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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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Jon Stewart and The Daily Show News Team cover today's biggest headlines. The “Ears Edition” of The Daily Show features full episodes, extended content, exclusive interviews, and more.

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Episodes

Jessica Williams: The Republican Party Whisperer

Happy Birthday to one of the Daily Show's youngest correspondents! Jessica takes a deeper dive into the Republican Party and covers former presidential candidate Ben Carson, the increase of minorities in the GOP, and why former Bernie Sanders supporters plan to vote for Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 31, 202321 minTranscript available on Metacast

Why Are States Loosening Child Labor Laws? I Beyond the Scenes

Recorded on April 26, 2023. Child labor violations are on the rise, while some states are trying to loosen child labor laws. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with investigative reporter for the New York Times, Hannah Dreier, and the Chief Programs Officer for Justice for Migrant Women, Norma Flores López, to discuss why the number of unaccompanied minors entering the United States has climbed since the pandemic, the types of unsafe working conditions these kids face, how the Department of Health and ...

Jul 30, 202351 minTranscript available on Metacast

Chocolate vs. Vanilla I Hold Up with Dulcé Sloan & Josh Johnson

It’s their most contentious debate yet and it’ll get you more fired up than when Josh tried to say ketchup qualifies as tomato soup. Daily Show correspondent Dulcé Sloan and writer Josh Johnson argue over their preferred staple flavor: chocolate or vanilla. Original air date: September 8, 2022 Hold Up is a podcast from The Daily Show. Listen to new episodes every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts, or watch at YouTube.com/TheDailyShow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 29, 202353 minTranscript available on Metacast

The Daily Show Podcast Universe Presents 'Podcast Today' & 'Crushing: A Success Podcast for Winners'

The Daily Show's Podcast Universe presents a parody of the genre. First, "Podcast Today" hosted by Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, and Jaboukie Young-White who bring you the ultimate podcast - more ads, more housekeeping, and more plugs for live shows than you ever thought possible. And later, "Crushing" hosted by Ronny Chieng and featuring Roy Wood, Jr., will supply you with the knowledge, motivation, and vitamin supplements you need to become an epic one-man success machine. See omnystudio.com/list...

Jul 28, 202328 minTranscript available on Metacast

TDS Tries to Beat the Heat

We’re experiencing record-breaking temperatures this summer! Trevor Noah and Daily Show correspondents, Jaboukie-Young White and Dulcé Sloan cover heat waves happening in the United States and Europe, and break down the global effects of climate change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 27, 202320 minTranscript available on Metacast

Cruz Control: The Ted Cruz Files

Who is Ted Cruz? Texas Senatior, former Presidential hopeful, and Cancun vacation taker. Find out why even Ted Cruz's own Republican party can't stand him and how Ted Cruz got to be Ted Cruz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 26, 202329 minTranscript available on Metacast

America's Top Female Journalists Discuss Their Craft

The Daily Show may be fake news, but it has hosted plenty of real news greats, including Christiane Amanpour, Soledad O’Brien, and Dorothy Butler Gilliam. These journalists discuss standing up for the truth, the state of democracy, what it's like to be a Black reporter in America, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 25, 202330 minTranscript available on Metacast

The Best of Jaboukie Young-White

Happy Birthday Jaboukie! Former Daily Show correspondent takes on youth issues including what keeps young people from the polls, teens' fight for civics education, and what draws young people to socialism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 24, 202318 minTranscript available on Metacast

Copaganda: How Cop Shows Lie to You I Beyond The Scenes

Are we being brainwashed by cop shows? Daily Show producer Madeleine Kuhns and writer Ashton Womack join Roy to look at the legacy and popularity of policing onscreen, and how it shapes our relationship with police in the real world. Original air date: September 28, 2021 Beyond the Scenes is a podcast from The Daily Show. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts, or watch at YouTube.com/TheDaily Show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 23, 202346 minTranscript available on Metacast

Wedding DJs vs. Wedding Bands I Hold Up with Dulcé Sloan & Josh Johnson

“A good DJ, okay? They're going to be paying attention to the flow of the party. They're going to be paying attention to beats per minute.” - Dulcé Sloan “With a wedding band, there is an energy in the room that can’t be matched by just playing a song out in the dance hall.” - Josh Johnson It’s wedding DJs vs. wedding bands this week on Hold Up with Daily Show correspondent Dulcé Sloan and writer Josh Johnson. Original air date: October 20, 2022 Hold Up is a podcast from The Daily Show. Listen t...

