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George Packer

May 16, 2013

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The 2016 presidential election heats up, Disney neglects its parenting duties, and George Packer surveys three decades of American life in his book, "The Unwinding".

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The Daily Show: Season 18 - 101 Episode s

18x54 - Jason Bateman
January 31, 2013
The Senate investigates a range of gun control measures, President Obama makes a controversial skeet-shooting remark, and Jason Bateman discusses "Identity Thief".
18x55 - Michelle Rhee
February 4, 2013
The Super Bowl suffers a power failure, Chinese hackers infiltrate the New York Times, and education reformer Michelle Rhee discusses her book, "Radical".
18x56 - Ray Kelly
February 5, 2013
Republicans explore alternative methods of voter outreach, Facebook frustrates Germany, and Ray Kelly talks gun control and large sodas.
18x57 - Ed Whitacre
February 6, 2013
The Obama administration is questioned over its legal basis for drone strikes, the British government addresses gay marriage, and Ed Whitacre discusses GM's revival.
18x58 - Neil Barofsky
February 7, 2013
The White House opens up about drones, the United States Postal Service changes its work schedule, and Neil Barofsky talks banks and bailouts.
18x59 - George Stephanopoulos
February 11, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI steps down, Harvard fails to produce the best cheaters, and George Stephanopoulos talks State of the Union addresses past and future.
18x60 - Mike Piazza
February 12, 2013
North Korea goes miniature, Lewis Black looks to the real gun control experts, and Mike Piazza talks baseball, steroids, and his book, "Long Shot".
18x61 - Fawzia Koofi
February 13, 2013
President Obama updates America on the State of the Union, Marco Rubio takes a water break, and Fawzia Koofi discusses her book, "The Favored Daughter".
18x62 - Susan E. Rice
February 14, 2013
CNN owns the cruise ship story, John Oliver meets with the secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and Susan Rice shares her side of the Benghazi story.
18x63 - Alison Brie
February 19, 2013
Great Britain questions the quality of its fast food, a meteor explosion over Russia fails to resonate, and Alison Brie talks "Community," "Mad Men," and Springsteen.
18x64 - Helaine Olen
February 20, 2013
Republicans revenge themselves on Chuck Hagel, Mississippi ratifies the 13th Amendment, and Helaine Olen discusses her book, "Pound Foolish".
18x65 - Steven Brill
February 21, 2013
The White House vows greater transparency, Jessica Williams joins up with Texas secessionists, and Steven Brill discusses his health care industry investigation.
18x66 - Donnie Wahlberg
February 25, 2013
Mississippi's Dick Molpus is vindicated, Samantha Bee prepares for post-sequester America, and Donnie Wahlberg straddles the police communities of Boston and New York.
18x67 - Lori Silverbush & Kristi Jacobson
February 26, 2013
Dov Hikind addresses the blackface controversy, Robert Gibbs acknowledges the drone program, and Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson discuss hunger and "A Place at the Table".
18x68 - R.J. Cutler
February 27, 2013
Wall Street enjoys a boom, Italy wanders into a religious and political power vacuum, and R.J. Cutler describes "The World According to Dick Cheney".
18x69 - Rachel Maddow
February 28, 2013
Bob Woodward runs afoul of the White House, Jason Jones battles maple syrup addiction, and Rachel Maddow decodes the Supreme Court.
18x70 - Paul Rudd
March 4, 2013
Congress punishes itself by not punishing itself, Dennis Rodman reaches out to Kim Jong-un, and Paul Rudd discusses his life on the Supreme Court.
18x71 - Sandra Day O'Connor
March 5, 2013
The Supreme Court reconsiders the Voting Rights Act, and Sandra Day O'Connor discusses her life on the bench and her book, "Out of Order".
18x72 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson
March 6, 2013
