Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about his book of Atlantic essays "We Were Eight Years in Power" and weighs in on going from Barack Obama to Donald Trump inside the White House.
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Trump Meddles in USA World Cup Game & America's 250th Takes a Nosedive | Author Ann M. Martin
Ronny Chieng covers America’s 250th birthday festivities, which included Trump rattling off a list of U.S. inventions and a skydiver crashing to the music of "God Bless the U.S.A." Plus, the president couldn’t help but meddle in the FIFA World Cup, where he personally intervened ... Show More
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Jul 3
TDS Time Machine | America 250
Happy Birthday, America! Ring in the Fourth of July with The Daily Show's coverage of the weirdest party the USA has ever thrown itself, as Donald Trump turns America’s upcoming 250th birthday into a self-glorifying spectacle. Nick Offerman jokes about Trump-branded currency, coi ... Show More
43m 42s
Jul 1
TDS Time Machine | Oh, Canada!
This Canada Day, take a listen to the Daily Show's recent coverage of our neighbour to the north. Desi Lydic covers President Trump's calls for Canada to merge with America, and other US imperial ambitions. Michael Kosta reports on Canadian reactions to a new trade war. Jon Stewa ... Show More
56m 11s
Oct 2024
Have We Missed The Message? with Ta-Nehisi Coates
<p>Bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss his new book about how the stories we tell, and the ones we don’t, shape our realities. They also unpack the jaw-dropping CBS interview that followed the book’s release, and our elusive search as a peop ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2024
Ta-Nehisi Coates on complexity, clarity, and truth.
How important is complexity? At The Gray Area, we value understanding the details. We revel in complexity. But does our desire to understand that complexity sometimes over-complicate an issue?
Journalist and bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks so.
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1h 9m
Jul 2021
From Opinion: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Story We Tell About America
<p>You’ve heard the 1619 podcast right here on The Daily. And we’ve covered the backlash to the 1619 Project and the battle over critical race theory that followed. In this interview, Ezra Klein, an Opinion columnist at The New York Times and host of The Ezra Klein Show, speaks w ... Show More
1h 17m
Nov 2020
Barack Obama's “A Promised Land”: Inside a Sit-Down With the 44th President
On this week’s episode, we are lucky enough to share the conversation between President Obama and Jesmyn Ward, which is featured in the latest issue of Vanity Fair. They talk about his new memoir, the state of our country, and the process of writing truths about themselves. For t ... Show More
1h 6m
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