In the Field with Rob Cordry
Get out of the studio and into the field with one of the best, former correspondent Rob Cordry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 16, 2025•42 min
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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. The Daily Show: Ears Edition listeners can use discount code "TDS20” for 20% off all The Daily Show products on ParamountShop.com. Watch The Daily Show weeknights on Comedy Central at 11/10c or stream it on Paramount+.
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TDS Time Machine | The Emmys
It's Emmys day! So while the team gets ready by stealing tuxedos off the statues at the wax museum, take a listen to The Daily Show's past coverage of TV's fanciest day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 14, 2025•24 min
TDS Time Machine | Everything Trump Has Banned
Transgender people in the military? Banned. DEI? Rolled back. January 6 rioters? Pardoned. Here's a look back at Trump's second term so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 13, 2025•22 min
Trump Blames the Left for Charlie Kirk's Assassination as Rhetoric Escalates | Rainn Wilson
Michael Kosta dives into the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, including Trump’s inflammatory response, bizarre takes in the media, and a predictable partisan blame game, and reflects on what we can learn from violent tragedies on the anniversary of 9/11. Why are governments around the world so concerned with bovine blasts? Grace Kuhlenschmidt dives into the science of livestock emissions by speaking with Washington state Rep. Lisa Parshley, who is hoping to start a tax on cow farts, fa...
Sep 12, 2025•34 min
Trump Wages War on American Cities As DOD Gets a Makeover | Michael Grunwald
Michael Kosta breaks down Trump's Department of War, a.k.a. the new billion-dollar nickname for the Department of Defense, and Josh Johnson is hyped up for the president to go to war with America's biggest enemy: America. Thanks to Trump, Canadian tourism is way down, with many citizens scared to visit the U.S. So Jordan Klepper visits the city of Burlington, VT, to see just how desperate Vermonters are to win back the Canucks and drink some beer. Michael Grunwald, award-winning journalist and b...
Sep 11, 2025•38 min
Trump's Pervy Epstein Bday Card Released & MAGA Allies Run Cover | Patrick McEnroe
With Trump’s cryptic and sexually suggestive birthday card to Epstein revealed, Michael Kosta dives into a lazy cover-up by the White House, a possible quid pro quo to buy Ghislaine Maxwell’s silence, and an excuse to blame it on Biden. Sports War: Michael Kosta and Ronny Chieng spar over the biggest headlines in sports, including drunk crowds at the U.S. Open, Jalen Carter’s spit-tacular start to the NFL season, and AI coming for jobs in minor league baseball. Former professional tennis player ...
Sep 10, 2025•45 min
If Trump Isn’t Dying, Why Is He Being Treated Like a Make-A-Wish Kid? | Spike Lee
Rumors have been swirling about the president's potentially failing health, and between his cankles, a tribute video from the White House, and global leaders throwing Nobel Prize nominations at the guy like he's the oldest Make-a-Wish kid in the world, Jon Stewart can't help but wonder: IS Trump dying? Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee joins Jon Stewart to discuss his new movie, “Highest 2 Lowest,” in theaters and now streaming on Apple TV+. They talk about Lee’s experiences over the yea...
Sep 09, 2025•38 min
The Precap with Michael Kosta
It's a preview! It's a recap! It's a Precap! Sit down with the week's host Michael Kosta and Daily Show writer and producer Matt O'Brien to hear what news they're excited to cover, what they wish they could talk about but will probably get eclipsed by bigger news, and what stories they're sad they missed. They'll tackle the Trump/Putin summit in Alaska, where tennis meets geopolitics, and, of course, the destruction of the Burning Man Orgy Dome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
Sep 08, 2025•42 min
TDS Time Machine | Emmy Nominated Guests
Throw on some formal wear and start rehearsing your speech, it's time to sit down with some Emmy nominees. Jason Segal joins Desi Lydic to talk Shrinking, and what Harrison Ford thought of his penis. Colman Domingo, nominated for The Four Seasons, talks to Jordan Klepper about his film Sing Sing. Lauren Greenfield and Ronny Chieng discuss her documentary series, Social Studies. Bowen Yang and Desi talk TV comedy and his comedy film The Wedding Banquet. Top Chef Tom Colicchio joins Ronny to talk ...
