RFK and Kid Rock Strip Down for Workout Video & Kristi Noem Flies in a F**k Plane | Padma Lakshmi

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Desi Lydic rounds up the latest vomit-inducing news from Trump's cabinet, including Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s shirtless sauna workout/milk-chugging video with Kid Rock, JD Vance's hot ranch crescent roll recipe that apparently food-poisoned Usha into marrying him, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's taxpayer-funded deportation f**k plane. Plus, after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr urged TV networks to air more pro-America content for the country's 250th birthday, Jordan Klepper keeps The Daily Show from getting too critical of the government with some patriotic public domain bangers. As climate change and nuclear war pose existential threats to humanity, space travel offers an increasingly plausible solution, but there's one big piece of the puzzle that still needs solving: space sex. Michael Kosta talks to scientists Simon Dubé and Maria Santaguida about their research on making space sex possible, and tests if he's got what it takes to join the thousand-mile-high club. Padma Lakshmi, Emmy-nominated TV host, Executive Producer, and Creator of the new CBS series “America’s Culinary Kitchen,” sits down with Desi to discuss her return to the reality cooking competition genre. She describes the freedom she had to create this show from the ground up and how each choice was done with the mission of supporting chefs and bringing together the best culinary talent in the world. Lakshmi also expresses how the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants threatens the bedrock of the entire country, especially in the food sector, and roasts JD Vance’s cooking skills (or lack thereof). For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at Mengotomars.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Ninja Lux Cafe, the three-and-one machine that makes espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew.
0:07.3	No barista skills required.
0:09.8	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:16.0	From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central,
0:19.5	it's America's only source for news.
0:22.6	This is The Daily Show with your host, Desi Lydides.
0:27.6	Thank you. Welcome to the Daily Show.
0:43.8	We've got so much to talk about tonight.
0:46.5	J.D. Vance shares the secret to an unhappy marriage.
0:50.0	Christy Nome joins the Mile High Club.
0:52.4	And if you think exercise is good for your mental health,
0:55.1	then you haven't seen RFK Jr. exercise.
0:58.3	So let's get into it with another installment of the worst wing.
1:08.7	What a bunch of losers.
1:13.2	Let's begin with Brendan Carr, FCC chairman, and hairless Wolf Blitzer.
1:18.9	He's in charge of magifying all the ways Americans communicate,
1:23.4	whether it be radio, television, or whatever you're watching me on right now.
1:27.3	Probably an Instagram reel, someone stole from TikTok, and he's got some exciting new ideas.
1:33.3	The Federal Communications Commission is urging broadcasters to air more patriotic pro-America content.
1:39.7	FCC chair Brendan Carr launched the voluntary Pledge America campaign Friday, which calls on stations
1:45.5	to promote civil education, national pride, and shared history. This could be through the forms of
1:51.3	history specials, daily pledge of allegiance recitals, the national anthem, or music from American
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