Transcript of Desi Lydic Recaps the DNC's Opening Night: Biden After Dark, Kamala Harris’s Smile & Hillary Clinton | Rep. Lauren Underwood
Desi Lydic recaps the biggest moments of night one, including Hillary Clinton's crowd breaking into a familiar chant, conservatives obsessing over Kamala Harris's smile, and Joe Biden giving an energetic speech that went way past everyone's bedtimes. Plus, Troy Iwata hunts for the perfect "Thank You" card for Biden. Then Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, Troy Iwata, and Josh Johnson talk to Dems on the ground in Chicago for their thoughts not on the party's policies, but on its vibes. And representative of Illinois’s 14th District and co-founder of the Black Maternal Health Caucus Lauren Underwood discusses speaking at the DNC on opening night, her experience working closely with Kamala Harris to address and advance maternal healthcare with the Momnibus Act, the key to combating the anti-woman policy agenda of conservatives like JD Vance, and the parallels between her work and her favorite reality show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Project 2025 Leaks Reveal Trump Connection | Mark Duplass
Desi Lydic watches the leaked Project 2025 training videos and discovers the secret right-wing plan for transforming government, undoing climate rules, and eliminating all pronouns from the English language. Plus, the people who made them are a little weird and have close ties to Donald Trump, despite his denials. Grace Kuhlenschmidt explores the drawbacks of having a gerontocracy by chatting with UC Irvine neuropolitics researcher Mark Fisher and visits Congressman Maxwell Frost for a younger politician’s perspective. Also, actor, writer, producer, and director Mark Duplass talks to Desi about his second Emmy nomination for his role on the Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Desi Lydic Covers Twitter Glitching Out for Elon’s Interview | Gabby Thomas
Desi Lydic tackles Donald Trump’s glitchy interview with Elon Musk on X, in which a slurring Trump announced plans to close the Department of Education, played '90s pop culture trivia with Vladimir Putin, and revealed his new celebrity crush. On an Olympics edition of Sports War, Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta recap the biggest stories from the 2024 Paris Games, including why Australian breaker Raygun is sure to be this year’s hottest Halloween costume. Also, three-time gold medalist Gabby Thomas joins Desi to discuss her big wins for Team USA, a moment she spent five years training for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Jon Stewart on Why Trump Wants Biden Back So Badly | Mark Cuban
Donald Trump is facing a hard fight against Kamala Harris. Jon Stewart looks at Trump's half-hearted attempts to adjust to the new challenge and wonders if he's hatching a devious plan to help Biden take back the nomination, January 6th style. Plus, entrepreneur and minority owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, joins Jon to discuss disrupting the healthcare industry as co-founder of Cost Plus Drug Company. They discuss Silicon Valley’s goals of anointing Trump as CEO of America and serving as board members, the unpredictable future of AI, and how drug price transparency has changed the future of our healthcare system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Unpacking Kamala’s Campaign Kickoff with Charlamagne tha God | Behind the Show
Charlamagne tha God joins Daily Show correspondent Josh Johnson to break down Kamala Harris’s campaign kickoff in Atlanta and the predictable backlash from Trump and the GOP. They discuss how Republicans’ sexist and racist attacks against VP Harris are ignoring the real issues, how she could meaningfully elevate the pop culture figures who support her, and what factors Black voters are not considering if they intend to vote for Donald Trump and JD Vance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Michael Kosta Covers Kamala’s New VP Pick & President Biden’s Exit Interview | ICYMI
Michael Kosta gets to know Kamala Harris’s VP pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Josh Johnson explains to Michael why Walz is the “right type of white guy” to be her running mate. Plus, Michael watches Joe Biden’s first sit-down interview since dropping out of the presidential race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Biden's Post-Dropout Interview, Trump’s Crowd Size Insecurity & Elon’s Legal Fit | Hannah Berner
