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  • The Daily Show Rupa Bhattacharyya (Season 30, Episode 25)
  • TV Episode | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

The Daily Show

Rupa Bhattacharyya (Season 30, Episode 25)
TV Episode | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Jon Stewart dives into Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE, and how the Elon Musk-led project masks its allegiance to corporate overlords and negligence to the American people under the guise of slashing the ...See moreJon Stewart dives into Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE, and how the Elon Musk-led project masks its allegiance to corporate overlords and negligence to the American people under the guise of slashing the government's budget. Georgetown Law's Rupa Bhattacharyya, former Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, joins to discuss how Elon Musk and the DOGE project's reckless budget cuts are affecting valuable programs like the one she used to oversee. She explains how federal agencies and programs were typically non-politicized until Trump's second administration, how similar uncertainty is affecting the World Trade Center Health Program, and why these roles are what the government exists to provide. See less
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Creators
Madeleine Smithberg (created by) | Lizz Winstead (created by)
Head Writer
Dan Amira
Director
David Paul Meyer
Writers
Lauren Sarver Means (senior writer) | Daniel Radosh (senior writer) | David Angelo (writer) | Nicole Conlan (writer) & 18 more
Producers
Dan Amira (producer) | Jocelyn Conn (producer) | Jeff Gussow (producer) | Matt O'Brien (producer) & 5 more
Editors
Storm Choi | Mark Paone | Erin Shannon | Catherine Trasborg | Einar Westerlund
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 24, 2025
Release date
Feb 24, 2025 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 30 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 64 wins & 261 nominations

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3 cast members
Name Known for
Jon Stewart primary photo
Jon Stewart
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
The Daily Show (1996)
Rupa Bhattacharyya primary photo
Rupa Bhattacharyya
Self Self   See fewer
The Daily Show (1996)
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Desi Lydic
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
The Daily Show (1996)
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