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Jon on Trump’s Trade War, Attacks on DEI & Myth of “Meritocracy” | Mo Amer
Manage episode 464889020 series 1950592
Jon Stewart examines Trump's attacks on trans people, Canada, and DEI as his first presidential orders of business and asks: How is that making America great again? Plus, the Best F**kin' News Team debate on where they rank in the DEI hierarchy.
Mo Amer, writer, stand-up comedian, and co-creator and star of “Mo,” sits down to discuss the second season of his Peabody Award-winning Netflix series, inspired by his own refugee experience. They discuss how the series explores the complexities of statelessness and asylum, the absurdities of the immigration process, and how he leaned on Jon for support while figuring out whether to talk about Oct. 7 on his show.
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Chapters
1. Trump's Trade Wars (00:00:00)
2. The War on DEI (00:12:03)
3. Best F**kin' News Team on DEI (00:16:24)
4. Mo Amer (00:20:43)
5. Moment of Zen (00:36:11)
2386 episodes
Manage episode 464889020 series 1950592
Jon Stewart examines Trump's attacks on trans people, Canada, and DEI as his first presidential orders of business and asks: How is that making America great again? Plus, the Best F**kin' News Team debate on where they rank in the DEI hierarchy.
Mo Amer, writer, stand-up comedian, and co-creator and star of “Mo,” sits down to discuss the second season of his Peabody Award-winning Netflix series, inspired by his own refugee experience. They discuss how the series explores the complexities of statelessness and asylum, the absurdities of the immigration process, and how he leaned on Jon for support while figuring out whether to talk about Oct. 7 on his show.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Trump's Trade Wars (00:00:00)
2. The War on DEI (00:12:03)
3. Best F**kin' News Team on DEI (00:16:24)
4. Mo Amer (00:20:43)
5. Moment of Zen (00:36:11)
2386 episodes
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