Sep 05, 2025•52 min
TDS Time Machine | Football Season
Strap on your CTE and punch a tailgater, football's back! Get into the game with The Daily Show's gridiron coverage. Trevor Noah and Roy Wood Jr. wade into the CTE debate, despite Roy's love of the game. Ronny Chieng tries to explain American football to the rest of the world. Michael Kosta and Roy Wood Jr. apologize for talking while you're talking. Former NFL star Michael Strahan joins Trevor to talk about what he misses from the game. Jon Stewart checks out the various controversies nagging t...
Sep 03, 2025•50 min
TDS Time Machine | Labor Day
United we podcast, divided we beg. Take a day off thanks to unions, and listen to The Daily Show's tribute to labor. Sam Bee meets the French Canadian man that unionized Walmart. Author Philip Dray, visits to talk about labor and his book, "There is Power in a Union." Jon Stewart covers the anti-labor changes in Wisconsin led by governor Scott Walker, then dives into labor disputes at Walmart and the maker of Twinkies. Sam Bee tries to find out if we're all created equal when it comes to the min...
Sep 01, 2025•58 min
TDS Time Machine | Trump vs. The World
Running down some of the fights Donald Trump has gotten into with... everyone, everywhere, all at once. Desi Lydic covers Trump's announcement that the U.S. would "take over" the Gaza strip. Jordan Klepper unpacks Trump's disputes with both sides during his belated attempts to end the Russia / Ukraine war on day one. Desi takes a look at Trump's international relations with various international visits to the White House. Jon Stewart tries to explain Trump's heel turn on Ukraine with help from p...
Aug 29, 2025•1 hr 7 min
TDS Time Machine | Back to School
Yes more teachers, yes more books, yes more teachers' dirty looks... Head back to school with TDS. Stephen Colbert enrolls in broadcasting school to learn his craft. Jon Stewart takes a look at the invasive coverage of the Obama daughters heading back to school, with extra invasive help from Wyatt Cenac, Sam Bee, and John Oliver. John Oliver and Jason Jones embed in a middle school student body presidential election in an explosive three part story. Jon and Roy Wood Jr. both dine out on coverage...
Aug 27, 2025•54 min
In the Field with Jessica Williams
Step out of the studio with former correspondent Jessica Williams. Join her as she chews on the problem of racist police dogs in Los Angeles, and uncovers the truth behind a prom and a porn star. Get into the spirit of Cinco de Mayo by marching for immigration rights, and dig into the discrimination faced by black transgender women. Find out if love can overcome marriage between political parties, and see if Jessica can fight the potential extinction of pubic lice. Find out how to shop safely wh...
Aug 25, 2025•42 min
Replay | 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. Jordan breaks down the details with investigative journalist Eric Levai, Pen...
Aug 22, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Replay | 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. But now that Republicans have retaken the House, Rep. James Comer and the House Oversight Committee are prepared to launch 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. ...
Aug 20, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Replay | Donald Trump Runs the Military & The Role of Militias | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy
Originally aired in 2022, when Donald Trump wasn't president, again, yet... But, if Donald Trump (who wasn't currently president) is still allegedly the president, does that also mean he’s in charge of the military? According to MAGA rally goers, yes. 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 servicemembers react to...
Aug 18, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Replay | The Early Internet & 9/11 Conspiracies | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy
Jordan Klepper has heard a lot of 9/11 conspiracy theories, 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 appearing two decades later. They are joined by veteran and filmmaker Korey Rowe, who co-produced “Loose Change,” one...
Aug 15, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Replay | 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...
Aug 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Replay | Is JFK 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. Originally aired in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Aug 11, 2025•50 min
TDS Time Machine | Filmmakers Pt. 2
What says summer movies more than a sequel?! Here's part two of The Daily Show's interviews with filmmakers. JJ Abrams joins Jon Stewart to talk his personal blockbuster, Super 8. Spike Lee sits down with Trevor Noah to discuss the wild true story BlacKkKlansman. Ben Affleck tells Jon to Argo f*ck himself. Ava DuVernay digs into the real person behind the legend of Martin Luthor King for her film Selma. Judd Apatow talks taking comedy seriously with Jon for Funny People. Ryan Coogler and Trevor ...
Aug 08, 2025•45 min
TDS Time Machine | Filmmakers
Celebrate summer movie season with interviews with some of the best directors in the biz. Jon Stewart talks with Martin Scorsese about his love letter to movies, Hugo. Jordan Peele sits down with Trevor Noah to talk Get Out. Greta Gerwig visits TDS to discuss Ladybird. Taika Waititi and Trevor talk about the unfortunate relevance of his film Jojo Rabbit. George Lucas is cornered by Jon to unpack his Star Wars legacy. Brady Corbet joins Jordan Klepper to discuss The Brutalist. Learn more about yo...
