The Problem with Jon Stewart
The Problem with Jon Stewart

The Problem with Jon Stewart

2021 2 Seasons 20 Episodes ⭐ 7.2 Comedy Talk

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the world's problems. It's harder to pinpoint the systems responsible for creating them. In this series, Jon Stewart brings together people impacted by different parts of a problem to discuss how we come up with change.

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the world's problems. It's harder to pinpoint the systems responsible for creating them. In this series, Jon Stewart brings together people impacted by different parts of a problem to discuss how we come up with change.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

War

Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on—but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the c

EP 2

Freedom

Americans love freedom. But what price are they willing to pay for it—and what can be learned from other countries tha

EP 3

The Economy

Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?

EP 4

Guns

Shootings in America are an epidemic. Many agree that bad guys shouldn't have gun access, but how do we decide who the b

EP 5

The Stock Market

The rise of e-brokers was meant to democratize the stock market—yet inequality in the market has actually worsened. Ho

EP 6

Climate Change

We're being told the planet is headed towards catastrophe if we don't fix climate change. What will it take for everyone

EP 7

Media

Cable news positions itself as a safeguard of freedom and democracy—but is that undermined by ratings-driven ploys to

EP 8

Racism

No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems

EP 1

The War Over Gender

It's a boy! It's a girl! It's a spectrum! It's 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it's complicated. Just watch.

EP 2

Where Is Our Tax Money Going?

Sure, people hate taxes—but maybe they wouldn't if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate

EP 3

Globalization: Made in America

America's leaders know what's plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their

EP 4

Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?

The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.

EP 5

Allies: Friends Without Benefits

When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.

EP 6

Election Wrap-Up Special

Who won? Who lost? Are we still a democracy? All we know is that everyone is happy and absolutely no one is questioning

EP 7

Chaos, Law, and Order

Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.

EP 8

The Military Industrial Excess

Can the U.S. be the world’s arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.

EP 9

The Inflation Blame Game

Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?

EP 10

America's Incarceration Epidemic

We have a simple philosophy in America: You do the crime, you do the time. But why is the time always a life sentence?

EP 11

Searching for Allies

Jon heads to Europe on an urgent diplomatic mission to see who’s with us, who’s against us…and who makes the best

EP 12

Trump Indicted

A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?

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