Badass Women in History

Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart dives into America's gerontocracy problem amid the sudden death of Lindsey Graham, Trump's backhanded tribute to the late senator, and how Mitch McConnell somehow managed to outlive his colleague from Sou ...  Show more

Michael Kosta digs into the latest D.C. headlines: Trump’s teleprompter operator allegedly made $100K by betting on what the president would say in his speeches, Pete Hegseth is rolling out testosterone tests for America's warriors, and JD Vance gives a whole new meaning to “heli ...  Show more

In honor of women's history month (and more of us staying in), we've compiled a list of pioneering women you should know from around the world, and throughout history.

From the notorious thief Mary Frith in the seventeenth century to industrialist and LGBT trailblazer Anne Lister in the nineteenth, these heroines redefined what a woman could be and what she could do in pre-twentieth-century Britain.

Holly Kyte, author and literary ...

Historians Joanne Paul, Olivette Otele and June Purvis dissect the results of our recent poll into history’s most important women, which saw Marie Curie come top, followed by Rosa Parks and Emmeline Pankhurst Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more ...  Show more

Lucy Worsley, historian Professor Rosalind Crone and author and journalist Helen Lewis, explore the lives of four notorious Lady Swindlers. They’ll be discussing underworld boss Tilly Devine, fake heiress Violet Charlesworth, queen of shoplifting Alice Diamond and fake Princess M ...  Show more