The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Josh Johnson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, and Daily Show writer Scott Sherman discuss starting their comedy careers in Chicago and what it feels like to return to the Windy City for this week’s Democratic National Convention. They chat about how to find comedy within so much Harris/Walz enthusiasm, how starting comedy in Chicago informs their creativity today, and which pizza places are on their radar th...

Desi Lydic sits with three-time gold medalist Gabby Thomas to talk about bringing home the gold for Team USA and how her Harvard degree in neurobiology gave her a leg up as she prepared for the Olympics. Plus, Desi chats with actor, writer, producer, and director Mark Duplass to discuss his Emmy nomination for the Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show” and honoring his mental health journey in his la...

Jon Stewart tackles Donald Trump’s failed efforts to land one good attack on Kamala Harris, and his delusions about Joe Biden taking back the Democratic nomination for president. Also, Desi Lydic covers Trump’s chaotic X interview with Elon Musk, in which Trump both complimented Harris’s looks on the cover of Time magazine, and also laid out his plan to shut down the Department of Education.  See...

Desi Lydic watches Trump's "intellectual" speech on economic policy, which inevitably goes off the rails into a rant about Joe Biden's ice cream choices, Kamala Harris's laugh, and the problem with Tic Tacs. How did J.D. Vance leave behind his in Silicon Valley career to become Trump's running mate? The Daily Show presents, The DailyShowography of JD Vance: The Forgettin' Man. Plus, Rebecca Traist...

Desi Lydic watches the leaked Project 2025 training videos and discovers the secret right-wing plan for transforming government, undoing climate rules, and eliminating all pronouns from the English language. Plus, the people who made them are a little weird and have close ties to Donald Trump, despite his denials. Grace Kuhlenschmidt explores the drawbacks of having a gerontocracy by chatting with...

Desi Lydic tackles Donald Trump’s glitchy interview with Elon Musk on X, in which a slurring Trump announced plans to close the Department of Education, played '90s pop culture trivia with Vladimir Putin, and revealed his new celebrity crush. On an Olympics edition of Sports War, Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta recap the biggest stories from the 2024 Paris Games, including why Australian breaker Ra...

Donald Trump is facing a hard fight against Kamala Harris. Jon Stewart looks at Trump's half-hearted attempts to adjust to the new challenge and wonders if he's hatching a devious plan to help Biden take back the nomination, January 6th style. Plus, entrepreneur and minority owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, joins Jon to discuss disrupting the healthcare industry as co-founder of Co...

Charlamagne tha God joins Daily Show correspondent Josh Johnson to break down Kamala Harris’s campaign kickoff in Atlanta and the predictable backlash from Trump and the GOP. They discuss how Republicans’ sexist and racist attacks against VP Harris are ignoring the real issues, how she could meaningfully elevate the pop culture figures who support her, and what factors Black voters are not conside...

Best selling author, publisher, and professor, Roxane Gay, joins Michael Kosta to talk about her new e-book, “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem,” her decision to buy a gun, and why only heterosexual, white men are allowed to exercise their Second Amendment rights. Also, stand-up comedian Hannah Berner discusses her Netflix special, “We Ride At Dawn,” and how...

Michael Kosta gets to know Kamala Harris’s VP pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Josh Johnson explains to Michael why Walz is the “right type of white guy” to be her running mate. Plus, Michael watches Joe Biden’s first sit-down interview since dropping out of the presidential race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

Michael Kosta on Joe Biden’s big comeback, why Donald Trump is having a crowd-measuring contest with Martin Luther King Jr., The astronauts whose 10-day mission is turning into eight months, and Elon Musk's legal temper tantrum. And, Grace Kuhlenschmidt attends Kamala Harris’s first rally with running mate Tim Walz to ask supporters about the Minnesota governor’s experience, dad energy, and the bi...

Michael Kosta on Tim Walz's debut at Philadelphia's rowdy Harris rally, the GOP struggle to find an attack line on the new VP candidate, and Republicans descending into tampon turmoil. Plus, Troy Iwata investigates why Trump is calling Harris and Walz communists and discovers other secret commies. And, with Kamala Harris now the nominee, conservatives are breaking out their old standbys: racism an...

