Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
The Broken Promise: Democracy, the Economy & What Comes Next with Pete Buttigieg
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Has democracy unraveled in America? And if so, what can leaders on both sides of the aisle do to s...
Roy Wood Jr. Gets Real About Fear, Fame, & Fatherhood
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roy Wood Jr., Trevor, and Eugene delve into Roy’s journey from growing up with an absentee father ...
99% Invisible and the Megachurch (featuring Gillian Jacobs)
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roman Mars and frequent 99% Invisible contributor, Gillian Jacobs, take us through the story of Sist...
The Real Malala: Jeans, Crushes, & Healing
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Malala like you’ve never seen her -- In this deeply personal conversation, MalalaYousafzai opens u...
Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Senator Bernie Sanders joins Trevor to discuss what the heck is going on in America right now (hint:...
Kara Swisher: Tech, Power, and Why You Should Get the F*cking Duck
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor and Eugene Khoza have a wide-ranging conversation with tech journalist Kara Swisher as she sp...
Ezra Klein: America At Its Breaking Point
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times journalist and political commentator Ezra Klein joins Trevor to discuss the ‘the ro...
Will AI Save Humanity or End It? with Mustafa Suleyman
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor (who is also Microsoft’s “Chief Questions Officer”) and Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Micros...
What Now Is Back!
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What Now is back! Join Trevor each week for conversations with today's most influential, smartest an...
Between the Seasons: Stories from a South African Childhood
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we gear up for our new season launch on September 18, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with...
Between the Seasons: Trump Dropping Bombs for Peace
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What Now is taking a summer break! Season 3 will return in September with new guests, new ideas, and...
The Totally Very Real White Genocide in South Africa with Dan Corder and Eugene Khoza
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Television and radio host Dan Corder and comedian/actor Eugene Khoza join Trevor to discuss relation...
If I Ruled the World: Creating Chaos with Anele and Sizwe
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This round of If I Ruled the World is going down in South Africa. Trevor invites friends-of-the-show...
Meet Jon Stewart – One of My Favorite People
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor sits down with Jon Stewart in an epic episode of "My Favorite People". The two talk life, com...
If I Ruled the World: Tressie McMillan Cottom Throws Down
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For this round of If I Ruled the World, Trevor and Christiana and joined by friend-of-the-show Tress...
Meet Esther Perel – One of My Favorite People
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In another "My Favorite People" episode, Trevor sits down with Esther Perel. This time around, Esthe...
The Perfect Algorithm for Finding Love? with Christian Rudder
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana are joined by Christian Rudder (co-founder of OkCupid and author of Dataclysm)...
The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Jonathan Haidt, noted social psychologist and author of The Anxious Generation, sits down with Trevo...
Meet Derek Fordjour – One of My Favorite People
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Interdisciplinary artist Derek Fordjour is one of Trevor’s Favorite People. The two discuss creati...
Neuro-Spicy: Discussing ADHD with Dr. Kristin Carothers
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Noted clinical psychologist Dr. Kristin Carothers joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss ADHD. The t...
If I Ruled the World: Careful What You Think
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The world’s a bit of a mess right now – maybe Trevor, Christiana, and Josh can come up with some...
Meet Eugene Khoza – One of My Favorite People
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In another “My Favorite People” episode, Trevor chats with South African comedian and dear frien...
Is Elon Musk the Ultimate Scam Artist? with Max Chafkin
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Author and journalist Max Chafkin, co-host of the podcast Elon, Inc., joins Trevor and Christiana to...
The Problem with Men, with Scott Galloway
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Author/entrepreneur Scott Galloway joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss the economic and social cr...
American Amnesia with Tressie McMillan Cottom
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Tressie McMillan Cottom is back on the podcast. Tressie, Trevor, and Christiana discuss Donald Trump...
The Reality of Fiction with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss her new novel and how she approaches...
Christiana Gave Birth (Again)!
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor, Christiana, and Josh cover some big news – Christiana just gave birth to her third child! ...
Human-Kind or Human Evil with Rutger Bregman
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Historian and author Rutger Bregman joins Trevor and Christiana to debate ethics and the possibility...
Meet Khaya Dlanga – One of My Favorite People
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We’ve got a new type of episode for you. In this premiere “My Favorite People” ep, Trevor chat...
The Second Coming of Halle Berry
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Halle Berry has found her purpose. She’s chatting with Trevor and Christiana about the jaw-droppin...
RIP… D.E.I. with Ruha Benjamin
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana speak with professor, sociologist, and MacArthur Fellowship winner Ruha Benjam...
