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Ended · 2020–2023

Tooning Out the News

Comedy

Tooning Out the News will provide short daily segments leading up to a weekly full episodes featuring a cast of animated characters mocking news of the day, and interviewing real-world guests and newsmakers.

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Season 1 · 112 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · 4/7/20 BIG NEWS (Olivia Nuzzi)
  2. S01 E02 · 4/8/20 INSIDE THE HILL (Paul Krugman)
  3. S01 E03 · 4/9/20 BIG NEWS (Rep. Eric Swalwell)
  4. S01 E04 · 4/10/20 WEEK IN REVIEW (Olivia Nuzzi/Rep. Donna Shalala/Rep. Eric Swalwell/Paul Krugman)
  5. S01 E05 · 4/14/20 INSIDE THE HILL (John Heilemann)
  6. S01 E06 · 4/15/20 BIG NEWS (Donny Deutsch)
  7. S01 E07 · 4/16/20 HOT TAKE (Matt Schlapp)
  8. S01 E08 · 4/17/20 WEEK IN REVIEW (Donny Deutsch/Matt Schlapp/Gov. Terry McAuliffe/John Heilemann)
  9. S01 E09 · 4/21/20 INSIDE THE HILL (NICK KRISTOF)
  10. S01 E10 · 4/22/20 HOT TAKE (GROVER NORQUIST)
  11. S01 E11 · 4/23/20 INSIDE THE HILL (Rep. Ro Khanna)
  12. S01 E12 · 4/24/20 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Ro Khanna/Grover Norquist/Gov. Deval Patrick/Nicholas Kristof)
  13. S01 E13 · 5/5/20 Big News (David Ignatius)
  14. S01 E14 · 5/6/20 INSIDE THE HILL (Jon Karl)
  15. S01 E15 · 5/7/20 HOT TAKE (Dan Abrams)
  16. S01 E16 · 5/8/20 WEEK IN REVIEW (David Ignatius/David Gregory/Dan Abrams/Jon Karl)
  17. S01 E17 · 5/12/20 BIG NEWS (Mark Cuban)
  18. S01 E18 · 5/13/20 INSIDE THE HILL (Ezekiel Emanuel)
  19. S01 E19 · 5/14/20 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Ted Lieu)
  20. S01 E20 · 5/15/20 WEEK IN REVIEW (Mark Cuban/Rep. Ted Lieu/Rep. Katie Porter/Ezekiel Emanuel)
  21. S01 E21 · 5/19/20 HOT TAKE (Alan Dershowitz)
  22. S01 E22 · 5/20/20 BIG NEWS (Rep. Karen Bass)
  23. S01 E23 · 5/21/20 INSIDE THE HILL (Nate Silver)
  24. S01 E24 · 5/22/20 WEEK IN REVIEW (Alan Dershowitz/ Julián Castro /Nate Silver/Rep. Karen Bass)
  25. S01 E25 · 6/2/20 BIG NEWS (Eugene Robinson)
  26. S01 E26 · 6/3/20 INSIDE THE HILL (Rep. Barbara Lee)
  27. S01 E27 · 6/4/20 HOT TAKE (Frank Luntz)
  28. S01 E28 · 6/5/20 WEEK IN REVIEW (Eugene Robinson/Rep. Barbara Lee/Cornell Belcher/Frank Luntz)
  29. S01 E29 · 6/9/20 INSIDE THE HILL (Richard Haass)
  30. S01 E30 · 6/10/20 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Gregory Meeks)
  31. S01 E31 · 6/11/20 HOT TAKE (Symone Sanders)
  32. S01 E32 · 6/12/20 WEEK IN REVIEW (Charlamagne Tha God/Richard Haass/Rep. Gregory Meeks/Symone Sanders)
  33. S01 E33 · 6/16/20 INSIDE THE HILL (Frank Rich)
  34. S01 E34 · 6/17/20 HOT TAKE (Dr. Marc Lamont Hill)
  35. S01 E35 · 6/18/20 BIG NEWS (Rep. Debbie Dingell)
  36. S01 E36 · Week in Review
  37. S01 E37 · INSIDE THE HILL
  38. S01 E38 · HOT TAKE
  39. S01 E39 · VIRTUE SIGNAL
  40. S01 E40 · WEEK IN REVIEW
  41. S01 E41 · 7/7/20 INSIDE THE HILL
  42. S01 E42 · 7/8/20 VIRTUE SIGNAL
  43. S01 E43 · 7/9/20 BIG NEWS
  44. S01 E44 · 7/10/20 WEEK IN REVIEW
  45. S01 E45 · 7/14/20 INSIDE THE HILL
