Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Desi Lydic on Comedy, Chaos, and Covering Trump (Again)
07 Mar 2025
Jessica is joined by the hilarious and razor-sharp Daily Show host Desi Lydic. Jessica and Desi dive into what it’s like to create The Daily Show in today’s political climate, the challenges (and perks) of stepping into a lead hosting role, and how the show balances humor with the heavy reality of the news. They also break down whether satire is helping or hurting the national discourse, which party is more fun to roast, and how Desi approaches the unique chaos of covering Trump this time around. Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov. Follow Prof G, @profgalloway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Welcome to Raging Moderates. I am so excited about this. I'm Jessica Tarlov, joined by the hilarious and brilliant Desi Lydic from The Daily Show, also from Awkward, which she starred on with My Little Sister for years. So we go way back and such a reservoir of affection for you.
Desi has been a correspondent since 2015 on The Daily Show, and now she's one of the show's main hosts, absolutely killing it, covering everything from Obama's last term to Trump's first and now second presidency, plus all the chaos in between. aging moderates. Oh, it's so good to see you.
I love an excuse to hang out. So even if we're doing it over Zoom, I'll take it. I'll take what I can get.
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