A show full of comedy and laughs

The World

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News, Lethaldissent

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Come have a good laugh during our special comedy show. We bring you quips from a Zimbabwean comedian making a splash in the United States. Also, Syrian comedians tell jokes that were unthinkable under the former regime in their country. And, Venezuelans find humor in exile. Plus, an AI bot that beats phone scammers at their own game.

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0:00.0	Get informed no matter where you are or what you're doing.
0:03.8	Subscribe to Bloomberg News now and get news when you want it on your schedule.
0:08.3	Big tech dominating our headlines.
0:09.9	Another win for Donald Trump.
0:11.1	A key inflation report.
0:13.0	These are short audio reports, five minutes or less, that bring you the latest headlines with context 24 hours a day.
0:20.4	Stay on top of the latest news from around the world.
0:23.3	Get it on your smartphone. Subscribe to Bloomberg News Now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere
0:28.7	else you listen.
0:35.3	Today we celebrate a key American cultural export, stand-up comedy.
0:40.4	It thrives even in places like Ukraine, with missiles flying overhead.
0:44.6	Sometimes missiles are late, and Ukrainians become angry.
0:49.5	Like, where's this Russian mussels?
0:51.8	I'm Carol Hills.
0:52.9	And I'm Carolyn Beeler.
0:56.7	This 4th of July, we dedicate our show to people around the world making others laugh in places without comedy clubs. There was no comedy in Zimbabwe
1:04.2	at all. And about topics like climate change that are generally pretty unfunny. When you're in a
1:10.2	hole, stop digging. That's the proverb,
1:13.6	not dig even more to maximize profits until the whole planet is doomed and you can go live in your
1:18.3	bunker. Comedy across the globe. That's ahead. On the world. This is the world. I'm Carol Hills.
1:29.9	And I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thank you for tuning in and making us part of your Fourth of July holiday.
1:35.6	Let's say you're making a list of American cultural exports.
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