About this episode

Desi Lydic and Kat Radley discuss current events including Spain's World Cup win, America's diarrhea outbreak, and Canada's wildfire smoke.

This week's host Desi Lydic sits down with Daily Show writer Kat Radley to preview the week to come, and recap the latest headlines. They chat about accidentally watching "The Odyssey" together on a non-IMAX screen, how America's diarrhea outbreak dominated headlines for an entire week, Trump's threat to tariff Canada in retaliation for wildfire smoke in the U.S., the feel-good story of Jimothy the Raccoon, and The Daily Show’s upcoming 30th anniversary celebrations. Plus, Desi and Kat share their top TV recommendations in another round of Daily Show and Tell. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+ Follow TDS: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Desi Lydic

Guest: Kat Radley

Topics covered

• World Cup
• diarrhea outbreak
• wildfire smoke
• TV recommendations
• anniversary celebrations

Keywords

• Desi Lydic
• Kat Radley
• World Cup
• diarrhea
• wildfire smoke
• TV recommendations
• The Odyssey
• Jimothy the Raccoon
• 30th anniversary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Comedy Central

Books & works: The Odyssey

Places: Spain, America, Canada

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