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In this podcast exclusive, Daily Show Director, David Paul Meyer and Daily Show producer, David Kibuuka, unpack what a day in the life of the Daily Show's director looks like. With behind the scenes audio from the control room, they discuss how he adjusts to breaking news stories and what it's been like directing a new guest host every week. David also describes his journey to The Daily Show and how his USC film school thesis led him to South Africa to make a documentary about then newcomer, Trevor Noah.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Des 202331min

The Daily Show jumps back in time to this day in 2018 with host Trevor Noah. It’s revealed that Russian trolls carried out aggressive operations meant to convince African Americans to vote in Trump’s favor in the 2016 election. And, Dulcé Sloan gives her take on Russia’s efforts to court black voters. Plus, need help talking to your racist family members this Christmas? Desi Lydic gets some tips from expert Dr. David Campt. And Trevor talks with Pusha T about the mission behind his Grammy-nominated album “Daytona,” what people misunderstand about rap beefs and his relationship with Kanye West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Des 202334min

Kal Penn is back guest hosting The Daily Show this week! He interviews director Zoya Akhtar to learn about her Indian film adaptation of "The Archies" for Netflix and how she infuses Indian culture into her work. Plus, International Emmy award winning comedian and actor, Vir Das, comes to the show and shares how Kal inspred him to attend college and his 33-country stand-up tour, "Mind Fool." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Des 202323min

Kal Penn reports on House Republicans pushing for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden and whole milk making its way back into school lunches. Plus, Troy Iwata weighs in on Boston Mayor, Michelle Wu's holiday party controversy. Sex work is the world's oldest profession, and it's not going away any time soon. So how do we de-stigmatize it? Kal Penn dives into how to protect sex workers and set protections in this edition of Long Story Short. And Academy award nominated actor Taraji P. Henson discusses her desire to be a part of the reimagining of "The Color Purple" because it was a Black story being told by Black people, the sisterhood between herself, Fantasia and Danielle Brooks on set, and her work with the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Des 202332min

Kal Penn tackles Trump's NFT trading card fundraiser and COP-28's cop-out of a climate deal. Plus, Desi Lydic and Ronny Chieng weigh in on whether gerrymandering should be allowed by Democrats. Santa's been borrowing money for toys for 70 years and now it's time to pay up. With kids asking for more expensive gifts, Santa (Kal Penn) and his elf (Ronny Chieng) need to find a way to pay back the bank in time to save Christmas. And former NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino shares his challenging journey to becoming a NASA astronaut and the lessons that led to his book “Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible”, his thoughts on the existence of intelligent life in the galaxy, and the extensive potty training required to learn how to poop in space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Des 202331min

Kal Penn covers Trump's plea for presidential immunity from the Supreme Court and a defamation lawsuit that could mean "the end" of Rudy Giuliani, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt offers up a solution to the abortion debate in Texas. And are aunties disappointed that Kamala Harris is ONLY vice president? Will Trump be a dictator? Does Vivek Ramaswamy have rizz? Kal Penn questions a panel of conservative Indian-American voters to see which candidate truly belongs in the White House. Plus, comedian & actor Vir Das discusses the journey he’s been on over the last few years, from facing strong backlash over his poem “I Come From Two Indias,” to winning an International Emmy for his Netflix special about the aftermath of that controversy, “Vir Das: Landing.” And he gives Kal Penn credit for influencing him to attend college in America and shares why it’s important to be “authentically Indian” on his 33-country Mind Fool stand-up tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Des 202334min

Kal Penn returns to cover Hunter Biden's indictment for tax charges, the Buffalo Bills coach's apology for referencing 9/11 hijackers, and Congress's holdup for sending funding to Ukraine and Israel. And Target is ruffling conservative feathers with Pride merch yet again. This time? Gay. Nutcracker. But is this a gay Christmas coup, or was Christmas gay all along? Grace Kuhlenschmidt takes to the streets of NYC to find out! Plus, “The Archies” Director Zoya Akhtar discusses making the Indian film adaptation of the beloved comic for Netflix, how and why she tries to infuse inclusive stories from India into her work, and whether or not she'd make a Bollywood remake of "Harold & Kumar." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Des 202330min

In this podcast exclusive, Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng chats with segment director Sebastian DiNatale about his experience guest hosting, the challenges of doing comedy in America as an immigrant, and how he approaches stand-up and comedic acting differently. He also weighs in on how he feels about being typecast in film roles, and his disdain for social media.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Des 202328min