The Problem With Jon Stewart

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the world's problems. It's harder to pinpoint the systems responsible for creating them. In this series, Jon Stewart brings together people impacted by different parts of a problem to discuss how we come up with change.

2021 HD 36min TV-MA United States English

Jon Stewart

Talk-show

S1E1 - War 2021-09-30

Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on—but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the care they need?

S1E2 - Freedom 2021-10-14

Americans love freedom. But what price are they willing to pay for it—and what can be learned from other countries that are fighting to be free?

S1E3 - The Economy 2021-10-28

Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?

S1E4 - Guns 2021-11-11

Shootings in America are an epidemic. Many agree that bad guys shouldnt have gun access, but how do we decide who the bad guys are?

S1E5 - The Stock Market 2022-03-03

The rise of e-brokers was meant to democratize the stock market—yet inequality in the market has actually worsened. How can it be fixed?

S1E6 - Climate Change 2022-03-10

We’re being told the planet is headed towards catastrophe if we don’t fix climate change. What will it take for everyone to change their behavior?

S1E7 - Media 2022-03-17

Cable news positions itself as a safeguard of freedom and democracy—but is that undermined by ratings-driven ploys to keep people watching?

S1E8 - Racism 2022-03-24

No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems to block progress.

S2E1 - The War Over Gender 2022-10-06

Its a boy! Its a girl! Its a spectrum! Its 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, its complicated. Just watch.

S2E2 - Where Is Our Tax Money Going? 2022-10-13

Sure, people hate taxes—but maybe they wouldnt if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate it even more.

S2E3 - Globalization: Made in America 2022-10-20

Americas leaders know whats plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their own, American-style.

S2E4 - Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like? 2022-10-27

The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.

S2E5 - Allies: Friends Without Benefits 2022-11-03

When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.

S2E6 - Election Wrap-Up Special 2022-11-10

Who won? Who lost? Are we still a democracy? All we know is that everyone is happy and absolutely no one is questioning the results.

S2E7 - Chaos, Law, and Order 2023-03-02

Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.

S2E8 - The Military Industrial Excess 2023-03-09

Can the U.S. be the world’s arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.

S2E9 - The Inflation Blame Game 2023-03-16

Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?

S2E10 - America's Incarceration Epidemic 2023-03-23

We have a simple philosophy in America: You do the crime, you do the time. But why is the time always a life sentence?

S2E11 - Searching for Allies 2023-03-30

Jon heads to Europe on an urgent diplomatic mission to see who’s with us, who’s against us…and who makes the best pastries.

S2E12 - Trump Indicted 2023-04-06

A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?

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