Jul 22, 202344 minTranscript available on Metacast

Remembering Legendary Singer Tony Bennett

The Daily Show celebrates the life of legendary singer Tony Bennett. In this Daily Show appearance he talks with Jon Stewart about his album 'Duets II' and what it was like working with artists like Amy Winehouse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 20237 minTranscript available on Metacast

It's A Barbie World

The highly anticipated Barbie releases in theatres today! Guest host Marlon Wayans covers Mattell's STEM inspired Barbies for International Women's Day. Also, Trevor Noah sits with Barbie director, Greta Gerwig, and one of the stars of the movie, Issa Rae. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 202317 minTranscript available on Metacast

The Women of US Soccer

It's the start of the FIFA Women's World Cup! Daily Show correspondents Desi Lydic and Hasan Minhaj argue that the US Women's Soccer Team should get to over-celebrate and make as much money as the men's team. Plus, Women's World Cup champions, Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe, encourage female soccer players to fight for pay equity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 20, 202324 minTranscript available on Metacast

The Tucker Carlson Files

Who is Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson, and why doesn’t he have more than one facial expression? Here’s how Tucker Carlson went from entitled aristocrat to former Fox News superhero. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 202323 minTranscript available on Metacast

Gun Control Abroad vs. The United States

The Daily Show correspondents John Oliver, Michael Kosta, and Roy Wood Jr. travel the world to find out why Americans are obsessed with guns, and what Australia, Switzerland, and the U.K. are doing right in the fight against gun violence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 18, 202322 minTranscript available on Metacast

Trevor Sits Down with Tennis Legend Roger Federer

Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer reflects on his 24-year professional tennis career, his emotional final doubles match with Rafael Nadal, and the time security wouldn’t let him into Wimbledon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 17, 202323 minTranscript available on Metacast

How Female MCs Helped Shape Hip-Hop | Beyond the Scenes

Megan Thee Stallion. Queen Latifah. MC Lyte. Correspondent Dulcé Sloan and producer Chelsea Williamson join Roy Wood Jr. to discuss the female rap trailblazers who found success in the misogynistic, male-dominated arena of hip-hop. Original air date: September 7, 2021 Beyond the Scenes is a podcast from The Daily Show. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts, or watch at YouTube.com/TheDaily Show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 16, 202345 minTranscript available on Metacast

Voter Fraud, Italian Satellites and…Marla Maples? | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

Stop the Steal: It’s the rallying cry of Trump supporters and election deniers who believe the 2020 election was stolen from them. In the final episode of Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy, Jordan dives into a theory about Italian satellites that led to a Biden win and the crack team that is working to set the record straight: an unidentified lawyer, a real estate agent, and Donald Trump’s second wife, Marla Maples. Original air date: December 14, 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Jul 15, 202358 minTranscript available on Metacast

Hunter Biden’s Laptop - Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

It’s been a Fox News obsession for almost two years now: Hunter Biden’s laptop. With Republicans running the House, Rep. James Comer and the House Oversight Committee launched a full investigation into the laptop…except no one seems to know where the laptop is. In this episode, Jordan sits down with Deputy Director of Rapid Response from Media Matters For America, Andrew Lawrence, who breaks down the beginnings of this conspiracy theory. Jordan is later joined by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) from ...

Jul 14, 20231 hr 18 minTranscript available on Metacast

Donald Trump Runs the Military & The Role of Militias | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

According to MAGA rally goers, Donald Trump is in charge of the military. Jordan Klepper dives deeper into conspiracy theories surrounding the military with Paul Szoldra, the editor of The Ruck, a weekly newsletter focused on defense and national security. They discuss theories like Jade Helm, how service members react to conspiracy theories, and how high-ranking officials like General Michael Flynn abuse their credibility to spread them. They are joined by Dr. Amy Cooter of Middlebury College w...

Jul 13, 20231 hrTranscript available on Metacast

The Early Internet & 9/11 Conspiracies | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

Jordan Klepper has heard a lot of 9/11 conspiracy theories at Trump rallies, including this shiny emerald: Osama bin Laden was a CIA operative named Tim Ossman. Together with Dr. Joan Donovan, research director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Jordan unpacks how the early days of the internet and social media have shaped 9/11 conspiracy theories that are still popping up in more places than rallies two decades later. They are joined by veteran and filmmaker K...

