New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author Jia Tolentino discusses how Big Tech companies profit off our emotions on social media, the pivotal moment that made her quit Twitter, and how improving people's actual lives could reduce time spent on the internet. And Hasan Minhaj talks to tech influencer Marques Brownlee about how to break free from technolog ... Show More
Jun 9
Knicks Fans Brand Elmo a Traitor & Trump Storms Out of "Meet the Press" Interview | Jane Fonda
Elmo lights up the internet by staying neutral about the Knicks-Spurs Finals, Trump storms out of his "Meet the Press" interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, and all the president's lashing out against the press, avoiding rain, and dodging questions has Jon Stewart wondering: Why d ... Show More
37m 2s
Jun 8
The Precap | Desi Lydic on Trump's "Meet the Press" Tantrum, Flesh-Eating Screwworms, and a Presidential Buffalo
This week's host Desi Lydic sits down with Daily Show writer Devin Delliquanti to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. They talk about Trump rage-quitting his interview with Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press," the disturbing return of a flesh-eating screwworm in t ... Show More
39m 14s
Oct 2023
Tech Bros Laid the Foundation, But Women Built Social Media
The story of social media has usually been told from the perspective of tech bros, set to a soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz argues in her new book, Extremely Online, that the real protagonists of the story are actually the user ... Show More
38m 34s
Jan 2022
Dismantling Big Tech With Blake Masters
Blake Masters, co-author of Zero To One: Notes on Startups, or How To Build The Future and current candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona, joins us to discuss the abuses of Big Tech, the harmful effects of social media proliferation, and how to rein in the vast power of a small num ... Show More
20m 31s
May 2020
Kara Swisher on why Big Tech is too rich to fail
On the premiere episode of "Back to Biz with Katie and Boz," co-hosts Katie Couric and Bozoma Saint John set the stage for their forward-looking 10-episode series about how our pandemic present will shape the future of business — from tech and media, to education and sports, to f ... Show More
45m 25s