Cash App, Chewy, Boll & Branch, and Lola Blankets said Friday that they no longer sponsor or advertise on Jennifer Welch’s I’ve Had It podcast. The companies’ statements and customer-service responses were shared online as backlash grew over the program’s recent episode.
Cash App cited its opposition to violence when it said it had ended its sponsorship. Chewy and Lola Blankets confirmed they were no longer affiliated with the podcast in customer-service messages posted by users, while Boll & Branch said it would not advertise on the show in the future. The companies did not all specify when their sponsorships ended.
“We do not condone violence of any kind, and we are no longer sponsors of this podcast,” Cash App wrote on X after a user tagged the company and urged a boycott over its sponsorship.
“Does Cashapp support the mocking of a murder victim?” the user wrote.
Chewy also said it was no longer associated with the podcast in a customer-service response shared by X user Val Candee.
“I do want to clarify that Chewy is no longer affiliated with or sponsoring the ‘I’ve Had It’ podcast,” the representative wrote.
“We value your trust and appreciate the opportunity to address this concern. Our focus remains on the health and happiness of pets and the people who love them,” the message added.
Boll & Branch responded to the controversy directly on X.
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Lola Blankets likewise said it no longer works with the podcast, according to a response shared by X user CaraGrace23, who said a friend had reached out to the company.
“Thank you for your comment. We no longer work with that podcast,” the company said in its message.
Boll & Branch and Lola Blankets were both identified as sponsors in the description of the podcast’s Oct. 27 episode, “Everybody’s a F**king Expert,” which promoted discount offers for their products.
Cash App’s sponsorship also appeared in earlier episodes. During “Who Gives a Zuck?,” Welch promoted the payment service, thanked the company for supporting the show, and included a download link along with advertising disclosures.
The companies’ statements came after the podcast’s Nov. 5 episode, “Drinking MAGA Tears,” in which Welch and Sullivan read social-media posts celebrating Democratic election victories and mocking conservatives.
The hosts had been discussing posts targeting conservative views on abortion, vaccines, and transgender issues when Welch came to a comment about Kirk. Before reading it, she praised the users who had written the posts and said their jokes made her feel patriotic.
“We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again,” Welch read.
Both hosts lowered their heads and laughed for more than 20 seconds.