The Daily Show: Season 30
Season 30 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Daily Show Season 29.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 30 Progress Shield
January 6, 2025 - Jamie Raskin
Jan 6, 2025 · 39 min
Jon Stewart kicks off 2025 with an unusually civil Jan. 6 election certification, and right-wing media's desperate attempts to make the Bourbon Street attack about immigration. Plu
January 7, 2025 - Halina Reijn
Jan 7, 2025 · 27 min
Desi Lydic discusses Trump's imperialist push ahead of his inauguration, including making Canada the 51st state, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, and possibly invading Greenland. Plus,
January 8, 2025 - Richard Reeves
Jan 8, 2025 · 32 min
Desi Lydic covers conservative media's support for Trump's Greenland invasion idea, Trump blaming Gavin Newsom for the LA wildfires, and Trump's plans for pardoning the Jan. 6 insu
January 9, 2025 - Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Jan 9, 2025 · 26 min
Desi Lydic tackles the historically awkward reunion between Trump and all his political enemies at Jimmy Carter's funeral. Plus, conservatives blame DEI for the raging wildfires in
January 13, 2025 - Mark Carney
Jan 13, 2025 · 43 min
Jon Stewart examines how Trump's finger-pointing, and the GOP's threats to withhold disaster relief for the L.A. wildfires are missing the bigger picture: nature is fucked, and hel
January 14, 2025 - Boyd Holbrook
Jan 14, 2025 · 28 min
Jordan Klepper recaps Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense, which featured Republicans pretending to vet the Fox News anchor and Democrats questionin
January 15, 2025 - ALOK
Jan 15, 2025 · 28 min
Jordan Klepper reports on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and TikTok's final days. While Americans wait to find out if Trump or Elon Musk will come to TikTok's rescue, Michael Kosta joi
January 16, 2025 - Rep. Tom Suozzi
Jan 16, 2025 · 36 min
Jordan Klepper covers Biden's ominous farewell address, in which he warned about the end of democracy and formation of an oligarchy. Plus, Desi Lydic and Michael Kosta try to sort
January 20, 2025 - Brooke Harrington
Jan 20, 2025 · 40 min
Jon Stewart unravels the absurd "weave" that was Trump's Inauguration Day, from Joe Biden's buzzer-beater pardons to the tech billionaire VIPs in attendance to the new president's
January 21, 2025 - Stephanie Hsu
Jan 21, 2025 · 33 min
Ronny Chieng on Trump pulling the U.S. out of international treaties and organizations, pardoning the January 6th rioters, dissing Melania, and celebrating with the YMCA. Plus, Jos
January 22, 2024 - Talib Kweli
Jan 22, 2025 · 30 min
Ronny Chieng covers Trump's face-off with a woke pastor, his lukewarm review of church, and a "fuck-it" approach to the Jan. 6 pardons. Plus, Troy Iwata investigates if the GOP's a
January 23, 2025 - Al Madrigal
Jan 23, 2025 · 30 min
Ronny Chieng dives into Trump's first week: DEI snitches, affirmative action's rollback to 1965, and a block on a "blatantly unconstitutional" executive order. Plus, Al Madrigal jo
January 27, 2025 - Royal Ramey
Jan 27, 2025 · 40 min
Jon Stewart discusses China's new A.I. tool "DeepSeek," and urges Democrats to convince voters of THEIR plan rather than react to Trump's "fascist" first week of executive orders.