  46. S01 E46 · 7/15/20 HOT TAKE
  47. S01 E47 · 7/16/20 VIRTUE SIGNAL
  48. S01 E48 · 7/17/20 WEEK IN REVIEW
  49. S01 E49 · 7/21/20 INSIDE THE HILL
  50. S01 E50 · 7/22/20 BIG NEWS
  51. S01 E51 · 7/23/20 VIRTUE SIGNAL
  52. S01 E52 · 7/24/20 WEEK IN REVIEW
  53. S01 E53 · 8/11/20 BIG NEWS
  54. S01 E54 · 8/12/20 INSIDE THE HILL
  55. S01 E55 · 8/13/20 VIRTUE SIGNAL
  56. S01 E56 · 8/14 WEEK IN REVIEW
  57. S01 E57 · DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION NIGHT ONE
  58. S01 E58 · DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION NIGHT TWO
  59. S01 E59 · DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION NIGHT THREE
  60. S01 E60 · 8/21/20 DNC WEEK IN REVIEW
  61. S01 E61 · REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NIGHT ONE
  62. S01 E62 · REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NIGHT TWO
  63. S01 E63 · REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NIGHT THREE
  64. S01 E64 · 8/28/20 RNC WEEK IN REVIEW
  65. S01 E65 · 9/1/20 HOT TAKE
  66. S01 E66 · 9/2/20 Inside the Hill
  67. S01 E67 · 9/3/20 Virtue Signal
  68. S01 E68 · 9/4/20 BIG NEWS
  69. S01 E69 · 9/15/20 BIG NEWS
  70. S01 E70 · 9/16/20 "Virtue Signal"
  71. S01 E71 · 9/17/20 "Hot Take"
  72. S01 E72 · 9/18/20 "Inside the Hill"
  73. S01 E73 · 9/22/20 INSIDE THE HILL
  74. S01 E74 · 9/23/20 "Hot Take"
  75. S01 E75 · 9/24/20 "Big News"
  76. S01 E76 · 9/25/20 "Virtue Signal"
  77. S01 E77 · 9/29/20 "Virtue Signal"
  78. S01 E78 · 9/30/20 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE NIGHT 1
  79. S01 E79 · 10/01/20 "Hot Take"
  80. S01 E80 · 10/02/20 "Inside the Hill"
  81. S01 E81 · 10/06/20 "Big News"
  82. S01 E82 · 10/07/20 "Inside the Hill"
  83. S01 E83 · Vice Presidential Debate
  84. S01 E84 · 10/09/20 "Hot Take"
  85. S01 E85 · "Virtue Signal"
  86. S01 E86 · "Inside the Hill"
  87. S01 E87 · "Big News"
  88. S01 E88 · Tooning Out Election 2020
  89. S01 E89 · SUPER PANEL ELECTION COVERAGE
  90. S01 E90 · SUPER PANEL ELECTION COVERAGE
  91. S01 E91 · SUPER PANEL ELECTION COVERAGE
  92. S01 E92 · WEEK IN REVIEW
  93. S01 E93 · SUPER PANEL ELECTION COVERAGE
  94. S01 E94 · SUPER PANEL ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE
  95. S01 E95 · SUPER PANEL ELECTION COVERAGE
  96. S01 E96 · Week In Review
  97. S01 E97 · "Inside the Hill"
  98. S01 E98 · "Virtue Signal"
  99. S01 E99 · "Hot Take"
  100. S01 E100 · WEEK IN REVIEW
  101. S01 E101 · "Hot Take"
  102. S01 E102 · "Big News"
  103. S01 E103 · "Inside the Hill"
  104. S01 E104 · WEEK IN REVIEW
  105. S01 E105 · "Inside the Hill"
  106. S01 E106 · "Hot Take"
  107. S01 E107 · "Virtue Signal"
  108. S01 E108 · "Big News"
  109. S01 E109 · "Big News"
  110. S01 E110 · "Hot Take"
  111. S01 E111 · "Virtue Signal"
  112. S01 E112 · "Inside the Hill"
Season 2 · 122 episodes
  1. S02 E01 · Fareed Zakaria/Gov. Jared Polis/Ed O'Keefe/Yamiche Alcindor
  2. S02 E02 · Jeh Johnson
  3. S02 E03 · VIRTUE SIGNAL (Charles Blow)
  4. S02 E04 · "Hot Take"
  5. S02 E05 · THE ESTABLISHMENT (SEN. TINA SMITH)
  6. S02 E06 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Jeh Johnson/Charles Blow/Rep. Madeleine Dean/Sen. Tina Smith)
  7. S02 E07 · "Hot Take" (Nina Tuner)
  8. S02 E08 · "Inside the Hill"(Rep. Jimmy Gomez)
  9. S02 E09 · "Big News"(Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse)
  10. S02 E10 · The Establishment (Ross Douthat)
  11. S02 E11 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse/Nina Turner/Ross Douthat/Rep. Jimmy Gomez)
  12. S02 E12 · HOT TAKE (Jason Crow, Maitreyi Mazumdar)
  13. S02 E13 · VIRTUE SIGNAL (Marc Lamont Hill)
  14. S02 E14 · INSIDE THE HILL (Gov. Phil Murphy)
  15. S02 E15 · BIG NEWS (Weijia Jiang)
  16. S02 E16 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Weijia Jiang/Gov. Phil Murphy/Rep. Jason Crow/Marc Lamont Hill)
  17. S02 E17 · "Big News" (Margaret Hoover)
  18. S02 E18 · "Hot Take" (Mondaire Jones)
  19. S02 E19 · The Establishment (Rob Reiner)
  20. S02 E20 · "Virtue Signal" (Kara Swisher)
  21. S02 E21 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Rob Reiner/Rep. Mondaire Jones/Kara Swisher/Margaret Hoover)
  22. S02 E22 · The Establishment (Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes)
  23. S02 E23 · "Big News" (Judy Woodruff)
  24. S02 E24 · "Inside the Hill" (Willie Geist)
  25. S02 E25 · "Virtue Signal" (Rep. Ritchie Torres)
  26. S02 E26 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Judy Woodruff/Willie Geist/Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes/Rep. Ritchie Torres)
  27. S02 E27 · "Hot Take" (Shannon Watts)
  28. S02 E28 · "Virtue Signal" (Tara Palmeri)
  29. S02 E29 · "Inside the Hill" (Sen. Jeff Merkley)
  30. S02 E30 · The Establishment (Rep. Raul Ruiz)
  31. S02 E31 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Raul Ruiz, Tara Palmeri, Shannon Watts)
  32. S02 E32 · "Hot Take" (Michael Cohen)
  33. S02 E33 · "Big News" (Gov. Ned Lamont)
  34. S02 E34 · SPECIAL COVERAGE (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz)
  35. S02 E35 · "Inside the Hill" (Sen. Alex Padilla)
  36. S02 E36 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz/Michael Cohen/Gov. Ned Lamont /Sen. Alex Padilla)
  37. S02 E37 · "Virtue Signal" (Rep. Ruben Gallego,)
  38. S02 E38 · The Establishment (Rev. William J Barber II)
  39. S02 E39 · "Big News" (Michael Lewis)
  40. S02 E40 · "Hot Take" (Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton)
  41. S02 E41 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Rev. William J. Barber II/Michael Lewis/Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton/Rep. Ruben Gallego)
  42. S02 E42 · INSIDE THE HILL (Gov. Ed Rendell)
  43. S02 E43 · Virtue Signal (Rep. Marie Newman)
  44. S02 E44 · Big News (Ibram X Kendi)
  45. S02 E45 · The Establishment (Eugene Daniels)
  46. S02 E46 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Eugene Daniels/Rep. Marie Newman /Dr. Ibram X. Kendi/Gov. Ed Rendell)
  47. S02 E47 · The Establishment (Eleanor Clift)
  48. S02 E48 · Virtue Signal (Preet Bharara)
  49. S02 E49 · Inside the Hill (Patrick Radden Keefe)
  50. S02 E50 · Hot Take (Sebastian Junger)
  51. S02 E51 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Preet Bharara/Sebastian Junger/Patrick Radden Keefe/Eleanor Clift)
  52. S02 E52 · Inside the Hill (Ben Rhodes)
  53. S02 E53 · Hot Take (Rep. Judy Chu)
  54. S02 E54 · Big News (Michael Beschloss)
  55. S02 E55 · Smart Talk Tonight (Salman Rushdie)
  56. S02 E56 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Judy Chu/Salman Rushdie/Michael Beschloss/Ben Rhodes)
  57. S02 E57 · Virtue Signal (Anthony Mason)
  58. S02 E58 · The Establishment (Rep. Sara Jacobs)
  59. S02 E59 · Big News (Andy Slavitt)
  60. S02 E60 · Hot Take (Rep. Veronica Escobar)
  61. S02 E61 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Veronica Escobar/Anthony Mason/Rep. Sara Jacobs/Andy Slavitt)
  62. S02 E62 · BIG NEWS (Rep. André Carson)
  63. S02 E63 · The Establishment (Senator John Hickenlooper)
  64. S02 E64 · Inside The Hill (Ziwe)
  65. S02 E65 · Virtue Signal (Rep. Eric Swalwell)
  66. S02 E66 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. John Hickenlooper/Rep. Eric Swalwell/Ziwe/ Rep. André Carson)
  67. S02 E67 · The Establishment (Senator Mazie Hirono)
  68. S02 E68 · Virtue Signal (Wes Moore)
  69. S02 E69 · Inside The Hill (Steve Rattner)
  70. S02 E70 · Hot Take (Jonathan Capehart & Craig Fugate)
  71. S02 E71 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Jonathan Capehart & Craig Fugate/Sen. Mazie Hirono/Steve Rattner/Wes Moore)
  72. S02 E72 · Inside The Hill (Rainn Wilson and Reza Asian)
  73. S02 E73 · Big News (Rep. Sharice Davids)
  74. S02 E74 · Hot Take (P.J. O'Rourke)
  75. S02 E75 · Virtue Signal (Ed Asner)
  76. S02 E76 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Sharice Davids/Ed Asner/Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan/P.J. O'Rourke)
  77. S02 E77 · Inside The Hill (Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang)
  78. S02 E78 · The Establishment (Rep. Jahana Hayes)
  79. S02 E79 · Hot Take (Howard Fineman)
  80. S02 E80 · Big News (Sen. Michael Bennet)
  81. S02 E81 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Jahana Hayes/Howard Fineman/Sen. Michael Bennet/Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang)
  82. S02 E82 · Hot Take (James Carville)
  83. S02 E83 · The Establishment (Rep. Jack Auchinloss; Dr. Vivek Murthy)
  84. S02 E84 · Virtue Signal (Rep. Marc Veasey)
  85. S02 E85 · Smart Talk Tonight (Deepak Chopra)
  86. S02 E86 · WEEK IN REVIEW (James Carville/Dr. Vivek Murthy and Rep. Jake Auchincloss/Deepak Chopra/Rep. Marc Veasey)
  87. S02 E87 · Inside The Hill (Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig)
  88. S02 E88 · The Establishment (Lawrence Wright)
  89. S02 E89 · Big News (Peter Bergen)
  90. S02 E90 · Hot Take (Dr. Cornel West)
  91. S02 E91 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Peter Bergen/Cornel West/Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig/Lawrence Wright)
  92. S02 E92 · The Establishment (Robert Draper)
