Today

Trump Launches War with Iran and Refuses to Explain... Anything | Jafar Panahi

Jon Stewart dives into America and Israel’s impromptu attack on Iran, Trump’s laid-back war announcement from the Mar-a-Lago basement, and MAGA’s refusal to sell the American people on the plan, purpose, and duration of the war. Plus, Jordan Klepper reveals America’s calculated w ... Show More

53m 13s

Yesterday

The Precap | Michael Kosta on the States of Hockey, Space Sex, and the Union

*This episode was recorded on Thursday, February 26, before military action began in Iran. This week's host Michael Kosta sits down with Daily Show writer Randall Otis to recap the latest news, and preview what's coming up. They discuss their frustrations with Trump's latest Stat ... Show More

48m 16s

Mar 1

TDS Time Machine | Iran: Behind the Veil w/ Jason Jones

As long simmering tensions between the United States and Iran have again boiled over into military action, we take a look back to 2009, when Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones visited Iran on the eve of citizen protests against the regime that erupted into violence. In his four ... Show More

37m 38s

Oct 2019

A new war in Syria

The Trump administration just imposed sanctions on Turkey for invading northern Syria. But it may be too late for America’s Kurdish allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21m 13s

Oct 2019

We Are The Kurds

In episode 116, the girls spend time discussing the situation where Trump backed a Turkish military operation to take out the American-backed Kurdish forces at the northeast Syrian border. Plus they spend the second half of the episode talking to Robert Evans about his experience ... Show More

1h 7m

Feb 2020

One of the worst crises of Syria’s civil war

Zack, Jenn, and Alex talk about perhaps the single worst humanitarian crisis in Syria’s civil war — the ongoing situation in Idlib, where 3 million people are trapped in a province under assault by Bashar al-Assad and his allies. They explain how we got to this point, why the sit ... Show More

43m 2s

Jul 2015

Turkey steps up its battle on terror

Nato allies have welcomed Turkey's decision to step up its fight against Isis. But its decision to include Kurdish opponents as the target of its attacks is causing some to question Ankara's true motives. Siona Jenkins discusses Turkey's strategy with Daniel Dombey and Alex Barke ... Show More

12m 20s

Nov 2023

US forces under fire, Iran's warning and Biden polling

US forces are under fire in the Middle East. As Iran warns an expansion of Gaza conflict is ‘inevitable,’ our journalists reveal how a defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged in deeper. Plus, what the polls mean for Biden and the unlikely hero of c ... Show More

12m 47s

Oct 2019

Ep. 779 - Will Turkey Gobble Kurds?

In reacting to Trump's move in Syria, the right shows independence, while the left always takes the anti-Trump line. Date: 10-08-2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

47m 19s

Jan 2022

Analyst Hiwa Osman: The United States must fix the escalating crisis between Iraq and Syria’s Kurds

<p>The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq has sealed a critical border crossing to the US protected and Kurdish governed zone in northeast Syria over a violent clash between a Syrian Kurdish youth organization and Iraqi Kurdish border forces. The closure has interrupted the fl ... Show More

33m 8s

Oct 2019

The Story of a Kurdish General

<p>Turkey has invaded Kurdish-controlled territory in Syria, upending a fragile peace in the region and inciting sectarian bloodshed. The Trump administration has ordered a full evacuation of the 1,000 American troops that remain in northeastern Syria, leaving Mazlum Kobani, the ... Show More

24m 50s

Sep 2019

Trump's "Dangerous" Iran Policy

Is Donald Trump leading the US into war with Iran? Middle East scholar Vali Nasr says it definitely seems like it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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