The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Signs of Trump’s flagging approval are everywhere. @dwallacewells.bsky.social looks at where the nation stands and the opportunity Democrats have.

Signs of Trump’s flagging approval are everywhere. @dwallacewells.bsky.social looks at where the nation stands and the opportunity Democrats have.

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Jon and David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social discuss AI, power, and the widening gap between those making the decisions and those living with the fallout.

Author and journalist David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social lays out how Trump’s actions in Iran have strengthened China and led our allies in the Middle East to reconsider their allegiances. New pod out now!

Author and journalist David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social discusses Trump’s alignment with Russia, the war in Iran and more. New pod out tomorrow!

“This is what they lie about when we have witnesses and cameras.” Jon and Amy Goodman discuss how the Trump administration tried to stifle one Minneapolis woman’s story. @democracynow.org

Jon and Daron Acemoglu discuss the direction of AI technology as it is leveraged by governments and companies.

Institutions need to be pushed to better serve people. @grahamformaine.bsky.social talks about the importance of building organizational power to change our politics.

Trump started his trade war with China without ever considering China’s grip on rare earth minerals. The fallout has been wide ranging.

One of the unintended consequences of Trump’s trade war has been our allies, like Canada, relying more heavily on China.

Jon and Chris Miller discuss the lack of government regulation on big tech.

Trump has completely upended the world order the US helped design. Chris Miller discusses Trump’s transactional politics.

Trump’s “smash and grab” tax payer funded corruption hits another new low.

Jon and Chris Miller, author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology,” discuss America’s manufacturing future, China dependence, and why alliances matter more than ever.

Why did titans of industry accompany Trump for his China summit? Jon welcomes Chris Miller, author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology,” to make sense of China-US  policy. New pod out now!

Check out Jon on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight (Tuesday May 19). New pod out tomorrow with author and professor Chris Miller! @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

If Jon had to place a bet on Stephen Colbert or Bari Weiss, who’s he picking?

The Iran War has resulted in far more damage to US bases and allied countries than has been reported. Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social offers some insight.

The US has long leaned on sanctions or military action to handle foreign conflicts. Jon and Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social discuss it might be time for something new.

Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social on how to limit the overall use of military interventions.

Having been in the room for some of the highest-level foreign policy decisions, Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social offers insider insight into how administrations are shaped — and sometimes pushed toward unintended consequences. @crooked.com

Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social unpacks how America’s empiric mentality has enriched elites, cost the working class and created chaos globally. New podcast out now! @crooked.com

Former deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social discusses the assessments that led the Obama administration to negotiate the Iran nuclear deal — and breaks down Trump’s war with Iran. New pod out tomorrow! @crooked.com

Can you guess Jon’s favorite emoji?

The mainstream media environment may be contracting, but Amy Goodman points to those taking on the important work independently. @democracynow.org

“I call that the ‘Access of Evil’.” Jon and Amy Goodman look at what’s lost when journalists play nice for access to powerful people. @democracynow.org

Jon and Amy Goodman unpack the similarities between how administrations use the media in selling the Iraq and Iran Wars. @democracynow.org

As corporate consolidation threatens journalistic independence across the media landscape, @democracynow.org! has maintained a fiercely independent model. Amy Goodman explains how.

Amy Goodman reflects on the time Bill Clinton called into @democracynow.org! New podcast about the importance of independent journalism, out now!

As mainstream media fails to meet the moment, Jon welcomes @democracynow.org’s Amy Goodman to look at a a viable alternative. New The Weekly Show drops tomorrow!

Is Jared Kushner the only person who can negotiate an Iran peace deal?

As corporations move to automate everything and put more of everyone’s life into a subscription model, @grahamformaine.bsky.social says “we literally cannot let them win.”

Bringing actual lived experience to Washington to help shape policy is key to solving the persistent problems Americans face. @grahamformaine.bsky.social discusses how to bring some of that to the US Senate.

