It's Open with Ilana Glazer
Comedian Ilana Glazer hosts this comedy and socio-political podcast, a space to celebrate the little things in life and to sort out a shared reality in the insane world we're all trying to survive. The show features solo episodes and guest interviews, dropping every Thursday at 7AM.
Episodes
Jennifer Welch
Joining us today is the brilliant, noble, and hilarious Jennifer Welch — co-creator of the breakthrough political and cultural podcast I’VE HAD IT, which disrupted the political media landscape, amassing over 4.5 million followers across platforms with razor-sharp, unfiltered, anti-authoritarian critical commentary, first broadcast from the “Buckle of the Bible Belt”, Oklahoma City! Jennifer talks
Bill Burr
Anointed by Rolling Stone in 2017 as one of the 20 greatest stand-up comedians of ALL TIME, our guest today has released 12 highly acclaimed stand-up comedy specials including his most recent Drop Dead Years in 2025, has trail-blazed the podcasting genre since the launch of his Monday Morning Podcast in 2007, continues to add outstanding TV and film performances to his credentials from roles in Br
Ms Rachel
Today on It’s Open we are joined by one of the most popular and influential creators of infant, toddler, and early childhood educational content in the world today—with over 21 million subscribers, and over 17 billion views on YouTube—it’s the one-and-only Ms Rachel!Ilana and Rachel’s burgeoning friendship brings them together as they connect deeply about standing up and speaking out for the safet
All About Women
As our final compilation episode from season one, we’ve gathered some of the incredible women who shared their perspectives on It’s Open. Being a woman isn’t one simple thing, it’s many complicated things. We unpacked it together over the course of season one, and at times disheartening but generally hopeful conclusions our guests came to feel that much more empowering when strung together. Featur
The Big Issue with Billionaires
Keeping it up during this break between seasons, we compiled some of our favorite moments from Season One of It’s Open and reorganized them around themes that have cropped up. Over and over again this year, we’ve discussed billionaires and the system that empowers their existence. People all over America (and the world, frankly) are suffering due to a lack of resources while a very small minority
The Power of Trans People
During our break between seasons, reviewing past episodes has revealed a few recurring themes. For the next few weeks, we’re compiling some of our favorite moments from Season One of It’s Open and reorganizing them around those themes. This week, we’ve focused on a topic we discuss at length on the pod: transness, the fluidity of gender, and the ways we can liberate and support trans people as a w
Gianmarco Soresi
This week Ilana sits down with stand-up comedy sensation Gianmarco Soresi, who was named in Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch For 2025 and Deadline’s Comics Who Won 2025. He and Ilana discuss the relentless pursuit of craft, the charismatic leaders that populate the musical theater world, the state of stand up, moms who over-share, and generational Judaism. Gianmarco is currently touring North America,
Andrew Rea
On this week’s episode, Ilana sits down with Andrew Rea, the self-made YouTuber behind two of the platform’s largest and most influential cooking shows—BINGING WITH BABISH and BASICS WITH BABISH—claiming over 10.5 million subscribers. Andrew shares the radical personal transformation that followed his discovery of anti-depressants as well as mushrooms, boosting his self confidence, and prompting t
Jay Jurden
On this episode of It’s Open, Ilana sits down with friend and colleague Jay Jurden — a powerhouse, rising star comic whose first comedy album JAY JURDEN, Y’ALL debuted at #1 on iTunes, his debut stand-up special YES MA’AM is streaming on HULU, and you can catch him around the country on his NOTHING SPECIAL tour or at his London debut in August. Jay and Ilana dig into the fraught cultural landscape
Elise Joshi
Join us today to get hyped on Gen-Z leadership because it rocks. We sit down with the spectacular Elise Joshi, a progressive political organizer, climate activist & journalist who has been lighting up digital media with clear, hard-hitting content since she was 17. Elise discusses how—growing up during COVID, California’s wild fires, and the emergent climate crisis—she learned to question auth
John C. Reilly
