Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Comedy Central

Politics, News, News Commentary, Comedy

4.5 • 7.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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As the Trump administration pursues its federal downsizing project, we're joined by Nick Gillespie, Editor at Large of “Reason” magazine and Host of “The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie” podcast, to examine what's at stake. We explore where libertarian principles align with and diverge from Trump's approach, debate if government serves as essential check on free markets, and consider what role government should play in a society that values both liberty and the public good. PLUS+, find out what Donald Trump, Bob Dylan & George Constanza have in common! 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 > BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyshowpodcast.com 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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1:06.2	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of the weekly show podcast.
1:12.0	My name is John Stewart.
1:16.4	I come to you today, broken, but not bowed.
1:21.3	For I had an owie on my finger.
1:25.6	I'm going to show it now that you probably, I wrapped it up.
1:31.7	I heard it on the show doing my classic brand of physical slapstick comedy that never works and always gets me hurt. It's the second time on the daily show that I
1:39.0	have broken a drinking vessel. The first one was glass. The second was ceramic. For those who thought I should
1:45.0	have had a breakaway mug. Yeah. Now you tell me. Ceramic is one of my least favorite
1:51.3	materials to have embedded in my skin. But I bled out. It really, for a comedian, is humiliating.
2:02.4	And I say that because the greats, the Buster Keaton's, the Charlie Chaplin's,
2:08.1	Buster Keaton would stand, you know, in front of a house with a little window cut out,
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