Systemic problems like healthcare and housing require big bold solutions. @grahamformaine.bsky.social sees a blueprint for what’s possible in FDR and the New Deal.

Despite a 40-point lead, Maine Senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social says he hasn’t heard from DNC leadership.

Jon and @grahamformaine.bsky.social, US Senate candidate for Maine, discuss the limits of “tax the rich” messaging without tangible results and the willingness to push for real change. New pod out now!

Tomorrow on an all-new episode Jon welcomes @grahamformaine.bsky.social, Mainer, Marine, Oyster Farmer and US Senate candidate for Maine to the podcast!

Is big tech’s agenda to own the operating system of our society? Jon, @davidautor.bsky.social and @dacemoglumit.bsky.social discuss.

Tech companies are using the system to make money and then reinvesting that money to help protect their power. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social

Jon, @davidautor.bsky.social and @dacemoglumit.bsky.social discuss the promise of AI and the need to regulate it to avoid its biggest potential pitfalls.

Pro-worker artificial intelligence is possible, but it’s not currently something the industry is prioritizing. @davidautor.bsky.social @dacemoglumit.bsky.social

AI is devouring centuries of human knowledge - but the humans behind the knowledge aren’t seeing royalties. MIT Economists @davidautor.bsky.social and @dacemoglumit.bsky.social explain why that needs to change.

MIT economists @davidautor.bsky.social and @dacemoglumit.bsky.social look at what can be done to assure that artificial intelligence does more than just automating human jobs. New pod out now!

When will the workforce begin to feel the full effects of AI? Jon welcomes MIT economists @davidautor.bsky.social and @dacemoglumit.bsky.social to discuss what the technology will do to work, learning, and our collective economic future. New pod out tomorrow!

Jon weighs in on TDS, the show vs. the syndrome.

The crypto industry has and will spend whatever it needs to in an effort to advance its interests in Washington DC. Jon and @benmckenzie.bsky.social discuss.

Jon and @benmckenzie.bsky.social discuss the shaky grounds that crypto speculation has been built on our actual financially precarious system.

Jon and @benmckenzie.bsky.social think the crypto profiteering of oligarchs, arms dealers and corporate titans should be a bigger news story.

@benmckenzie.bsky.social on how crypto helps criminals and hostile states evade sanctions — and how Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick profits from it.

“It’s a multi-level marketing scheme.” Getting to know the boom and bust world of crypto with @benmckenzie.bsky.social, whose new doc “Everyone Is Lying To You For Money” explores the harsh truths of the industry. New pod out now!

Trump’s meme coin was a classic grift - yet the crypto industry keeps cozying up to him. "Everyone Is Lying To You For Money" director @benmckenzie.bsky.social breaks down all things crypto on tomorrow’s pod.

What is the antidote to authoritarianism: morality or competence? @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social offers an answer.

“It’s frankly embarrassing.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social discusses the ways the US has failed to keep pace with the world and what the future might look like.

Does Jon miss the simpler days of QAnon?

Imperialism and exploitation have historically always lead to revolutions. Jon and @hcrichardson.bsky.social discuss the limits of the system those in power have constructed.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social thinks Trump’s many failures may be an opportunity for regular people to reassert their will on politics.

“He is not mentally okay.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social makes sense of Trump’s senseless management of the country.

“One of the things that I think we are seeing is the American people waking up and saying, well, hey, if you guys aren’t going to be using your power for us, we’d kind of like it back.” Understanding the Washington DC power dynamics under Trump with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.

Trump’s second term is a speed run of exploiting loopholes. On an all-new episode @hcrichardson.bsky.social joins us to look at how citizens can move past this moment. Out now!

What happens to everything Trump slapped his name on when he’s gone? Jon weighs in. All-new pod tomorrow with Heather Cox Richardson!

If he was a ghost, what would Jon haunt?

With Trump aligning with global authoritarians, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social calls on the media to hold him accountable.

Jon and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social look at the looming questions around Trump and Netanyahu’s plans for the Middle East.

From Epstein to bankruptcy, Trump’s avoided accountability. Jon and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social debate if his invincibility has limits.

“We’re all having to deal with the fallout from a catastrophic misjudgment by a terrible president.” @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social discusses Europe’s place in Trump’s Iran War.

On an all-new podcast Jon and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social are unpacking Trump and UK PM Keir Starmer’s working relationship in light of the war with Iran. Out now!

Jon welcomes @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social, co-host of The Rest Is Politics, to break down America’s war with Iran, New World Order, global leadership, and so much more. All-new pod out tomorrow!

From community notes to long form media, Jon, @caseynewton.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social look at ways to better disseminate information online.

Forcing platforms to censor information didn’t stop the spread of misinformation. Jon, @caseynewton.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social make some suggestions for a better way forward.

From Sam Altman’s occasional liberalism to Elon Musk’s flexible free speech absolutism, tech broligarchs politics are hard to nail down. @caseynewton.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social try to make sense of who they really are.

@caseynewton.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social explain how Republicans promoting conspiracy theories about voter fraud on social media platforms, which are eager to spread these falsehoods, are driving unprecedented levels of voter disenfranchisement.

Jon is joined by misinformation researcher @noupside.bsky.social, who is currently being sued by Stephen Miller for her work, and Platformer editor @caseynewton.bsky.social. They break down the tension between government and social media platforms and how that impacts our elections.

How has Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) influenced our democracy? On a new pod, we’re unpacking Big Tech’s election disruption with Casey Newton, editor of Platformer, and Renée DiResta, research professor at Georgetown University. New episode out now! @noupside.bsky.social @caseynewton.bsky.social

What is the real threat to our elections? @noupside.bsky.social, Georgetown Research Professor and @caseynewton.bsky.social, Editor of Platformer unpack how tech oligarchs are impacting democracy. New episode out tomorrow!

Why does everyone ask Jon about pizza?

Safely developing AI will require cooperation on a global scale. @sarahshoker.bsky.social offers a hopeful path forward.

The risks of artificial intelligence run amok seem apparent to many observers, Jon wonders if those risks are being considered by those on the inside of these companies. @sarahshoker.bsky.social

Is Congress so out of their depth that they simply can’t handle regulating AI? @sarahshoker.bsky.social thinks there is a lot of room for tech professionals to help educate them and Paul Scharre says hearings would be a good start.

As OpenAI and Anthropic’s public reputations shift around their level of cooperation with the Pentagon, Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President at the Center for a New American Security, and @sarahshoker.bsky.social, Senior Research Scholar at Berkeley, untangle the effects of their respective moves.

How exactly is the US military using artificial intelligence? Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President of New American Security, and @sarahshoker.bsky.social, former Geopolitics team leader at Open AI, help us understand on an all-new podcast out now.

AI models can be trained to have different personalities. What happens when those models are used by the military? Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President at the Center for a New American Security, and @sarahshoker.bsky.social, Senior Research Scholar at Berkeley join Jon to discuss. New pod out now!

What’s AI’s place in war? Jon welcomes Paul Scharre and @sarahshoker.bsky.social for some inside information about what’s already happening and what the future holds. New pod out tomorrow!

Jon has put some thought into his Taco Bell order. @tacobell.bsky.social

@camanpour.bsky.social and Wendy Sherman discuss the keys to building a lasting international peace.

The United States built the world order over the last century, so why is Donald Trump so committed to dismantling it? Wendy Sherman has some thoughts.

With polls decidedly against a war with Iran, insiders suggest that Trump is attempting to negotiate. Is it too late? Wendy Sherman and @camanpour.bsky.social discuss.

Why did the Trump administration’s drive-by negotiations with Iran fall apart? Wendy Sherman and @camanpour.bsky.social compare the work on the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal with this year’s failed talks.

Where does the Trump administration’s “might makes right” military action leave the Iranian people? @camanpour.bsky.social and Wendy Sherman look at how we got here and what comes next on an all-new podcast. Out now.