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Season 20 • 04/08/2015

Tavis Smiley shares how Maya Angelou helped him rediscover his life's purpose when he was young.

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The Daily Show's Once and Future Host
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Jon shares his excitement about Comedy Central's announcement that Trevor Noah will take over the newsdesk at The Daily Show.
04/06/2015
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Moment of Zen - Great Job
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An enthusiastic cleric congratulates the negotiators of the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement.
04/07/2015
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Legends of the Stall
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Kentucky Senator Rand Paul announces his decision to join the 2016 presidential race during a drawn-out rally.
04/07/2015
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The Deal World: Tehran - If Republicans Had Their Way
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Hasan Minhaj reports on what Republicans would have done if they had handled nuclear talks with Iran.
04/07/2015
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The Deal World: Tehran
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The U.S. and Iran make significant strides toward a game-changing nuclear deal, but congressional Republicans and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu remain unimpressed.
04/07/2015
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Peter Dinklage
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Peter Dinklage discusses how his role on "Game of Thrones" has led to some alarming interactions with strangers.
04/07/2015
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Moment of Zen - That's a Topic for Another Day
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Hasan Minhaj is featured on The Daily Show Podcast, and Fox News's Andrea Tantaros reacts to a comment made by President Obama about the intolerance of certain Christians.
04/08/2015
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Fact-ish
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Rolling Stone retracts an article about a rape case at UVA after a report reveals that the story was riddled with inaccuracies.
04/08/2015
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The Midwest Wing
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Even though Chicago's debt and crime continued to grow during Rahm Emanuel's tenure as mayor, he narrowly wins a second term in a run-off election.
04/08/2015
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Parenting with the Enemy
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Samantha Bee loses her cool when she learns that rape victims are often forced to fight for custody rights against their attackers.
04/08/2015
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Tavis Smiley
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Talk show host and author Tavis Smiley reflects on how Maya Angelou's mentorship changed his life in his memoir "My Journey with Maya."
04/08/2015
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Elizabeth Warren Pt. 2
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Senator Elizabeth Warren, the author of "A Fighting Chance," discusses the student debt crisis and why big banks get better interest rates than college students.
04/09/2015
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Elizabeth Warren Pt. 1
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Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren reflects on the prevalence of government corruption and how many politicians have become accustomed to it in "A Fighting Chance."
04/09/2015
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Moment of Zen - A Farewell to Kahane Cooperman
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Kahane Cooperman, a longtime producer for The Daily Show, appears in a scene from "Dazed and Confused."
04/09/2015
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GOPsters Paradise
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Governor Sam Brownback enforces harsh welfare regulations in Kansas despite the state's own reliance on federal assistance.
04/09/2015
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Constant Intractable Madness
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Bassem Youssef reveals his disappointment over a missed job opportunity and explains the complicated politics behind proxy wars in the Middle East.
04/13/2015
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Moment of Zen - Newt Gingrich's Surge in the Polls
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The Nightly Show's Larry Wilmore shares his impression of President Obama, and Fox News's Brit Hume discusses Newt Gingrich's personal life and popularity in a clip from 2011.
04/13/2015
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Rundeclared
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Hillary Clinton shares her not-so-shocking decision to run for president again, and her Republican opponents use different methods to take jabs at the Democratic candidate.
04/13/2015
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Rundeclared - The Republican Trifecta
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Jessica Williams demonstrates what everyday Americans do and explains why Republicans won't accept Hillary Clinton as a presidential candidate.
04/13/2015
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Adam Horovitz
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The Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz takes a spin in Jon's seat, describes his relationship with his extensive record collection and discusses his role in "While We're Young."
04/13/2015
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Fareed Zakaria
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Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria describes the value of learning broad critical-thinking skills in college in his book "In Defense of a Liberal Education."
04/14/2015
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