January 28, 2025 - Lil Rel Howery
Jan 28, 2025 · 29 min
Michael Kosta checks in on the latest Trumpworld news: new press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the banning of trans people in the military, and the aftermath of pardoned Jan. 6 insur
January 29, 2025 - Rachel Mason
Jan 29, 2025 · 33 min
Michael Kosta tackles RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing for health secretary, including protests from his family and medical professionals, his questionable stances on vaccines and AI
January 30, 2025 - Vince Beiser
Jan 30, 2025 · 33 min
Michael Kosta on the tragic Washington D.C. plane crash and Trump's baseless blame of DEI for the catastrophe. Plus, the Best F**kin' News team breaks down which of Trump's nominee
February 3, 2025 - Mo Amer
Feb 3, 2025 · 38 min
Jon Stewart examines Trump's attacks on trans people, Canada, and DEI as his first presidential orders of business and asks: How is that making America great again? Plus, the Best
February 4, 2025 - Nicole Avant
Feb 4, 2025 · 35 min
Desi Lydic covers Elon Musk's purge of USAID, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy's lust for omelets, and Trump's January 6 revenge on top FBI officials. Plus, Troy Iwata checks in to a
February 5, 2025 - Julia Stiles
Feb 5, 2025 · 29 min
Desi Lydic tackles Trump's proposal to take over Gaza and push all the Palestinians out to build a resort. Plus, Republicans try to spin the president's plan, and Jordan Klepper ge
February 6, 2025 - Ke Huy Quan
Feb 6, 2025 · 29 min
Desi Lydic covers Trump's latest executive actions, including a combination walk back/double-down on his Gaza plan, a ban on trans athletes that he probably didn't proofread, and a
February 10, 2025 - David Remnick
Feb 10, 2025 · 45 min
Jon Stewart tackles Trump's attempt to be the Super Bowl MVP and examines the president's rejection of federal agencies, birthright citizenship, and basic constitutional checks and
February 11, 2025 - Jesse Eisenberg
Feb 11, 2025 · 32 min
Jordan Klepper on Trump's boredom over his own tariffs, Pete Hegseth's half-woke Fort Bragg rebrand, and Eric Adams's "get out of jail" card. Plus, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Michael Kos
February 12, 2025 - Colman Domingo
Feb 12, 2025 · 30 min
Jordan Klepper covers Trump pushing his Gaza takeover plan even further and the hypocrisy, conflicts of interest, and terrible "jokes" behind the most powerful unelected bureaucrat
February 13, 2025 - Brady Corbet
Feb 13, 2025 · 30 min
Jordan Klepper tackles Trump getting "hot" and heavy with the Kennedy Center, the government confirming RFK Jr. as health secretary, and the president fumbling peace negotiations b
February 24, 2025 - Rupa Bhattacharyya
Feb 24, 2025 · 39 min
Jon Stewart dives into Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE, and how the Elon Musk-led project masks its allegiance to corporate overlords and negligence to
February 25, 2025 - Wendi McLendon-Covey
Feb 25, 2025 · 30 min
Desi Lydic tackles Trump's continued defense of Russia to Fox News's dismay and his captivation with Emmanuel Macron's accent, despite the French president's attempts to sway him.
February 26, 2025 - Rosebud Baker
Feb 26, 2025 · 26 min
Desi Lydic tackles Trump's first cabinet meeting, which included Elon Musk accidentally canceling Ebola prevention and RFK Jr. downplaying the measles outbreak. Meanwhile, Trump an
February 27, 2025 - Gabrielle Union
Feb 27, 2025 · 28 min
Desi Lydic rates the Democratic Party's methods of opposing Trump on the cringe-o-meter: from off-key protest chants to interpretive dance to podcasts. Plus, with so many Dems sayi
March 3, 2025 - Matthew Desmond
Mar 3, 2025 · 46 min
Jon Stewart dives into the Oval Office meeting between Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy, which shocked viewers more than John Cena's heel-turn. Plus, Jon calls bullshit on Elon Musk's c
March 4, 2025 - Mae Martin
Mar 4, 2025 · 29 min
Michael Kosta tackles Trump launching a trade war with Canada, Trudeau responding to Trump with a "disappointed dad" message, and the GOP blaming Biden for stock market issues. Plu
March 5, 2025 - Julien Baker & Mackenzie Scott aka "Torres"
Mar 5, 2025 · 31 min