Rand Paul filibusters for real, Al Madrigal questions Puerto Rico's desire for statehood, and Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the Russian meteor event.
18x73 - Tom Coughlin
March 7, 2013
Biological imperatives end Rand Paul's filibuster, potential papal successors gather in Rome, and Tom Coughlin discusses his book, "Earn the Right to Win".
18x74 - Peter Dinklage
March 25, 2013
Barack Obama brokers Middle Eastern peace, Al Madrigal investigates a lesser-known form of gun violence, and "Game of Thrones"' Peter Dinklage coins a phrase.
18x75 - Michael Moss
March 26, 2013
Republicans reboot, Larry Wilmore offers the GOP minority outreach advice, and "Salt Sugar Fat" author Michael Moss shares processed food industry secrets.
18x76 - Eva Mendes
March 27, 2013
Government doesn't work for returning veterans, the Supreme Court weighs in on same-sex marriage, and Eva Mendes talks "The Place Beyond the Pines".
18x77 - Denise Kiernan
March 28, 2013
The Supreme Court hears gay marriage arguments, Rupert Murdoch looks to expand his reach in LA, and Denise Kiernan investigates the women of the Manhattan Project.
18x78 - Mary Roach
April 1, 2013
Egypt suffers democratic growing pains, John Oliver investigates violence against guns, and Mary Roach demystifies the digestive process.
18x79 - Jonathan Sperber
April 2, 2013
Kim Jong-un fails to take the hint, Pope Francis I makes his mark, and author Jonathan Sperber delves into the personal life of Karl Marx.
18x80 - Sheryl Sandberg
April 3, 2013
Congress anonymously supports genetically modified food, Republicans look to re-rebrand, and Sheryl Sandberg offers suggestions to close the gender gap.
18x81 - Danny Boyle
April 4, 2013
Rutgers University fires its basketball coach, CNN evolves goats and the news, the Department of Veterans Affairs needs help, and Danny Boyle talks "Trance" and the Queen.
18x82 - David Stockman
April 8, 2013
President Obama's budget proposal satisfies no one, Jessica Williams talks pubic lice with John Waters, and David Stockman predicts another economic crash.
18x83 - Jimmy Carter
April 9, 2013
Virginia's "Cooch" revives the state's anti-sodomy laws, a Tennessee lawmaker takes on the young and poor, and Jimmy Carter celebrates his defeat of the guinea worm.
18x84 - Ken Burns
April 10, 2013
Senate Republicans thwart the UN's assault on the Second Amendment, China tunes in, and Ken Burns seeks justice in "The Central Park Five".
18x85 - Edie Falco
April 11, 2013
"Crazy" Rand Paul visits Howard University, Aasif Mandvi delves into the complicated financial world of student athletics, and Edie Falco talks theater and "Nurse Jackie".
18x86 - Tom Cruise
April 16, 2013
The Senate proposes a long and arduous "path to citizenship," Lewis Black takes on poverty in America, and an ageless Tom Cruise talks "Oblivion".
18x87 - Ricky Gervais
April 17, 2013
CNN goes down speculation road, the United States is accused of torture, and Ricky Gervais brings back his character from "The Office".
18x88 - Mark Mazzetti
April 18, 2013
The Senate fails once again, John Oliver proves that gun control actually does work, and Mark Mazzetti sheds light on the CIA's secret wars.
18x89 - Christina Hendricks
April 22, 2013
The Czech Republic ambassador clears the air, CNN covers every moment of the Boston manhunt, and Christina Hendricks considers possible "Mad Men" spinoffs.
18x90 - Salman Rushdie
April 23, 2013
The STOCK Act gets the Congressional treatment, John Oliver continues his Australian gun control investigation, and writer Salman Rushdie transitions to filmmaking.
18x91 - Bassem Youssef
April 24, 2013
Fox News questions the Constitution, John Hodgman finds an investment alternative to gold, and Bassem Youssef considers the humorlessness of government.
18x92 - Vali Nasr
April 25, 2013
The George W. Bush Presidential Library opens for business, John Oliver concludes his investigation of Australian gun control, and Vali Nasr analyzes American foreign policy.
18x93 - Jon Hamm
April 29, 2013
