Jon Stewart On “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”

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In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli sits down with comedian, political commentator, actor, director, and television host:

JON STEWART

Here’s what they got into:

  • Jon and Talib becoming friends at Dave Chappelle’s Yellow Springs festival
  • Coming up in New Jersey, bussing at Trenton’s famed City Gardens nightclub
  • The similarities found in the punk and hip hop music of the 80’s and 90’s
  • His stint as the last performer for many nights at New York’s, Comedy Cellar
  • The notable stars who made their names known on “The Daily Show”
  • How trust should be earned while people are choosing their news
  • Why he chose to leave “The Daily Show” and pass the torch to Trevor Noah
  • Trevor Noah turning down early invitations to join Jon on “The Daily Show”
  • What Jon learned from Leslie Jones’ memorable time as guest-host
  • The path of Jon’s personal journey to becoming involved in activism
  • Jon’s approach to holding his interviewees accountable for their words
  • His take on the government’s stalling of the PACT Act for US veterans
  • The differences of “The Daily Show” and the new, “The Problem”
  • Jon’s take on the separation of malevolence and ignorance in society
  • His unflinching approach in interviews with people like Tucker Carlson
  • Reflecting on if his time at “The Daily Show” helped the country progress
  • The move of having an all-white panel discussing systematic racism
  • Why so many resist the concept of systematic racism in America
  • Jon’s powering through an audience who weren’t feeling his jokes
  • How globalization sometimes resembles modern-day colonialism
  • Facing backlash while advocating for the Palestinian people
  • The 2014 film, “Rosewater”, that Jon wrote, directed, and produced
  • Jon and his wife’s farm sanctuary for abused and neglected animals

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