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2735 - Paramount Settlement Sparks Outrage; The Forensics Of Israel's Genocide w/ Eyal Weizman
G'mar Chatimah Tovah It's Fun Day Monday on The Majority Report On today's program: California Attorney General Rob Bonta caves and reaches a settlement to allow the Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Brothers. Eyal Weizman, Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London and founder…
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Andrew Egger: Donald, You’re Rattled
As Trump’s war of choice continues to expand in the Middle East, it’s clear that the president is desperate not to show how weak he really is. The administration is out of time and out of both strategic and rhetorical options in Iran. Another sign that he is flailing: Trump is trying to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico…
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Trump’s temper tantrum
President Trump got so mad about his name not being on the Kennedy Center he threatened to demolish it. We try to understand his obsession. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Danielle Hewitt and Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan and…
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We should party more
We’re lonely, isolated, and bored. The solution may be as simple as an invite and killer playlist. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. A raucous loft party. Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images.…
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Fighting with Fox News feat. Jessica Tarlov
Fox News host Jessica Tarlov, the lone liberal voice on "The Five," stops by the studio to talk to Tommy about her new book "I Disagree: Winning Arguments without Losing Friends." Tarlov offers Tommy a behind the scenes look into the making of Fox's most combative show and her relationships off-screen with her…
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The Interviews | Danielle Brooks, Colin Kaepernick, Giri Nathan
Check out all of this week's great guests in one place. Danielle Brooks joins Josh Johnson to talk about her new film, “If I Go Will They Miss Me,” where she plays Lozita, a mother caught between a son who worships his father like a God and a dad who can’t see himself that way. Brooks talks about shooting on-location…
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Latino voters swing back
Latino voters swung hard to the right in 2024. Now, they’re giving Dems another look. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Photo caption: A Sun Valley resident votes at the polling station…
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Have You Tried Unplugging the AI?
Is AI sending us spiraling towards an apocalypse, or upwards towards utopia? How can such a new technology inspire such diametrically opposing viewpoints? To understand the dissonance, Jon sits down with Helen Toner, the Executive Director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology–and one of the…
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This Week's News | Josh on Kash Patel's Bestiality Stance & Kosta on Another Oil Strait Closure
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Josh Johnson covers Mitch McConnell's rickety return to the Senate, Trump's dismissive reaction to the looming threat of AI, Pete Hegseth's hunt for hot troops to use as a backdrop for his speech, and FBI Director Kash Patel's softened stance on…
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2734 - Republicans Are Losing Ground in Deep-Red States w/ David Dayen
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: The Republican brand has become so toxic that even ancient conservative Fox hosts Stuart Varney and Larry Kudlow are being forced to acknowledge the party's lies and incompetence heading into the midterms. David Dayen , executive editor of The American…
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Anne Applebaum: Globalized MAGA Kleptocracy
In Greenland, the Trump administration has got tech bros and hedge fund guys running an influence operation there. The aim may be to fulfill Trump's territorial ambitions—or to create a sovereign state run by CEOs. In Venezuela, the administration is imperialistically seizing its gold, oil and other assets with no…
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Miss Piggy, feminist diva
From Miss Piggy to the Housewives, depictions of women who refuse to be anything but larger than life has revolutionized the way culture views the other side of middle age. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Miles Bryan, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan and David…
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Will the Blue Wave Be Bigger Than 2018?
JD Vance begs voters to give the White House "another chance" as a series of new polls show a political environment even more favorable to Democrats than the one that propelled the blue wave in 2018. Jon, Dan, and Alex break down how much "hopium" we should be huffing, a new ad from a Florida Republican breaking with…
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Iran War Closes Another Strait & Mamdani Debuts 10-Minute Toilets in NYC | Giri Nathan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expanding NYC’s public restrooms, which is good because the war in Iran is once again going to s**t. Michael Kosta breaks down how the war continues to drive up prices, including the price of diesel (the fuel, not the jeans brand). Plus, move over, Strait of Hormuz: a hot, new, geopolitically…
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Wright Thompson and Jesse Lehrich: Hopium and Hate
Republicans are reeling, the vibes are shifting, and the wave is building. Jesse serves up a particularly optimistic view of the Democrats' chances in the midterms, with even stretch districts now in play. And ahead of Saturday's Ole Miss-LSU game, Wright shares how Mississippians are responding to the gutting of the…
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2733 - Republicans Squirm Ahead Of Midterms; Tech Workers Rebelling w/ JS Tan, Clarissa Redwine
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump holds a MAGA rally in Gastonia, North Carolina where he insults the state, lies about violent crime statistics and threatens to withhold federal funds unless the Republican wins his Senate race. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) addresses Speaker Mike…
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Speaking up for Gaza
It's not just Macklemore. A new documentary on atrocities in Gaza has enraged the Israeli government... and some pro-Palestinian activists. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Kelli Wessinger, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Noel King. A 'Boycott Israel'…
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Kash Patel Gets Tangled in Bestiality Questions & Don Jr. Gets a Blushing Bribe | Colin Kaepernick
Pete Hegseth seeks troops with the perfect waist-to-height ratio to serve as props for his speech, and Kash Patel defends new FBI hiring standards that take a softer stance on bestiality. Plus, Josh Johnson dives into the details of Don Jr.'s Russian-funded wedding, while Don Jr.'s new wife steps in to share that the…
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Catherine Rampell and Stephen Witt: Can We Avert Economic Disaster and the Robot Apocalypse?
The Fed raised interest rates to curb inflation, as expected, but mortgage rates are surging and flailing Scott Bessent remains the treasury secretary. Meanwhile, the alarm raised in the AI community is not an op despite the backlash from people like Nvidia's Jensen Huang, who seems to get everything he wants from…
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2732 - Zionist Macklemore Cancellation Backfires, What it Takes To Build a Democratic State w/ K Sabeel Rahman
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Billionaire stadium owners, led by Robert Kraft , threaten to cancel Ed Sheeran 's tour dates over his opening act, Macklemore 's, vocal support of Palestinians. Sheeran caves to Kraft & Co and as a result his backing band and other opening acts quitting the…
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Good news about Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s research has stalled for decades. That’s finally changing. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Avishay Artsy, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. This episode was produced in partnership with…
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Don Jr.’s Big Fat Russian Wedding
The Houthis seize control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Trump rolls a grenade into Northern Ireland's politics, and a Russian oligarch funds Don Jr.'s wedding. Tommy and Ben break down some of the most alarming expansions of the Iran war: Houthi rebels have captured roughly 80 miles of Yemen's Red Sea coastline…
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Mitch McConnell Returns & Trump Dismisses AI Doomsday Warnings | Danielle Brooks
Mitch McConnell dispels rumors about his death just in time for Anthropic insiders to announce that AI could kill us all in as little as six months. Thumbs up, Mitch! Josh Johnson dives into the headlines, including Trump’s answer to the urgent threat of AI: Everything will be fine as long as we have a “high IQ…
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Jonathan Swan: We Only Know 5%
The co-author of the signature book inside Trump 2.0 says the media only knows 5% of what is happening inside the administration—particularly when it comes to national security, the money-making, and the self-dealing. Jonathan does have new reporting about how the administration keeps pretending that our military is…
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2731 - Houthis Gain In Yemen; Anthropic Spying On Activists w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi, Daniel Boguslaw
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: The Trump administration is claiming that it is a matter of national security to not apply any "guardrails" to American artificial intelligence companies. Shireen Al-Adeimi , associate professor at Michigan State University, joins to discuss the escalating…
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Our Great Big AI Freakout
Fears of impending AI doom have burst into the mainstream. They still might not be enough for Washington to regulate AI. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Danielle Hewitt and Peter Balonon-Rosen, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan…
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Artificial Intelligence, Actual Idiots
Trump dismisses the AI CEOs at Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI who are calling for a "global slowdown" of AI development, saying the only government regulation the industry needs is a "high IQ" president. Jon, Tommy, and Lovett break down the "sick conspiracy" claim the administration and tech investors have leveled at AI…
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The Precap | Josh Johnson on RNC Crashing Grindr, Offering Trump-Backed Bribes & Debuting Hasan Piker’s Meat
This week's host Josh Johnson sits down with Daily Show writer Joe Opio to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. Josh Johnson and Daily Show writer Joe Opio break down this week's news, from Hasan Piker's semi-nude pic at the GOP's midterm convention to Apple's new foldable iPhone. And if Trump follows…
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Maddow reacts to report of Russian oligarch paying for Trump Jr.'s lavish wedding weekend
Rachel Maddow shares details of new reporting from ProPublica that Donald Trump Jr.'s lavish weekend wedding celebration was largely paid for by a "very generous" Russian oligarch who even helped plan the festivities despite there being some questions about just how well he knows the couple or what he might expect in…
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2730 - What it Takes To Fight Our Fascist Era w/ Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: 60 Minutes reports on two felons convicted of voter fraud are now in the business of brokering presidential pardons. It's unclear why Bari Weiss ' CBS allowed this reporting to slip through the cracks. Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor join to discuss their new book, "…
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