Ronny Chieng covers how Trump is taking charge of Venezuela's oil industry and replacing their old dictator with a new one: himself. Plus, this Venezuela takeover is so much fun, the president adds a bunch of other countries to his To-Be-Overthrown list, including Greenland, and Michael Kosta couldn't be more excited to be part of Trump's nation-extorting mafia. Jordan Klepper profiles Benny Johnson, social media star turned White House press commentator, who caught Trump's eye with his generic vitriol, Russian backing, penchant for plagiarism, and unyielding obsession with Batman.
Stephen J. Dubner, host of "Freakonomics Radio" and co-author of "Freakonomics", sits down with Ronny Chieng to discuss the book's 20th anniversary edition. They talk about how Dubner and his co-author Steven Levitt wove together storytelling and data to present case studies without imposing their own judgment, and how their publisher, doubtful of the title, liberated them to write the book they wanted.

The Daily Show Season 31 Episodes...

• s31e01 - January 5, 2026 - Sen. Mark Kelly
• s31e02 - January 6, 2026 - Park Chan-wook
• s31e03 - January 7, 2026 - Stephen J. Dubner
• s31e04 - January 8, 2026 - Lucy Liu
• s31e05 - January 12, 2026 - Jenin Younes
• s31e06 - January 13, 2026 - Joachim Trier
• s31e07 - January 14, 2026 - Langhorne Slim
• s31e08 - January 15, 2026 - Wagner Moura
• s31e09 - January 20, 2026 - Artis Stevens
• s31e10 - January 21, 2026 - Simu Liu
• s31e11 - January 22, 2026 - Alexandria Stapleton
• s31e12 - January 26, 2026 - Jason Rezaian
• s31e13 - January 27, 2026 - Michael Urie
• s31e14 - January 28, 2026 - Gov. Mikie Sherrill
• s31e15 - January 29, 2026 - Katherine LaNasa
• s31e16 - February 2, 2026

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