Michael Kosta explains why Trump's joint session speech felt like a theatrical production with appearances by co-star Elon Musk, over-the-top trolling, and blatant lies as the Demo
March 6, 2025 - Antoni Porowski
Mar 6, 2025 · 30 min
Michael Kosta on Trump doubling down then ditching Canada and Mexico tariffs, the GOP pretending the plunging stock market is normal, and the president pissing off China. Plus, Jos
March 17, 2025 - Sen. Chris Murphy
Mar 17, 2025 · 41 min
Jon Stewart highlights how the Democrats' divisiveness over Trump's budget bill is emblematic of their lack of vision, plummeting approval ratings, and continued losses against the
March 18, 2025 - Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
Mar 18, 2025 · 33 min
Jordan Klepper breaks down how Trump's attempt to mass-deport Venezuelans by invoking a racist wartime law has led to a feud with the federal judge and an all-out constitutional cr
March 19, 2025 - Anthony Carrigan
Mar 19, 2025 · 23 min
Jordan Klepper covers the backlash against Elon Musk, including town hall rage against his unconfirmed DOGE position and sweeping Tesla vandalization. Plus, some advice for the ret
March 20, 2025 - Peter Wolf
Mar 20, 2025 · 35 min
Jordan Klepper covers Trump's anti-DEI fallout, including the Pentagon's erasure of Jackie Robinson and The Enola Gay. Plus, Troy Iwata joins the Republicans' campaign to revive Te
March 24, 2025 - Paul Rudd
Mar 24, 2025 · 37 min
Jon Stewart goes old-school Daily Show on Trump and Republicans who pride themselves on "saving" free speech, all while censoring anybody who doesn't agree with them. Paul Rudd sit
March 25, 2025 - Michelle Wu
Mar 25, 2025 · 37 min
Ronny Chieng tackles Republicans' desperate attempts to defend Trump administration officials accidentally adding a journalist to their Signal group chat for planning missile strik
March 26, 2025 - Steve Coogan
Mar 26, 2025 · 39 min
Ronny Chieng dives into the churn of Signal-gate as Pete Hegseth downplays the war chat, Michael Waltz makes excuses, and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg brings receipts. Chris Distefa
March 27, 2025 - Bill Murray
Mar 27, 2025 · 34 min
Ronny Chieng covers the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election, including Elon Musk's $20 million intervention in Republican Brad Schimel's campaign, attack ads against the wron
March 31, 2025 - Oren Cass
Mar 31, 2025 · 52 min
Jon Stewart checks in on the state of democracy after Trump considers an unconstitutional third term in office, then takes a look at how all the national security officials involve
April 1, 2025 - Gianna Toboni
Apr 1, 2025 · 31 min
Michael Kosta breaks down the Trump administration's disregard for the Constitution: Trump's plan for a third term that even Republicans think is an April Fool's joke, omitting due
April 2, 2025 - Melissa Arnot Reid
Apr 2, 2025 · 29 min
Michael Kosta recaps surprising wins for the Democrats, including a victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race despite Elon Musk's financial interference, and a record-breaking 25
April 3, 2025 - Scott Glenn
Apr 3, 2025 · 28 min
Michael Kosta recaps Trump's tariffs fallout, from a stock market crash to cabinet officials taking to the airwaves to cheerlead the move. Also, Grace Kuhlenschmidt checks in on th
April 7, 2025 - Rahm Emanuel
Apr 7, 2025 · 45 min
Jon Stewart on the fallout from Trump's tariffs, a stock market in a near-recession free fall, and the GOP's spin of the economic turmoil as "no biggie". "Nobody will ever trust us
April 8, 2025 - Mallory McMorrow
Apr 8, 2025 · 33 min
Desi Lydic covers the ongoing economic crisis from Trump's trade war, which has created tension between Trump's two favorite goons, Peter Navarro and Elon Musk. Meanwhile, Fox News
April 9, 2025 - Olivia Munn
Apr 9, 2025 · 35 min
Desi Lydic tracks Trump's "Tariff Day" roller coaster ride, from his shock announcement of a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, to slapping even more tariffs on China. Plus, Olivi
April 10, 2025 - Bowen Yang
Apr 10, 2025 · 31 min
Desi Lydic tackles Trump's cabinet of ass-kissers, his war on water pressure, and Kristi Noem's viral gun photo-op. Plus, Troy Iwata breaks down the White House's top issue: temper
April 14, 2025 - Ramy Youssef
