Pressure Mounts On ICE and Noem as Super Bowl and Winter Olympics Approach | The Daily Show

What this episode is about

As the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics approach, pressure mounts on ICE and Governor Kristi Noem, highlighting the political and social implications surrounding immigration enforcement and local governance. The discussion includes a blend of humor and personal anecdotes as the hosts explore the intersection of current events and pop culture.

Key takeaways

• Ninja Luxe Café: Because why play barista when you can brew a masterpiece with zero skill?
• Trump's baby bond scheme feels like a benevolent dictator's summer camp—fun, but where's the catch?
• Psychics split the internet: Are they insightful sages or just modern-day charlatans trading in vague vibes?
• Celebrities in finance: The ultimate trust exercise or just a game of celebrity roulette?
• Government handouts for newborns: Great idea—if only they came with transparency, not authoritarian undertones.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Kat Radley (Host) · 16 min speaking
• Michael Kosta (Guest) · 20 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Kat Radley, Michael Kosta, Donald Trump, Nicki Minaj
2. 5:00 – 10:00: Nicki Minaj, Michael Kosta, Ice King, Kat Radley
3. 10:00 – 15:00: Kat Radley, Cash Patel, Ryan Wedding
4. 15:00 – 20:00: Cash Patel, Winter Olympics, Michael Kosta, Kat Radley
5. 20:00 – 25:00: Kat Radley, Michael Kosta, Super Bowl, Turning Point USA
6. 25:00 – 30:00: Kat Radley, Super Bowl, Michael Kosta, Ice King
7. 30:00 – 35:00: Heated Rivalry, Michael Kosta, Kat Radley, Winter Olympics

Notable quotes from "Pressure Mounts On ICE and Noem as Super Bowl and Winter Olympics Approach | The Daily Show"

• And I'm joined today by our host for the week, Michael Kosta.

  about Michael Kosta · at 0:24

• No, but it's great to be here on The Precap with Kat Radley.

  about Kat Radley · at 1:33

• Trump launched accounts for kids.

  about Donald Trump · at 3:12

• I know I won't be listening to her music anymore.

  about Nicki Minaj · at 6:04

• People are feeling like their posts, the anti-ICE posts are maybe getting not as much viewing.

  about Ice King · at 7:04

• Yeah, I think Kash Patel did it without the permission of the Mexican government.

  about Cash Patel · at 15:58

• It's always a clusterfuck getting ready for the Olympics.

  about Winter Olympics · at 17:41

• Another fun sporting event that might be happening as we're leading into next week is the Super Bowl hype.

  about Super Bowl · at 22:16

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Michael Kosta — Person · Main guest / weekly host · 8 mentions · first at 0:25
  He is the week's host of The Daily Show and co-leads the episode’s discussion of upcoming news and comedic angles.
• Kat Radley — Person · Co-host / interviewer · 13 mentions · first at 0:21
  She introduces the format, interviews Kosta, and drives the recap/preview structure while adding commentary and personal segments.
• Donald Trump — Person · Referenced political figure / subject of critique · 2 mentions · first at 3:12
  A major target of discussion: alleged authoritarian tactics, celebrity endorsements, tech alignment, and immigration enforcement context.
• Cash Patel — Person · Referenced government official (law enforcement leadership critique) · 4 mentions · first at 13:43
  Discussed as an emblem of perceived incompetence/overreach: Mexico operation to arrest Ryan Wedding and a raid on a Georgia election office.
• Nicki Minaj — Person · Referenced celebrity (political endorsement example) · 4 mentions · first at 3:28
  Used as an example of celebrity involvement in Trump-adjacent messaging and how audiences react to celebrity political stances.
• Ryan Wedding — Person · Referenced alleged criminal (news story subject) · 1 mention · first at 14:27
  Discussed as an alleged drug lord and former Canadian Olympic snowboarder tied to cartel activity; used for humor and critique of cross-border enforcement.
  He's a Canadian Olympic snowboarder, somehow got tied in with the Mexican cartel dealing and delivering and enforcing drugs?
• Sinclair Lewis — Person · Referenced author (historical analogy) · 1 mention · first at 4:26
  Cited to frame an authoritarianism analogy via his novel 'It Can't Happen Here' and the tactic of leaders 'giving' money to gain support.
  There's a great book that was written by Sinclair Lewis called, It Can't Happen Here, about when a dictator takes over the United States.
• Cheryl Hines — Person · Referenced celebrity (finance/politics mention) · 1 mention · first at 3:28
  Named among celebrities associated with the Trump-linked kids investment account story; used for comedic skepticism about financial credibility.
  And Nicki Minaj, Kevin O'Leary, Cheryl Hines, a lot of celebrities were-- Oh god.