Today, Ilana was thrilled to meet and talk with actor, comedian, singer John C. Reilly. For decades, and through his unique expression of sincerity and comedy, John’s performances have shaped the impact of American movie classics—like Chicago, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Step Brothers. Ilana and John discuss his current and recent projects: a one-man-plus-band musical performance MR. ROMANTIC and
Elliot Page
Today Ilana sits down with the award-winning actor and cultural leader for queer rights, self-discovery, and truth: Elliot Page. Ilana and Elliot cover his new documentary SECOND NATURE, about queerness in the animal kingdom, the book Sex at Dawn, which was influential in both of their sexual developments, and the feeling of being in love 😍. In this generous and open discussion, Elliot describes l
Reshma Saujani
Today Ilana sits down with Reshma Saujani, best known as the founder of Girls Who Code. Reshma’s an entrepreneur, social leader, and activist fighting to reshape the economic landscape for American mothers. llana and Reshma get right down to it, looking at depravity in America today, the enduring construct of “race,” and the manufactured rage-baiting that attempts to separate different groups of w
Jacob Tierney
This week on It’s Open, Ilana sits down with Jacob Tierney. Best known as the writer and director of Heated Rivalry— the TV adaptation of Rachel Reid’s hockey romance that positively rocked the culture in 2025— Jacob is a staple in Canadian television. He created the beloved series Letterkenny and its spin off Shorsey, and now Jacob discusses his personal career journey from Canadian child-actor t
Matt Bernstein
Matt Bernstein (aka @mattxiv) is a force to be reckoned with. A 27-year-old, progressive political commentator who has cultivated a 2M+ following by combining clear-eyed, heartfelt, sharp-witted cultural discourse with gorgeous glam and a calm, confident delivery. His video podcast, A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein, has become a touchstone in the digital landscape as a rational, ethical, and hilar
"More Perfect Union on Toxic Data Centers and the Local Nonpartisan Fight Against Them" with Ilana Glazer
It’s Open partners with More Perfect Union, the ground breaking and progressive non-profit news organization, to highlight the vital local coverage that is helping Americans stay informed and stay connected. Join us as MPU spotlights—and Ilana reacts to—the toxic fallout from mass data center installations nationwide. And then witness the wave of nonpartisan action welling across American towns RI
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ilana’s dream comes true as she interviews the U.S. Congresswoman from New York, the luminous progressive brawler, the one-and-only… Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. AOC shares about her personal experience growing up Puerto Rican American in the Bronx and Westchester, New York. She unfolds the myth of capitalism, the unyielding profit monsters that uphold it, and its tragic reinforcement of our lesser i
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Today Ilana sits down with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a PhD marine biologist, leading climate conservationist and policy expert, and author of WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT, which Rolling Stone calls “The most helpful book on the planet right now for… anyone concerned with Earth’s rising temperatures”. Ayana and Ilana discuss the alarming scarcity (but desperate need for) climate crisis messaging in p
Ben McKenzie
This week Ilana chats with world famous actor (*and college economics major*) Ben McKenzie. Ben is best known for his starring roles on the beloved TV dramas The O.C., Southland, and Gotham, but visits It’s Open to discuss his new documentary film EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY and best-selling book EASY MONEY, both take a critical look at the dubious contemporary craze for crypto currencies a
"My Life Through The Eyes of my Pelvic Floor (So… My P*ssy?)" with Ilana Glazer
Ilana takes us on a coming-of-age journey through the eyes her pelvic floor. In a very personal episode, Ilana shares about her chronic pain from ages 4 to 24, placing this experience into the context of the patriarchal culture of the 90’s and 2000’s, and how her discovery of the appropriate diagnosis and treatment combined with the creation of Broad City as a creative vessel helped her to finally
Amanda Litman
This week on It’s Open, meet Amanda Litman, the co-founder and president of RUN FOR SOMETHING, a progressive political organization serving as the largest public office candidate training pipeline in U.S. politics. Since 2016, Amanda’s organization has helped to elect over 1,650 Millennials and Gen Z to state and local office across 49 states and have signed up LITERALLY 250,000 PEOPLE to run for
Zoe Lister-Jones
Ilana connects with creator, writer, actor, director (and LA-based Brooklynite) Zoe Lister Jones. Zoe is a creative star that pushes the envelope for women-lead film & TV production crews and is bringing female sexuality to the screen in a fresh and expansive way in her films BAND-AID and HOW IT ENDS and the series SLIP. On It’s Open, Zoe and Ilana share about their own sexual awakenings in th
Joanne McNally
Ilana meets the Irish stand-up comedy and podcast sensation Joanne McNally for the first time and they hit it off! These two colleagues (turned fast friends) trade notes on the standup experience, which for Joanne spans tiny underground clubs to the sold out 3Arena in Ireland this December. Joanne discusses the hit podcast she cohosts My Therapist Ghosted Me, her new live show Pinotphile, and how
Rania Batrice
Rania Batrice is a high-profile progressive political strategist and activist who has worked on numerous major campaigns, including those for Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. Rania discusses the enduring dynamics of being a Texas-born Palestinian American, and how this identity has shaped her career fighting for Palestinian rights, climate change action, gun violence prevention, and women's r
“Tech Terrors, Calling Out Fascism in Small Talk, and Progressive Political Strategy” with Ilana Glazer
On this week’s solo episode of It’s Open, Ilana reviews some recent headlines on advancing technologies against the people’s will for all types of surveillance 🤮 She calls for the It’s Open community to kick off neighborly discussions by naming authoritarianism in order to de-normalize it, and to underline the risks around, as well as great promise of, our 2026 midterm elections in November. This
Eliot Glazer
Meet Eliot Glazer, the multi-hyphenate comedian who writes, acts, sings, and is an uncle and brother (Ilana’s)! Join Ilana and Eliot as they discuss their childhood on Long Island, the ever evolving sibling relationship, nuances within the gay community, and Eliot’s work including his forthcoming book of essays, THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD GAY hitting shelves on August 11, 2026 and a
“Zohran’s Snow Day, Maybe Florida Rocks, and Announcing Moms & Neighbors For Safe & Fair US Midterm Elections 2026” with Ilana Glazer
This episode, Ilana is flying truly solo, filming alone because another blizzard blew through NYC! She talks about Zohran’s stellar leadership in the face of more climate anomalies, loving Florida despite its reputation, and shares the plan for Moms & Neighbors for Safe & Fair Midterm Elections 2026 — a super-charged coalition of already existing organizations that will sign up moms &
Chase Strangio
Meet ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, who made history in 2024 as the first openly trans person to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. Ilana and Chase discuss his litigation in high-profile LGBTQ+ cases, the power of public opinion to preempt changes to human rights policy, and why queer people are the most free and the most fun!Enjoying It’s Open with Ilana Glazer? The best way to support the pod i
Minnesota Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan
Meet Peggy Flanagan, the inspiring Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and current Democratic Primary candidate for the 2026 U.S. Senate. Join Ilana and the Lt. Gov as they discuss and process the continued violence and tragedies that have plagued Minneapolis and many other cities across the United States. We hear about the incredible moms of Minnesota organizing on the ground to protect families in
"Skiing, ICE in Minnesota, and Mobilizing Moms for the 2026 Midterms" with Ilana Glazer
In this solo episode of IT’S OPEN, Ilana breaks down her first encounter with “people who ski.” Omg. Then, more soberly, we reckon with the rampant and devastating ICE killings & continued violence and human rights violations in Minnesota, and plant the seeds for an emerging campaign to organize moms & neighbors nationwide to ensure fair and safe midterm elections in November 2026.Enjoying
Kareem Rahma
