How Algorithms, Money, & Bureaucracy Distance us from Democracy

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Comedy Central

Politics, News, News Commentary, Comedy

4.5 • 7.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

With the election just over a month away, Americans are caught between a flood of political promises and the reality that we live in a time of political dysfunction. Joining us this week to explore the root causes are Ezra Klein, opinion columnist at The New York Times, host of "The Ezra Klein Show" podcast, and author of "Why We're Polarized," alongside Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and co-host of "Your Undivided Attention" podcast. We examine how engagement-driven metrics and algorithms shape public discourse, fueling demagoguery and widening the gap between political rhetoric and public needs. Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more: > YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weeklyshowpodcast > TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > X: https://x.com/weeklyshowpod Host/Executive Producer – Jon Stewart Executive Producer – James Dixon Executive Producer – Chris McShane Executive Producer – Caity Gray Lead Producer – Lauren Walker Producer – Brittany Mehmedovic Video Editor & Engineer – Rob Vitolo Audio Editor & Engineer – Nicole Boyce Researcher/Associate Producer – Gillian Spear Music by Hansdle Hsu — This podcast is brought to you by: ZipRecruiter Try it for free at this exclusive web address: ziprecruiter.com/ZipWeekly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.0	there John Stewart.
1:13.0	We are coming to you.
1:14.2	This is probably coming to you Thursday,
1:15.8	but I'm talking to myself right now on a Wednesday
1:19.2	following a Tuesday night of a debate between your what do you call it there J.D. Vance who did a great job
1:28.3	I think last night of not being J.D. Vance and Tim Walz, I thought certainly a bit more substantive, even though it was quite
1:41.4	riddled with what I would consider abject falsehoods.
1:44.4	But CBS had decided we're not going to interrupt to say that's complete nonsense.
1:51.0	We're just going to let this whole thing play out. And as long as it's nonsense. We're just going to let this whole thing play out and as long as it's nonsense
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