The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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 UC Irvine neuropolitics researcher Mark Fisher and visits Congressman Maxwell Frost for a younger politician’s perspective. Also, actor, writer, producer, and director Mark Duplass talks to Desi about his second Emmy nomination for his role on the Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show."

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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 Raygun is sure to be this year’s hottest Halloween costume. Also, three-time gold medalist Gabby Thomas joins Desi to discuss her big wins for Team USA, a moment she spent five years training for.

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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 Cost Plus Drug Company. They discuss Silicon Valley’s goals of anointing Trump as CEO of America and serving as board members, the unpredictable future of AI, and how drug price transparency has changed the future of our healthcare system.

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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 considering if they intend to vote for Donald Trump and JD Vance.

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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 she’s finding her own path in comedy that doesn’t rely solely on late nights at comedy clubs with questionable dudes. 

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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.

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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 biggest elephant in the room: his whiteness. Then, stand-up comedian Hannah Berner talks about her new Netflix special, “We Ride at Dawn,” the fine line between bachelorette trips and cults, and the benefits of more creative avenues available to women pursuing a career in comedy. Berner and Kosta also bond over their common tennis-to-comedy career paths.

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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 and misogyny. In a new installment of "In My Opinion," Charlamagne Tha God refutes the right's claims that Harris is a DEI hire who lies about her race, and calls on the media to help filter out the bulls**t. Then, University of Michigan Law School professor and former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade joins to discuss her new book, “Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.” She explains how “disinformation” — the deliberate use of lies — is different from misinformation, how tactics like declinism and nostalgia are being used by the far-right in the current election cycle, and how regular Americans can take control by advocating for social media regulations and staying media literate.

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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, Pennsylvania, to ask Trump supporters how they're handling Biden dropping out, Harris jumping in, Vance and Walz as VP candidates, and having to retire the "F**k Joe Biden" chant. Then, actor, writer, producer, and former “Daily Show” correspondent Ed Helms sits down to discuss his podcast “SNAFU” about history’s most famous screw-ups. They talk about the FBI break-in that inspired the second season of "SNAFU", Betty Metzger, the Washington Post journalist who exposed the FBI’s excessive surveillance, visiting “The Daily Show” after 18 years, and how the recognition of the show impacted him and helped a fellow castmate get into the RNC.

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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, and professor Roxane Gay discusses her new e-book, “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem.” She talks about her decision to buy a gun, why many other Black women and people of color choose gun ownership as a way of taking their defense into their own hands, and how the Second Amendment tends to go unrecognized when exercised by people who are not heterosexual cis white men. Gay also explains why she is excited about Kamala Harris’s new presidential bid.

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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 today’s insane news environment.

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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.

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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. 

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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 Adam Kinzinger who discusses Power the Polls, a national non-partisan effort to recruit the next generation of poll workers to ensure safe and fair elections for all voters. And Oscar-nominated actor Hong Chau speaks about her latest film, “The Instigators,” and her incredible career in Hollywood. They talk about her luck in being discovered by directors for roles, being in the spotlight as an introvert, her incredible journey from Vietnam to America, and trying Ronny’s wife’s famous Banh Bo cake.

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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 Pumas Eric Burton talks about developing the band in the live music scene of Austin, Texas with his creative partner, Adrian Quesada, how the success of their first album has influenced the music of their new second album, “Chronicles of a Diamond,” and attending a silent retreat. 

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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 who are finding out why Death Valley is called that. And director, Jon M. Chu, discusses his new book, “Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen.” They talk about how Jon cast Ronny in “Crazy Rich Asians” after spotting him on The Daily Show, reimagining the American Dream and his advice to young dreamers, and why he was drawn to direct the Wicked Witch’s backstory in the upcoming film adaptation of “Wicked.”

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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 Fox News, the significance of President Joe Biden stepping aside to make room for Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, the possibility of being vetted for vice president, and his thoughts on Trump’s own VP pick, JD Vance.

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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.  

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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. 

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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.

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