From the Archives: Roxane Gay - June 12, 2017

From the Archives: Roxane Gay - June 12, 2017

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The Precap | Josh Johnson on RNC Crashing Grindr, Offering Trump-Backed Bribes & Debuting Hasan Piker’s Meat

This week's host Josh Johnson sits down with Daily Show writer Joe Opio to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. Josh Johnson and Daily Show writer Joe Opio break down this week's news, from Hasan Piker's semi-nude pic at the GOP's midterm convention to Apple's new ...  Show more

TDS Time Machine | The War on Climate Change

Taking a look back at The Daily Show's coverage of the war on, and over, climate change. Jon Stewart talks climate change denialism in the U.S. Congress. Jordan Klepper investigates Trump's war on climate science. Roy Wood Jr. asks, what's wrong with our brains that we can't unde ...  Show more

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