Books & papers

• Heated Rivalry — Book · Primary recommendation · 3 mentions · first at 32:14
  Discussed as a significant cultural reference and recommended viewing.
  I've just finished my second full viewing of Heated Rivalry.

Companies & orgs

• Meta — Company · Case study · 1 mention · first at 6:56
  Discussed in the context of its actions regarding ICE and political alignments.
  Another big story that came out this week is Meta maybe, blocking links that are about ICE agents on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
• Turning Point USA — Company · Business focus · 1 mention · first at 23:45
  Discussed in the context of its sponsorship of an alternative Super Bowl halftime show.
  And they have yet to announce a lineup.

Concepts & topics

• Ice King — Concept · Core topic · 2 mentions · first at 9:17
  Discussed extensively in the context of government actions and public reactions.

Places & events

• Winter Olympics — Event · Key argument · 4 mentions · first at 17:28
  Discussed in the context of upcoming events and related controversies.
• Super Bowl — Event · Key argument · 3 mentions · first at 22:16
  Discussed in the context of upcoming events and related controversies.

Sponsors

• Ninja Luxe Cafe — Product · Sponsor · 2 mentions · first at 0:00
  Sponsored segment promoting the product during the podcast.
  The three-in-one machine that makes espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 This episode is brought to you by Ninja Luxe Cafe. The three-in-one machine that makes espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew. No barista skills required. [THEME MUSIC] Hello, and welcome to The Precap, a Daily Show podcast where we sit down with this week's host and we preview what's coming up, recap some of the news we missed on the latest news. I am Kat Radley. I am a writer here at the show. And I'm joined today by our host for the week, Michael Kosta. I'm Michael Kosta. I'm the host for this week. Let's precap it.

0:30 Let's get precapped. Precapped. You've been at the show a long time, and we've worked together on so many different things. So many things. And I love working with you. You're very fun to work with and really fun to write for. I think writing for you is very fun, because we can get a lot-- get away with a lot of jokes we can't for others. That's right. You're just a little more goofy, a little more dark, which is like comics-- we love being able to write some dark stuff, but still very funny. And I'd say your acting chops are really good and they really sell the shit out of the jokes when we bring you down, like, dark spirals.

1:05 Those are very fun to do. I could have sworn, I think I saw tears in your eyes for one of them. It's possible, but I was just-- I haven't told anybody this, but I was actually fired before that. No. I don't usually access tears when I'm hosting The Daily Show, but it doesn't mean I'm not feeling emotions. This is my dog, Walter, everybody. You want to come up here, buddy? You want to come? Come on. Get up here, you big shithead. Get up here right now. This is how he talks to the staff. No, but it's great to be here on The Precap with Kat Radley.

1:37 Have we ever done a precap before? No, but we've done, when we used to do, like, deep dives into pieces, I feel like we did a few of those. I think we probably talked about water or whatever the shit it is usually to talk about. Yeah. - I love water. And I use it every day. I've started dabbling in it. Yes. What was the last field piece that we made, we've worked on together? Oh, man, I feel like-- You get called in a lot on some of the field pieces. I feel like it's been-- Did you do haunted dolls? Yes, I did some haunted dolls.

2:08 I did-- I mean, one of the prepper pieces you did. Yeah. - Psychic pets. - Yep. That one just got-- that one just aired. It just aired, right? Where he had his mind read. That was a fun one, because I posted a clip of that thinking everyone would be like, hey, you're being mean to this pet psychic. But just like the internet always surprises me, half the people were like, good job, Kosta, you got her. And the other half was like, she's a wonderful psychic. She read that dog's mind perfectly. It's like, OK, yeah, everyone just sees what they want to see.

2:41 Do you think that she got Walter right? I don't believe in psychics, but I believe-- I do believe, though, that we all need connection and how we find that connection varies from person to person. KAT RADLEY: Yeah. Well, we are here to talk about psychics today. So we're going to talk about things that we missed this past week. Yes. The news cycle is just moving faster and faster. So there's a lot of stories that we might want to get to cover, but they'll be out of the news cycle by next week. - Yeah. A lot of stuff happened this week.

