Podcaster and former presidential speechwriter Jon Lovett can barely believe it himself, but it’s happening — he’s going to be a contestant on the upcoming season of CBS’s Survivor. The co-host of Pod Save America and host of Lovett or Leave It posted a video on Twitter/X on Thursday to introduce himself as a Survivor contestant who is “best

Jon Lovett, 42, an Obama speechwriter turned popular podcast host, is a co-founder of a political media company called Crooked Media, a co-host of “Pod Save America,” and a well-known liberal pundit. (Spoilers ahead.)

The latest premiere episode of reality TV stalwart Survivor—still going strong in its forty-seventh season—was surely not the mic drop moment Jon Lovett was hoping for: The “Pod Save America” co-host was the first player eliminated.

Jon Lovett, a podcaster and speechwriter who worked with former President Barack Obama, was the first person voted off during the season premiere of "Survivor 47."