Congress feels the sequester pinch, the Elvis impersonator accused of mailing ricin to government officials is found innocent, and Jon Hamm talks "Mad Men"'s sixth season.
18x94 - Robert Downey Jr
April 30, 2013
Syria questions America's resolve and line-drawing ability, longtime NBA center Jason Collins comes out as gay, and Robert Downey Jr. dons his "Iron Man 3" promotional suit.
18x95 - Kay Bailey Hutchison
May 1, 2013
Guantanamo goes on hunger strike, Ted Cruz rankles everybody, and Kay Bailey Hutchison identifies Texas' independent roots.
18x96 - Eric Greitens
May 2, 2013
Paper joins the axis of evil, the Best F#@king News Team Ever tracks down a fugitive document, and Eric Greitens lays out his plan to help returning veterans.
18x97 - Christiane Amanpour
May 6, 2013
The NRA does its best CPAC impression, and Christiane Amanpour bets on CNN's resurgence.
18x98 - Mindy Kaling
May 7, 2013
Chris Christie goes under the knife, Jessica Williams learns the real meaning of Cinco de Mayo, and Mindy Kaling divulges her Met Ball 2013 punk credentials.
18x99 - Carey Mulligan
May 8, 2013
Benghazi-gate continues apace, CNN pulls a fast one, and Carey Mulligan immerses herself in the flapper culture of "The Great Gatsby".
18x100 - David Sedaris
May 9, 2013
The Jodi Arias trial ends, Aasif Mandvi steers wayward youth away from dead end college degrees, and David Sedaris talks "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls".
18x101 - J.J. Abrams
May 13, 2013
The IRS apologizes for targeting conservative political groups, the government does something right, and J.J. Abrams notes the differences between "Star Trek" and "Star Wars".
18x102 - Nathan Lane
May 14, 2013
President Obama takes a question about the IRS, Jessica Williams counsels a wayward conservative, and Nathan Lane shares his personal theme song.
18x103 - Olympia Snowe
May 15, 2013
The Obama administration is hit by Hurricane Scandy, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney call for more government accountability, and Olympia Snowe considers bipartisanship.
18x104 - George Packer
May 16, 2013
The 2016 presidential election heats up, Disney neglects its parenting duties, and George Packer surveys three decades of American life in his book, "The Unwinding".
18x105 - Ellen Page
May 20, 2013
The Obama administration deploys some guy to do damage control, China flushes away all traces of a mysterious ooze, and Ellen Page sings Canada's praises.
18x106 - Phil Jackson
May 21, 2013
Toronto's mayor learns that crack is whack, Al Madrigal tracks down former MSNBC pundit Dylan Ratigan, and Phil Jackson talks basketball and managing big egos.
18x107 - Bill O'Reilly
May 22, 2013
The IRS proves short on answers, Apple answers for its tax dodge, Peggy Noonan ranks presidential scandals, and Bill O'Reilly considers the Obama administration's troubles.
18x108 - Morgan Freeman
May 23, 2013
The Obama administration prosecutes dangerous potheads and journalists, Jason Jones measures conservative reactions to IRS profiling, and Morgan Freeman waxes scientific.
18x109 - Maxim Pozdorovkin & Mike Lerner
June 3, 2013
The IRS gets a taste of its own medicine, John McCain visits Syrian rebels, and Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin explain the meaning of Pussy Riot.
18x110 - Brian Williams
June 4, 2013
China wins the Iraq War, health officials warn of a global MERS epidemic, and Brian Williams weighs in on press freedoms.
18x111 - Jon Favreau
June 5, 2013
Chris Christie calls for a special election, Jessica Williams observes Tennessee's signature health care initiative, and Jon Favreau looks back on his White House days.
18x112 - No Guests
June 6, 2013
New York City residents react to Citi Bike, Jon announces his trip to Iran, and John Oliver seizes power.
18x113 - Seth Rogen
June 10, 2013
Details of the government's domestic surveillance practices emerge, the Best F#@king News Team Ever congratulates John Oliver, and Seth Rogen talks "This Is the End".
18x114 - Armando Iannucci
June 11, 2013