3:12 Trump launched accounts for kids. He's going to invest $1,000 for newborns, and that's going to be like an investment account that can grow, but the government's going to give you the starting funds for it. And Nicki Minaj, Kevin O'Leary, Cheryl Hines, a lot of "celebrities" were-- Oh god. That's not exactly the trifecta of trust-- Yeah, when it comes to finances. I know. Exactly. Where does Cheryl Hines put her money? I need to know. I don't know this story perfectly well, but I just always feel like somehow Trump is getting a cut of this.

3:53 Is this an investment into a retirement fund? Or is it like a Trump index fund? I feel like he created an index fund that he somehow probably gets fees on. I don't know. Yeah, they can access it when they're 18. OK. I don't know what you call that. We're not exactly the financial gurus at the show, but this kind of has like Rumpelstiltskin vibes to me. Like, I will give your baby money. I mean, this is just classic authoritarian dictator. They always are "giving" money to the people. There's a great book-- this could be my show and tell, Alan.

4:26 There's a great book that was written by Sinclair Lewis called, It Can't Happen Here, about when a dictator takes over the United States. I think it's written before World War II. I think. I believe so. Anyways, the whole time that the president is like, everyone gets $5,000, everyone gets 5,000. It's this. - Yeah, yeah. It's this. So that the people are like, oh, but he's so good. He's giving us money. And I mean, I, per say, I would never open this account for my children. I don't need your dirty fascist money. It is.

4:55 Yeah, it does make you wonder, like-- - What's in it for him? - Yeah. And also, whose money is this? Where's this money coming from? Like they're going to turn 18, you're going to go to access it, they're like, oh, so actually here, there was like this crypto thing that he wanted some cash for. Yeah. Did they cut the funding for kids' AIDS in Africa so our newborns can get $1,000? Now, like many leaders, he does a lot of things wrong and occasionally gets something right luckily. This would be awesome if it started a conversation about affordability, and having children in this country, and the cost of health care and child care.

5:32 But that's not what this is. No, this isn't like, we're going to help cover your hospital bill for giving birth to the baby. We're going to get something the baby can have when they're 18. Yeah, so we'll see how those play out. If Nicki Minaj is in, I'm in. Yeah. Yeah. America loves a good celeb. Yeah. And I mean, she's had a MAGA turn recently. Yeah, she has, right? Like, because I mean, she came out on stage with him, and was just like, I love this guy. And I would imagine many of her fans were not a fan of that.

6:03 Yeah. I know I won't be listening to her music anymore. Well, I'll tell you this. I get annoyed when celebrities and comics kind of play it safe, and just say, like, I don't talk about that. So I certainly disagree with Nicki Minaj. I am not a supporter of Donald Trump, but I do appreciate that she's just, like, doing it. I kind of hate comics right now that aren't at least addressing the elephant in the room that is where this country is headed kind of annoy me. Oh totally. It's like, look, you don't have to go there all day long, but we have to just-- you have to talk about this a little bit. - Yeah.

6:43 So I'm not supporting Nicki Minaj and supporting Trump. But-- She's being her true, authentic self. She's being her true, authentic self. And that's for you to decide. Yeah. Another big story that came out this week is Meta maybe, like, blocking links that are about ICE agents on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. People are feeling like their posts, the anti-ICE posts are maybe getting not as much viewing. And I mean, I would believe that Zuckerberg would be doing that, seeing as how he's trying to cozy up to Trump.

7:19 Yeah, they're all trying to cozy up to Trump. It doesn't help-- it doesn't help me read these stories with skepticism when I see all the tech bros at the inauguration holding Trump's hand, paying this, giving money. And you know what else would help? If they didn't mask themselves. We wouldn't need to, like, dig into who they are. KAT RADLEY: Yeah, yeah. I don't understand how that's allowed. I mean, it shouldn't be. MICHAEL KOSTA: It shouldn't be. It probably isn't. I mean, it's not, especially if you're a law enforcement agency, everyone has the right to know your identity, see your badge number.

