Podcast Episodes

The Precap | Josh Johnson on the Government Doing Comedy, and Doing Comedy for a Government

This week's host Josh Johnson sits down with Daily Show writer Ashton Womack to preview the week to come, and recap the headlines they missed. They break down Trump's fake videos, the real pain of a …

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

TDS Time Machine | Government Shutdowns

The government may be closed, but your ears are open. Take a listen to The Daily Show's coverage of past government shutdowns.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

TDS Time Machine | Taylor Swift

It's a big day in America (Taylor's Version) as Taylor Swift drops a new album. Take a listen to The Daily Show's previous coverage of the life of a showgirl...

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Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Shutdown Sparks Cringey Meme War & Trump Punishes Blue Cities | Kevin Nguyen

Ronny Chieng covers Day 2 of the government shutdown: Republicans and Democrats are dueling via sombrero and cat memes, Trump is going after blue cities with a vengeance, and his administration is su…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump Posts Bizarre AI Videos as Government Shuts Down | Benny Safdie

With a government shutdown fully in effect, Ronny Chieng takes a look at Trump's confusingly racist AI videos of Democratic leaders and braces for how the shutdown will impact everything from the TSA…

Published on 1 month ago

Hegseth Lectures "Fat Generals" and Trump Threatens War Against U.S. Cities | Cristela Alonzo

Ronny Chieng recaps Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump's sudden gathering of top military leaders, where the president announced his intention to use Democrat-run cities as training grounds for the Nation…

Published on 1 month ago

Trump Sends Troops to Portland & Shootings Trigger Left-Right Blame Game | Jill Lepore

After a string of mass shootings across the U.S., America swaps out “thoughts and prayers” for a left vs. right blame game, Republicans hypocritically criticize the Democrats' “violent rhetoric,” and…

Published on 1 month ago

The Precap - Ronny Chieng on Escalator Conspiracies and Whether American Chaos is Fun

This week's host Ronny Chieng and Daily Show writer Matt Koff preview the week to come, which may or may not include a government shutdown and/or a societal shutdown to welcome a new Taylor Swift alb…

Published on 1 month ago

TDS Time Machine | RFK Jr.: Immune to Normal

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a way of making waves, and not only when he's strapping dead whales to his car. Keep up to date with a roundup of The Daily Show's coverage of his biggest, …

Published on 1 month ago

TDS Time Machine | Ko$ta Doin' Business

Celebrate Michael Kosta by making fat stacks with Kosta Doin' Business.

Michael shares how to get rich during Trump's second term thanks to boomin' prison stocks, the impending climate crisis, liber…

Published on 1 month ago