The 2025 Pundies: Highs & Lows from a Long Year

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News, Politics

4.5 • 87.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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As the first year of Trump 2.0 limps to a close, it's time to celebrate 2025’s worst takes and funniest moments with The Pundies, Pod Save America's annual awards show! Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy, joined by producer Elijah Cone, debate which political beef of 2024 was the most entertaining, which Trump administration official should be anointed "The Worst," whether this year's Democratic victories were enough to wash away all the pain, and lots more.

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1:50.9	Music Use the code crooked at checkout for 15% off. Welcome to PUD Save America. I'm John Fabra.
1:52.2	I'm John Lovett. I'm Dan Pfeiffer.
1:52.9	I'm Tommy Vitor.
1:59.4	And this is the Pundies, 2025, which means I'm going to throw it over to Elijah Cohn.
2:18.1	Oh, thank you, John. Lovely throw. Great to be with you guys again for another edition of the Pundies. A time to stop and celebrate the last 12 halacious months in America. For those listening, not watching, I want to make sure you know that Elijah is wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie. It's a clip on we've decided, but he looks fantastic.
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2:21.4	Yeah, so you don't have to just imagine Elijah in a tuxedo.
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