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Trevor Noah on his brand of political comedy

Aug. 15, 2018

Trevor Noah host of The Daily Show. Photo credit: Sean Gallagher.

From this Episode:

The opioid death toll, and why fentanyl has become the drug of choice for Mexican drug cartels

New estimates from the CDC show another increase in overdose deaths last year -- to a record 72,000. That’s a lot more than the number of deaths from guns, car crashes, or...

9 min

LAPD Chief considers clearing old bench warrants for homeless people

LAPD Chief Michel Moore tells the LA Times he’s open to the idea of clearing old bench warrants for the chronically homeless.

6 min

How Trevor Noah uses comedy to affect politics

Omarosa Manigault Newman has been on almost every major TV network promoting her anti-Donald Trump book. On Tuesday night, she spoke to Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. It...

19 min

An angry protest movement in Boyle Heights forced some art galleries to leave

Boyle Heights has been the scene of a lot of anti-gentrification protests over the last three years. Mostly they’ve been aimed at small, independent art galleries that have...

9 min

What’s next for the e-scooter sharing business in Santa Monica

We get an update on the scooter situation in Santa Monica. The City Council is launching a pilot scooter program, and they’re deciding which companies to award contracts to.

3 min