Last Week on Earth with Ben Gleib

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.

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Latest Episodes:

#175: From a Starbucks in a Target with Gleib's Parents Aug 05, 2016

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From a Starbucks inside a Target, Gleib's parents join him to discuss Trump, Hillary, and the future of humanity.

174: Montreal Festival Fantastic Superstar Pod Jul 27, 2016

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From the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal Gleib checks in with Jeff Ross, Brooks Wheelan, Blake Griffin, Nick Thune, Cameron Esposito, Joe Mande, Dave Becky, Brian Moses, Quincy Jones, Liza Treyger, and James Davis.

173: On a Boat in Amsterdam: Guests Chris Carter & Scot Richardson Jul 20, 2016

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Chris Carter @UKbraintrust joins Gleib & Scot Richardson on a boat in Amsterdam, with Scot's kids & wife & @KatyDolle cruising through the canals. This is the first time Chris, from Blackpool England and Gleib have ever met. And all 7 of them happen to be in Amstersdam at the same time. So they headed out on a boat.

172: Guest Owen Benjamin: Crushing Bouncing Jul 13, 2016

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Comedian Owen Benjamin joins Gleib to explain why he's leaving LA. They talk about riding the dragon, our addiction to clicks and feeding our lizard brains, the Dallas police shooting, white privilege, Black Lives Matter, Khloe K flipping out on a fan, finding the one, if Trump is chicken Little or the Wolf, Jennifer Aniston's angry letter and lack of babies, and why Owen gave up crushing it with girls to crush bouncing.Follow @OwenBenjamin at hugepianist.com and his podcast Why Didn't They Laugh #WDTL. Watch Gleib's special #NeuroticGangster on Showtime on demand and his game show Idiotest every Tuesday 10/9c on GSN.

#171: Tall Glass of Milf Jul 07, 2016

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Gleib summarizes the world including Kim K & more MILFS bathing in milk, Bill Clinton being shady, FBI's Hillary email ruling, Lindsay Lohan making it to 30, Trump vetting a bunch of maroons to be his VP, a tribute to Gleib's grandfather and to Elie Wiesel, the military's big transgender decision, a thong story, and more things! Watch #NeuroticGangster on Showtime.

#170: Brexit through the Gift Shop Jun 29, 2016

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Gleib's parents Nate and Ziva join to discuss Taylor Swift, Supreme Court's Abortion decision, Brexit, Kylie Jenner, the new Benghazi report, Trump's bad week, and more. Plus a very fun ending.

#169: Stand for Sitting Jun 24, 2016

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Gleib tackles the big issues. Taylor Swift moving on super quick. House Democrats gun control sit-in. IMPORTANT SURI CRUISE NEWS. Trump is more extreme than the NRA? Avocado thefts. AND MORE!

#168: Deface the Star Jun 15, 2016

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Gleib shares his raw thoughts on the shooting in Orlando, Chirstina Grimmie, and how Donald Trump feeds into all of this. He also suggests an animal nickname for Trump that would definitely bother him.

#167: No Brain Man Jun 09, 2016

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Ben Morrison joins Gleib for a post-mortem on a week that saw Trump say no Mexican or Muslim could be a fair judge to him, and Hillary be proven to have lied more about her emails, and then declare herself the presumptive Democratic nominee, while Sanders fights on. Watch Gleib's hour standup special "Neurotic Gangster" on Showtime. And listen to Morrison and Gleib's rap song #AntiSocialMedia at soundcloud.com/bensbensbens #NeuroticGangster

#166: The Gorilla & the Orangutan Jun 02, 2016

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Gleib's thoughts on Harambe the Gorilla, Trump being shady about donating to vets, a huge radical idea for Bernie Sanders, and he debuts his long-awaited #BENS rap track "Antisocial Media." Watch GLEIB'S standup special #NeuroticGangster premiering this Friday June 3, 10pm on Showtime.

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