Episodes

  • Jon Lovett was Clocked by Hillary Clinton

    Jon Lovett was Clocked by Hillary Clinton
    Apr 14 2026
    We have a super special episode this week! Suzanne joins from the Crooked Studio with Jon Lovett, Crooked Media Co-founder! You may also know him as the host of Lovett or Leave It and is Co-Host of Pod Save America. His first book, Democracy or Else, which he co-authored alongside his Crooked Media co-founders, was a New York Times #1 bestseller. Pod Save America was named one of the 25 podcasts eligible for the Golden Globes’ inaugural Best Podcast Category at the 83rd Golden Globes. Jon and his Crooked Media co-founders were named to The Hollywood Reporter’s “The Most Powerful People in Podcasting” list. There’s MUCH to cover on today’s episode, including: Jon’s mantra of the moment, his experience as a speechwriter for President Obama and Hillary Clinton, what goes into message testing and developing arguments,if politicians should go on controversial podcasts, his spirited opinions on astrology, and getting clocked by Hillary herself. Check out Jon's favorite speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgjBxiDmJyU See Suzanne at the DC Improv! Suzanne Lambert: Mean But True Live Follow Suzanne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jon: @jonlovett Check out my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://itssuzannelambert.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ See full episodes on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • The Speech Prof Sees Through Your Performance

    The Speech Prof Sees Through Your Performance
    Apr 7 2026
    We’re so excited to welcome our friend the Speech Prof aka Professor Chesko! Chesko is a communication studies expert and tenured professor, cohost of Mr. Pick Me and the Manhater podcast, and beloved content creator. This episode was about boys, boys, boys. We talk about the weirdest things we’ve seen the manosphere say, a shocking new habit sweeping the nation (don’t say we didn’t warn you), and what it means to be a good dad. See Suzanne at the DC Improv! Suzanne Lambert: Mean But True Live Follow Suzanne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Chesko: @thespeechprof Check out my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://itssuzannelambert.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ See full episodes on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Jasmine Burton and Benny Nwokeabia Are Very Unserious

    Jasmine Burton and Benny Nwokeabia Are Very Unserious
    Mar 31 2026
    We’re back for a special episode! Our first Mean But Truesday with TWO special guests and we’re so excited to have two of the funniest, nicest, and hottest people in standup comedy to join us: Jasmine Burton and Benny Nwokeabia! Jasmine and Benny join us ahead of their sold out show at the Comedy Store to talk about underthinking, Benny meeting J. Cole, if short kings are actually kings at all, the celebrities who attended Jasmine’s 16th birthday, why vegetarians are actually cheaters, and why we need to stop hot hate. See Jasmine and Suzanne at the DC Improv! Suzanne Lambert: Mean But True Live Follow Suzanne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jasmine: @finessquire⁠ Follow Benny: @realbennyy Check out my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://itssuzannelambert.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ See full episodes on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Attorney Martinez Chose The Audi

    Attorney Martinez Chose The Audi
    Mar 24 2026
    It’s the best day of the week and we’re so excited to have our gal AKA Barbie AKA Elle Woods AKA Attorney Martinez join us! Kat “Attorney Martinez” breaks down immigration law to her social media audience of millions, is the author of “Courage of Caroline,” and truly the baddest to ever do it. On this Mean But Truesday, we talk through the craziest thing a couple fought over during Kat’s time as a divorce attorney, our thoughts on coffee shop dates, the most common misconceptions about immigrants, why quiet men love crazy women, and the weird drama about Suzanne’s first debate. Also, the funniest, most ridiculous first date story we’ve ever heard. Follow Suzanne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Attorney Martinez: @attorneymartinez Get tickets for my next show in DC: https://dcimprov-com.seatengine.com/shows/361825 Check out my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://itssuzannelambert.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ See full episodes on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Phoebe Robinson Will Decide When You Can Quit Therapy

    Phoebe Robinson Will Decide When You Can Quit Therapy
    Mar 17 2026
    Welcome back yall! We’re fresh off the SXSW exhaustion and genuinely elated to welcome the GOAT, Phoebe Robinson, to MBT! You know Phoebe from her storied career in comedy and acting, her three bestselling books (with another on the way!), her HBO series, and the way she keeps her her #ThotNaysh community laughing online. You’ve also heard Suzanne talk about her (a lot). In this episode, we discuss marathon training, falling back in love with standup comedy, why hot guys are good for feminism, crushes, navigating public breakups, and what every person needs to hear if they’re looking to pivot. Follow Suzanne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Phoebe: @dopequeenpheebs Get tickets for my next show in DC: https://dcimprov-com.seatengine.com/shows/361825 Check out my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://itssuzannelambert.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ See full episodes on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Barrett Adair Puts An End To Birthday Posts

    Barrett Adair Puts An End To Birthday Posts
    Mar 10 2026
    We’re back for Mean But Truesday with our most highly requested guest and dear friend, Barrett Adair! You’ve seen Barrett deliver reads with the proficiency of a librarian on the internet, and may have also reposted her jokes on her meme account @hellicitymerriman. In this episode, we discuss our favorite politicians, the ongoing scandal and intrigue around Punch the Monkey, Suzanne’s random celebrity beef, favorite Mary-Kate and Ashley films, among many other things. Follow Suzanne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Barrett: ⁠@barrettadair Follow Barrett's meme account: @hellicity_merriman Get tickets for my next show in DC: https://dcimprov-com.seatengine.com/shows/361825 Check out my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://itssuzannelambert.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ See full episodes on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Matthew Broussard Knows He Looks Like That

    Matthew Broussard Knows He Looks Like That
    Mar 3 2026
    It’s the best day of the week and we are in for a super special Mean But Truesday! You may know Matthew Broussard from his comedy special Hyperbolic, his standup that you can see all over the country (touring now!), and his general hilarity that has graced your TV and phone screen for years. In this episode, we will discuss what Matthew and Suzanne were like in high school (and their unexpected high school rivalry), some stories from their past lives in finance, what Matthew has learned throughout his ten year relationship (turned happy marriage), and memorable times they’ve bombed onstage. Plus, the most recent time each of them admitted they were wrong. Follow Suzanne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Matthew: @mondaypunday Check out Matthew's comedy special HYPERBOLIC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UECGG-CD88. Check out my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠https://itssuzannelambert.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ See full episodes on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Don’t Put Sasha Pieterse In A Box

    Don’t Put Sasha Pieterse In A Box
    Feb 24 2026
    Got a secret, can you keep it? On this Mean But Truesday, we are actually screaming as we welcome our friend Sasha Pieterse. You may know her as Alison from Pretty Little Liars, her recent starring role in The Image of You, her podcast Women in the Nude, her brands Hippie Water and Hippie Energy, and her storied, iconic acting career that has spanned decades. In this episode, we will discuss why Sasha was on Capitol Hill (and her run-in with Suzanne!), navigating body changes in front of the world, what it was like to film Pretty Little Liars, being a child star, dealing with being roasted by kids, and how her relationship with her sexuality has changed since becoming a mom. Plus, an honest admission of how many unread texts Sasha and Suzanne have. Follow Suzanne: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sasha: @sashapieterse Follow Hippie Water: https://www.instagram.com/myhippiewater/ Check out Hippie Water: https://drinkhippie.com/pages/brands/hippie-water. Check out Women in the Nude Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTGE0Fe3tbALEC75lYgl8YSZHcRbp1Soz&si=ANHdiBj0OSEJkV3t. Check out my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠https://itssuzannelambert.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ See full episodes on our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssuzannelambert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/MeanButTrue⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins