The Problem with Jon Stewart
He's got issues.
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.
Seasons
1. War
Air Date: 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?
2. Freedom
Air Date: 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?
3. The Economy
Air Date: 2021-10-28
Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?
4. Guns
Air Date: 2021-11-11
Shootings in America are an epidemic. Many agree that bad guys shouldn't have gun access, but how do we decide who the bad guys are?
5. The Stock Market
Air Date: 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?
6. Climate Change
Air Date: 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?
7. Media
Air Date: 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?
8. Racism
Air Date: 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.
1. The War Over Gender
Air Date: 2022-10-06
It's a boy! It's a girl! It's a spectrum! It's 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it's complicated. Just watch.
2. Where Is Our Tax Money Going?
Air Date: 2022-10-13
Sure, people hate taxes—but maybe they wouldn't if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate it even more.
3. Globalization: Made in America
Air Date: 2022-10-20
America's leaders know what's plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their own, American-style.
4. Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
Air Date: 2022-10-27
The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.
5. Allies: Friends Without Benefits
Air Date: 2022-11-03
When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.
6. Election Wrap-Up Special
Air Date: 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.
7. Chaos, Law, and Order
Air Date: 2023-03-02
Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.
8. The Military Industrial Excess
Air Date: 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.
9. The Inflation Blame Game
Air Date: 2023-03-16
Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?
10. America's Incarceration Epidemic
Air Date: 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?
11. Searching for Allies
Air Date: 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.
12. Trump Indicted
Air Date: 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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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2021-09-30
Episodes
20 (2 seasons)
Status
Canceled
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Busboy Productions
EDEN Productions