June 18, 2025 – Matt Berninger
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.…
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March 31, 2025 – Oren Cass 52
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 involved in Signalgate have managed to skirt any accountability and keep their jobs, all while thousands of hard-working government employees lose theirs in DOGE layoffs. Oren […]
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April 1, 2025 – Gianna Toboni 31
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 process on ICE deportations, and a mistaken deportation to El Salvador that can’t be undone. Also, Josh Johnson lays out the difference between Kid Rock’s tattoos and […]
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April 2, 2025 – Melissa Arnot Reid 29
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-hour speech by Cory Booker. Plus, Trump launches his “Liberation Day” tariffs, and Republicans scramble to supply cover. In the first installment of “Mysteries of Donald Trump’s Very Very Large […]
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April 3, 2025 – Scott Glenn 28
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 the penguins who now find themselves in a trade war. Jordan Klepper profiles Brian Glenn: Chief White House Correspondent of Real America’s Voice, boyfriend of Marjorie Taylor […]
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April 7, 2025 – Rahm Emanuel 45
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. In eight weeks, he’s destroyed 80 years of reputation that America built”. Rahm Emanuel, former ambassador to Japan under Biden and a current […]
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April 8, 2025 – Mallory McMorrow 33
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’s journalistic integrity is front-and-center with their top story: “Look over there!” Also, Michael Kosta reports on how the tariff pile-on with China could have American manufacturers like […]
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April 9, 2025 – Olivia Munn 35
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, Olivia Munn explains how Trump’s tariff chaos is all just brushstrokes in the art of his deal. Could resurrecting the woolly mammoth be the fix for modern […]
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April 10, 2025 – Bowen Yang 31
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: temperamental showers. Michael Kosta dives into America’s mad money problems in the face of Trump’s tariffs: panicked shopping on the rise, price hikes on everyday toys and […]
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April 14, 2025 – Ramy Youssef 37
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 variety of issues, Donald’s dictatorship isn’t looking very healthy. Award-winning actor and comedian, Ramy Youssef joins Jon Stewart to talk about the new animated series he co-created called […]
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April 15, 2025 – Nimesh Patel 28
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 Laden, and Harvard’s defiance of Donald Trump. Also, Josh Johnson explains how Trump’s power changes from Harvard to El Salvador. Trump promised that under his presidency, the rest of the world […]
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April 16, 2025 – Sen. Tammy Duckworth 36
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 from automakers to Hollywood. Plus, Troy Iwata chimes in on the one thriving business of the trade war: TikTok luxury knockoffs. Michael Kosta checks in with Canadians to […]
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April 17, 2025 – Nancy Kwan 34
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 “Love on the Spectrum.” Michael Kosta & Ronny Chieng go head to head over Rory McIlroy’s Masters Tournament takeover, brand-new Barbie Lebron James, Bryce Harper’s […]
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April 28, 2025 – Chris Hughes 41
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 as a shrewd negotiator with China and Ukraine. Chris Hughes, an economist and the author of “Marketcrafters,” sits down with Jon Stewart to unpack the economy’s fall under […]
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April 29, 2025 – Katherine Maher 27
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, and taunting Canada until they elected a liberal prime minister. Trump let Elon Musk take a chainsaw to the federal workforce in order to save taxpayers money, but […]
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April 30, 2025 – Jon Meacham 37
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 putting the economy on financial Ozempic. From the dark halls of Santa Monica to the caves of the Trump administration, Stephen Miller has been working in the shadows […]
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May 1, 2025 – Elissa Slotkin 29
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 details on Mike Waltz’s exit and subsequent United Nations promotion, and Pam Bondi’s ridiculous claims about fentanyl deaths. With anxiety-inducing news cycles and Trump Derangement Syndrome on […]
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May 5, 2025 – Rutger Bregman 41
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, posting AI-generated images of himself as the Pope, and shrugging off the Constitution. Historian and best-selling author Rutger Bregman joins Jon Stewart to unpack his […]
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May 6, 2025 – Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle 33
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 approaches and Newark Airport spirals into more chaos. Ronny Chieng breaks down how AI chatbot romances aren’t as stupid as you might guess; they’re stupid in […]
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May 7, 2025 – John Green 27
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 Barbies for the promise of economic freedom. In honor of the conclave, Lewis Black sounds off on the Vatican’s mysterious process to select a new pope, including this […]
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May 8, 2025 – Michelle Buteau 29
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 immediately yelling at him to speak English. Plus, Michael Kosta celebrates America’s conclave win. Following Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military, Jordan Klepper met […]
