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Jun 2024
28m 57s

Jon Stewart on AI Fears, Election Plans,...

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Matt is back with the second half of his conversation with Jon Stewart to discuss how Hollywood should handle the AI issue, how Viacom let John Oliver go to HBO, whom Stewart consulted before agreeing to come back to the show, whether Stewart might stay beyond his planned exit from ‘The Daily Show’ in November, and the media he is consuming these days (01:22).


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Jon Stewart


Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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