Leftovers

**Leftovers** was an American leftist political podcast hosted by Ethan Klein and Hasan Piker on the *H3 Podcast*. It ran from 2021 to 2023 with a focus on politics and internet culture.

## Release

Following the end of Frenemies (and subsequent Families) podcast, Ethan teased a new collaborative podcast for several weeks. It was finally announced on September 26, 2021 that this podcast was to be a political comedy podcast with left-wing political commentator and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker (also known as HasanAbi). The podcast was announced on X with a direct link to the first episode, which was pre-recorded. The first episode of the Leftovers podcast released on the same day, garnering over a million views in its first 24 hours.

Leftovers enjoyed moderate success, with almost all episodes gaining between 500,000 to 1 million+ views each.

## Featured Guests

The series featured numerous guests such as Twitch streamer Amouranth, fitness influencer Liver King, journalist Andrew Callaghan, and Marxian economist Richard D. Wolff.

## Controversies

### Deleted Episode

In October 2022, the *H3 Podcast* channel received a strike and suspension following comments directed at Jewish conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro. Leftovers #29 was removed off of YouTube when the channel received the week-long ban. The episode is still available on other podcast platforms.

### Comments on Jesus/Christianity

In December 2022, Ethan made comments mocking Jesus Christ and Christianity, angering some Christians (specifically conservative and right-wing Christians). Ethan stated he doesn't get the anger some Christians have towards Jews for "killing Jesus," a theory he called "obvious antisemitic propaganda." Ethan then went on to joke that he would "do it again," referring to the act of crucifying Jesus Christ.

## Permanent Hiatus

In October 12, 2023, Ethan and Hasan hosted Leftovers #61, an episode addressing the October 7th attacks in Israel, as well as the subsequent Israel-Hamas War. Ethan and Hasan's views differed greatly on the matter, with Ethan coming around to Hasan's points towards the end of the episode. The podcast went on indefinite hiatus shortly after.

On November 28, 2023, Ethan confirmed in See You Next Tuesday #53 that the show would go on a permanent hiatus and was "probably not" coming back. He stated that future collaborations with Hasan are still possible.

## Trivia

* Ethan joked in the first episode that the studio set for Leftovers cost $3 million USD.
* This went on to later become the (again, jokingly) $20 Billion Compound.

## References

1. ↑ hasanabi [@hasanthehun] (September 26, 2021). "cats out of the bag !". via X. Retrieved on January 17, 2024.
2. ↑ H3 Podcast (September 26, 2021). "And The New Host Is... Leftovers #1". via YouTube. Retrieved on January 17, 2024.
3. ↑ H3 Podcast (October 20, 2022). "Ethan Is Cancelled For Ben Shapiro Joke & Midterm Special Coverage". via Apple Podcasts. Retrieved on January 17, 2024.
4. ↑ Daniel, Alex (October 13, 2023). "YouTube star Hasan in tears over Israel-Palestine footage: 'It's really f\*\*\*\*\* up'". Indy100. Retrieved on January 17, 2024.
5. ↑ Bhattacharya, Richik (October 24, 2023). "Ethan Klein hints at 'pausing' Leftovers Podcast over the Israel-Palestine issue with co-host HasanAbi". SportsKeeda. Retrieved on January 17, 2024.
6. ↑ \*\*Original clip is a paid Members-only stream

H3H3 Archives (November 29, 2023). "Ethan Says Leftovers Is Officially Over!!! (Probably) See You Next Tuesday#53". via YouTube. Retrieved on January 17, 2024.