Apr 14, 2025 · 37 min
Jon Stewart measures Trump's weight on the authoritarian scale. Between the president's refusal to correct the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to his incompetence on a
April 15, 2025 - Nimesh Patel
Apr 15, 2025 · 28 min
Ronny Chieng tackles the Trump administration shirking responsibility for a Maryland father's mistaken deportation to El Salvador, their aggressive media tirade invoking Osama Bin
April 16, 2025 - Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Apr 16, 2025 · 36 min
Ronny Chieng breaks down how JD Vance's comments calling Chinese people "peasants" have escalated both the shade war and the trade war with China, impacting American industries fro
April 17, 2025 - Nancy Kwan
Apr 17, 2025 · 34 min
Ronny Chieng covers Elon Musk's mission to have babies over DM, Pete Hegseth's Air Force diversity purge, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine coded attack on autism, and proof he has never seen
April 28, 2025 - Chris Hughes
Apr 28, 2025 · 41 min
Jon Stewart takes a look at Trump's first 100 days: from plummeting approval ratings to unfulfilled promises on immigration, health, and the economy, to destroying his reputation a
April 29, 2025 - Katherine Maher
Apr 29, 2025 · 27 min
On Trump's official second 100th day in office, Jordan Klepper delves into his lack of follow-through, including the division he's sown, his back-and-forth on tariffs and firings,
April 30, 2025 - Jon Meacham
Apr 30, 2025 · 37 min
Desi Lydic covers Trump's 100th day celebrations: inviting ABC News into the White House to misunderstand the Declaration of Independence, grooving to his famous "YMCA" dance, and
May 1, 2025 - Elissa Slotkin
May 1, 2025 · 29 min
Michael Kosta continues TDS coverage of Trump's 100th day in office with reports from NewsNation's town hall, where the president racially slighted Stephen A. Smith, as well as det
May 5, 2025 - Rutger Bregman
May 5, 2025 · 41 min
Jon Stewart sorts Trump's latest barrage of bullshit into the "OK" and "NOT OK" piles, including telling kids to cut down on dolls and pencils, calling for Alcatraz to reopen, post
May 6, 2025 - Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle
May 6, 2025 · 33 min
Desi Lydic recaps Trump's oblivious reaction to getting friend-zoned by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and prepares for a summer of shitty air travel as the Real ID deadline a
May 7, 2025 - John Green
May 7, 2025 · 27 min
Desi Lydic dives into Trump's ominous "big announcement," the president renames the Persian Gulf, another US fighter jet falls off an aircraft carrier, and kids swap tariff-priced
May 8, 2025 - Michelle Buteau
May 8, 2025 · 29 min
Desi Lydic has the latest from the Vatican after the announcement of the first American pope, Leo XIV, including the world's reaction to a Chicago-style pope and Fox News immediate
May 12, 2025 - Gen. Stanley McChrystal
May 12, 2025 · 39 min
After Trump teased an upcoming "big announcement" last week, Jon Stewart contemplates what news Americans are supposed to be so psyched for: the possible suspension of due process,
May 13, 2025 - Matt Wolf
May 13, 2025 · 27 min
Jordan Klepper breaks down day one of Saudi Arabia's effort to buy Trump's affection: Arabian horses, a McDonald's food truck, some business deals, and a mid-meeting nap. Plus, Mic
May 14, 2025 - Colum McCann
May 14, 2025 · 28 min
Jordan Klepper covers Trump's lavish welcome in Qatar and lifting of Syrian sanctions, while RFK Jr. lands himself in muddy waters over swimming in a contaminated creek. Plus, Grac
May 15, 2025 - Rep. Jake Auchincloss
May 15, 2025 · 30 min
Jordan Klepper recaps Trump's visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he was greeted by a lackluster hair dance ceremony, serenaded a Qatari military base with Lee Greenwood, and
May 19, 2025 - Patrick McGee
May 19, 2025 · 44 min
Jon Stewart critiques the media spin on Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis, from CNN's shameless promotion of Jake Tapper's book to Fox News's "but"-tainted sympathies. ward-winning jour
May 20, 2025 - Prabal Gurung
May 20, 2025 · 41 min
Ronny Chieng covers Trump's cabinet cracking under pressure, from Kristi Noem drawing a blank on habeas corpus, immigration getting the Bravo treatment, Kash Patel and Dan Bongino
May 21, 2025 - Simon Pegg
May 21, 2025 · 34 min
Ronny Chieng tackles the president of South Africa's uncomfortable White House visit and a MAGA couple shortchanged by a "RUMP" watch. Plus, Trump sets his heart on a $542 billion
May 22, 2025 - Dawn Staley
May 22, 2025 · 30 min
Ronny Chieng covers the House passing Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill", trading Medicaid, food stamps, and the national debt for a waiver on silencer registration fees. Plus, the Big B
June 2, 2025 - Carole Cadwalladr
Jun 2, 2025 · 42 min
Jon Stewart tracks Elon Musk's White House crash, from the high of being Trump's "first buddy" to the low of his black-eyed DOGE send-off. Now that the 100-day honeymoon is over, J
June 3, 2025 - Candace Parker
Jun 3, 2025 · 30 min
Michael Kosta unpacks Elon Musk calling Trump's Big Beautiful Bill a "disgusting abomination"; the head of FEMA learning there's a hurricane season; Social Security chief Frank Bis
June 4, 2025 - Leah Litman
Jun 4, 2025 · 35 min
Michael Kosta dives into the fallout of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill: Elon slamming the "sprawling spending bill" and turning on Trump, Democrats backing Elon's criticisms, and Marjo
June 5, 2025 - Jonathan D. Cohen
Jun 5, 2025 · 32 min
Michael Kosta unpacks the latest in Musk and Trump's messy bromance breakup: Elon doubling down on critiques against the Big Beautiful Bill, Trump's parent-level guilt, Kanye West
June 9, 2025 - Stephen A. Smith
Jun 9, 2025 · 39 min
Jon Stewart examines chaos in the MAGA-verse, as escalating ICE raids in Los Angeles erupt in protests, Stephen Miller hunts for nonviolent immigrants, Elon plays the Epstein card
June 10, 2025 - Bryan Cranston
Jun 10, 2025 · 30 min
Desi Lydic has the latest updates from the L.A. ICE protests, including Trump's outsized military deployment to the city, which defies both California Governor Gavin Newsom and the
June 11, 2025 - Atsuko Okatsuka
Jun 11, 2025 · 26 min
Desi Lydic tackles Trump's politicized Fort Bragg rally, which screened soldiers for loyalty and waist size. Also, Trump plans a $45 million military parade for his birthday, and R
June 12, 2025 - Jeff Hiller
Jun 12, 2025 · 32 min
Desi Lydic tackles Elon Musk's vague apology to Trump; RFK Jr. putting his conspiracy buddies in charge at the CDC; and Tulsi Gabbard getting AI to do the FBI's homework. Also, Tru
June 16, 2025 - John Mulaney
Jun 16, 2025 · 50 min
Jon Stewart breaks down Netanyahu's "urgent" strike on Iran's nuclear program, MAGA's sustained focus on battling protesters and immigrants in Democratic cities, and how Trump's un
June 17, 2025 - Bill Clinton & James Patterson
Jun 17, 2025 · 49 min
Jordan Klepper dives into Trump's Irish exit from Canada's G7 Summit to explore a "better than a ceasefire" between Israel and Iran, and how Trump's threats against Iran's ayatolla
June 18, 2025 - Matt Berninger
Jun 18, 2025 · 36 min
Jordan Klepper covers the latest on a potential war with Iran, including the fight between Tucker Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz that was heard across the MAGA-verse and Trump's big dec
July 7, 2025 - Steve Kroft
Jul 7, 2025 · 44 min
Jon Stewart covers the passage of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill: Republicans bashing then endorsing the megabill, trading tax cuts to sway senators, giving a $40 billion infusion to I
July 8, 2025 - Michael Luo
Jul 8, 2025 · 34 min
The Department of Justice (and Michael Kosta) try to gaslight Ronny Chieng about a suddenly "nonexistent" Jeffrey Epstein client list, Trump lists Benjamin Netanyahu as a reference
July 9, 2025 - Lauren Greenfield
Jul 9, 2025 · 35 min
Ronny Chieng dives into the expanding world of AI: Elon Musk's de-wokified Grok goes Nazi, a Marco Rubio imposter fools government officials, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt appreciates th
July 10, 2025 - Youngmi Mayer
Jul 10, 2025 · 34 min
Ronny Chieng weighs in on Trump's international affairs: a hike in tariffs to help his Brazilian doppelgänger stay out of prison, an Iranian threat to his sunbathed bellybutton, an
July 14, 2025 - Kyla Scanlon
Jul 14, 2025 · 44 min