No One Told Trevor He Was Hosting the Grammys
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor, Grammy Executive Producer Ben Winston, and Trevor’s good friend Sizwe Dhlomo take us deep ...
Wringing in the New Year
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is home in South Africa. He and his good friends Anele Mdoda and Sizwe Dhlomo have a spirited...
Join or Die with Robert Putnam
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana sit down with noted author and political scientist Robert Putnam. They discuss...
If I Ruled the World: The One Where Everyone Tries Crack
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Required drug taking? Assigned partnerships? Getting rid of politicians? Trevor, Christiana, and Jos...
Is Marques Brownlee the Most Powerful Man in Tech?
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana chat with YouTuber Marques Brownlee, professionally known as MKBHD and famous ...
The Ozempic Obsession with Jia Tolentino (ARCHIVE EPISODE)
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Happy New Year! To get the year started off right, we’re re-publishing one of our favorite episode...
Why Are All Bosses Idiots? with Simon Sinek
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor, Christiana, and author/inspirational speaker Simon Sinek delve into the paradox of why the s...
UnitedHealthcare Assassin: Italians Are Black Again?
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the wake of the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, the internet is awash with hot takes on heal...
How To Be The Most Healed Guy with Neal Brennan
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana sit down with Chappelle's Show co-creator and former Daily Show colleague Neal...
If You Ruled the World: A Listener Grab Bag
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
On Thanksgiving week, we give thanks to our listeners with a bonus episode where Trevor, Christiana,...
Love on a Timeline with Esther Perel
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor enlists the help of noted therapist Esther Perel to help design the perfect relationship mode...
Tight Values, Loose Ideas with Malcolm Gladwell
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Malcolm Gladwell sits down with Trevor and Christiana to discuss his new book, and why values should...
Harris v. Trump: The Day After with Tressie McMillan Cottom
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Donald Trump will be president again. Trevor, Christiana, and Josh are joined once again by Tressie ...
Harris v. Trump: The Week Before with Tressie McMillan Cottom
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana call on Tressie McMillan Cottom to help them make sense of the final week befo...
What’s In An Accent with Lupita Nyong’o
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Lupita Nyong’o joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss her new podcast and its colorful stories of ...
For Kids or Anyone Who’s Ever Been a Kid
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
With the release of Trevor’s new children’s book “Into the Uncut Grass”, Trevor sits down wi...
Have We Missed The Message? with Ta-Nehisi Coates
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss his new book about how th...
Making Bureaucracies Sexier with Yuval Noah Harari
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana speak with Yuval Noah Harari, whose latest book, Nexus, asks, if humans are so...
Tripping Past Your Ego with Michael Pollan
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor enlists the help of journalist and author Michael Pollan (This is Your Mind on Plants, Omnivo...
Revenge of the Tourists with Rajan Datar
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana are joined by travel journalist Rajan Datar to tackle the perennial summer que...
Harris-Trump Debate Debrief with Tressie McMillan Cottom
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor, Christiana, Josh, and NY Times columnist (and friend of the show) Tressie McMillan Cottom br...
The Elon Effect
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Elon Musk is officially beefing with the Brazilian government and of course Trevor, Christiana, and ...
The Trad Wife Paradox with Anne Helen Petersen
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor, Christiana, and noted writer and journalist Anne Helen Petersen discuss the growing #tradwif...
If I Ruled the World: Petty is Power
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The gang’s back with another If I Ruled the World. Christiana’s advocating for subsidized (and m...
Adam Grant Gives Trevor An Intellectual Wedgie
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What do you do when your values are tested? Trevor and organizational psychologist Adam Grant discus...
Trevor's In Paris, But Not At The Olympics?!
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor, Christiana, and Josh talk all things Olympics: the wins, the viral moments, what in the worl...
Control Your Scroll with Jiore Craig
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
When it comes to disinformation, our first instinct is often to ask is this real or fake? But disinf...
The Kamala Question with Tressie McMillan Cottom
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Sociologist and NYT columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom joins Trevor, Christiana, and Josh as they unp...
The Trump Assassination Attempt: What Now?
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and Christiana are joined by Jody Avirgan, one of What Now?’s Executive Producers. In the w...
Questlove Isn't Manif*cking Around
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
DJ, drummer, author, and Roots frontman Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Trevor discuss “50 Year...
Doctor Roger Federer Will See You Now
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Roger Federer and Trevor break down how moving on from major chapters in their lives has affected ea...
Trevor Takes On Tokyo
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor’s in Japan with his good friends, Anele Mdoda and Khaya Dlanga. Together they dissect cultu...
Welcome To The Julia Louis-Dreyfus Brain Museum
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
There’s probably only one actress who can try to strangle, burn, and eat “Death,” and still ma...
Jessica Alba Is Standing in Her Power
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Actor and entrepreneur Jessica Alba discusses the challenges and the misogyny she faced starting The...
Jerrod Carmichael Knows He’s Cringe and Likes It
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Yes it’s true, Jerrod Carmichael sucks another man’s toes on premium cable TV. In his new realit...
There’s No I In Trevor Noah
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
It’s everyone’s favorite game: If I Ruled the World! Trevor makes a case to ban all social media...
Why AI Won’t Destroy Us with Microsoft’s Brad Smith
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor puts on a suit (no, he’s not returning to The Daily Show) and heads to Microsoft. This week...
The Ozempic Obsession with Jia Tolentino
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Ozempic. It started with a lizard, and then transformed into a drug that, depending on who you ask, ...
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and the Art of Mentoring
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
If it wasn’t for Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, a trip to Footlocker could have ended Trevor’s c...
A Friendship Revolution with Rhaina Cohen
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is finally getting married! Just kidding. Rhaina Cohen, author of The Other Significant Other...
A Case for Compassion
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This week on the podcast… Amazon’s Wizard of Oz moment. Plus, Trevor invents a new dating app, w...
Orlando Bloom’s Life on the Edge
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor chats with actor, adventurer, and producer Orlando Bloom, who takes Trevor behind the scenes...
Eclipse Week
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
With Trevor back from a week in Bhutan where he just may have found inner peace (unless it was just ...
Some Fun Thought Experiments
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
To celebrate the season’s halfway mark, Trevor and his friends Josh Johnson and Christiana Mbakwe ...
The Meaning of Life With Rainn Wilson
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by Josh Johnson and actor, writer, and host of the Soulboom podcast Rainn Wilson to...
A Conspiracy at Boeing?
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What do IKEA executives and eight-year-olds have in common, and why do we care so much about Kate Mi...
TikTok Thinks Trevor’s From West Virginia
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor and his friends Christiana Mbakwe Medina and Josh Johnson discuss why Congress is REALLY tryi...
What’s Diddy Got To Do With It?
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor catches up with Josh Johnson and Christiana Mbakwe Medina to hash out some of the biggest new...
Idris Elba Walks Into an Abu Dhabi Hotel Room
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor sits down in Abu Dhabi with actor, director and DJ, Idris Elba. The two of them swap stories ...
Trevor Turns 40!
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
To reflect on the moment of turning 40, Trevor sits down in South Africa with two of his closest fri...
Bryan Johnson Wants You To Live Forever
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by Bryan Johnson, the tech entrepreneur devoted to reversing his biological clock. ...
Trevor Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Grammys
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor, Ben Winston, and friends discuss the Grammys. From how they handled Meryl Streep and Taylor ...
Quinta Brunson Misses Stupid Comedy
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by Emmy-winner Quinta Brunson, the star and creator of the hit series Abbott Elemen...
Kevin Hart Gets the Bubble Guts
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor sits down with comedy superstar Kevin Hart. The two chop up life behind-the-scenes as profess...
Mark Cuban’s Billionaire Luck
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by entrepreneur, Dallas Mavericks owner, and television personality Mark Cuban. Mar...
Nick Kyrgios is More Than a Tennis Star
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by tennis champion Nick Kyrgios, who is known both for his prodigious talent and hi...
Trevor’s New Years Resolutions
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
To start off the new year, Trevor and his friends chop up some of the biggest news stories of the we...
Mayor Karen Bass Predicts Los Angeles’ Future
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor sits down with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass on the anniversary of her first year in office. I...
Tristan Harris Is Trying to Save Us from AI
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by Tristan Harris, a tech ethicist and entrepreneur who is probably best known as "...
Janelle Monae is in Her Age of Pleasure
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by genre-defying artist and performer, Janelle Monáe, whose 2023 album, The Age of...
Sam Altman Speaks Out About What Happened at OpenAI
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor has a candid and revealing conversation with Sam Altman, who was ousted and then reinstated a...
DaBaby Gets Real About Hip Hop Culture
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor sits down with Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby, who just a few years ago was the face of hip-h...
Bill Gates Doesn’t Need To Track You
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s foremost philan...
Kerry Washington Is Ready To Tell the Truth
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trevor is joined by actress/producer/author Kerry Washington. The good friends unpack the end of the...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Kicks Off What Now?
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the series premiere episode, Trevor is joined by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — "The People's Cham...
INTRODUCING “What Now? with Trevor Noah”
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What is Trevor Noah up to Now? Well, he’s back with a new podcast. Join Trevor and special guests ...