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The Daily Show - Season 31 Episode 3 : January 7, 2026 - Stephen J. Dubner

Jan 01, 1970 00:26:14m

616 votes

News, Comedy

Seasons and episodes

Episode List

Ep 1 January 5, 2026 - Sen. Mark Kelly

2026-01-05

Ep 2 January 6, 2026 - Park Chan-wook

2026-01-06

Ep 3 January 7, 2026 - Stephen J. Dubner

2026-01-07

Ep 4 January 8, 2026 - Lucy Liu

2026-01-08

Ep 5 January 12, 2026 - Jenin Younes

2026-01-12

Ep 6 January 13, 2026 - Joachim Trier

2026-01-13

Ep 7 January 14, 2026 - Langhorne Slim

2026-01-14

Ep 8 January 15, 2026 - Wagner Moura

2026-01-15

Ep 9 January 20, 2026 - Artis Stevens

2026-01-20

Ep 10 January 21, 2026 - Simu Liu

2026-01-21

Ep 11 January 22, 2026 - Alexandria Stapleton

2026-01-22

Ep 12 January 26, 2026 - Jason Rezaian

2026-01-26

Ep 13 January 27, 2026 - Michael Urie

2026-01-27

Ep 14 January 28, 2026 - Gov. Mikie Sherrill

2026-01-28

Ep 15 January 29, 2026 - Katherine LaNasa

2026-01-29

Ep 16 February 2, 2026 - Heather Ann Thompson

2026-02-02

Ep 17 February 3, 2026 - Paul Rosolie

2026-02-03

Ep 18 February 4, 2026 - Patricia Lee aka "Ms. Pat"

2026-02-04

Ep 19 February 5, 2026 - Jon Shenk & Marcus Capone

2026-02-05

Ep 20 February 9, 2026 - Gov. Andy Beshear

2026-02-09

Ep 21 February 10, 2026 - Tim Blake Nelson

2026-02-10

Ep 22 February 11, 2026 - Andrew Jarecki

2026-02-11

Ep 23 February 12, 2026 - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

2026-02-12

Synopsis

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.