Jon Stewart delves into the MAGA furor over Trump's handling of the Epstein case, Trump's cheap distractions-turned-threats against Rosie O'Donnell, and the president's double stan
July 15, 2025 - Thomas Chatterton Williams
Jul 15, 2025 · 46 min
With MAGA and Democrats demanding answers about the Epstein files and Trump denying their existence, Jordan Klepper charts the president's well-documented history with Jeffrey Epst
July 16, 2025 - Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Jul 16, 2025 · 28 min
Jordan Klepper follows MAGA's continued frustration with Trump for not releasing the Epstein files, and Trump's continued frustration with MAGA for not shutting up about it. Also,
July 17, 2025 - Reggie Watts
Jul 17, 2025 · 33 min
Jordan Klepper covers Trump's ugly battle with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which is fueled by Powell's refusal to lower interest rates despite Trump's toothless threats to
July 21, 2025 - Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Jul 21, 2025 · 49 min
Jon Stewart dives into Trump's crude birthday card to Epstein and his desperate attempts to distract MAGA with Hillary's emails, the release of the MLK files, and the return of rac
July 22, 2025 - Rob Franklin
Jul 22, 2025 · 34 min
Josh Johnson kicks off his first day behind the host desk with possible new intel from Ghislaine Maxwell and Trump's latest batch of Epstein distractions: a 2016 Obama conspiracy,
July 23, 2025 - Samara Cyn
Jul 23, 2025 · 30 min
Josh Johnson covers the breaking story that the DOJ informed Trump he was on the Epstein list, newly unearthed photos of Trump's friendship with Epstein, and the president's wild p
July 24, 2025 - Christopher McDonald
Jul 24, 2025 · 35 min
Josh Johnson covers the aftermath of revelations that Trump knew he was on the Epstein list: Pam Bondi bails on her CPAC appearance, videos connecting Epstein to Trump surface, and
July 28, 2025 - Peter Beinart
Jul 28, 2025 · 43 min
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 Ghis
July 29, 2025 - Jenny Slate
Jul 29, 2025 · 25 min
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 wi
July 30, 2025 - Alison Brie & Dave Franco
Jul 30, 2025 · 28 min
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 bonf
July 31, 2025 - Tony Hale
Jul 31, 2025 · 27 min
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 underton
September 8, 2025 - Spike Lee
Sep 8, 2025 · 35 min
Rumors have been swirling about the American president's potentially failing health, and between his cankles, a tribute video from the White House, and global leaders throwing Nobe
September 9, 2025 - Patrick McEnroe
Sep 9, 2025 · 40 min
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 Ghislain
September 10, 2025 - Michael Grunwald
Sep 10, 2025 · 33 min
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 w
September 11, 2025 - Rainn Wilson
Sep 11, 2025 · 31 min
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,
September 16, 2025 - Jay Duplass & Michael Strassner
Sep 16, 2025 · 31 min
Desi Lydic unpacks the toxic internet landscape in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination, where members of the Trump administration have called for people to lose their job
September 17, 2025 - Cooper Hoffman
Sep 17, 2025 · 24 min
Desi Lydic covers Congress grilling Kash Patel over buried details of the Epstein files and Trump's attempt to put an ocean between himself and the Epstein controversy via a castle
September 18, 2025 - Maria Ressa
Sep 18, 2025 · 43 min
A humble, obedient Jon Stewart heaps praise upon America's Glorious Leader, Donald J. Trump, and provides an FCC-approved refresher on the rules of free speech in the wake of Jimmy
September 22, 2025 - Jacinda Ardern
Sep 22, 2025 · 42 min
Jon Stewart unpacks Jimmy Kimmel's return to television amid outcry over his suspension, a sign of the times in an era where President Trump isn't even hiding his flagrant attacks
September 23, 2025 - John Fugelsang
Sep 23, 2025 · 30 min
Jordan Klepper recaps Trump and RFK's latest pseudo-scientific bombshells: Tylenol causes autism, vaccines flood baby bodies, and the Amish are leading the world in modern medicine
September 24, 2025 - Sebastian Murphy
Sep 24, 2025 · 27 min
