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+.
Episodes
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 ICE, boosting billionaires at the expense of Medicaid and SNAP, and more.
Former CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Steve Kroft joins Jon to discuss a $16 million settlement in President Trump’s lawsuit against Pa...
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July 4, 2025 • 33 mins
Oh say can you see? No? Because it's a podcast? Makes sense. Celebrate Independence Day with your ears as The Daily Show dives into what makes America so American.
Jon Stewart focuses on the 4th, as Stephen Colbert checks out a holiday rally held by the KKK. Ed Helms heads to Alaska to find out if there's such a thing as too many eagles. Jon likes his patriotism musical, as he covers a divisive anthem by Arrowsmith, controversial...
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July 1, 2025 • 30 mins
Happy Birthday, Canada! Celebrate our northern neighbor's independence with a compilation of pieces made before America threatened to invade.
Jon Stewart is joined by Jessica Williams to get caught back up on Toronto's crack smoking mayor. Jason Jones heads to Canada to find out why the banks there are too boring for disastrous economic collapse. Dan Bakkedahl discovers Mexico's insidious immigration plot. Sam Bee meets Canadians...
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June 30, 2025 • 32 mins
Celebrate Desi Lydic with a look back at some of her earliest, and best, moments at The Daily Show.
Hear Desi tell her origin story to the audience after the cut. Check out her first night as host. Listen as she hits the streets to hear how visitors feel about New York values in one of her first field pieces. Rethink the value of honesty as she meets a gubernatorial candidate that reveals too much truth. Wade into the conservativ...
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June 27, 2025 • 38 mins
Throw on your best robe and relax with The Daily Show's look back at some of the U.S. Supreme Court's most impactful moments.
Jon Stewart analyzes the bombshell ruling on Bush v. Gore with help from Steve Carell and Vance Degeneres, ponders the effects of corporate money being allowed as political speech with John Oliver, and watches Republicans react with horror to progressive decisions. Trevor Noah remarks on the appointment o...
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June 25, 2025 • 33 mins
Escape the heat with a cold glass of death! TDS covers the downsides of summer.
Jon Stewart reports on the dangers of summer shark attacks with help from Matt Walsh. Lewis Black finds out about adult summer camps. Stephen Colbert dives deeper into danger, discovering the Summer of Anything. Jon and some hippies celebrate a summer solstice solar eclipse, and yearns for the simplicity of only worrying about sharks. Ronny Chieng mai...
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Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Ronny Chieng, and Jordan Klepper discuss evolving The Daily Show for a digital age, covering the 2024 election, and tackling another Trump era.
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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 decision to ignore the problem and focus on erecting flagpoles.
Jordan Klepper and Desi Lydic go head-to-head over the latest sports news: DeMarcus Cousins's outburst in Puerto Rico, Aaron Rodgers's surprise wedding, and Caitlin Clark's return to the WNBA.
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June 18, 2025 • 52 mins
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 ayatollah started an intra-MAGA beef with Tucker Carlson. Plus, Michael Kosta finds a delicious way to capitalize on the situation in Iran.
Was Trump's parade a military celebration or a show of authoritarian power? Jordan Klepper hit the streets of Washington, ...
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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 unattended parade of weaponry explains America's muted response to the Minnesota assassination.
John Mulaney, actor, writer, comedian, and host of the Netflix show “Everybody’s Live,” fought three 14-year-old boys on the finale of his talk show and lived t...
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June 16, 2025 • 36 mins
Don't worry, Bee happy, and listen to some of Sam Bee's best Daily Show field segments.
Embed with the Christian heterosexuals that feel persecuted by gay rights. Meet the tobacco farmer advocating for more child labor. Hear how hunters are trying to protect animals from oil and gas companies, so they can shoot them. Learn how the porn industry has discriminated against asian men. Celebrate a pair of gay penguins at the Central P...
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June 15, 2025 • 37 mins
A Daily Show tribute to dads, for better or worse...
Jon Stewart analyzes the repercussions of President Biden pardoning his son, Hunter. John Leguizamo finds out about a sperm donor accused of fathering 550 kids. Roy Wood Jr. uncovers the Unsolved Mysteries of Don Jr.'s daddy issues. D. L. Hughley reports on a particularly bad dad. Trevor Noah discusses the parental hypocrisy of Herschel Walker. Kristen Schaal educates Jon Stewa...
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June 14, 2025 • 46 mins
In Los Angeles and around the country, people are taking to the streets in protest of government overreach. Take a look back at The Daily Show's coverage of protest, counterprotest, and the role of law enforcement.
Jon Stewart unpacks the Occupy Wall Street movement. He covers the protest, politicization, and backlash rising from the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, and the death of a peaceful protester in Charlo...
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June 13, 2025 • 35 mins
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. Plus, Trump celebrated deploying the military on Angelenos with tickets to "Les Misérables," so Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, and Josh Johnson debate whether the president is a Jean Valjean or a Javert.
Stephen A. Smith is the King of Takes, but how did he begin...
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Desi Lydic tackles Trump’s politicized Fort Bragg rally, which screened soldiers for loyalty and waist size. Plus, Trump plans a $45 million military parade for his birthday, and Ronny Chieng is pumped to sit courtside at a display of America’s military might.
Corporate America has been suspiciously quiet this Pride Month due to fear of backlash from the Trump administration. Desi Lydic and Troy Iwata discuss the current muted ton...
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June 11, 2025 • 32 mins
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... "P***y Comitatus Act"? Plus, one soldier sends a letter home from the frontlines of the L.A. war.
Where does the public stand on Trump vs. Elon? Grace Kuhlenschmidt and Josh Johnson head out to ask New Yorkers to pick: Team Douche or Team Pedophile?
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June 10, 2025 • 41 mins
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 on Trump, and the Trump-Elon alpha male war reveals itself as a sensitive baby feud.
Stephen A. Smith, bestselling author & host of “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” sits down with Jon to discuss why he would rather be a hellraiser than an elected official, h...
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June 9, 2025 • 49 mins
Salute Pride Month with a look back at The Daily Show's coverage of pride, progress and corporate promotional synergy.
Desi Lydic recaps the history of the pride movement from its beginnings. Jon Stewart reports on early victories in the marriage equality movement. Steve Carell boldly goes to the Gaylaxicon 2000 convention to discover the links between pride and sci-fi nerds. Ed Helms travels to Canada to meet a lone straight pr...
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June 8, 2025 • 43 mins
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June 7, 2025 • 34 mins
Celebrate the NBA Finals with a look back at some of The Daily Show’s NBA coverage. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert debate NBA draft age requirements. Jon gets carried away in an interview with Shaq, and examines Lebron James’ professional debut. Trevor interviews 4x NBA champion Draymond Green, and digs into two NBA controversies in China, with help from Ronny Chieng.
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