The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Jon Stewart Makes the Case for Dems Holding the Line in Trump's Shutdown Warfare | Tristan Harris
07 Oct 2025
Jon Stewart dives into the emerging effects of the government shutdown, the battle over healthcare that has Republicans and Democrats pointing fingers, and Trump's delight in using the shutdown to continue steamrolling Democrats and the Constitution. Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris sits down with Jon to discuss how AI has already disrupted the workforce as current iterations of the technology have dropped entry-level work by 13%, tech companies prioritization of their first-to-market stance over product and human safety, and how reliance on AI is stifling human growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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You're listening to Comedy Central. From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Jon Stewart.
Welcome to The Daily Show. My name is John Stewart. Man, man, and I say this a lot, and this time, though, seriously, I mean it. I haven't meant it in the past. We've got a great show for you tonight. We truly do. We have and we will. Tonight we do. Later on, we'll be joined by technology ethicist Tristan Harris.
He co-founded the Center for Humane Technology, which involves the free-range raising of And also, unfortunately, slaughtering of iPhones. And... But first, let's get into our ongoing coverage of Shutdown Showdown 2025.
Locked up, locked down, and closed for business.
Yes! Today is day six of the government shutdown. As you know, it lasts for eight days. I may be confusing that with Hanukkah. But so far, the effects of the shutdown keep getting worse.
Millions of Americans this morning feeling the pain, experiencing delays at airports. Food benefits to moms and young children could dry up in days. And national parks and monuments are partially closed.
I don't want to hardship shame anyone. But there is a significant gap between partially closed monuments and your children will starve. Old people will be forced to eat their pets. And the Department of Treasury thermostats will have to be kept at 66. Wear a sweater. I mean, really, who's taking a hit on the monument thing?
This tourist, David, all the way from Italy, saying Alcatraz was supposed to be the highlight of his visit to the bay. I feel not good, bad, because I come from Italy for, say, Alcatraz, all the attraction, and now we can't. Then it's not good, feeling not good.
Growing up in my country, I was a little boy. And I always, I said to my friends, tomorrow, someday, someday, I'm going to travel. None of the 3,000 miles, none of the 5,000 miles, over the 6,000 miles. To see one day a notorious prison turned into a museum. And when I get there, and oh, I will get there. When I get to this notorious prison turned into a museum. On my father's life.
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