr 06, 20181 hr 34 min

#212: Donnie Trump & the Chocolate Factory

Gleib moderates another panel of 2 Republicans, comedian Adam Yenser & founder of trumpsingles.com Dave Goss and 2 Democrats, comedians Riley Silverman & Feraz Ozel discussing if Trump has actually been a good president, a heated conversation between Adam and Riley, who’s a transgender woman, about what being transgender really means, and if businesses should be forced to be diverse. Plus a cameo by Christopher Titus, and comedian Jay Montepare returns to the pod to discuss candy.

Mar 26, 20181 hr 56 min

#211: Trump Spokeswoman Showdown with Erin Elmore

Trump campaign spokeswoman, NRA member & Republican strategist Erin Elmore goes head to head with Gleib on Trump’s “racist” comments, if he ever hit on her when she was on “The Apprentice,” and why she hates Hollywood.

Mar 02, 20181 hr 28 min

#210: We the People

Gleib moderates a panel of conservative comedians Mitch Burrow & Irina Skaya and liberal comedians Alonzo Bodden & Helen Hong live from the Hollywood Improv, tackling the big issues of the day. Gun control in the wake of the Parkland shooting, the #MeToo movement and if it ever goes too far, and Russian election meddling. Plus great news about alcohol!

Feb 23, 20181 hr 59 min

#209: Guest Chris Porter: It's his Fault

Comedian Chris Porter joins Gleib to discuss life on the road. Kylie Jenner naming her baby Stormi. The Superbowl and Timberlake. Elon Musk sending his car into outerspace. People expecting their significant other to watch their Instagram story. Doritos chips for ladies. Trump wanting a parade.If pizza is a healthier breakfast than cereal. And emotional support peacocks.

Feb 08, 20181 hr 18 min

#208: A Boy Named Chicago

From Chicago Gleib discusses Kimye naming their baby Chicago. Trump sleeping with a porn star. A possible immigration compromise. Useless royal wedding info. Snapchat makes threats. Nicholas Cage banana. Is Facebook good for democracy? Neil Diamond news. Camels are being injected with what? The government closes for the weekend! And more! Follow @LastWeekonEarth and get tix to Gleib’s standup tour #LaughItOffTour at Gleib.com

Jan 26, 201847 min

#207: Eliza Orlins: Survivor Defender

Survivor finalist and tireless public defender Eliza Orlins joins Gleib to discuss the false Hawaii missile threat. Kim & Kanye's third baby. Trump calling African countries Sh*tholes. If the Aziz Ansari accusations constitute assault. Incredible dummies eating tide pods. And the weirdest place you've been. Follow Eliza @eorlins. Get tix for Gleib's #LaughItOffTour standup comedy tour at bengleib.com coming soon to Chicago, Indio, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Edmonton, Boston and Dallas.

Jan 17, 20181 hr 10 min

#206: Meth Infused Alligator Attack

Recorded in Florida, aka America’s penis, Gleib discusses parent saddles, lying astronauts, what the hell Timberlake is doing, our tiny tiny Attorney General trying to take away our weed, Trump flailing at trying to save DACA while building a wall, a last chance to save net neutrality, sexy kangaroos, and a very important tip of what to avoid during sex.

Jan 14, 201848 min
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