Seth takes a closer look at the Republican Party taking orders from their new leader Elon Musk, who is demanding that the GOP shut down the government until Donald Trump takes office in January. Then, John Mulaney and Simon Rich discuss their shared trauma of working for Seth, reminisce on the first time they met and share some of the Saturday Night Live sketch ideas they pitched while working on the show. Plus, exclusively for this podcast, John and Simon keep the conversation going backstage at Studio 8G. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Seth takes a closer look at Trump drawing up plans to harass and jail his opponents, Republicans eyeing cuts to Social Security and federal agencies reviewing Elon Musk's meetings with foreign leaders, all while the media is laser focused on a much more important story: drones. Then, Amy Sedaris talks about finding closure while grieving her pet rabbit Tina, why she thinks she's allergic to his ghost and buying catnip toys in bulk from a woman in her early 100s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.