When Jon Stewart stepped down as host of the Daily Show in 2015, it seemed pretty conclusive. For nearly 16 years, he guided the show through 9/11, the Iraq war, the 2008 financial crisis and more, becoming a voice of reason for many amid growing political divisions — but it was time to move on.
This week saw him back in the host's chair once again, where he'll now be every Monday. But things have changed a lot in the last nine years — especially politics. Does Stewart's brand of Bush-era both-sides-ism still work in 2024? Slate writer and senior editor Sam Adams unpacks the legacy of the Daily Show and whether the world still needs it.
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Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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The downfall of the NRA's Wayne LaPierre
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Life and death at a Gaza hospital
High tension on the Red Sea
The ‘Epstein list’ explained
A new dawn for women’s pro hockey
Indictments, old age and the US election
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