The number of Americans with student debt is higher now than ever before. And student debt is a lot like an STD: You can get it by accident in college, but then it follows you around your whole life. Trevor examines how student debt got so out of control in the U.S. and its potential effects lasting to the grave for many older borrowers.
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Today
The Precap | Josh Johnson on RNC Crashing Grindr, Offering Trump-Backed Bribes & Debuting Hasan Piker’s Meat
This week's host Josh Johnson sits down with Daily Show writer Joe Opio to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. Josh Johnson and Daily Show writer Joe Opio break down this week's news, from Hasan Piker's semi-nude pic at the GOP's midterm convention to Apple's new ... Show More
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Yesterday
TDS Time Machine | The War on Climate Change
Taking a look back at The Daily Show's coverage of the war on, and over, climate change. Jon Stewart talks climate change denialism in the U.S. Congress. Jordan Klepper investigates Trump's war on climate science. Roy Wood Jr. asks, what's wrong with our brains that we can't unde ... Show More
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Sep 13
This Week's Interviews | Gov. Spencer Cox, Jia Tolentino, Andrew Garfield
Check out all of this week's great guests. Republican Governor Spencer Cox joins Jon Stewart to discuss his new book, “Off Ramp: How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt,” and reveals how the assassination of Charlie Kirk in his home state of Utah pushed him to finish writing ... Show More
59m 52s
Oct 2022
S4E15: Debt - the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
<p><strong>Description:<br></strong>The amount of debt that Americans are accruing is growing year by year. On the one hand, Americans use to debt to manage their lives, but on the other hand it becomes almost too much to bear. There are many ways in which Americans can fall into ... Show More
40m 5s
Apr 2022
39: Is College Even Worth it?: The Dark History of Student Loans
Like pretty much everything we talk about, Student Loans started out as a great idea. A way to ensure education for all. A way to advance America in the Space Race. And a way to promise citizens a brighter future. But as we’ve seen time and time again, with money on the table, st ... Show More
51m 30s
Apr 2022
Biden’s Student Loan Dilemma
<p>Across the United States, 45 million borrowers now owe $1.6 trillion in debt for federal loans taken out for college — more than consumers owe on any other debt except mortgages.</p><p>For the past two years, beginning as the pandemic spread, the U.S. government has allowed te ... Show More
26m 1s
Apr 2025
Is the Era of Student Loan Forgiveness Officially Over?
<p>Across the country, millions of Americans with unpaid student loans are discovering that years of patience and forgiveness from the U.S. government have officially come to an end.</p><p>Stacy Cowley, a business reporter for The Times, explains what is behind the change of hear ... Show More
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<p>When it comes to student debt, you’re far from alone. In this episode, Laurel Road’s Alex Macielak and anesthesia fellow Chirag Shah, M.D. review the state of student debt in the U.S., as well as a look at how to improve your credit score.</p>
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