  93. S02 E93 · Hot Take (Cullen Hoback)
  94. S02 E94 · Virtue Signal (Rep. Darren Soto)
  95. S02 E95 · Big News (Katty Kay)
  96. S02 E96 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Robert Draper/Cullen Hoback/Katty Kay/Rep. Darren Soto)
  97. S02 E97 · VIRTUE SIGNAL (Gen. Wesley Clark)
  98. S02 E98 · Big News (Rep. Mark Takano)
  99. S02 E99 · Inside The Hill (Touré)
  100. S02 E100 · COUNTDOWN TO TRUMP'S REINSTATEMENT
  101. S02 E101 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Gen. Wesley Clark/Rep. Mark Takano/Touré)
  102. S02 E102 · THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. RAUL GRIJALVA)
  103. S02 E103 · Inside The Hill (Rep. Mike Levin)
  104. S02 E104 · Virtue Signal (Ian Bremmer)
  105. S02 E105 · Hot Take (Tiffany Cross)
  106. S02 E106 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Tiffany Cross/Rep. Raul Grijalva/Rep. Mike Levin/Ian Bremmer)
  107. S02 E107 · BIG NEWS (Clarissa Ward)
  108. S02 E108 · Inside The Hill (Cecile Richards)
  109. S02 E109 · The Establishment (Randi Weingarten)
  110. S02 E110 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Cecile Richards/ Clarissa Ward/Randi Weingarten)
  111. S02 E111 · BIG NEWS (Barry Sonnenfeld)
  112. S02 E112 · Virtue Signal (Rep. Ted Deutch)
  113. S02 E113 · Hot Take (Ijeoma Oluo)
  114. S02 E114 · The Establishment (Jeff Daniels)
  115. S02 E115 · WEEK IN REVIEW (Jeff Daniels/Barry Sonnenfeld/Ijeoma Oluo/Rep. Ted Deutch)
  116. S02 E116 · (Jennifer Rubin/Rev. Al Sharpton/Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney/Malcolm Gladwell)
  117. S02 E117 · (George Will/Charlotte Alter/H.R. McMaster)
  118. S02 E118 · (Mark Hamill/Gen. Stanley McChrystal/Ken Burns)
  119. S02 E119 · (Rep. Tony Cardenas/Rep. Adam Schiff/Chris Hadfield)
  120. S02 E120 · (Padma Lakshmi/Jonathan Lemire/Norman Lear)
  121. S02 E121 · (Adm. William McRaven/Rep. Nikema Williams/Rep. Cori Bush)
  122. S02 Special · 2021-03-04
Season 3 · 23 episodes
  1. S03 E01 · Pete Buttigieg
  2. S03 E02 · Cory Booker
  3. S03 E03 · Cori Bush
  4. S03 E04 · Mayor Eric Adams
  5. S03 E05 · Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
  6. S03 E06 · Rep. Ro Khanna
  7. S03 E07 · Nikki Glaser
  8. S03 E08 · November 30, 2022 - Bob Woodward
  9. S03 E09 · George R. R. Martin
  10. S03 E10 · Huma Abedin
  11. S03 E11 · January 18, 2023 - David Remnick
  12. S03 E12 · January 25, 2023 - Bomani Jones
  13. S03 E13 · February 1, 2023 - Rep. Maxwell Frost
  14. S03 E14 · February 8, 2023 - Special Coverage: State Of The Union
  15. S03 E15 · February 15, 2023 - Tig Notaro
  16. S03 E16 · March 8, 2023 - Sheryl Lee Ralph
  17. S03 E17 · March 15, 2023 - Ike Barinholtz
  18. S03 E18 · March 22, 2023 - Adam Pally
  19. S03 E19 · March 29, 2023 - Roy Wood Jr.
  20. S03 E20 · April 5, 2023 - Tiffany Haddish
  21. S03 E21 · April 19, 2023 - Desi Lydic And Van Jones
  22. S03 E22 · April 26, 2023 - Carl Bernstein, Vivek Ramaswamy
  23. S03 E23 · May 3, 2023 - Kal Penn

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