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Hey everybody, Jon Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, coming out every Thursday. We're going to be talking about the election, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? Listen to The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart wherever you get your podcasts.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Hey, this is Ron Chang. The Daily Show is on break this week, but don't worry. We put together some special highlights for you to catch up on in case you missed them. We'll be back on September 10th. Until then, enjoy this episode. We're young people right now. Oh, you're good. Oh, you got so many. We're going to ruin this so much. You have no idea what we've got planned. You are walking into Thunderdome.

No, you're going to honestly like we do this all the time. Every generation, like even the greatest generation, like I mean, they dropped atomic bombs on people like don't don't let the perspective. We always think that the world is at its worst in the moment that we're in it. But like you have to remain optimistic because the images that they present to us are to heighten your fear. That's how they make their. Oh, you're going to love the show tonight. I think.

You're gonna love this show. But, so what are you thinking? - I think a lot of young people are a little bit not happy. I guess we feel like our vote, our voice doesn't matter. - Oh, it so matters. In fact, your voices, can I tell you something about advertisers? Do you know that advertisers, they look at different demographics, but the largest demographic that they look at is 18 to 24.

That's the one that means everything to them. Use that power, the power of the person. I'm 61. I'm not even listed anymore. Like literally companies would be like, what about people over 55? And they're like, I think they might be dead. Like don't discount the power that you guys, you have a tremendous amount. I would think on Instagram. I would tell them on Instagram.

This is the fight, man. No generation ever feels empowered or seen or any of those things. But what I would suggest is trust your discomfort because you clearly feel it. But discomfort is a wonderful motivator. It's sort of the difference between stress and anxiety. Like action is the antidote to anxiety. And if you feel anxiety, it will lessen as you take action. Small actions, like a little bit every day. You know, I have young people that live in my house.

And I usually see them after three when they've woken up. And generally, they just want me to make them a bagel. So it's different. But honestly, like that discomfort will spur you on. I'm sure of it. And your generation. And then you'll be in a position to save us, but you won't want to. Wow, that's a great question. And I really thought you were going to end it with what's a book? Because you get that a lot from the kids now. Sir, I have a question. What's a book?

And I was going to say, it's like a movie you flip. I would say, so...

this may sound antiquated, I was, I feel like I was raised on Kurt Vonnegut. And so any Kurt Vonnegut, I had the whole from Player Piano to Breakfast of Champions to Slaughterhouse-Five to, you know, Mother, all of them. And he was my favorite author by far. And I felt like he educated me in the genre of

optimistic, cynical humanism. Like the thing that you're talking about, how do you maintain? So he's a guy who was an author who came of age. He fought in World War II. He saw Dresden. That's what Slaughterhouse-Five was about. It was about his experiences seeing the worst that people could do. And people always mistook his cynicism as, or his, I guess I should say, his dryness as cynicism. But it was really idealism. He believed so much in people

that he couldn't help but be somewhat disappointed that we were blowing it in the way that we were blowing it. But I would say, line your desk with Kurt Vonnegut and you cannot go wrong. And I was lucky enough to get to interview him when he hadn't passed away yet. No, but he came on. And when he passed away, his son sent me a

He was also a really wonderful caricaturist sent me a doodle of his that he had inscribed to me before he passed So it's one of my most cherished But but I would say Kurt Vonnegut you can't go wrong And like Playboy the best piece of advice Wow, that is such an end-of-life question

That really is... Nobody ever comes to a 22-year-old and like, best advice. And they're like, well, beer on liquor, never been sicker. All right. The best advice, I'm trying to think of good advice. I don't really... I don't seek counsel in that way. Do you, like, a mentor? I didn't have a mentor. This was back in, like, late 70s, early 80s, so there were no mentors. I was raised feral. So I don't have a ton of...

a ton of advice. Oh, here's one. This is a good one. So I used to host a show on MTV. It was a talk show. And then it got bought by Paramount to replace Arsenio. So I was the natural replacement for Arsenio. Because I think a lot of people are like, hey, the hip African-American guy, let's stick a maybe small Jew in his place and see what happens. And so the show was on for like nine months and it got canceled.

And we were all very sad. And when your name is on it and they tell you to get out of the building, like it's very hurtful. David Letterman came on the final show and on the final show, he said to me, don't confuse cancellation with failure. And I thought that was really interesting. And then in the commercial break, he said, although this is also a failure, he just didn't want me to confuse it.

