{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Show: Ears Edition","slug":"the-daily-show-ears-edition-743448","podcast_index_feed_id":743448,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/QCD2422844292","website_url":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/888-the-daily-show-with-trevor-29213961/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/03aa1de8-52b7-11f0-86eb-d3cd1dd4eb3d/image/c1204095e98d1eb222234924fd55e675.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Comedy Central","episode_count":2763,"summary":"Jon Stewart and The Daily Show News Team cover today's biggest headlines. The “Ears Edition” of The Daily Show features full episodes, extended content, exclusive interviews, and more. The Daily Show: Ears Edition listeners can use discount code \"TDS20” for 20% off all The Daily Show products on ParamountShop.com. Watch The Daily Show weeknights on Comedy Central at 11/10c or stream it on Paramount+.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:18:14.272952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-show-ears-edition-743448"},"episode":{"title":"Trump and Republicans Want YOU to Pay $400 Million for His Ballroom | Gaten Matarazzo","slug":"trump-and-republicans-want-you-to-pay-400-million-for-his-ballroom-gaten-matarazzo","published_at":"2026-04-29T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-show-ears-edition-743448/trump-and-republicans-want-you-to-pay-400-million-for-his-ballroom-gaten-matarazzo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-show-ears-edition-743448","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD8911549821.mp3?updated=1777425396","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD8911549821.mp3?updated=1777425396","summary":"Josh Johnson critiques the GOP's proposal to use taxpayer funds for a $400 million presidential ballroom under the guise of national security. The episode also features Triumph the Insult Comic Dog roasting D.C. power players and an interview with actor Gaten Matarazzo.","meta_description":"The Daily Show explores the $400M ballroom controversy, Triumph's White House Correspondents' Dinner roast, and Gaten Matarazzo's new film 'Octet'.","key_points":["Main idea: Senate Republicans are pushing for $400 million in taxpayer funding to build a massive presidential ballroom","Failure mode: Using national security and drone defense as a justification for a luxury vanity project","Practical takeaway: The White House Correspondents' Dinner serves as a prime target for political satire and celebrity roasting","Main idea: Actor Gaten Matarazzo discusses the unique rehearsal process of blending musical theater techniques with film production","Main idea: The 'Pizza Movie' serves as a cinematic tribute to the stoner comedy genre"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The $400 Million Ballroom Proposal","summary":"Josh Johnson examines the Republican plan to fund a massive new ballroom using federal funds."},{"start_ms":330000,"title":"National Security or Vanity Project?","summary":"A look at the logic behind using security concerns to justify expensive infrastructure."},{"start_ms":880000,"title":"Triumph Roasts the Correspondents' Dinner","summary":"Triumph the Insult Comic Dog targets media heavyweights and D.C. politicians on the red carpet."},{"start_ms":1280000,"title":"Gaten Matarazzo on 'Pizza Movie'","summary":"An interview about the new comedy film and the inspiration behind its stoner-movie aesthetic."},{"start_ms":1690000,"title":"Merging Theater and Film in 'Octet'","summary":"Matarazzo discusses working with Lin-Manuel Miranda and the challenges of filming musical sequences."}],"topics":["Politics","Satire","White House Correspondents' Dinner","Gaten Matarazzo","Trump","Film Production","Musical Theater","Taxpayer Spending"],"duration_seconds":2029,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-show-ears-edition-743448/episodes/trump-and-republicans-want-you-to-pay-400-million-for-his-ballroom-gaten-matarazzo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-show-ears-edition-743448/trump-and-republicans-want-you-to-pay-400-million-for-his-ballroom-gaten-matarazzo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}