TDS Time Machine | Valentine's Day

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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🗓️ 15 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Take a romantic stroll down memory lane with The Daily Show's Valentine's Day coverage. Nate Cordry tackles the War on St. Valentine's Day. Resident Expert John Hodgman educates us on romance. Lewis Black rails against the technology of the holiday. Jon Stewart checks in on a synagogue with a surprisingly saucy new teacher. Trevor Noah weighs in on the risks of modern romance. Ronny Chieng challenges people on the street to prove him wrong about love. Sarah Silverman and Michael Kosta investigate the world of romance scams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:03.0	Welcome back to the show.
0:04.0	February 14th has long been a special day for people who aren't drowning in a sea of loneliness.
0:23.3	But have we forgotten its true meaning?
0:26.5	Nate Cordry investigates.
0:30.7	February 14th, the day when we paused to remember the martyrdom of St. Valentine.
0:36.4	As everyone knows, he married couples in
0:38.6	defiance of the Emperor Claudius II. For that, he was brutally beheaded. But what was once a sacred
0:48.1	holiday has been turned into a secular orgy. That's right, there's a war on St. Valentine's Day.
0:59.1	We have chocolate thongs for women. This is for the guys. And those are very beautiful Valentine's Day
1:06.5	sweaters. A little lingerie. It's a far cry from the St. Valentine TV specials we remember from our youth.
1:13.6	This represents the still beating heart ripped from St. Valentine's chest.
1:19.6	Let us up on his chocolatey love for the Lord.
1:22.6	And how are profit-hungry retailers cashing in?
1:26.6	I went undercover for some reason to find out.
1:36.3	In just 18 short centuries, we've gone from honoring the bloody decapitation of religious martyr
1:42.5	to dogs in boxer shorts.
1:46.2	And innocent balloons turn into wanton displays of sexual perversion.
1:51.4	Do you have a St. Valentine's Day section?
1:54.2	St. Valentine's Day cards.
1:56.7	No, St. Valentine's Day cards.
1:59.1	Not specifically for St. Valentine's Day, no. Yet another example of the war on St. Valentine's Day cards. Not specifically for St. Valentine's Day.
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