Republican senators respond to the NSA surveillance controversy, Al Madrigal exposes undercover whistleblowers, and Armando Iannucci talks American politics and "Veep".
18x115 - Mavis Staples
June 12, 2013
The "Summer of the Whistleblower" continues, Lewis Black scrutinizes cutting-edge technologies, and Mavis Staples performs songs from her album, "One True Vine".
18x116 - Fareed Zakaria
June 13, 2013
The "Summer of the Whistleblower" continues, Lewis Black scrutinizes cutting-edge technologies, and Mavis Staples performs songs from her album, "One True Vine".
18x117 - Linda Cardellini
June 17, 2013
Sarah Palin quits quitting, Iran votes for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's replacement, Sam Bee reports on a bullied majority, and Linda Cardellini talks "Mad Men".
18x118 - Jim Gaffigan
June 18, 2013
The Senate nearly accomplishes something, Mick Foley issues an immigration reform challenge, and Jim Gaffigan reflects on fatherhood.
18x119 - Dawn Porter
June 19, 2013
President Obama doesn't feel the love in Germany, the Supreme Court rules on human gene patenting, and Dawn Porter reflects on underappreciated public defenders.
18x120 - Tom Brokaw
June 20, 2013
Paula Deen finds herself embroiled in controversy, old-timey gangster stories dominate the news, and Tom Brokaw discusses technological innovations in news.
18x121 - Maggie Gyllenhaal
June 24, 2013
Jason Jones learns about the Canadian financial services industry, Edward Snowden eludes the media and the authorities, and Maggie Gyllenhaal discusses "White House Down".
18x122 - Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
June 25, 2013
The Supreme Court takes on the Voting Rights Act, George Zimmerman's lawyer starts the trial with a joke, and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson links hip hop and "The Cosby Show".
18x123 - Josh Fox
June 26, 2013
The Best F#@king News Team Ever responds to the Supreme Court's DOMA decision, Kristen Schaal cheers Wendy Davis, and Josh Fox discusses his film, "Gasland Part II".
18x124 - Tom Goldstein
June 27, 2013
Jon Stewart says hello, Justice Scalia objects to the DOMA ruling, Edward Snowden turns up in a Moscow airport, and Tom Goldstein explains the Supreme Court's decisions.
18x125 - Aaron Sorkin
July 15, 2013
The George Zimmerman murder trial concludes, Al Madrigal questions Latinos about other Latinos, and Aaron Sorkin talks CNN and "The Newsroom".
18x126 - Helen Mirren
July 16, 2013
The Senate avoids destroying itself, Kate Middleton's unborn child keeps his or her fans waiting, and Helen Mirren explains why she enjoys touching celebrities.
18x127 - Reza Aslan
July 17, 2013
Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner poll well in NYC, Lewis Black responds to Rick Perry's job offer, and Reza Aslan considers the historical Jesus in his book, "Zealot".
18x128 - Sarah Vowell
July 18, 2013
Egyptians mark the end of democracy, CNN rocks the news, and Sarah Vowell sits in for her friend, the late David Rakoff.
18x129 - Louis C.K.
July 22, 2013
A royal son is born, Edward Snowden considers moving out of the Moscow airport, Detroit goes bankrupt, and Louis C.K. talks Woody Allen and "Blue Jasmine".
18x130 - Richard Haass
July 23, 2013
The Best F#@king News Team Ever reports on the royal birth, and foreign policy expert Richard Haass reflects on the importance of domestic stability.
18x131 - Shailene Woodley
July 24, 2013
Anthony Weiner becomes Carlos Danger, Larry Wilmore begins a conversation on race, and Shailene Woodley discusses "The Spectacular".
18x132 - Bob Bradley
July 25, 2013
Goldman Sachs gets into the aluminum game, Aasif Mandvi tries convincing someone to run for Congress, and Bob Bradley talks Egyptian soccer and the World Cup.
18x133 - Mark Leibovich
July 29, 2013
Edward Snowden receives a literary care package, Congress agrees on something, Anthony Weiner gets more bad news, and Mark Leibovich surveys the Washington landscape.
18x134 - Tim Gunn
July 30, 2013
Judge Johnny judges Halliburton, Lance Armstrong and Joe Biden, Pope Francis changes the Catholic tone toward homosexuality, and Tim Gunn talks "Project Runway".