Jul 12, 20231 hr 14 minTranscript available on Metacast

Pizzagate: Are Democrats Harvesting Children’s Blood? | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

It’s one of the weirder things Jordan Klepper has heard at Trump rallies: Democrats are drinking the blood of children to get their daily adrenochrome fix. What is adrenochrome, and how did Hillary Clinton get involved? Jordan sits down with Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow for Media Matters for America and Elise Wang, an assistant professor at California State University, Fullerton. Together, they unravel this conspiracy theory that begins in the Middle Ages, pops up in the 2016 election, and makes it...

Jul 11, 202357 minTranscript available on Metacast

Is JFK Jr. Still Alive? | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

Is JFK Jr. still alive? Daily Show contributor and podcast host Jordan Klepper digs deep into this conspiracy theory that’s circulating at Trump rallies and the larger MAGA world. Where did this idea come from? Where is it going? Jordan sits down with journalist and author Will Sommer and political scientist and conspiracy theory expert Joseph Uscinski to trace the JFK Jr. myth back to its QAnon origins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 10, 202345 minTranscript available on Metacast

What’s Next for the Supreme Court? I Beyond the Scenes

Just over a year ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, limited the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions, and kicked gun issues back to the state level, overruling years of precedent and going against public opinion. Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show supervising producer and writer Zhubin Parang, ACLU legal director, David Cole and editor of SCOTUSBlog, James Romoser to discuss what Americans can expect going forward, how justices could be held accountable for their rulings, a...

Jul 09, 202357 minTranscript available on Metacast

Bagels vs. Croissants I Hold Up with Dulcé Sloan & Josh Johnson

“I like the flakiness. I like the butteriness. I like the versatility of a croissant.” -Dulcé Sloan “Croissants…too flimsy…they don't have the structural integrity to uphold the meats and cheeses that we want to use to make them a sandwich.” - Josh Johnson It's bagels vs. croissants this week on Hold Up with Daily Show correspondent Dulcé Sloan and writer Josh Johnson. May the best bread win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 08, 202343 minTranscript available on Metacast

The Power & Politics of Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has made her mark on the music scene, but she's also had a huge influence in the world of politics. From endorsing Democratic candidates to encouraging young people to vote there's no denying the power and influence Taylor Swift has on her loyal fan base, known as Swifties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 07, 202319 minTranscript available on Metacast

Class In Session: Daily Show Correspondents Talk to Kids About The Issues That Matter

Jordan Klepper learns from kids about growing up only ever having known a black president. Hasan Minhaj sits down with Generation Alpha so they can educate him about what issues matter most to kids. And Desi Lydic teaches a class of girls how to climb the corporate ladder...just like the boys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 06, 202326 minTranscript available on Metacast

The Best of Dulcé Sloan

Happy Belated Birthday Dulcé! We're celebrating by taking a listen to some of her best Daily Show clips. Dulcé Sloan analyzes a few studies about relationships, including research into dating for a free meal, public displays of affection and snooping. She also laments the lack of statues of famous and influential women in the United States. Plus, Dulcé teaches us about the strong Black woman stereotype and the history of reggaeton in her segment, "Dul-sayin'." Dulcé also takes us back to her hom...

Jul 05, 202324 minTranscript available on Metacast

Hot Dogs, Travel, and Fireworks: Happy Independence Day!

America rings in the 4th of July with achievements in space exploration and competitive eating, Trevor and Roy share their best tips for avoiding holiday traffic, and Dave Attell doesn't agree with the government's restrictions on firework displays. Also, Dulce Sloan unpacks the complicated relationship Black Americans have with Independence Day and Ronny Chieng breaks down the dangers of fireworks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 04, 202318 minTranscript available on Metacast

The Best of Desi Lydic

The Best of Desi Lydic, from Foxsplaining to unmasking “Florida Man.” Desi unpacks Donald Trump's documents scandal and his indictment in "Desi Lydic:Foxsplains." Plus, Desi interviews real-life Florida men in her quest to figure out what makes the Sunshine State such a hotbed for bizarre local newsmakers and sits down with Emmy-nominated actor Yvette Nicole Brown to discuss how her new show "Frog and Toad" celebrates differences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 03, 202321 minTranscript available on Metacast