Desi Lydic and the 1977 NYC Blackout
SNAFU with Ed Helms
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Desi Lydic thrives in the chaos of New York City. Ed invites her back to one of the city's darkest times, quite literally. It's the 1977 NYC Blackout, a SNAFU showcasing the best and worst of humanity in the Big Apple.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.2 | A teenage girl on the Upper West Side lamented that some boys offered to help carry her looted clothing and radios, but then ended up running off with them. |
| 0:15.5 | So she was quoted saying, that's just not right. |
| 0:18.2 | They shouldn't have done that. |
| 0:19.5 | I love that. |
| 0:20.2 | Never trust a boy on the Upper West Side. |
| 0:22.4 | The looter got looted. |
| 0:23.6 | There's some weird justice in that, I guess. |
| 0:30.2 | Hello, I'm Ed Helms, and this is Snafu, the podcast about history's greatest screw-ups. |
| 0:36.2 | My guest today is the amazing Desi Leidick, who has been absolutely crushing it on the |
| 0:42.5 | Daily Show since 2015 with her razor-sharp next-level satire. |
| 0:47.8 | And just, let's just be honest, brilliantly funny, insightful, and fearless reporting across |
| 0:52.6 | the board. |
| 0:53.3 | You're so good at what you do, Desi, and I'm so psyched. You're here. Welcome to Snap-Fu. Thanks for having me on. That is a way too kind intro, entirely too kind. No, it isn't. And I'm not sure factual, but I really appreciate it. Thank you. This is very cool to be on with you because I was a regular avid watcher of The Daily Show for many, many years while you were on. |
| 1:15.3 | And you're part of the reason why I wanted to be on The Daily Show, admiring your work and Johns and Steve and Stephen and Sam. |
| 1:23.2 | It's just, yeah, this is very cool. |
| 1:25.1 | So thank you. |
| 1:26.0 | That is so sweet. |
| 1:27.0 | Go on. |
| 1:28.1 | Yes. Well, another thing that is so sweet. Go on. Yes. |
| 1:28.6 | Well, another thing that I specifically like about your performance. |
| 1:32.2 | Yes. |
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