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Discover something new every week. A mountain of movies awaits on Paramount Plus. Now streaming. Hey, everybody. Welcome to The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart. I am Jon Stewart. We could make the decision himself to step down?And you know what? Joe Biden, who is an 81 Old white guy, Catholic who became President, has moderated his views a lot and listened to people a lot in the last several years. And when progressives push him on something or moderates push him on something, Joe Biden listens and he takes in most important part of that speech when he talks about the fierce urgency of now. I think a lot of times we discount the urgency that many people in the electorate, voters have. As you talked about your mama and her friends or your parents and their friends, and in my mom and her friends, the sense of urgency that people have. My hope comes from the fact that I believe that there are more people who want to see this country move forward than take it back to a place that is dangerous for us all. It's It's dangerous because of who you love. It's dangerous because you're Jewish. It's dangerous because you're black. It's dangerous because you're a woman. I think that there are enough people who have that fierce urgency of now that after we get through this little inter-squad squabble that we're going through right now, whoever comes out the 10 on the other side, his name would be Joe Biden, we'll rally around and we'll carry him to the finish line, like the old great man that he is.It always reminds me, they say that, what's the quote? The Ark of the Moral Universe bends towards justice. What we all have to remember is, and there's a good percentage of people trying to bend it back the other way. It's a lunchpale job to keep it bent. No matter what happens, I don't think that job goes away. I think that's probably where we end. But, gentlemen, I want to thank you all very much for joining us. Of course, we have Bakari Sellers from CNN and political commentator and author of The Moment, and Jon Favreau and Tommy Vieter, Founders of Crooked Media, Host of Pod Save America and authors of Democracy or Health: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps. So thank you guys very much.Thank you. Thanks for having us. Thank you, guys.Oh, man. That's feisty. Yeah. There was a good amount of feisty. That was hot. Bacari wasn't. He wasn't having it. We're lucky that we were in separate studios. I was afraid one of the pod guys was going to get wedgey. I think he was going heavy on the, Listen, you nerds. You pod boys. You pod boys. They were just coming after me. The administration is so angry with the pod boys. And John Stewart, Bacari. But I actually thought it was a good articulation of the positions there. I think it really is that it is what it is, is the part that I think I find so difficult. That idea that if you're not, it is what it is, then you are somehow fantasy fanfic West Wing toady. I don't know how else to put it. Well, when you do go down to the logistics of actually switching the candidate, you start wondering, would this happen? Right. But it can. And you remember, oh, right, conventions. They used to not actually have a candidate sometimes until after the convention. There is this idea that I think they are discounting Just how much in a modern media environment, how long four months actually is.Four months is not the same anymore. And by the way, Republicans wouldn't throw up their hands. They would just fucking bear down and get done the thing they wanted to get done and apologize later. Easier to ask for forgiveness and permission, and they would get it done and somehow end up at the Supreme Court with it being fine. It's the complacency, and that's the part that just buries my soul. Yeah, it makes me very sad. We've stopped being able to have conversations, it seems, or even just raise our hand to be like, This feels uncomfortable. It's just very much like, Shut the fuck up and get in line. Which, by the way, it's interesting. They brought up, he said, There's a pressure campaign to get Biden to drop out. I would say the opposite. I think the pressure campaign is way, boy, it's more like a power Power washer coming the other way. Like, Hey, I don't know if this guy can... Yeah. It's a bad scene. But I think it would be a healthier outcome for democracy if it showed some ability and flexibility and did not continue around this feeling that it's very rigid and disconnected from real concerns.But we will get to all the topics, though. Oh, go ahead. I was just going to say the campaign recognized reality and- Addressed it. Addressed it. Exactly. We would be in a different place. But to all the people that are concerned about some of those issues that we had raised that are going to be coming up on the podcast, they will. We do this every week, every fucking week. We are out here day in and day or day one a week and day one a week. We're going to get to all those great topics. And thank you once again for listening. As always, thanks to lead producer Lauren Walker, producer Brittany Mamedevik. Video Editor and Engineer, Behind the Glass, Rob Vittola, researcher Gillian Speer. Oh, audio, editing and engineering, Nicole Bois, and the EPs, Chris McShane and Katie gray, as always. Brittany, you got the socials on there that we do? I do, Jon. Twitter, we are Weekly Show Pod, Instagram and Threads, we are Weekly Show Podcast, and on YouTube, Weekly Show with Jon Stewart. I'm on all of those, and including my space. All right, kitties, to next week. Next week. And beyond.The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart is a Comedy Central podcast. It's produced by Paramount Audio and Bustboy Productions.Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the The Daily Show, which means he's also back in our ears on The Daily Show, Ears Edition podcast. The Daily Show podcast has everything you need to stay on top of today's news and pop culture. You get hilarious satirical takes on entertainment, politics, sports, and more from John and the team of correspondence and contributors. The podcast also has content you can't get anywhere else, like extended interviews and a roundup of the weekly headlines. Listen to The Daily Show, Ears Edition, wherever you get your Paramount Podcasts.

