The Precap | Ronny Chieng on Trump vs. Pope, and Moon Mission Optimism

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

This week's host Ronny Chieng sits down with Daily Show writer Kat Radley to recap the latest news, and preview what's coming up next. They unpack the latest in the Iran war, with Trump blockading the blockade, finding optimism in science with NASA's successful moon orbit mission, the weirdness of Melania's unprovoked Epstein statement, former New York mayor Eric Adam's newfound Albanian citizenship, and the FAA turning to gamers to try to fill the ranks of air traffic controllers. Looking ahead they'll preview the implications of the unfolding Trump vs. Pope Leo spat, and whether or not to file your taxes. -- To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/dailyshow -- Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-daily-show/ The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. 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	Hello and welcome to the Precap, a daily show podcast where we sit down with this week's
0:22.1	host to recap some of the latest news and preview what's coming up next.
0:26.6	I'm Kat Radley.
0:27.7	I'm a writer here at the show.
0:29.1	And I'm joined today by your host this week, Ronnie Chang.
0:34.0	Stay hydrated.
0:36.1	This, for context, we're coming in after a week off.
0:40.4	We had a spring break, hiatus week.
0:43.6	And what a week to not be doing shows.
0:48.0	There is almost too much that we've missed.
0:52.1	Yeah.
0:52.8	So let's get into, I mean, just the tip of the iceberg.
0:57.1	Trump threatened to end the Iranian civilization casually on truth social.
1:02.4	This is kind of old news, cat.
1:03.9	This was last week.
1:06.3	I'm just catching us up.
1:07.5	I know, but this five things happened after this.
1:10.2	But yes, sure, yes.
1:11.3	He did threaten to end civilization.
1:15.4	On Easter.
1:16.4	To be fair to him, he didn't mention what civilization, heavily implied to be Iran.
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