Pod Save America's Jon Lovett Gets Ready For His Survivor' Stint by Warning It's Worse For Me Than It Is For You!'

"When Pod Save America listeners and Lovett or Leave It listeners discover that the reason I was gone for five weeks is to be on Survivor, they're going to think that that is bananas. But there is something really exciting about putting that aside to focus on this game where everybody starts at zero and it'll be okay."

"Being a speechwriter is about figuring out the best way to convince a bunch of people to either come along with you, or agree with you, or support you. I think that's a lot of what Survivor is. Final Tribal, it's a political campaign. It's an election, and it is very fun to think about."

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