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could make the decision himself to step down?

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And you know what? Joe Biden, who is an 81 Old white guy, Catholic who became President, has moderated his views a lot and listened to people a lot in the last several years. And when progressives push him on something or moderates push him on something, Joe Biden listens and he takes in most important part of that speech when he talks about the fierce urgency of now. I think a lot of times we discount the urgency that many people in the electorate, voters have. As you talked about your mama and her friends or your parents and their friends, and in my mom and her friends, the sense of urgency that people have. My hope comes from the fact that I believe that there are more people who want to see this country move forward than take it back to a place that is dangerous for us all. It's It's dangerous because of who you love. It's dangerous because you're Jewish. It's dangerous because you're black. It's dangerous because you're a woman. I think that there are enough people who have that fierce urgency of now that after we get through this little inter-squad squabble that we're going through right now, whoever comes out the 10 on the other side, his name would be Joe Biden, we'll rally around and we'll carry him to the finish line, like the old great man that he is.It always reminds me, they say that, what's the quote? The Ark of the Moral Universe bends towards justice. What we all have to remember is, and there's a good percentage of people trying to bend it back the other way. It's a lunchpale job to keep it bent. No matter what happens, I don't think that job goes away. I think that's probably where we end. But, gentlemen, I want to thank you all very much for joining us. Of course, we have Bakari Sellers from CNN and political commentator and author of The Moment, and Jon Favreau and Tommy Vieter, Founders of Crooked Media, Host of Pod Save America and authors of Democracy or Health: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps. So thank you guys very much.Thank you. Thanks for having us. Thank you, guys.Oh, man. That's feisty. Yeah. There was a good amount of feisty. That was hot. Bacari wasn't. He wasn't having it. We're lucky that we were in separate studios. I was afraid one of the pod guys was going to get wedgey. I think he was going heavy on the, Listen, you nerds. You pod boys. You pod boys. They were just coming after me. The administration is so angry with the pod boys. And John Stewart, Bacari. But I actually thought it was a good articulation of the positions there. I think it really is that it is what it is, is the part that I think I find so difficult. That idea that if you're not, it is what it is, then you are somehow fantasy fanfic West Wing toady. I don't know how else to put it. Well, when you do go down to the logistics of actually switching the candidate, you start wondering, would this happen? Right. But it can. And you remember, oh, right, conventions. They used to not actually have a candidate sometimes until after the convention. There is this idea that I think they are discounting Just how much in a modern media environment, how long four months actually is.Four months is not the same anymore. And by the way, Republicans wouldn't throw up their hands. They would just fucking bear down and get done the thing they wanted to get done and apologize later. Easier to ask for forgiveness and permission, and they would get it done and somehow end up at the Supreme Court with it being fine. It's the complacency, and that's the part that just buries my soul. Yeah, it makes me very sad. We've stopped being able to have conversations, it seems, or even just raise our hand to be like, This feels uncomfortable. It's just very much like, Shut the fuck up and get in line. Which, by the way, it's interesting. They brought up, he said, There's a pressure campaign to get Biden to drop out. I would say the opposite. I think the pressure campaign is way, boy, it's more like a power Power washer coming the other way. Like, Hey, I don't know if this guy can... Yeah. It's a bad scene. But I think it would be a healthier outcome for democracy if it showed some ability and flexibility and did not continue around this feeling that it's very rigid and disconnected from real concerns.But we will get to all the topics, though. Oh, go ahead. I was just going to say the campaign recognized reality and- Addressed it. Addressed it. Exactly. We would be in a different place. But to all the people that are concerned about some of those issues that we had raised that are going to be coming up on the podcast, they will. We do this every week, every fucking week. We are out here day in and day or day one a week and day one a week. We're going to get to all those great topics. And thank you once again for listening. As always, thanks to lead producer Lauren Walker, producer Brittany Mamedevik. Video Editor and Engineer, Behind the Glass, Rob Vittola, researcher Gillian Speer. Oh, audio, editing and engineering, Nicole Bois, and the EPs, Chris McShane and Katie gray, as always. Brittany, you got the socials on there that we do? I do, Jon. Twitter, we are Weekly Show Pod, Instagram and Threads, we are Weekly Show Podcast, and on YouTube, Weekly Show with Jon Stewart. I'm on all of those, and including my space. All right, kitties, to next week. Next week. And beyond.The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart is a Comedy Central podcast. It's produced by Paramount Audio and Bustboy Productions.Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the The Daily Show, which means he's also back in our ears on The Daily Show, Ears Edition podcast. The Daily Show podcast has everything you need to stay on top of today's news and pop culture. You get hilarious satirical takes on entertainment, politics, sports, and more from John and the team of correspondence and contributors. The podcast also has content you can't get anywhere else, like extended interviews and a roundup of the weekly headlines. Listen to The Daily Show, Ears Edition, wherever you get your Paramount Podcasts.

