TDS Time Machine | Easter & Passover

The Daily Show hops into the holiday weekend with this collection of stories from Easter and Passover. Trevor Noah checks in on Trump's weird Easter festivities. Jon Stewart breaks down Passover's competition with Easter, with the help of Senior Theological Correspondent Beth Littleford. Desi Lydic and Michael Kosta break down the controversy drummed up with Easter falling on Transgender Visibility Day. Sam Bee joins Jon to report on the Bush White House egg roll ceremony banning out gay families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catch up on the biggest news you might have missed with This Week's News. Jon Stewart gives updates on the one-month anniversary of the Iran war, including the Strait of Hormuz's continued closure and the global shortages affecting everything from grain to pickleballs. Desi Lydic weighs in on Kristi Noem's husband cross-dressing, Pete Hegseth waxing poetic about the war in Iran, and Lindsey Graham's trip to Disney World. Plus, Desi comments on Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship for "billionaires," and a federal judge blocking the construction of the president's ballroom. -- Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-daily-show/ The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Desi Lydic tackles Trump's attendance at Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship as he pushes to end the constitutional right for "billionaires," and his insistence on continuing construction on the White House ballroom despite a federal judge's ruling to halt it. Plus, Trump unveils plans for a presidential hotel-brary. Lewis Black breaks down prediction markets, where you can now bet on anything. People are making millions betting on wars before they happen and what insult Trump will hurl next. Some markets are even giving Jesus better odds of returning than the New York Jets have of winning a Super Bowl. Board-certified OB/GYN and founder of The ‘Pause Life, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, joins Desi to discuss her new book, “The New Perimenopause.” Dr. Haver explains what perimenopause is, how the initial mental and neurological symptoms often go misdiagnosed because of a lack of awareness, training, and medical research on the subject. Plus, she offers her book as a guide to help women advocate for their own health and navigate this “second puberty” without suffering. “This is an inevitable and a very normal transition that happens to 100% of us, if we’re lucky to live long enough, but you should never suffer through it, ever. There should be zero suffering.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Desi Lydic dives into Lindsey Graham’s wartime day off at Disney World, Pete Hegseth's poetic take on the Iran War, Trump's flailing on the Strait of Hormuz as gas prices reach over $4 a gallon, and the leaked sexcapades of Kristi Noem’s husband that make her f**k plane look tame. Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta drive each other March Mad over a UConn buzzer-beater win against Duke and go head-to-head over big news in baseball, including instant replay for umpires and instant diarrhea for ballpark foodies. Award-winning filmmaker and comedian, Julio Torres, sits down with Desi to discuss his new HBO special, "Color Theories." Torres invites viewers into an immersive experience in his whimsical world; he explains how Democrats and Republicans embody navy blue and burgundy because of what they hide, why everyone has a little bit of synesthesia, and whether anyone knows what color “puce” is. -- Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-daily-show/ The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. -- Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at https://meetfabric.com/daily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy one-monthiversary of the Iran war! With the Strait of Hormuz still closed, Jon Stewart examines how global shortages are hitting everything from grain to helium to pickleballs. Meanwhile, Americans flood the streets for the No Kings protests while CPAC throws Trump his own Yassss Kings rally. Plus, the U.S. finally has a detailed explanation of the president's objectives and exit strategy... for the White House ballroom. Attorney Cindy Cohn talks to Jon Stewart about her new book, “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance,” and her work as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is the world’s biggest and oldest digital rights organization. She recounts the fight against sweeping government surveillance after 9/11, her reservations about internet regulations backfiring if placed in the wrong hands, and why the solution to these problems is a combination of comprehensive privacy law, revised business models of giant tech companies who make money off of user data, and more platform choices for individuals. “A world where there are five big media companies that decide everything that we see and how we see it… the answer isn’t to try to take a dictator and make them a better dictator. The answer is to get rid of the dictators and make them less important.” -- Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+ The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. -- Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at https://meetfabric.com/daily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's host Desi Lydic sits down with Daily Show writer Jason O. Gilbert to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. They talk the making of Desi's recurring "Foxsplains" segment, before diving into Trump's plan to put his signature on U.S. currency, and build a wildly expensive moon base. They also get into the recent landmark legal case against Meta and Youtube for their addictive designs, the ongoing war with Iran, and, of course, the recall of a "male enhancement" honey supplement that works a little too well... -- Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+ The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. --Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at https://meetfabric.com/daily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Celebrate Women's History Month with Desi Lydic and this look at some women, and their history. She showcases overlooked women through Hist-Her-Y, checks in with the next generation of female leaders, breaks down female crash test dummies and scientist Barbies, and sits down with photographer Annie Liebovitz for an extended interview on her iconic career and photography book, "Women." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As war continues, Jon Stewart weighs in on Trump's dubious claims of negotiating with a "top person" in Iran and the president's decision to deploy ICE to American airports. Josh Johnson covers the extreme wait times at the TSA that have Americans questioning what ICE is even doing to help, Trump killing a deal to fund the TSA in order to push his SAVE Act, and a disagreement between the president and Iran over whether the war is over. Plus, Melania makes a robot friend, Trump scrutinizes Markwayne Mullin's Native American background as he's sworn in as DHS secretary, and revelations surface that RFK Jr. cut the penis off a road-killed raccoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh Johnson dives into Markwayne Mullin replacing DHS shopaholic Kristi Noem, Trump scrutinizing Mullin's Native American-ness, Dr. Oz flashmobbing his way into "reduced health expenditures," Melania replacing her husband with a humanoid, and an RFK Jr. story about a raccoon penis that you can’t unhear. Troy Iwata dives into international news that's making America look a little less crazy: Danish politicians get steamy with voters in the sauna, a French town’s mayoral race comes down to Hittler vs. Zielinski, Kenya halts an ant colony trafficking scheme, and Kim Jong Un is girl-dadding his daughter into dictatorship, and it's all "So Not Our Problem!" Actor Eiza González sits down with Josh to discuss her latest film, “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice." González expresses her excitement stepping into a comedy role, and playing a fun and quirky femme fatale opposite James Marsden and Vince Vaughn. Plus, she opens up about becoming an overnight success as a child actor in Mexico and how her career changed when she immigrated to the U.S. “For me to be able to cross over to America from Mexico City, a full immigrant, and be able to work in this country is an honor and to be able to represent my culture is meaningful and very important for me.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh Johnson covers updates on the situation in Iran: Al Roker forecasts “haboobs” developing in the Middle East, Tehran defiantly refuses a ceasefire agreement, and Trump declares the war over and “won” while Pete Hegseth’s loosened enlistment requirements say otherwise. Desi Lydic highlights the politicians striking out on social media in both short-form and long-form as they try to garner Gen Z's attention ahead of the midterms. From short cringey TikToks to long cringey podcasts, Desi is begging politicians to connect with young people by talking like actual human beings. Comedian, writer, and host of "Mornings with Mero," The Kid Mero, joins Josh to discuss making radio sound like New York again. They talk about evolving from a lifelong listener of HOT 97 to their newest host, connecting to listeners who call with open confessions, advocating for unhoused youth with Covenant House, and Mero shows Josh how to tie his Timberlands the New York way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices