The Daily Show: Ears Edition

This week's host Michael Kosta is joined by Daily Show writer and producer Matt O'Brien to recap the latest news, and preview what's to come.

They cover the confusing nature of the US-Iran ceasefire and accompanying meme war, the price hikes for World Cup train tickets, President Trump's executive order to accelerate psychedelic drug treatments for veterans and the animal rights activists storming a beagle research facility like the beaches of Normandy.

Looking ahead they discuss how we're letting the earth down for Earth Day, and the absurdity of the Trump tariff refund portal.

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You can put this podcast in your ears, but be careful not to inhale. It's The Daily Show's coverage of marijuana through the years and the legal system.

Michael Kosta reports on the eternal battle between weed and alcohol. Desi Lydic reports, slowly, from the first gas station selling legally. Sarah Silverman takes to the streets to talk legalization and weed baristas. Trevor Noah checks in on Canada going legal. Jessica Williams educates Jon on the updates to weed culture. Jon Stewart discusses the road to legalization with Al Madrigal and Wyatt Cenac. Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert go head to head over legalization and wife swapping. Finally, it turns out monkeys know how to party.

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Jon Stewart dives into Trump Jesus-ifying himself with an AI image (which he later claimed was depicting him as a doctor) and the president's Easter beef with Pope Leo. Ronny Chieng weighs in on JD Vance's apology tour on Trump's behalf, Joe Biden thinking he saw Obama, the president's theory that diet soda kills cancer cells, and a FEMA official's claims of teleporting... to a Waffle House. Plus, Ronny Chieng comments on the ongoing meme war between the U.S. and Iran, and Pete Hegseth slams the media for its lack of "patriotic" coverage.

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Ronny Chieng plunges into America's evolving war with Iran, how global fuel shortages are making Thai news anchors sweaty, whether Iran's AI video of Jesus casting Trump into hell falls under Hegseth’s “patriotic” label, and how all this chaos is somehow improving the U.S. stock market. Plus, Iran’s stream of “slopaganda” is inspiring Michael Kosta to do his part in the emerging meme war.

Grace Kuhlenschmidt breaks down the hottest tech news, including the rise of "tech neck" from chronic phone use, marathon runners racing against robots in China, and an AI avatar that could finally give the world a lifelike Mark Zuckerberg, in the latest edition of Tech Yeah!

From a Powerpoint pitch to a hit series, writer and director Lee Sung Jin joins Ronny and breaks down how the new season of his award-winning Netflix series ”Beef” came together through honest collaboration and real-life inspirations. Jin explores generational divides and relates them to why this season takes place at a country club. Plus, he tells the story of returning to Korea after 20 years to film parts of Season 2 with legendary actors Youn Yuh-jung and Song Kang-ho, and getting a surprise set visit from “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho.
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JD Vance continues his apology tour on Trump’s behalf at a TPUSA event, begging Gen Z not to leave MAGA over Iran and Epstein frustrations, and Ronny Chieng tries to make sense of Trump’s “Diet Coke is healthy” logic. Plus, since Trump’s Jesus AI images won’t stop, Grace Kuhlenschmidt steps in as a fully supportive, temporary “war pope."

Professional naming expert Marco Glennwald III is losing his mind over the president's insistence on naming every goddamn thing after himself.

Filmmaker and actor Zoe Lister-Jones sits down with Ronny to discuss starring in the Peacock series, "The Miniature Wife." They talk about co-starring as a billionaire and an evil scientist, portraying power dynamics in relationships through a fantastical lens, being exposed to feminist filmmaking from her video artist mother, and giving her TV series “Slip” – which she wrote, directed, and starred in – a new life on Peacock.
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