Ilana sits down with Kareem Rahma, creator and star of the social media sensation Subway Takes and the breakout show Keep The Meter Running. The two discuss Kareem’s multicultural upbringing and adventures across Egypt, Minnesota, and New York City, his pivot from being a business bro to manifesting his success as a comedian, how we must uplift the youth and their incredible ideas, and his love af
Jinkx Monsoon
Jinkx Monsoon, the Broadway sensation, magnanimous actress, and most decorated queen in RuPaul’s Drag Race history, weaves a tapestry of wisdom and pure joy in this episode of It’s Open. Join Ilana and Jinkx as they discuss growing up queer and religious, the power and appeal of modern witchcraft, and Jinkx’s illustrious ascension to stardom.Enjoying It’s Open with Ilana Glazer? The best way to su
Chi Ossé
Meet Gen Z elected official Chi Ossé, New York City’s youngest council member ever. At the intersection of culture and politics, Chi and Ilana discuss passing policy that benefits working-class people, honoring the legacy of Shirley Chisholm, and the best bagel order in Brooklyn.Enjoying It’s Open with Ilana Glazer? The best way to support the pod is also the easiest: Subscribe! It tells the platf
“America 250 Begins” with Ilana Glazer
Ilana embarks on 2026, the 250th anniversary of the USA, with a stark acknowledgement of the dangers and challenges we are facing as a country. She underscores the opportunity we have this year to stand up for TRUE human equality as the antidote.Enjoying It’s Open with Ilana Glazer? The best way to support the pod is also the easiest: Subscribe! It tells the platforms what we’re doing, which helps
Abbi Jacobson
Ilana and Abbi reunite! The dynamic duo share an epic unpacking of the Broad City experience and discuss how Abbi is unlocking doors for the next generation through Prelude, a generative space for emerging storytellers. Covering everything from diet culture flashbacks to navigating feedback and bots, they passionately reflect on creativity, action, and finding joy in everyday life.Host: Ilana Glaz
“The American Resolution” with Ilana Glazer
Ilana rings in the new year with a fresh look at America’s ongoing pursuit of liberty (FOR ALL!) and the right resolutions to keep us fresh and fightin’ this year.Host: Ilana GlazerProducers: David Rooklin, Annika Carlson, Madeline Kim, Kelsie Kiley, Glennis MeagherVideo Producers: Lexa Krebs, Louise NessrallaAudio Producers: Nicole Maupin, Rachel SuffianLighting Director: Kevin DemingEditor: Tova
James Talarico
Ilana interviews James Talarico, a rising star in Texas politics, in a monumental discussion that digs into the traditional Christian values underlying Talarico’s progressive politics and his high-profile primary bid for U.S. senate.Host: Ilana GlazerGuest: James TalaricoProducers: David Rooklin, Annika Carlson, Madeline Kim, Kelsie Kiley, Glennis MeagherVideo Producers: Lexa KrebsAudio Producers:
“2025 Re-Crap” with Ilana Glazer
Ilana trudges through a doozy of devastating 2025 headlines to reach the hopeful conclusion that, on the brink of “America 250,” the next chapter of our national narrative remains wide open.Host: Ilana GlazerProducers: David Rooklin, Annika Carlson, Madeline Kim, Kelsie Kiley, Glennis MeagherVideo Producers: Lexa Krebs, Louise NessrallaAudio Producers: Nicole Maupin, Rachel SuffianLighting Directo
Atsuko Okatsuka
Internationally touring comedy superstar Atsuko Okatsuka is here! Ilana and the master storyteller talk about rockin’ a bowl cut and not dressing for the male gaze, “the worse the healthcare the louder they laugh,” working with and loving your partner, growing up undocumented in the U.S., and building a culture rooted in spreading love and joy.Host: Ilana GlazerGuest: Atsuko OkatsukaProducers: Dav
Michelle Buteau
Michelle Buteau pulls up unfiltered and unbothered. Ilana talks with the star and creator of “Survival of the Thickest” about unrealistic beauty standards, the state of comedy today, the absurdity of getting big titties too young, and showing the kiddos how to be good humans through volunteer work.Host: Ilana GlazerGuest: Michelle ButeauProducers: David Rooklin, Annika Carlson, Madeline Kim, Kelsi
“Jerk Off and Join Society” with Ilana Glazer
With the launch of “It’s Open”, Ilana aims to establish a shared sense of reality where basic human rights are prioritized over billionaires’ backends!Host: Ilana GlazerProducers: David Rooklin, Annika Carlson, Madeline Kim, Kelsie Kiley, Glennis MeagherVideo Producer: Lexa KrebsAudio Producer: Nicole MaupinLighting Director: Kevin DemingEditor: Tovah LeibowitzGraphics: Raymo VenturaOutro Music: D
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