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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

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

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