The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

The Destructive Power of Gender Reveal Parties

Season 25 E 151 • 09/09/2020

Desi Lydic talks to Jenna Karvunidis, the blogger who introduced the very first gender reveal party, to talk about the trend's evolution from celebratory cake eating to mass destruction.

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The Pandumbic - Americans Balk at Trump's Vaccine Talk
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DOJ to Represent Trump in E. Jean Carroll's Defamation Case
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The Destructive Power of Gender Reveal Parties
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Desi Lydic talks to Jenna Karvunidis, the blogger who introduced the very first gender reveal party, to talk about the trend's evolution from celebratory cake eating to mass destruction.
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