South Park is not your friend

Today, Explained

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Daily News, Politics, News

4.4 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The latest season of South Park has been vicious in its critique of Trump 2.0. But the creators aren't just anti-Trump. They're anti-everyone. This episode was produced by Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. A still from South Park's "Got A Nut' episode courtesy Paramount Media Networks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	President Trump has a new adversary.
0:05.0	And this adversary is really going for it.
0:08.0	They're hitting him where it hurts.
0:09.0	They're taking no prisoners.
0:10.0	They're depicting the president in bed with Satan.
0:14.0	Another random commentated on my Instagram that you're on the Epstein list.
0:19.0	The abstain list? Are we still talking about that?
0:21.6	It's South Park, guys.
0:22.6	All two episodes of the show's latest season have skewered the president,
0:29.6	and it looks like Trey Parker and Matt Stone are going to make it a three-peat tonight.
0:34.6	Wow! Washington, D.C.
0:39.7	Your reaction, Mr. President.
0:42.4	I never watch, Jeff.
0:44.6	I don't want to hear about Jeff.
0:47.6	Don't worry about it, sir.
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