TDS Time Machine | Celebrity Trials

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

iHeartPodcasts and Paramount Podcasts

Comedy, Daily News, News

4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Nothing hits quite like a trial of the century. Take a look back at some of The Daily Show's coverage of celebrity justice.

Rob Cordry learns from the experts camping outside the Michael Jackson trial. Jon Stewart examines how the media is covering the proceedings. Ed Helms chips in analysis and punnery.

Jon analyzes the coverage of the Martha Stewart trial with help from Stephen Colbert. Sam Bee and Rob Cordry chime in with updates on their round the clock surveillance of Martha's home.

Jon digs in to the Michael Vick allegations. Trevor Noah gives updates on Meek Mill and Bill Cosby, and wraps up with coverage of the Harvey Weinstein trial.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an IHeart podcast.
0:05.0	Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of IHeart Media.
0:08.4	On this week's episode of Math and Magic, I'm sitting down with a one and only Bobby Bones.
0:13.4	We're exploring the power of audio.
0:15.8	Yeah, I don't fit into one specific hole.
0:18.1	I think that is what endeared me to listeners.
0:21.4	That's why I'm here now because I talk to people that grew up like me, have sensibilities
0:26.8	like me, and have loyalties like me.
0:29.3	Listen to math and magic, stories from the frontiers of marketing on the Iheart radio app,
0:33.8	Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
0:37.7	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:44.8	The Michael Jackson trial.
0:47.5	A trial of the century like this only comes around one or two times a year.
0:52.5	It was my shot at the big time. 5.30 a.m. I wasted no time going in depth with
0:59.6	diehard Jackson supporters whose otherwise productive lives have been put on hold by the trial of a man
1:06.0	whose music they like. I moved out here for the trial, so I've been here through every pretrial hearing, every jury
1:13.8	selection, and every day of court.
1:15.6	So you've seen everything?
1:16.7	Everything.
1:17.2	Were you there for the molestation?
1:19.3	Excuse me?
1:20.2	So how long have you been here for the trial?
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