18x135 - Hank Azaria
July 31, 2013
Congress continues being unpopular, Jason Jones travels to Kentucky, Anthony Weiner 9/11s his d**k pics, and Hank Azaria discusses "Lovelace".
18x136 - Colin Quinn
August 1, 2013
America's fast food workers demand better pay, Hillary Clinton's lunch ignites 2016 election buzz, and Colin Quinn teaches Constitutional history.
18x137 - Neal Thompson
August 5, 2013
The 2016 Republican presidential field expands, politics engulfs sports and the royal baby, and Neal Thompson recounts the life of Robert Ripley in "A Curious Man".
18x138 - Liam Hemsworth
August 6, 2013
Tax reform terrifies politicians who want tax reform, Jessica Williams and Samantha Bee debate the race question, and Liam Hemsworth talks sports and white-collar crime.
18x139 - Lake Bell
August 7, 2013
President Obama breaks his date with Vladimir Putin, David Cameron takes away England's porn, "Shark Week" is engulfed in shark-troversy, and Lake Bell talks filmmaking.
18x140 - Kirsten Gillibrand
August 8, 2013
The SEC holds big banks accountable in small ways, Obama speaks out on sexual assault in the military, and Kirsten Gillibrand criticizes how the military handles such cases.
18x141 - Rand Paul
August 12, 2013
Chris Matthews makes 2016 election predictions, Australia's federal candidates slip up, Dr. Sanjay Gupta turns pro-pot, and Senator Rand Paul talks health care.
18x142 - Joshua Oppenheimer
August 13, 2013
A judge goes after NYC's stop-and-frisk policies, Jessica Williams demands stop-and-frisk on Wall Street, and Joshua Oppenheimer describes his film, "The Act of Killing".
18x143 - Regis Philbin
August 14, 2013
Amazon's Jeff Bezos takes over The Washington Post, Elon Musk dreams up a supersonic transport capsule, and Regis Philbin describes his sports talk show, "Crowd Goes Wild".
18x144 - Simon Pegg
August 15, 2013
Protestors oppose Russia's gay propaganda ban, Anthony Weiner insults BuzzFeed, former correspondents bid farewell to John Oliver, and Simon Pegg talks "The World's End".
18x145 - Andrew Harper
September 3, 2013
Jon returns from the Middle East, Syria crosses America's red line, and Andrew Harper explains the reality for Syrian refugees in Jordan.
18x146 - Mario Livio
September 4, 2013
John McCain shows his poker face, Samantha Bee searches for common ground with Russia, and Mario Livio shares some of science's greatest blunders.
18x147 - Michael C. Hall
September 5, 2013
The New York City Democratic mayoral candidates debate the issues, Anthony Weiner fights back, and Michael C. Hall discusses the final season of "Dexter."
18x148 - Sheri Fink
September 9, 2013
Americans debate intervention in Syria, Bashar al-Assad launches a campaign to charm the west, Republican mayoral candidates clash, and Sheri Fink prepares for disaster.
18x149 - Bill Dedman
September 10, 2013
John Kerry offers inadvertent hope for peace in Syria, a drug boat burns off the coast of Italy, and Bill Dedman sheds light on a reclusive heiress.
18x150 - Bob Odenkirk & David Cross
September 11, 2013
Bill de Blasio wins the New York City Democratic primary, members of Congress address Egypt's people, and David Cross and Bob Odenkirk talk "Hollywood Said No!"
18x151 - Billy Crystal
September 12, 2013
Vladimir Putin assumes the role of peacemaker, Aasif Mandvi reports on the plight of biotech companies, and Billy Crystal recounts a bygone era in comedy.
18x152 - Robert Reich
September 16, 2013
Lindsey Graham declares war on not going to war in Syria, Pope Francis takes aim at Catholic dogma, and Robert Reich predicts a return to progressivism.
18x153 - Jake Gyllenhaal
September 17, 2013
CNN learns the wrong lessons from Boston, the Best F#@king News Team Ever speculatively reports a Godzilla attack, and Jake Gyllenhaal talks "Prisoners."
18x154 - Hugh Jackman
September 18, 2013
Washington D.C. gun laws prove ineffective, Al Madrigal tests the limits of southern hospitality, and Hugh Jackman embraces the darkness in "Prisoners."

