Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice Discuss America’s Role in the World
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Comedy Central
4.5 • 7.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
You know it’s a must-listen episode when we’ve got not one, but TWO former U.S. secretaries of state as our guests. Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice are here for a fascinating discussion about American power, whether spreading democracy has actually made us safer, and how our role on the world stage should look going forward. Plus, they plan a little train trip together.
The first half of Season 2 is streaming now on Apple TV+.
Credits:
Hosted by: Jon Stewart
Featuring, in order of appearance: Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice
Executive Produced by Jon Stewart, Brinda Adhikari, James Dixon, Chris McShane, and Richard Plepler.
Lead Producer: Sophie Erickson
Producers: Zach Goldbaum, Caity Gray
Assoc. Producer: Andrea Betanzos
Editor: Denis Cardineau
Sound Engineer: Miguel Carrascal
Senior Digital Producer: Freddie Morgan
Digital Producer: Cassie Murdoch
Digital Coordinator: Norma Hernandez
Supervising Producer: Lorrie Baranek
Head Writer: Kris Acimovic
Elements: Kenneth Hull, Daniella Philipson
Talent: Brittany Mehmedovic, Margorie McCurry, Lukas Thimm
Research: Susan Helvenston, Andy Crystal, Harjyot Ron Singh, Irene Plagianos & Farah Otero-Amad
Theme Music by: Gary Clark Jr.
The Problem with Jon Stewart podcast is an Apple TV+ podcast produced, by Busboy Productions.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome to a special edition of the problem podcast. |
| 0:04.4 | Today's episode is going to have Secretary Hillary Clinton, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, |
| 0:08.8 | and we're going to be talking about the state of democracy, not just here at home, but really |
| 0:13.3 | in the world and what's America's role in promoting or not promoting such things. |
| 0:20.3 | Should be a really interesting conversation. |
| 0:21.7 | I hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:43.5 | Thank you. |
| 0:44.5 | Both of you, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Rice. |
| 0:47.9 | I wanted to talk today about the future of American democracy in the world, more of |
| 0:55.2 | a macro view. |
| 0:56.2 | I'm old enough to remember the end of history. |
| 0:59.8 | The Berlin Wall fell. |
| 1:01.4 | Liberal democracy had won. |
| 1:03.6 | American power was going to be expanded throughout the world and extended. |
| 1:08.4 | There were no more questions about this anymore. |
| 1:10.2 | In that last, I guess, around a week. |
| 1:13.5 | What is the state in your minds of the idea of liberal democracy versus authoritarianism, |
| 1:22.0 | liberal democracy? |
| 1:24.1 | What's the state of play as we stand now, Secretary? |
| 1:26.4 | Well, I think the reason we're having this conversation, John, is because we're worried |
| 1:31.5 | about the state of democracy and we're worried about not only democracy around the world, |
| 1:37.4 | but even in our own country. |
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