I've Had It (podcast)

2022–2024: Beginnings and less-political commentary

Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan met through their children, who were each other's first best friend. The mothers bonded over marital struggles and initially disagreed on political and religious issues.^[1] Welch is a longtime Democrat and atheist, whereas Sullivan is a former Republican and Christian who taught Bible study at a megachurch, but experienced a "gradual evolution” away from her faith, which she told Welch about in 2020.^[1][4] Sullivan, an attorney,^[5] hired Welch, an interior designer, for a project, and the two became friends.^[4] After cohosting the Bravo series Sweet Home Oklahoma from 2016 to 2019,^[6][1] they were persuaded to start a podcast by their children;^[4] the pair launched I've Had It in October 2022.^[6][1] Initially, the podcast did not focus upon politics, hoping to entertain their existing fan base of what Welch said was "women our age and a lot of gays" that they had gained from Sweet Home Oklahoma. Subjects included bridezillas, etiquette on Instagram, and the bad behaviour of toddlers,^[4] while guests included Peloton instructors, drag queens, and cast members of The Real Housewives and The Bachelorette.^[7]

2024–present: Politicisation

It was in the run-up to the 2024 United States presidential election that the podcast began to speak negatively of Donald Trump with frequency.^[4] In January 2024, progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made an appearance on the podcast after they were pitched to her as "Southern liberals who are strong supporters of underrepresented groups". In April, Kamala Harris made an appearance on the podcast.^[7] They were invited to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, as well as to a Los Angeles fundraiser for Joe Biden hosted by George Clooney.^[4] Former US President Barack Obama appeared on the podcast in September 2024.^[7] During this period, Welch became privately worried that Biden was too old to run for President again, and after Kamala Harris became the nominee that Harris was tacking too far to the political centre. She did not speak about these concerns at the time.^[4]

In April 2025, Welch responded to Rahm Emanuel's suggestion that members of the Democratic Party should be silent on their support for transgender rights by calling Emanuel a sellout on the podcast. In June, she called Hakeem Jeffries "one of those corporate Democrats".^[7] Elizabeth Warren, New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Bernie Sanders had also guested by September 2025.^[8] That month, Welch visited leftist streamer Hasan Piker prior to an event for Kamala Harris's book 107 Days.^[7] Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk that month, Welch stated "I oppose gun violence" while criticizing Kirk as "a hate-monger, a racist, a misogynist, and a homophobe who trafficked in cruelty and in culture wars that marginalized people," adding that "the violent nature of his death doesn't change that."^[9]

By October 2025, Welch scaled down her job as an interior designer and Sullivan had left her job as a divorce attorney in order to focus on the podcast.^[1] Welch moved to an apartment in New York City in October 2025 after her children had graduated from high school, with Sullivan planning to follow by the end of the year.^[1] The pair criticized political figures who accept funding from AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobby group, particularly Sen. Cory Booker in October that year.^[10] Welch pressed Booker on whether he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal, which Booker deflected; this resulted in emails of appreciation from two members of Congress and a cancellation of an upcoming appearance by another politician.^[4] Welch attended Zohran Mamdani's victory party for his election as mayor in November,^[7] and as of that month^[update], the podcast was putting out main episodes twice weekly and a news counterpart, IHIP News, twice daily.^[5] The primary podcast starts with a greeting to "Patriots, gaytriots, theytriots, Blacktriots and browntriots".^[7]

By February 2026, the podcast was enjoying over a million subscribers on YouTube.^[4]

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