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

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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