Michael Kosta on Joe Biden’s big comeback, why Donald Trump is having a crowd-measuring contest with Martin Luther King Jr., The astronauts whose 10-day mission is turning into eight months, and Elon Musk's legal temper tantrum. And, Grace Kuhlenschmidt attends Kamala Harris’s first rally with running mate Tim Walz to ask supporters about the Minnesota governor’s experience, dad energy, and the biggest elephant in the room: his whiteness. Then, stand-up comedian Hannah Berner talks about her new Netflix special, “We Ride at Dawn,” the fine line between bachelorette trips and cults, and the benefits of more creative avenues available to women pursuing a career in comedy. Berner and Kosta also bond over their common tennis-to-comedy career paths.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Harris-Walz Campaign Holds First Rally & Republicans Call Walz "Tampon Tim" | Barbara McQuade
Michael Kosta on Tim Walz's debut at Philadelphia's rowdy Harris rally, the GOP struggle to find an attack line on the new VP candidate, and Republicans descending into tampon turmoil. Plus, Troy Iwata investigates why Trump is calling Harris and Walz communists and discovers other secret commies. And, with Kamala Harris now the nominee, conservatives are breaking out their old standbys: racism and misogyny. In a new installment of "In My Opinion," Charlamagne Tha God refutes the right's claims that Harris is a DEI hire who lies about her race, and calls on the media to help filter out the bulls**t. Then, University of Michigan Law School professor and former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade joins to discuss her new book, “Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.” She explains how “disinformation” — the deliberate use of lies — is different from misinformation, how tactics like declinism and nostalgia are being used by the far-right in the current election cycle, and how regular Americans can take control by advocating for social media regulations and staying media literate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Kamala Harris Picks Minn. Governor & Midwestern Dad Tim Walz as Running Mate | Ed Helms
Michael Kosta gets to know Tim Walz, the Minn. governor Kamala Harris chose as her running mate. While the Trump campaign claims the vice presidential candidate will “unleash hell on earth,” Democrats love his political record and "Midwestern dad af" vibes. Plus, Josh Johnson weighs in on why Walz is the “right type of white guy” for this race. And, Jordan Klepper heads to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to ask Trump supporters how they're handling Biden dropping out, Harris jumping in, Vance and Walz as VP candidates, and having to retire the "F**k Joe Biden" chant. Then, actor, writer, producer, and former “Daily Show” correspondent Ed Helms sits down to discuss his podcast “SNAFU” about history’s most famous screw-ups. They talk about the FBI break-in that inspired the second season of "SNAFU", Betty Metzger, the Washington Post journalist who exposed the FBI’s excessive surveillance, visiting “The Daily Show” after 18 years, and how the recognition of the show impacted him and helped a fellow castmate get into the RNC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Michael Kosta Recaps RFK Jr.’s Dead Bear Story & Highlights From The 2024 Olympics | Roxane Gay
Michael Kosta covers all things Olympics, including an American runner who won by a hair, a pole vaulter with interfering genitalia, and an Algerian boxer whose womanhood is challenged. As the election grows closer, RFK Jr.’s bear carcass dump has him securing his place as the weirdest candidate, and Desi Lydic reveals other confessions we can expect from him. Then bestselling author, publisher, and professor Roxane Gay discusses her new e-book, “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem.” She talks about her decision to buy a gun, why many other Black women and people of color choose gun ownership as a way of taking their defense into their own hands, and how the Second Amendment tends to go unrecognized when exercised by people who are not heterosexual cis white men. Gay also explains why she is excited about Kamala Harris’s new presidential bid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of The Importance of Voting Access and Creative Expression | Guest Spotlight
Former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger joins Ronny Chieng to discuss Power the Polls, the non-partisan initiative to ensure safe and fair elections. Plus, singer, songwriter, and producer Eric Burton shares how he developed his Grammy-nominated band, Black Pumas, in the Austin, TX music scene.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Jon Stewart and Ronny Chieng Unpack the GOP’s Obsession with Kamala’s Race | ICYMI
Jon Stewart covers Joe Biden’s departure from the presidential race, Kamala Harris’s campaign kickoff, and the GOP’s sexist and racist attacks against her. Ronny Chieng recaps Trump’s disastrous appearance at this year’s NABJ conference and Kamala’s campaign kickoff with Megan Thee Stallion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Trump Questions Harris's Blackness | Eric Burton of Black Pumas
Ronny Chieng tackles Trump's painful attempt at Black voter outreach, which included insulting Black journalists and accusing Kamala Harris of not being Black. Plus, Megan Thee Stallion declares "Hotties for Harris" at an Atlanta campaign rally, and Michael Kosta has a plan to keep the Democrats' newfound excitement going. Then, singer, songwriter, and producer of the Grammy-nominated band Black Pumas Eric Burton talks about developing the band in the live music scene of Austin, Texas with his creative partner, Adrian Quesada, how the success of their first album has influenced the music of their new second album, “Chronicles of a Diamond,” and attending a silent retreat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Ronny Chieng Covers Dems Slamming JD Vance for "Weird" Cat Lady Comments | Jon M. Chu
Ronny Chieng zooms in on the white guys who are fired up for Kamala Harris and finds out why the Democrats are calling Donald Trump & JD Vance "weird." Plus, Grace Kuhlenschmidt gets the scoop on those childless cat ladies Vance has been trash-talking. In an all-new "Back in Black," Lewis Black takes a look at what climate change is up to now, from soda cans exploding on airplanes to the tourists who are finding out why Death Valley is called that. And director, Jon M. Chu, discusses his new book, “Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen.” They talk about how Jon cast Ronny in “Crazy Rich Asians” after spotting him on The Daily Show, reimagining the American Dream and his advice to young dreamers, and why he was drawn to direct the Wicked Witch’s backstory in the upcoming film adaptation of “Wicked.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Jon Stewart on Why The GOP Doesn't Know What To Do With Kamala Harris Replacing Biden | Pete Buttigieg
Jon Stewart tackles Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, new presumptive nominee Kamala Harris, and the reactions on both sides, from a re-energized Democratic party to flailing Republicans' flimsy coup claims. Plus, Josh Johnson on the right's new strategic talking points against Harris, which range from sexist all the way to racist. And Pete Buttigieg explains to Jon why he goes on Fox News, the significance of President Joe Biden stepping aside to make room for Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, the possibility of being vetted for vice president, and his thoughts on Trump’s own VP pick, JD Vance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Gaffe Watch 2012: Romney Challenges Obama’s Re-Election | TDS Time Machine
Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign struggles with all kinds of gaffes including his remarks that struggling countries like Palestine, Mexico and Ecuador have only their own cultures to blame for their hardship. Plus economist, Dambisa Moyo, explains how China is future-proofing its economy by engaging with emerging markets across the world unlike the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of DNC Throwbacks: Coping with Hillary Supporters, A New Slogan for Dems and Inclusivity Checks
The Daily Show News Team coverage of the DNC over the years including late-night drinks with delegates, healing Hillary’s heartbroken supporters, and testing the limits of inclusivity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of RNC Throwbacks: Small Town Values, Absent Diversity and Bristol Palin’s Right to Choose
The Best F**kin' News Team's best f**kin' moments at the RNC over the years, from learning about small-town values, to seeking out any Black or Latino people, to finding out the last year America was great. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Biden Out, Harris In: A Media Disasterpiece | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart returns with another episode of The Weekly Show, his podcast featuring in-depth conversations with special guests that explore the biggest threats to our democracy. In this episode, Jon is joined by Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, whose most recent book is “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s", as well as Eugene Daniels, POLITICO White House correspondent and Playbook co-author. Together, they examine the flaws in our electoral process and media coverage, offer some possible fixes, and provide facts —not speculation — about what to expect in the weeks ahead. Catch new episodes of The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript of Kevin Bacon and Maya Hawke Discuss Celebrity Marriage and Upbringings
Award-winning actor Kevin Bacon joins Jordan Klepper to discuss his recent roles in "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" and "MaXXXine," his legendary acting career, and what he’s learned about sustaining a happy marriage with his wife, Kyra Sedgwick. Also, actor and musician Maya Hawke chats about being raised by actors, her role as Anxiety in "Inside Out 2" and the release of her new album, "Chaos Angel." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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