The Daily Show
Season 31 Episode 3 - January 7, 2026 - Stephen J. Dubner
Ronny Chieng covers how Trump is taking charge of Venezuela's oil industry and replacing their old dictator with a new one: himself. Plus, this Venezuela takeover is so much fun, the president adds a bunch of other countries to his To-Be-Overthrown list, including Greenland, and Michael Kosta couldn't be more excited to be part of Trump's nation-extorting mafia. Jordan Klepper profiles Benny Johnson, social media star turned White House press commentator, who caught Trump's eye with his generic vitriol, Russian backing, penchant for plagiarism, and unyielding obsession with Batman. Stephen J. Dubner, host of "Freakonomics Radio" and co-author of "Freakonomics," sits down with Ronny Chieng to discuss the book's 20th anniversary edition. They talk about how Dubner and his co-author Steven Levitt wove together storytelling and data to present case studies without imposing their own judgment, and how their publisher, doubtful of the title, liberated them to write the book they wanted.
Episodes in Season 31
January 5, 2026 - Sen. Mark Kelly
43 min
January 6, 2026 - Park Chan-wook
34 min
January 7, 2026 - Stephen J. Dubner
37 min
January 8, 2026 - Lucy Liu
38 min
January 12, 2026 - Jenin Younes
42 min
January 13, 2026 - Joachim Trier
29 min
January 14, 2026 - Langhorne Slim
24 min
January 15, 2026 - Wagner Moura
35 min
January 20, 2026 - Artis Stevens
27 min
January 21, 2026 - Simu Liu
30 min
January 22, 2026 - Alexandria Stapleton
30 min
January 26, 2026 - Jason Rezaian
43 min
January 27, 2026 - Michael Urie
35 min
January 28, 2026 - Gov. Mikie Sherrill
36 min
January 29, 2026 - Katherine LaNasa
29 min
February 2, 2026 - Heather Ann Thompson
40 min
