The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Russia coerces Ukrainians into voting in favor of joining the Russian Federation, Ronny Chieng teaches a class on K-pop, and William MacAskill discusses his book "What We Owe the Future."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Fame wasn’t really a currency in that way”. Trevor on how his grandma and his fellow South Africans treat celebrities differently than in AmericaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GOP candidate J.R. Majewski appears to lie about his military service, Christiane Amanpour discusses her interview with Iran's president, and Tyler Perry talks about "A Jazzman's Blues."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Books are being banned from schools and public libraries at alarming rates, and stories from LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC authors are disproportionately being pulled from shelves. How do book bans harm learning and access to information? What do these challenges say about the American educational system? Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and George M. Johnson, author of the widely challenged book “All Boys Aren’t Blue'' join host Roy Wood Jr. to break down where these book bans are coming from, the political ideology behind them, and how these banned books can help young readers understand complex issues. Beyond The Scenes is a podcast from The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Check out more episodes wherever you get your podcasts or YouTube.com/TheDailyShowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xolo Maridueña talks about staying “normal” despite his rise to fame, learning to fight for “Cobra Kai,” and being chosen as DC’s Blue Beetle without any audition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate and author Beto O’Rourke discusses how the extremism in Texas is reflective of a broken democracy and immigration system, why there’s a need for solutions to the immigration issue rather than reactive stunts, and how dialogue across all political parties is crucial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beckham bids farewell to the Queen, Adnan Syed is freed from prison, Trump is sued by New York's attorney general, and Putin faces heat at home. Here's what you missed this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What’s the best breakfast food: waffles or pancakes? Daily Show correspondent Dulcé Sloan and Daily Show writer Josh Johnson go head-to-head on appropriate toppings, which has the better texture, and which is worse, a hotel waffle iron or a pancake conveyor belt? Hold Up with Dulcé Sloan and Josh Johnson is a new podcast from The Daily Show. Check out more episodes of Hold Up wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump says he can declassify documents with his mind, Dulcé Sloan challenges passersby with dicey questions about education, and "Cobra Kai" star Xolo Maridueña sits down with Trevor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump faces a surge of legal troubles, Dulcé Sloan meets up with a crew of Black mountaineers, and Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke discusses his book "We've Got to Try."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices