The exclusive, definitive Jon Stewart exit interview.

The Daily Show Podcast without Jon Stewart

Episode 20: With Jon Stewart

Correspondent Jessica Williams and supervising producer Justin Melkmann join head writer Elliott Kalan and writer Dan McCoy (also the hosts of America's favorite bad movie podcast, The Flop House) to give Jon's first episode as Daily Show host the Flop House treatment. Is Jon's 1999 Daily Show debut a Jon Bomb Show-vi? Does it Jon StewHurt-So-Good? Or is it a work of Jon StewART?

Episode 19: The Flop House Takeover

Jordan Klepper sits down with war veterans and current staffers Production Coordinator Justine Cabulong and Associate Field Segment Producer Nate Witmer to discuss The Daily Show's Veteran Immersion Program. Senior Coordinating Producer Elise Terrell and Production Manager Camille Hebert discuss how the program came to be and how other organizations can create their own.

Episode 18: The Veteran Immersion Program

Correspondent Hasan Minhaj goes deep into the Daily Show's control room with two veterans:  director Chuck O'Neil and associate director/ post production supervisor Paul Pennolino.

Episode 17: The Director's Cut

Correspondent Samantha Bee bids farewell to The Daily Show alongside senior producer Miles Kahn, coordinating field producer Alison Camillo and writer Zhubin Parang. Sam and Miles share some of the best advice Jon ever gave them. Zhubin details how his obsession with Fox's The Five led to one of Sam's most memorable performances.

Episode 16: Flight of the Humble Bee

Correspondent Aasif Mandvi is joined by senior researcher Adam Chodikoff, writer Daniel Radosh and Hillary Kun, co-executive producer and guest booker. How do Chodikoff and Radosh help Jon prepare for big-named interviews? What's been Hillary's biggest booking triumph? And finally, does Jon actually read the books? 

Episode 15: Interview Prep-isode

Correspondent Hasan Minhaj and writer Delaney Yeager discuss an experience familiar to anyone involved in comedy: rejection. Writers Matt Koff and Owen Parsons chat about taking risks in their scripts. Plus! Conan O'Brien's message for Jon.

Episode 14: Tales of Rejection

Correspondent Jason Jones bids farewell to The Daily Show with the help of head writer Elliott Kalan, executive producer Tim Greenberg and field producer Brennan Shroff.

Episode 13: Farewell, Jason Jones

Bassem Youssef joins executive producer Steve Bodow and senior producer Sara Taksler for a conversation about how The Daily Show inspired Bassem to create Al-Bernameg, his massively popular (and now banned) Egyptian news satire program. Sara discusses her soon-to-be-released documentary, Tickling Giants, which chronicles how Bassem and his staff risked their safety every day to tell jokes.

Episode 12: Bassem Youssef: Egypt's Jon Stewart

New contributor Trevor Noah joins executive producer Steve Bodow and writer Jo Miller for a conversation about Trevor's comedy roots in South Africa, the international perspective he brings to The Daily Show and his friend back home named after one of history's most brutal dictators. 

Episode 11: Meet Trevor Noah

Correspondents Jessica Williams and Hasan Minhaj join executive producer Adam Lowitt and supervising producer Stu Miller on stage in front of a sold-out crowd at the NYC Podfest! 

Episode 10: Live at the NYC Podfest

Correspondent Jordan Klepper and writer Zhubin Parang take a look back at 2014 -- the harrowing news stories that tested their comedic chops and the movies that provided respite. Zhubin talks about his transition from being a lawyer to writing comedy, then cross-examines Jordan, a former national mock trial champion. 

Episode 09: Jordan Klepper & Zhubin Parang

Correspondent Samantha Bee, field producer Chad Carter, and researcher/ segment producer Nate Witmer discuss their recent field piece about breast cancer awareness and the fracking industry. Nate relates his experience in the army to his job at the show. Sam "answers" your Twitter questions. Plus, the latest #mydailyshowtheme winner revealed! 

Episode 08: Samantha Bee, Chad Carter & Nate Witmer

Correspondent Jason Jones and producers Ian Berger and Ramin Hedayati talk about what drives the show to celebrate pizza with such passion and what makes an ideal New York slice. Senior Pizza Correspondent Jessie Kanevsky leads us deep into Brooklyn to sample her favorite slice.

Episode 07: Pizza

The Best F#@king News Team Ever joins head writer Elliott Kalan on stage in front of a roaring capacity crowd at The North Door in Austin, Texas! 

Episode 06: Live in Austin, TX

The Daily Show Podcast without Jon Stewart takes you behind the scenes with the writers, producers and correspondents who make the show. Everyone but Jon, really. New episodes every other week.

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The Daily Show Podcast without Jon Stewart

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