You had a question about college campuses? Okay, so the cafeteria, if you want to go by the quad, you're going to look for the quad. Usually the food is near the quad. Listen, I...

The beautiful thing about college is that it's built for that. It's built for you to push the limits of who you think you are and who you think you want to be. And it's a wonderful experience. The thing that I would say to you is,

have the courage in the internal barometer that you've developed over the years for yourself about right and wrong, and don't necessarily just allow the conditions that you find yourself in to shape that.

You're here for a reason, and you're that way for a reason, and be strong in that. And learn, be open to people, but be convicted. It's, you know, I think it's a wonderful experience for kids, and I don't worry about, you know, Gen Z, they're so f***ing, shut the f*** up. You know, it's, every generation is like, that generation sucks. We were awesome, and I'm like, meh. I know my generation, like, we were doing whippets in 11th grade, like...

Hey everybody, Jon Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show. It's going to be coming out

Every Thursday. So exciting. You'll be saying to yourself, TGIT. Thank God it's Thursday. We're going to be talking about all the things that hopefully obsess you in the same way that they obsess me. The election, economics, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches.

And I know that I listed that fourth, but in importance, it's probably second. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? I mean, talk about innovative. Listen to The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart wherever you get your podcasts.

The Democratic National Convention is in full swing and the delegates are feeling good. So our news team went over to see if anything could ruin the good mood.

Everybody knows I'm known for my positive vibes and happy-go-lucky attitude. So let's go talk to some left-wing nerds here at the DNC. Every convention has a theme, and this year's Democratic Convention is all about the vibes. What's the vibes here at the convention? Upbeat. Sparkling. Sparkling. Positive. I'm all about the motivating vibes. Let's get it done. Are you feeling electric? I do feel electric. Don't shock me if I touch you. Don't. Woo! That's a little electric there. Woo!

What's your personal vibe? Electric, top tier vibe. I went like viral like last week. For having good vibes?

just walking down the street. There are people who have nothing to do with the DNC, have nothing to do with the campaign, and they're talking about the campaign. It just feels like, it feels like we're gonna do this. - Oh God, it feels so good. It's almost as though the Democrats won't this up. - Do either of you recall a time when the vibes were so high from a political event? - No. - No. - Not really, no. - For me, it was when Patti LaBelle couldn't find her background singers at the 1996 Netflix- - Yes! - Yes!

Thank you. I'm hoping for another one of that to happen here. Let's say it together. One, two, three. Web

- The vibes are great, but should they be? The country's in serious trouble and we don't know how Kamala's gonna fix any of it. Maybe the Democrats here will want the chance to drop the vibes and talk policy. - Manufacturing jobs may be disappearing. - Those jobs are not disappearing. I know what you're reading. You're reading this Fox Trump garbage? - Wow, okay, forget the policy. Let's go back to the vibes. - Who do you think Kamala should pick for the secretary of vibes? Janet Yellen?

Sabrina Carpenter. Ooh, Sabrina Carpenter. Do you think that vibes are more important or would you say policy is more important? Oh, absolutely policy. I don't know if you really understand politics that much. I work in politics. Do you mind if I pop some of your vibe right now? Which one would you like? This one. A patriotic one. Besides, with some of these nerds here, maybe we don't want to talk policy. Let's sing it together. Harmonize with me up here. Bye-bye vibes. Bye.

Bye. Bye. Bye.

We're gonna get there. What's your vibe of the Kamala border policy? You know, I really appreciated the way that she spoke to it during her rally in Atlanta. It's an economic issue. You cannot just say that we need to deport a million immigrants like J.D. Vance said. I know it's extremely important and I feel like she's put forward meaningful policies and Republicans have shot them down. Republicans are all about politics and red and blue. I'm a public policy major. I want to find solutions. We literally had a bill on the table and Republicans said no.

You're really killing my vibe right now. Good vibe. Good vibe. Come on. Come on. Go around it. Come on.

Welcome to the Cooper residence. Cooper McAllister. I'm surprised you put my name first. Come on in. From the brains behind the Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon, CBS is excited to welcome back some beloved, familiar folks. I am so glad that you and Cece are here. And Georgie. Atta girl. It's a whole new chapter. Georgie and Mandy's first marriage premieres CBS Thursday, 8, 7 central and streaming on Paramount+.

Hey everybody, Jon Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, coming out every Thursday. We're going to be talking about the election, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? Listen to The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart wherever you get your podcasts.