Politics for ME (and You) with Graham Platner

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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Comedy, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.5 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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As Democrats search for a new generation of leaders who can reconnect with working Americans, Jon is joined by Graham Platner, U.S. Senate candidate for Maine and military veteran, to understand what's driving his campaign. Together, they explore how his service informed his political vision, discuss why his message is resonating so powerfully with Maine voters, and examine what kind of Democratic politics could actually deliver for people. This episode is brought to you by: UPWORK - Visit https://upwork.com/tws right now and post your job for free. SMALLS - For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to https://Smalls.com/TWS. 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 Producer – Gillian Spear Video Editor & Engineer – Rob Vitolo Audio Editor & Engineer – Nicole Boyce Music by Hansdle Hsu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.5	Hushjet, powerful, compact purification, that's quiet. Hey everybody, it's John Stewart.
0:39.2	Welcome to the weekly show podcast.
0:41.1	We have a fine, fine program for you.
0:43.9	We're going to pivot a little bit from the issues of the day to the candidate of the day.
0:48.1	But boy, it's what is today?
0:49.8	Tuesday.
0:50.3	Tomorrow is Wednesday, April 29.
0:52.7	Who knows what's going to happen?
0:54.4	Apparently, the Iranians are begging Donald Trump to be able to unconditionally surrender
1:00.5	because they're collapsing.
1:01.9	They're apparently completely collapsing except for their ability to choke off the
1:07.4	Strait of Hormuz.
1:07.9	Apparently everything is falling apart, but their ability to keep
1:11.4	all boats other than Russian luxury yachts out of the Strait of Hormuz. I don't know about you.
1:19.1	I am sure you're all fucking exhausted by all this to have the White House Correspondents Center
1:25.9	and in gunfire, and somehow that get flipped around
1:29.9	and be an assault on apparently Jimmy Kimmel's jokes.
1:35.3	That's the land of absurdity we find ourselves in
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