Jordan Klepper covers how Putin's fuckboi antics pushed Trump into Ukraine's arms, while Grace Kuhlenschmidt and the rest of MAGA unravel a sick plot to prank the president in a co
September 25, 2025 - Regina Hall
Sep 25, 2025 · 30 min
Jordan Klepper dives into Trump's latest adventures in pettiness, from framing Biden's autopen signature among portraits in the Presidential Walk of Fame to framing James Comey for
September 29, 2025 - Jill Lepore
Sep 29, 2025 · 43 min
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' "vio
September 30, 2025 - Cristela Alonzo
Sep 30, 2025 · 35 min
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 gro
October 1, 2025 - Benny Safdie
Oct 1, 2025 · 32 min
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 ever
October 2, 2025 - Kevin Nguyen
Oct 2, 2025 · 31 min
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 a
October 6, 2025 - Tristan Harris
Oct 6, 2025 · 45 min
Jon Stewart dives into the emerging effects of the government shutdown, the battle over healthcare that has Republicans and Democrats pointing fingers, and Trump's delight in using
October 7, 2025 - Wawa Gatheru
Oct 7, 2025 · 36 min
Josh Johnson dives into AG Pam Bondi's refusal to answer questions about Epstein during a fiery Senate hearing, Trump pretending to forget Ghislaine Maxwell's name while also not r
October 8, 2025 - Anthony Ramos
Oct 8, 2025 · 30 min
Josh Johnson shares the latest updates on the government shutdown as the Trump administration searches for files on Amelia Earhart, the FAA faces staff shortages due to unpaid work
October 9, 2025 - Hunter Prosper
Oct 9, 2025 · 33 min
Josh Johnson dives into the peace deal Trump brokered between Israel and Hamas, and the president's heightened focus on a supposedly more dangerous and local enemy: Antifa. As troo
October 20, 2025 - Bernie Sanders
Oct 20, 2025 · 44 min
Jon Stewart examines the "No Kings" protests that failed to meet Fox News's violent expectations, why Trump fits the mold of a gold-smeared monarch, and how even the Declaration of
October 21, 2025 - Catherine Bracy
Oct 21, 2025 · 36 min
Michael Kosta checks in on Trump's latest White House makeover, which includes demolishing the First Lady's quarters to build a gigantic ballroom in the East Wing. Plus, while a De
October 22, 2025 - Ryan Holiday
Oct 22, 2025 · 35 min
While thousands of government employees are working without pay during the ongoing government shutdown, Donald Trump is squeezing $230 million from the Department of Justice as com
October 23, 2025 - Jeff Tweedy
Oct 23, 2025 · 30 min
Michael Kosta dives into the alleged involvement of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat star Terry Rozier in illegal gambling schemes. Plus, Donald Tr
October 27, 2025 - Zohran Mamdani
Oct 27, 2025 · 40 min
After Trump echoes a complaint that he's unappreciated by Americans for his "sacrifices," Jon Stewart looks at all the things the president has accomplished without getting proper
October 28, 2025 - Lucy Dacus
Oct 28, 2025 · 30 min
Desi Lydic breaks down Trump's trip to Japan, which included a shockingly firm handshake from new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, decadent gifts to win the president's heart, and a
October 29, 2025 - Aubrey Plaza & Dan Murphy
Oct 29, 2025 · 29 min
Desi Lydic covers Trump's state visit to South Korea, where he was honoured with a "Yas King" rally, a golden crown, and the unofficial U.S. presidential anthem, "YMCA". Meanwhile,
October 30, 2025 - Justine Lupe
Oct 30, 2025 · 31 min
Desi Lydic recaps Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where they had an unsurprisingly fruitless discussion about tariffs. Then, after Marjorie Taylor Greene calls o
November 3, 2025 - Joe Manchin
Nov 3, 2025 · 50 min
Between Trump throwing a lavish "Great Gatsby"-themed party on the night that SNAP benefits ran out for millions of Americans, dragging his feet to open court-ordered emergency fun
November 4, 2025 - Sanna Marin
Nov 4, 2025 · 33 min
As Election Day wraps up, Jordan Klepper recaps the suspenseful New York City mayoral race infused with Islamophobic fearmongering of Zohran Mamdani and an uphill battle for Andrew
November 5, 2025 - Scott Galloway
Nov 5, 2025 · 33 min