Aug 06, 2025•42 min
TDS Time Machine | Interviews with Obama
Take a stroll down memory lane on the birthday of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. Stretch back to 2005, when Obama joined Jon Stewart for the first time as a junior senator. Catch his return as a presidential candidate. Hear how he's evolved, visiting the show in his first term as a sitting president. Listen in as he takes a look back at his legacy with Trevor Noah, after his presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 04, 2025•52 min
Horny, Anti-Woke GOP Defends Sydney Sweeney Amid Denim Ad Backlash | Tony Hale
Desi Lydic takes on the only story big enough to eclipse the Epstein files: Sydney Sweeney’s controversial denim ad. Public pushback over the ad's supposed white supremacy undertones has the GOP spinning out of control, while Megyn Kelly rebuilds the glass ceiling with accusations that America is jealous of Sweeney’s “hottness.” Trump's association with Jeffrey Epstein has been all over the news lately, but Jordan Klepper knows from years of talking to MAGA that if Trump does come out in the fil...
Aug 01, 2025•31 min
Trump Asks Hegseth to Cool It with the Polygraphs & Kristi Noem Goes Horse Girl | Alison Brie & Dave Franco
In another installment of The Worst Wing, Desi Lydic tackles Lee Zeldin telling everyone in the EPA to be more chill about climate change, Marco Rubio lighting a birth control bonfire, and Kristi Noem finding another animal to scare. Plus, Pete Hegseth's got a new addiction: polygraph testing Pentagon insiders to see who's talked sh*t about him. From his humble beginnings in Newark to his scrappy days in Boston, Joe Rogan has always pushed his brains to the limit. Rogan's stand-up comedy led him...
Jul 31, 2025•32 min
Trump Invites Jesus to the Workplace & GOP Prays for a Tariff Rebate | Jenny Slate
Desi Lydic covers Trump opening a new golf course in Scotland before tending to his side hustle of president of the United States to strike a new trade deal with the E.U., which will finally bring product prices to... another all-time high? Plus, Michael Kosta and Grace Kuhlenschmidt take advantage of the government's latest workplace policy: Take Your God to Work Day. Ever wonder what happens when 911 calls YOU? In this edition of “Everything Is Stupid,” Ronny Chieng roasts the 911 dispatcher w...
Jul 30, 2025•29 min
Trump Bombarded by Epstein Q's in Scotland, MAGA “Caddies” Provide Cover Back Home | Peter Beinart
Jon Stewart dives into Trump's golf shenanigans in Scotland, the Republican “caddies” providing him cover on the Epstein scandal back home, and the possibility of a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. Plus, Jessica Williams will NOT allow Beyoncé to be roped into Trump’s use of exceptional Black people as a distraction. Editor-at-large of "Jewish Currents," who writes "The Beinart Notebook" on Substack, Peter Beinart sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his book, "Being Jewish After the Destruction o...
Jul 29, 2025•47 min
In the Field with Stephen Colbert
Celebrate legendary Daily Show correspondent Stephen Colbert with a look back at some of his best work from the field. Stephen talks to political consultants to find out what his opinions should be. He talks to smokers who feel like they're being discriminated against. He finds out how to protect the native habitat of gun ranges, and whether keeping pennies makes sense. He meets with a BBQ restaurant owner trying to bring back confederate pride, and gives helpful tips on living life in a police ...
Jul 28, 2025•40 min
TDS Time Machine | The Go F*ck Yourself Choir
Put your hands together for The Daily Show's Go F*ck Yourself Choir. Take a listen to their previous visits, and the events that force Jon Stewart to break into belligerent gospel. Jon responds to Fox News responding to himself, but raises the ante. The choir is invited back to respond to violent threats against the creators of South Park. Jon again turns the choir's attention on the media's coverage of the Obamacare rollout. Most recently, Jon reacts to the news of Paramount cancelling The Late...
Jul 27, 2025•47 min
TDS Time Machine | Billionaires
Billionaires... they're just like us. Give or take a billion dollars. Join The Daily Show in exploring the ups and downs of the lives of the very rich. Jason Jones meets with psychologists helping people cope with Sudden Wealth Syndrome. Jon Stewart talks about how attempts to close the wealth gap are vilified as class warfare. Jon pits the Very Rich against the Very Poor with help from John Oliver and Jason Jones. Lewis Black looks into the stupid stuff the rich spend their money on. Trevor Noa...
Jul 26, 2025•38 min
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