“Because the speech is an argument, and a great speech makes an argument well, the act of making that argument is a really important part of how the policy process coalesces and solidifies both for the candidate and also the people serving that candidate.”

American podcaster, comedian, journalist, and former speechwriter, born 1982

Jon Lovett is an American podcaster, comedian, journalist, and former speechwriter. He is a co-founder of Crooked Media and a regular host of its podcasts Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It. Born in 1982, he has built a career at the intersection of politics and media. Lovett wrote speeches for President Barack Obama and for Hillary Clinton when she was a senator and a 2008 presidential candidate. He also co-created the NBC sitcom 1600 Penn and worked as a writer and producer on the third season of HBO’s The Newsroom. In 2024, he appeared as a contestant on Survivor 47.