The Daily Show: Ears Edition

The World Cup group stages are over. Next stop: the knockout round. Daily Show writer Joe Opio and lighting designer George Gountas, our in-house soccer experts, break down the drama from the first batch of games, and look ahead to the round of 16. How deep of a run can Team USA make? What are the odds of a Ronaldo-Messi final? And who’s favored to win it all? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

William and Kate's U.S. visit is overshadowed by Lady Susan Hussey resigning, Elon Musk's Neuralink is almost ready for human trials and Governor-Elect Wes Moore talks about being the first black governor of Maryland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Herschel Walker struggles to make a coherent point about walls, Spotify Wrapped has dropped and Twitter ends its Covid misinformation policy. Filmmaker Ondi Timoner discusses "Last Flight Home," and actor Gabrielle Union talks about her movie "The Inspection." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk picks a fight with Apple, Donald Trump faces fallout from his dinner with Nick Fuentes, and actor Pam Grier talks about sharing her life story on the TCM podcast "The Plot Thickens." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump has an "accidental" dinner party with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, the people of China have had enough of the country's strict Covid lockdowns and Will Smith talks about his new film "Emancipation." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grammy Award-winning rap legend Nas discusses his new album “King’s Disease III,” his past beef with Jay-Z, what he hopes for hip-hop in the future, and the reason he decided to dive into the documentary world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Falcon, War Machine, Cyborg, and most famously, Black Panther. Roy Wood Jr. dives into the history of Black superheroes, from their first appearance in 1936 to the modern heroes we know and love today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thuso Mbedu opens up about what it was like to work with Viola Davis in “The Woman King,” why she decided to pursue acting from a social impact standpoint, and what she hopes to achieve with her new production deal with Paramount+. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the holidays, and that only means one thing: shopping. Desi Lydic investigates the insane event of Black Friday that we know and love today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From an African-American Pilgrim to the advent of mac and cheese, black people have been involved in Thanksgiving from the beginning. Roy Wood, Jr. explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Embracing the early bird special, signing up for AARP and falling victim to online scams? Young people are acting older these days and Lewis Black is mad about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Soccer star Christian Pulisic talks why he’s called “Captain America” and how he’s passing down the love of the game to kids in his hometown. Originally aired: June 16, 2021 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“I gave everything.” Actor Danai Gurira shares how her line in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” spoke to the theme of the film in honoring Chadwick Boseman, discusses the power of being in the first Black women-led superhero film released by Marvel Studios, and how training and doing her own fight scenes was central to becoming the warrior Okoye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Democracy requires, by definition, getting along with people who don’t agree with you.” Former President Barack Obama discusses why he believes the youth turnout made all the difference in Democratic victories these midterms, how globalization, disinformation and the media infrastructure are contributing to the weakening of democracy globally, and what advice he has for Trevor after The Daily Show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Democrats keep control of the Senate, Kari Lake denies the Arizona gubernatorial results, Trump announces his presidential bid, and Hershel Walker talks vampires and werewolves. Here’s what happened this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Herschel Walker gives a wild speech about vampires and werewolves, Pelosi will not seek re-election to a House leadership post and former President Barack Obama stops by. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump announces his 2024 run for President with a boring speech, Beyoncé ties husband Jay-Z for most Grammy nominations ever and actor Jonathan Majors talks about his role in the movie "Devotion." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Swift breaks Ticketmaster, the world population officially passes eight billion and actor Danai Gurira talks about "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Democrats keep the Senate, Jeff Bezos gives his Courage and Civility $100M award to Dolly Parton and Grammy Award-winning rapper Nas talks about his album "King's Disease III." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“The difference between comedy and horror is the music.” “Nope” director Jordan Peele chats with Trevor about how the comedy part of his career is still active in his horror projects, why he thinks it’s important to feel fear, and why the unseen is the scariest part about his new Spotify Original audio horror series, “Quiet Part Loud.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When most people think of governors, they think of old white men in mansions. Roy Wood Jr. investigates the history of Black governors, including P.B.S. Pinchback, Douglas Wilder, Deval Patrick, and David Paterson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oprah turns on Dr. Oz just before the midterms, the Daily Show correspondents provide Election Day coverage, Republicans don't get the red wave they expected, and Twitter faces a blue check fiasco. Here’s what happened this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colorado is likely to decriminalize shrooms, Vogue sues Drake and 21 Savage for using a mock-up of them on their cover and filmmaker Jordan Peele discusses "Wendell & Wild" and "Nope" and his podcast "Quiet Part Loud." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Republicans "Red Wave" turned out to be a puddle, abortion rights had a major win in several states and The Atlantic's Mark Leibovich discusses his book "Thank You for Your Servitude." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daily Show contributor Jordan Klepper knows the typical rally mottos. In his new podcast, "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy", Jordan is diving into the wildest conspiracy theories pitched to him at Trump Rallies and is determined to trace down whether or not they’re true (they’re not). Join Jordan in finding out more about theories like The Deep State, Pizzagate, and Tim, which is apparently Osama Bin Laden’s real name. Listen to new episodes every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts, and watch the Jordan Klepper Fingers the Midterms: America Unfollows Democracy special on Comedy Central. