The Problem With Jon Stewart
Episodes & Images
Season 2, Episode 12
7 April, 2023
The Season Finale
Season Finale.
How do we wrap up a season of problems? With even more problems, of course.
Season 2, Episode 11
31 March, 2023
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.
Season 2, Episode 10
24 March, 2023
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?
Season 2, Episode 9
17 March, 2023
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?
Season 2, Episode 8
10 March, 2023
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.
Season 2, Episode 7
3 March, 2023
Chaos, Law, and Order
Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.
Season 2, Episode 6
11 November, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 5
4 November, 2022
Allies: Friends Without Benefits
When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.
Season 2, Episode 4
28 October, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 3
21 October, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 2
14 October, 2022
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.
Season 2, Episode 1
7 October, 2022
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.
Season 1, Episode 8
24 March, 2022
Racism
No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems to block progress.
Season 1, Episode 7
17 March, 2022
Media
Cable news positions itself as a safeguard of freedom and democracy—but is that undermined by ratings-driven ploys to keep people watching?
Season 1, Episode 6
10 March, 2022
Climate Change
We’re being told the planet is headed towards catastrophe if we don’t fix climate change. What will it take for everyone to change their behaviour?
Season 1, Episode 5
3 March, 2022
Stock Market
The rise of e-brokers was meant to democratise the stock market—yet inequality in the market has actually worsened. How can it be fixed?
Season 1, Episode 4
11 November, 2021
Guns
Shootings in America are an epidemic. Many agree that bad guys shouldn't have gun access, but how do we decide who the bad guys are?
Season 1, Episode 3
28 October, 2021
The Economy
Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?
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Jon Stewart with guests — workers’ rights organiser Magaly Licolli; community organiser Amy Jo Hutchison; professor of economics at The New School, Darrick Hamilton, Ph.D.; and former director of the Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D. — in the “Economy” episode of “The Problem With Jon Stewart,” now streaming on Apple TV+. -
Season 1, Episode 2
14 October, 2021
Freedom
Americans love freedom. But what price are they willing to pay for it—and what can be learned from other countries that are fighting to be free?
Season 1, Episode 1
30 September, 2021
War
Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on—but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the care they need?