Jordan Klepper dives into the big wins for Democrats across the country last night, including in the hotly contested mayoral race in New York City, which ended in a historic victor
November 6, 2025 - Ethan Hawke
Nov 6, 2025 · 31 min
Trump plays dead fish during a medical emergency in the Oval Office, the White House's Ozempic announcement has Americans losing 400 pounds each, the president finds a new enemy in
November 10, 2025 - Rep. Chris Deluzio & Rep. Pat Ryan
Nov 10, 2025 · 44 min
In the wake of Democrats' decision to end the government shutdown, Jon Stewart returns to his prediction that they were going to piss away last week's hard-earned electoral victori
November 11, 2025 - Rob Riggle
Nov 11, 2025 · 35 min
The Democrats' popular affordability platform has Trump jealously weaving plans for 50-year mortgages and socialist-seeming tariff rebates, and Josh Johnson deciphers how the "mone
November 12, 2025 - Jay Jurden
Nov 12, 2025 · 37 min
Josh Johnson dives into newly released bombshell emails from Jeffrey Epstein that might implicate Trump, considering he referred to the president as the "dog that hasn't barked." P
November 13, 2025 - Miguel Pimentel
Nov 13, 2025 · 37 min
In the wake of new Jeffrey Epstein emails implicating Trump, the GOP unhelpfully backed up the president by releasing 20,000 new Epstein files of their own, and Josh Johnson unpack
November 17, 2025 - Christiane Amanpour
Nov 17, 2025 · 45 min
A batch of newly surfaced Epstein emails sparks Trump's fight-or-flight mode, a diversionary DOJ investigation into the Democrats, and a Fox News crash out as pundits try to downpl
November 18, 2025 - Mitsuyo Miyazaki aka "Hikari"
Nov 18, 2025 · 34 min
An (almost) unanimous vote in the House to release the Epstein files has Trump reversing his opposition to save face, Marjorie Taylor Greene looking like she's severed from MAGA, a
November 19, 2025 - Sean Sherman
Nov 19, 2025 · 33 min
Ronny Chieng dives into Trump's friendly meeting with Saudi Crown Prince MBS despite the president's famously anti-Muslim past, and covers the latest updates on the release of the
November 20, 2025 - Sebastian Maniscalco
Nov 20, 2025 · 32 min
Ronny Chieng dives into Trump's signing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Pam Bondi's shell-shocked statements about a new Epstein investigation aimed at Democrats, U.S. Attor
December 1, 2025 - Elizabeth Kolbert
Dec 1, 2025 · 43 min
Trump spent the weekend celebrating Thanksgiving the traditional way: abusing reporters, calling Tim Walz the R-word, and bragging about his "perfect" MRI score. Plus, while the pr
December 2, 2025 - Nikki DeLoach
Dec 2, 2025 · 37 min
Desi Lydic covers Melania getting into the mandatory Christmas spirit by decorating the un-bulldozed parts of the White House, Kash Patel refusing to do his job without a big girl
December 3, 2025 - Asi Wind
Dec 3, 2025 · 36 min
Josh Johnson tracks Trump's flimsy war on narco-terrorism, from threatening more war-crimey attacks on suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers to pardoning the Honduran ex-president
December 4, 2025 - Ken Casey
Dec 4, 2025 · 30 min
Images of Epstein's island reveal a penchant for creepy decor and a commitment to oral hygiene, Pete Hegseth gets cagey about turning over his phone for the Signalgate investigatio
December 8, 2025 - Malala Yousafzai
Dec 8, 2025 · 45 min
Trump contradicts his phony FIFA peace prize by cranking up the heat on military action in Venezuela, a country Newsmax host Greg Kelly couldn't find on a map, and Jon Stewart gets
December 9, 2025 - Cory Doctorow
Dec 9, 2025 · 38 min
Ronny Chieng covers the latest on the Trump administration's petty changes to free-entry days at national parks, the president's promise to bail out farmers after f**king up the ec
December 10, 2025 - Annie Leibovitz
Dec 10, 2025 · 35 min
Desi Lydic catches a Fox News closed caption writer's "minor" Freudian slip during Trump's economic rally, an event that focused less on affordability and more on Joe Biden. Plus,
December 11, 2025 - Lonnie Thompson
Dec 11, 2025
The America-Venezuela conflict escalates as the Department of Homeland Security TikTok-ifies the seizing of an oil tanker, and Trump can't resist taking credit for the "Captain Phi