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163 Episode s
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18x54 - Jason Bateman

18x55 - Michelle Rhee

18x56 - Ray Kelly

18x57 - Ed Whitacre

18x58 - Neil Barofsky

18x59 - George Stephanopoulos

18x60 - Mike Piazza

18x61 - Fawzia Koofi

18x62 - Susan E. Rice

18x63 - Alison Brie

18x64 - Helaine Olen

18x65 - Steven Brill

18x66 - Donnie Wahlberg

18x67 - Lori Silverbush & Kristi Jacobson

18x68 - R.J. Cutler

18x69 - Rachel Maddow

18x70 - Paul Rudd

18x71 - Sandra Day O'Connor

18x72 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson

18x73 - Tom Coughlin

18x74 - Peter Dinklage

18x75 - Michael Moss

18x76 - Eva Mendes

18x77 - Denise Kiernan

18x78 - Mary Roach

18x79 - Jonathan Sperber

18x80 - Sheryl Sandberg

18x81 - Danny Boyle

18x82 - David Stockman

18x83 - Jimmy Carter

18x84 - Ken Burns

18x85 - Edie Falco

18x86 - Tom Cruise

18x87 - Ricky Gervais

18x88 - Mark Mazzetti

18x89 - Christina Hendricks

18x90 - Salman Rushdie

18x91 - Bassem Youssef

18x92 - Vali Nasr

18x93 - Jon Hamm

18x94 - Robert Downey Jr

18x95 - Kay Bailey Hutchison

18x96 - Eric Greitens

18x97 - Christiane Amanpour

18x98 - Mindy Kaling

18x99 - Carey Mulligan

18x100 - David Sedaris

18x101 - J.J. Abrams

18x102 - Nathan Lane

18x103 - Olympia Snowe

18x104 - George Packer

18x105 - Ellen Page

18x106 - Phil Jackson

18x107 - Bill O'Reilly

18x108 - Morgan Freeman

18x109 - Maxim Pozdorovkin & Mike Lerner

18x110 - Brian Williams

18x111 - Jon Favreau

18x112 - No Guests

18x113 - Seth Rogen

18x114 - Armando Iannucci

18x115 - Mavis Staples

18x116 - Fareed Zakaria

18x117 - Linda Cardellini

18x118 - Jim Gaffigan

18x119 - Dawn Porter

18x120 - Tom Brokaw

18x121 - Maggie Gyllenhaal

18x122 - Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson

18x123 - Josh Fox

18x124 - Tom Goldstein

18x125 - Aaron Sorkin

18x126 - Helen Mirren

18x127 - Reza Aslan

18x128 - Sarah Vowell

18x129 - Louis C.K.

18x130 - Richard Haass

18x131 - Shailene Woodley

18x132 - Bob Bradley