The Daily Show: Ears Edition
RFK Jr.’s Fiery Hearing, Rethinking Social Media | Filmmaker Rachel Mason
Thu, 30 Jan 2025
Michael Kosta tackles RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing for health secretary, his questionable stances on vaccines and AIDS, and Bernie Sanders's onesie interrogation. The polio virus (Troy Iwata) shares his excitement about returning to work. Grace Kuhlenschmidt asks New Yorkers if they will finally delete their apps now that Trump-aligned billionaires run various social media platforms, Filmmaker Rachel Mason sits down to discuss her new Max docuseries, “An Update on Our Family.” She explains what attracted her to the story of popular YouTube vloggers who shared their overseas adoption online, the ethics of profiting off your children via content, and how she navigates oversharing on her own social media accounts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: What happened during RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing?
Ahead of the hearings, more than 15,000 doctors have signed a letter urging senators to vote against confirming him.
Whoa, 15,000 doctors signed this letter. Of course, we don't know who they are because they all just signed it like this. But that's a big number. And even his own family is coming out against him, not only because of his medical views, he's also just not right in the old worm chamber.
Caroline Kennedy, RFK Jr. 's first cousin and the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, warning the senators tasked with confirming her cousin to be the nation's health secretary that they should vote no.
Chapter 2: Why are doctors opposed to RFK Jr. as Health Secretary?
Chapter 3: What are the ethical concerns about oversharing on social media?
Chapter 4: How do New Yorkers feel about social media platforms?
I'm Michael Kosta.
We've got so much to talk about tonight. RFK Jr. tries to act normal for a day. Americans figure out how to live without social media. And we'll tell you the worst way to kill a mouse. But first, let's get to the latest news on the Trump administration in another edition of The Second Coming of Donald J. Trump.
Today is a big day for Donald Trump's cabinet and the government one, not the one filled with golf trophies he gave himself. That's because today was the world's weirdest episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Also known as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health. And look, we all remember the stories about this guy from the campaign.
The dead bear cub he dumped in Central Park. The time he sawed off the head of a dead whale and tied it to the roof of his car. The worm that died after eating part of his brain. Basically, if there's an animal corpse anywhere in America, RFK Jr. is probably involved. But what most people are most concerned about when it comes to RFK Jr. is his long history of speaking out against vaccines.
And I'm not talking your run-of-the-mill concerns like, should I still get a flu shot if I don't care about getting other people sick? Or do I need an HPV vaccine if I only do hand stuff? I'm talking about RFK Jr.
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Chapter 5: What are RFK Jr.'s views on vaccines?
saying things like autism is caused by vaccines or that it's just not true that vaccines are why smallpox, measles, and polio were eradicated or that there are no vaccines that are safe and effective. Basically, putting this guy in charge of America's vaccines is like making Elon Musk a Walmart greeter. Honestly, I'm going to tell RFK Jr.
the same thing I tell myself every morning before I host The Daily Show. You are not qualified for this job. Don't clap at that. Don't clap at that. Shit. You're clapping because I am. And that's why medical experts around the country are sounding the alarm.
Chapter 6: What comedic perspectives were shared about RFK Jr.?
Chapter 7: Why is there a backlash against social media billionaires?
From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Michael Kosta.
I'm Michael Kosta.
We've got so much to talk about tonight. RFK Jr. tries to act normal for a day. Americans figure out how to live without social media. And we'll tell you the worst way to kill a mouse. But first, let's get to the latest news on the Trump administration in another edition of The Second Coming of Donald J. Trump.
Today is a big day for Donald Trump's cabinet and the government one, not the one filled with golf trophies he gave himself. That's because today was the world's weirdest episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Also known as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health. And look, we all remember the stories about this guy from the campaign.
The dead bear cub he dumped in Central Park. The time he sawed off the head of a dead whale and tied it to the roof of his car. The worm that died after eating part of his brain. Basically, if there's an animal corpse anywhere in America, RFK Jr. is probably involved. But what most people are most concerned about when it comes to RFK Jr. is his long history of speaking out against vaccines.
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Chapter 8: What unique guest appeared to discuss polio?
And I'm not talking your run-of-the-mill concerns like, should I still get a flu shot if I don't care about getting other people sick? Or do I need an HPV vaccine if I only do hand stuff? I'm talking about RFK Jr.
saying things like autism is caused by vaccines or that it's just not true that vaccines are why smallpox, measles, and polio were eradicated or that there are no vaccines that are safe and effective. Basically, putting this guy in charge of America's vaccines is like making Elon Musk a Walmart greeter. Honestly, I'm going to tell RFK Jr.
the same thing I tell myself every morning before I host The Daily Show. You are not qualified for this job. Don't clap at that. Don't clap at that. Shit. You're clapping because I am. And that's why medical experts around the country are sounding the alarm.
Ahead of the hearings, more than 15,000 doctors have signed a letter urging senators to vote against confirming him.
Whoa, 15,000 doctors signed this letter. Of course, we don't know who they are because they all just signed it like this. But that's a big number. And even his own family is coming out against him, not only because of his medical views, he's also just not right in the old worm chamber.
Caroline Kennedy, RFK Jr. 's first cousin and the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, warning the senators tasked with confirming her cousin to be the nation's health secretary that they should vote no.
I've known Bobby my whole life. We grew up together. It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets. Because Bobby himself is a predator. His basement, his garage, his dorm room, we're always the center of the action.
Center of the action. Cool dorm room. What's wrong with that? All right. And while you answer, I'll just take a sip of this delicious looking smoothie that RFK Jr. sent me.
His basement, his garage, his dorm room were always the center of the action, where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.
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