Michael Kosta gets to know Tim Walz, the Minn. governor Kamala Harris chose as her running mate. While the Trump campaign claims the vice presidential candidate will “unleash hell on earth,”  Democrats love his political record and "Midwestern dad af" vibes. Plus, Josh Johnson weighs in on why Walz is the “right type of white guy” for this race. And, Jordan Klepper heads to Harrisburg, Pennsylvani...

Michael Kosta covers all things Olympics, including an American runner who won by a hair, a pole vaulter with interfering genitalia, and an Algerian boxer whose womanhood is challenged. As the election grows closer, RFK Jr.’s bear carcass dump has him securing his place as the weirdest candidate, and Desi Lydic reveals other confessions we can expect from him. Then bestselling author, publisher, a...

Ronny Chieng and Lewis Black unite for a self-described Grievance Edition of Behind the Show. Lewis takes Ronny back to the early days of The Daily Show and the first iterations of Lewis’s rants. They discuss how Back In Black evolved with the show and American culture throughout the years, how Lewis built his stand-up career as TDS took off, and whether political satire stands a chance against to...

Former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger joins Ronny Chieng to discuss Power the Polls, the non-partisan initiative to ensure safe and fair elections. Plus, singer, songwriter, and producer Eric Burton shares how he developed his Grammy-nominated band, Black Pumas, in the Austin, TX music scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Jon Stewart covers Joe Biden’s departure from the presidential race, Kamala Harris’s campaign kickoff, and the GOP’s sexist and racist attacks against her. Ronny Chieng recaps Trump’s disastrous appearance at this year’s NABJ conference and Kamala’s campaign kickoff with Megan Thee Stallion.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Ronny Chieng tackles Donald Trump's continued attacks on Kamala Harris's racial identity, this time citing... Mindy Kaling's Instagram? JD Vance handles his own race problems with a lukewarm defense of his wife against white supremacists, and Ronny runs down Harris's options for a running mate, who, as Desi Lydic explains, absolutely cannot be a woman. Ronny is joined by former GOP Congressman Ada...

Ronny Chieng tackles Trump's painful attempt at Black voter outreach, which included insulting Black journalists and accusing Kamala Harris of not being Black. Plus, Megan Thee Stallion declares "Hotties for Harris" at an Atlanta campaign rally, and Michael Kosta has a plan to keep the Democrats' newfound excitement going. Then, singer, songwriter, and producer of the Grammy-nominated band Black P...

Ronny Chieng zooms in on the white guys who are fired up for Kamala Harris and finds out why the Democrats are calling Donald Trump & JD Vance "weird." Plus, Grace Kuhlenschmidt gets the scoop on those childless cat ladies Vance has been trash-talking. In an all-new "Back in Black," Lewis Black takes a look at what climate change is up to now, from soda cans exploding on airplanes to the tourists...

Jon Stewart tackles Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, new presumptive nominee Kamala Harris, and the reactions on both sides, from a re-energized Democratic party to flailing Republicans' flimsy coup claims. Plus, Josh Johnson on the right's new strategic talking points against Harris, which range from sexist all the way to racist. And Pete Buttigieg explains to Jon why he goes on...

Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign struggles with all kinds of gaffes including his remarks that struggling countries like Palestine, Mexico and Ecuador have only their own cultures to blame for their hardship. Plus economist, Dambisa Moyo, explains how China is future-proofing its economy by engaging with emerging markets across the world unlike the United States.   See omnystudio.com/liste...

The Daily Show News Team coverage of the DNC over the years including late-night drinks with delegates, healing Hillary’s heartbroken supporters, and testing the limits of inclusivity.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Best F**kin' News Team's best f**kin' moments at the RNC over the years, from learning about small-town values, to seeking out any Black or Latino people, to finding out the last year America was great. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon Stewart returns with another episode of The Weekly Show, his podcast featuring in-depth conversations with special guests that explore the biggest threats to our democracy. In this episode, Jon is joined by Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, whose most recent book is “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s", as well as Eugene Dani...