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most important part of that speech when he talks about the fierce urgency of now. I think a lot of times we discount the urgency that many people in the electorate, voters have. As you talked about your mama and her friends or your parents and their friends, and in my mom and her friends, the sense of urgency that people have. My hope comes from the fact that I believe that there are more people who want to see this country move forward than take it back to a place that is dangerous for us all. It's It's dangerous because of who you love. It's dangerous because you're Jewish. It's dangerous because you're black. It's dangerous because you're a woman. I think that there are enough people who have that fierce urgency of now that after we get through this little inter-squad squabble that we're going through right now, whoever comes out the 10 on the other side, his name would be Joe Biden, we'll rally around and we'll carry him to the finish line, like the old great man that he is.

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It always reminds me, they say that, what's the quote? The Ark of the Moral Universe bends towards justice. What we all have to remember is, and there's a good percentage of people trying to bend it back the other way. It's a lunchpale job to keep it bent. No matter what happens, I don't think that job goes away. I think that's probably where we end. But, gentlemen, I want to thank you all very much for joining us. Of course, we have Bakari Sellers from CNN and political commentator and author of The Moment, and Jon Favreau and Tommy Vieter, Founders of Crooked Media, Host of Pod Save America and authors of Democracy or Health: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps. So thank you guys very much.

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Thank you. Thanks for having us. Thank you, guys.

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Oh, man. That's feisty. Yeah. There was a good amount of feisty. That was hot. Bacari wasn't. He wasn't having it. We're lucky that we were in separate studios. I was afraid one of the pod guys was going to get wedgey. I think he was going heavy on the, Listen, you nerds. You pod boys. You pod boys. They were just coming after me. The administration is so angry with the pod boys. And John Stewart, Bacari. But I actually thought it was a good articulation of the positions there. I think it really is that it is what it is, is the part that I think I find so difficult. That idea that if you're not, it is what it is, then you are somehow fantasy fanfic West Wing toady. I don't know how else to put it. Well, when you do go down to the logistics of actually switching the candidate, you start wondering, would this happen? Right. But it can. And you remember, oh, right, conventions. They used to not actually have a candidate sometimes until after the convention. There is this idea that I think they are discounting Just how much in a modern media environment, how long four months actually is.

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Four months is not the same anymore. And by the way, Republicans wouldn't throw up their hands. They would just fucking bear down and get done the thing they wanted to get done and apologize later. Easier to ask for forgiveness and permission, and they would get it done and somehow end up at the Supreme Court with it being fine. It's the complacency, and that's the part that just buries my soul. Yeah, it makes me very sad. We've stopped being able to have conversations, it seems, or even just raise our hand to be like, This feels uncomfortable. It's just very much like, Shut the fuck up and get in line. Which, by the way, it's interesting. They brought up, he said, There's a pressure campaign to get Biden to drop out. I would say the opposite. I think the pressure campaign is way, boy, it's more like a power Power washer coming the other way. Like, Hey, I don't know if this guy can... Yeah. It's a bad scene. But I think it would be a healthier outcome for democracy if it showed some ability and flexibility and did not continue around this feeling that it's very rigid and disconnected from real concerns.

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But we will get to all the topics, though. Oh, go ahead. I was just going to say the campaign recognized reality and- Addressed it. Addressed it. Exactly. We would be in a different place. But to all the people that are concerned about some of those issues that we had raised that are going to be coming up on the podcast, they will. We do this every week, every fucking week. We are out here day in and day or day one a week and day one a week. We're going to get to all those great topics. And thank you once again for listening. As always, thanks to lead producer Lauren Walker, producer Brittany Mamedevik. Video Editor and Engineer, Behind the Glass, Rob Vittola, researcher Gillian Speer. Oh, audio, editing and engineering, Nicole Bois, and the EPs, Chris McShane and Katie gray, as always. Brittany, you got the socials on there that we do? I do, Jon. Twitter, we are Weekly Show Pod, Instagram and Threads, we are Weekly Show Podcast, and on YouTube, Weekly Show with Jon Stewart. I'm on all of those, and including my space. All right, kitties, to next week. Next week. And beyond.

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart is a Comedy Central podcast. It's produced by Paramount Audio and Bustboy Productions.

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Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the The Daily Show, which means he's also back in our ears on The Daily Show, Ears Edition podcast. The Daily Show podcast has everything you need to stay on top of today's news and pop culture. You get hilarious satirical takes on entertainment, politics, sports, and more from John and the team of correspondence and contributors. The podcast also has content you can't get anywhere else, like extended interviews and a roundup of the weekly headlines. Listen to The Daily Show, Ears Edition, wherever you get your Paramount Podcasts.