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Midterm election coverage from across the country featuring Roy Wood Jr., Michael Kosta, Dulcé Sloan and Desi Lydic, the history of America’s Black governors and Thuso Mbedu discusses her role in the film, “The Woman King.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oprah turns on Dr. Oz, Elon Musk fires and rehires half of the Twitter staff and comedian Gabriel Iglesias chats about his Netflix stand-up special "Stadium Fluffy." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Voting rights, voting access, is about who gets to show up. Election outcomes – that's up to the voters. But access is the responsibility of government." Democratic nominee for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams discusses her candidacy, how she distinguishes herself from her opponent Brian Kemp, and the reason she fights for all eligible Georgians' right to vote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“I think about who’s ready and who’s fit to serve to represent them in the United States Senate, and I believe that at the end of the day, Georgians are gonna get it right.” Senator Raphael Warnock, a senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, discusses the vast differences between himself and his Republican opponent Herschel Walker, and explains how working across the aisle with Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio benefits the people of Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAGA world floats Pelosi conspiracies, midterm attack ads are filled with lies, and Biden and Obama warn that democracy is at risk. Here’s what happened this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barack Obama hits the campaign trail ahead of the 2022 midterms, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr. host a high-octane voting contest, and NBA star Dominique Wilkins sits down with Trevor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Attack ads flood the airwaves ahead of the 2022 midterms, Roy Wood Jr. tries to create a hip-hop hit to encourage voting, and Trevor sits down with Georgia Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk's Twitter takeover gets off to a rocky start, Dulcé Sloan discusses the richness of Atlanta's Black culture with Bem Joiner, and Grammy-winning artist T-Pain chats with Trevor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Daily Show kicks off a week in Atlanta before Georgia's midterm elections, Michael Kosta explores the city's hot spots, and Trevor interviews Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Halloween is the most expensive holiday after Christmas, and Desi Lydic is going to investigate this beloved holiday, from its Celtic origins to trick-or-treating to the raging parties we know today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor Elizabeth Banks discusses her film “Call Jane” about The Jane Collective of Chicago, which provided abortion health care pre-Roe v. Wade, the dangers and desperate situations people find themselves in when they don’t want to be pregnant, and her goal to destigmatize abortion procedures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s Prime Minister, Kari Lake is the latest MAGA favorite, John Fetterman and Dr. Oz face off in their first debate, and Rihanna releases new music. Here’s what happened this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vladimir Putin might drop a dirty bomb in Ukraine, Ronny Chieng argues about Halloween with random strangers, and actor Diane Kruger discusses her children's book "A Name from the Sky." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pennsylvania Senate candidates John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz square off in a debate, Desi Lydic explores the origins of Halloween, and Elizabeth Banks discusses her movie "Call Jane." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trevor highlights Arizona's ultra-MAGA governor candidate Kari Lake, OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati discusses DALL-E, and actor Ralph Macchio talks about his memoir "Waxing On." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his new half hour special "In The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Midterms - America Unfollows Democracy", Jordan goes back on the campaign trail before the midterms to find out who’s defending America’s elections, who is denying them, and just how civil we can keep America’s next civil war. The full special airs November 1 at 11:30pm/10:30pm CT on Comedy Central, and will be available to stream on Paramount+, The Daily Show’s YouTube Channel, CC.com, Comedy Central Apps and VOD starting November 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rishi Sunak is poised to become Britain's new prime minister, Jordan Klepper probes Americans about the likelihood of civil war, and actor John David Washington discusses "The Piano Lesson." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I was never beefing with Kanye West, I was concerned about Kanye West." Trevor on his "beef" with Ye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spanish words over dancehall music? That's too sexy to handle. Dulcé Sloan dives deep into the history of Reggaeton from pioneer El General to current mainstream artists like Karol G and Luis Fonsi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

American transparency activist Chelsea Manning discusses pulling off one of the largest intelligence leaks in history, copying government files onto CDs with band names to avoid being caught and writing “README.txt” to be more of a coming of age story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BTS joins the South Korean military, the 2022 midterms prove to have some of the wildest campaign ads yet, MacKenzie Scott donates $85 Million to the Girl Scouts, and Liz Truss resigns as UK’s Prime Minister. Here’s what happened this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns in record time, new research is published about the physical effects of long COVID and Tyler James Williams discusses his show "Abbott Elementary." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MacKenzie Scott donates nearly $85 million to the Girl Scouts, slap fighting becomes an official sport, and singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile talks about her album "In the Canyon Haze." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trevor examines wild political ads, journalist Soledad O'Brien discusses "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" and Amy Schumer talks about the return of her show Inside Amy Schumer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker flashes a phony police badge during a debate, Dulcé Sloan highlights the history of Reggaeton, and Chelsea Manning discusses her memoir "README.txt." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices