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8. Racism
No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems to block progress.
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The Problem with Jon Stewart is a talk and comedy TV series that premiered on Apple TV on September 30, 2021. It has 2 seasons and 20 episodes so far and was canceled. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 12 "Trump Indicted", aired on April 6, 2023.
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the world's problems. It's harder to pinpoint the systems responsible for creating them. In this series, Jon Stewart brings together people impacted by different parts of a problem to discuss how we come up with change.
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20 episodes · 2 seasons
2021 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago
E8
No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems to block progress.
E7
Cable news positions itself as a safeguard of freedom and democracy—but is that undermined by ratings-driven ploys to keep people watching?
E6
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 behavior?
E5
The rise of e-brokers was meant to democratize the stock market—yet inequality in the market has actually worsened. How can it be fixed?
E4
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?
E3
Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?
E2
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?
E1
Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on—but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the care they need?
2022 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago
E12
A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?
E11
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.
E10
We have a simple philosophy in America: You do the crime, you do the time. But why is the time always a life sentence?
E9
Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?
E8
Can the U.S. be the world’s arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.
E7
Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.
E6
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.
E5
When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.
E4
The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.
E3
America's leaders know what's plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their own, American-style.
E2
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.
E1
It's a boy! It's a girl! It's a spectrum! It's 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it's complicated. Just watch.
Created by Jon Stewart
The Problem with Jon Stewart has been canceled, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 6, 2023.
The most recent episode of The Problem with Jon Stewart, Season 2 Episode 12 "Trump Indicted", aired on April 6, 2023.
The Problem with Jon Stewart has 2 seasons with 20 episodes in total.
The Problem with Jon Stewart first aired on Apple TV on September 30, 2021.
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