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Feb 2024
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In this podcast exclusive, Daily Show host Jon Stewart previews his plans for 2024 with showrunner Jen Flanz and co-executive producer Zhubin Parang. They discuss what it’s like for Jon to be back at the Daily Show offices after all these years, how the media landscape has changed, and their plans for covering the 2024 election. They also discuss the correspondents taking on hosting duties, the correspondent casting process, and Jon’s first impressions of Jordan Klepper and Trevor Noah’s audition tapes. 

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