The BEST episodes of The Problem With Jon Stewart
Every episode of The Problem With Jon Stewart ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Problem With Jon Stewart!
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the world’s problems. It’s harder to pinpoint the systems responsible for creating them. In this series, Jon Stewart brings together people affected by different parts of a problem to discuss how we come up with change.
#1 - Globalization: Made in America
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2022
America’s leaders know what’s plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their own, American-style.
#2 - Trump Indicted
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/7/2023
A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?
#3 - Searching for Allies
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/31/2023
Jon heads to Europe on an urgent diplomatic mission to see who’s with us, who’s against us…and who makes the best pastries.
#4 - America’s Incarceration Epidemic
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/24/2023
We have a simple philosophy in America: You do the crime, you do the time. But why is the time always a life sentence?
#5 - The Inflation Blame Game
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2023
Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?
#6 - The Military Industrial Excess
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2023
Can the U.S. be the world’s arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.
#7 - Chaos, Law, and Order
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/3/2023
Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.
#8 - Election Wrap-Up Special
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2022
Who won? Who lost? Are we still a democracy? All we know is that everyone is happy and absolutely no one is questioning the results.
#9 - Allies: Friends Without Benefits
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2022
When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.
#10 - Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2022
The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.
#11 - War
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2021
Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on — but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the care they need?
#12 - Where Is Our Tax Money Going?
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2022
Sure, people hate taxes—but maybe they wouldn’t if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate it even more.
#13 - The War Over Gender
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2022
It’s a boy! It’s a girl! It’s a spectrum! It’s 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it’s complicated. Just watch.
#14 - Racism
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/24/2022
No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems to block progress.
#15 - Media
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/2022
Cable news positions itself as a safeguard of freedom and democracy—but is that undermined by ratings-driven ploys to keep people watching?
#16 - Climate Change
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2022
We’re being told the planet is headed towards catastrophe if we don’t fix climate change. What will it take for everyone to change their behavior?
#17 - The Stock Market
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/3/2022
The rise of e-brokers was meant to democratize the stock market—yet inequality in the market has actually worsened. How can it be fixed?
#18 - Guns
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2021
Shootings in America are an epidemic. Many agree that bad guys shouldn't have gun access, but how do we decide who the bad guys are?
#19 - The Economy
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2021
Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?
#20 - Freedom
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2021
Americans love freedom. But what price are they willing to pay for it — and what can be learned from other countries that are fighting to be free?