The Problem with Jon Stewart - Season 2
Season 2
In season 2, Jon Stewart takes on anti-transgender legislation, questions the American tax proposition and confronts economic globalization, with special appearances from LeVar Burton and Susan Sarandon.
Episodes
The War Over Gender
It's a boy! It's a girl! It's a spectrum! It's 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it's complicated. Just watch.
Where Is Our Tax Money Going?
Sure, people hate taxes — but maybe they wouldn't if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate it even more.
Globalization: Made in America
America's leaders know what's plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan — globalization of their own, American-style.
Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.
Allies: Friends Without Benefits
When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.
Election Wrap-Up Special
Who won? Who lost? Are we still a democracy? All we know is that everyone is happy and absolutely no one is questioning the results.
Chaos, Law, and Order
Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no. but too many legislators say yes.
The Military Industrial Excess
Can the U.S. be the world's arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.
The Inflation Blame Game
Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?
America's Incarceration Epidemic
We have a simple philosophy in America: You do the crime, you do the time. But why is the time always a life sentence?
Searching for Allies
Jon heads to Europe on an urgent diplomatic mission to see who's with us, who's against us…and who makes the best pastries.
Trump Indicted
A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?
Videos
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Grimsburg
Marvin Flute may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there's one mystery he still can't crack - his family. Now that he's back in Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, Flute will follow every lead he's got to redeem himself with the ex-wife he never stopped loving, even if it means hanging out with the son he never bothered to get to know.
Ghost Adventures
Are you ready for the lockdown?
Ghost Adventures crew -- Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, and Jay Wasley -- is back to investigate the scariest, most notorious, haunted places in the world.
The trio will interview eyewitnesses and historians at each location, arming themselves with the stories of the ghosts they will later provoke and confront during their dusk-to-dawn lockdowns. (Note: They don't always come out unscathed!) Then they'll review and analyze their findings with some the most respected experts and specialists in the paranormal field.
Foundation
When revolutionary Dr. Hari Seldon predicts the impending fall of the Empire, he and a band of loyal followers venture to the far reaches of the galaxy to establish The Foundation in an attempt to rebuild and preserve the future of civilization. Enraged by Hari's claims, the ruling Cleons – a long line of emperor clones – fear their grasp on the galaxy may be weakening as they're forced to reckon with the potential reality of losing their legacy forever.
Have I Got News for You
Based on the week's news, Have I Got News for You is fronted by guest hosts and features two regular team captains, Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. Each week the show invites two guests to cast a jaundiced eye over the week's news, resulting in a fast flow of anarchic, spontaneous and hugely entertaining wit and humour. Guests typically represent the world of politics, comedy, show-business and journalism, and are often themselves particularly newsworthy participants. The final touches of Have I Got News for You are put together only hours before recording, allowing guests to comment on the late-breaking news stories of the day.