7:56 Clearly, they are not doing any of the typical law enforcement protocols because they're not acting as law enforcement. So yeah, I mean, it's just very clearly taking their side if they're claiming like, oh, well, it's dangerous for them, it's doxing them. Well, we wouldn't need to dox them if they weren't breaking the law and doing crazy shit every day in the streets. I mean, I believe-- and again, I'm going to fuck up some stuff here. But I believe the First Amendment of the United States of the Constitution has five rights for the citizens-- freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to protest, and I believe the last one that everyone forgets is the right to petition your government.

8:38 Yeah. And to me, knowing-- That's A plus right there. A plus for Kosta. Knowing what agent is confiscating your family or child-- you still have to prove your case, fight in court, but you at least should have the right to petition the government as to who the fuck is this person. I know. I mean, the internet sleuths are doing incredible work. The shit that they're able to dig out is great, but it shouldn't have to come to that. MICHAEL KOSTA: Right, right. I mean, it's just very obvious that if you have to hide your face, you're obviously doing something wrong.

9:14 And I was thinking, like, the Nazis didn't hide their face. Like, these ICE agents are kind of bigger pussies than the Nazis. That's a very funny point. It's like, the Nazis were, like-- Also kind of with our next story, there's one guy involved with ICE who doesn't wear a mask, Bovino. And they just fired him. Yeah. They're literally like, hey, man, we all know who you are and we hate you. So peace out. And you're having to get punished for what everyone's doing. Which I mean, he should. He's the head. But yeah, it is pretty wild that they don't want to show their faces, and especially when they go after-- because Republicans especially were trying to make anti-mask laws for protesters that were covering their faces.

9:54 So the hypocrisy, it's just insane. I think Jon even said it in the Monday meeting. He was like, these are the guys who refuse to wear a mask during COVID. Now they're wearing a mask. Let's also be clear on this. Many Americans voted for Trump on immigration reform, but if he would have campaigned on this, if he would have described this, what's happening, I don't think he would have gotten the votes. So there's a big jump from immigration reform, which many people on both sides agree with and want, and having six guys sit on top of another guy and then shoot him 10 times. - Yeah.

10:35 And that's, unfortunately, a lot of people who didn't vote for Trump, maybe some people were saying that this is what he's going to do, but people were too naive and ignorant or checked out-- It is kind of crazy that, like-- [CHUCKLES] It's kind of crazy that the accusations of the "radical left" really appear to be presenting themselves quite accurately. Yeah. You know, like, crazy left, they're saying he's going to do this. It's like, oh, yeah, well, the radical left just nailed it. All of us crazies are so justified right now.

11:09 Yeah, I know. Yeah. It feels good. (WHISPERS) No, it doesn't. Yeah, it sucks. Yeah, well, that is a good point. It isn't about being right. It's about wanting this to be a country we all want to live in. Yeah, and being a safe place for our children and everyone's citizens and non-citizens to be able to walk down the street. And when I cash in my child's $1,000 retirement Trump account-- It's going to be $1,001 by the time you cash it out. Alan, is this funny enough for you? [SARCASTIC LAUGH] Though, I do like that.

11:40 So Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller are playing the blame game of whose fault is it for all of the fuckups in ICE, and whether it should be Bovino. And everyone's calling for Noem to resign, especially the senators who voted for her. How about impeach her? Yeah, impeach her. And then they'd have to, like, remove her. So I do think that's something that might be happening, like, next week while you're hosting. If the pressure against Noem keeps mounting, we might actually see something change for her next week, if she gets fired or not.

12:12 That would be great. I mean, just where she so blatantly lied to us about the video with her perfect hair. I was like, you spend 45 minutes on your hair-- and you know about spending time on your hair. Yeah. You spend 45 minutes on your hair-- No, I don't. --Kristi Noem, and no time analyzing this video. I called a Gap this week. Gap clothing. - Oh, OK. Because I asked-- I'm glad you specified because I had no idea what you were talking about. I called a Gap in New Jersey, and I said, how long do you train your employees?

12:45 Because I was curious. And they said, in general, it's around six months. And I was like, that's interesting because it's seven weeks to work at ICE. Yeah. So just keep that in mind, everybody. That these ICE agents are trained for seven weeks. By the way, police officers are trained six months, which seems low to me. That does not seem like enough. But also if you're a police officer right now, you're like, thanks, ICE. You're really making us look good. Yeah, but the heat's definitely off them now. Yeah. Yeah yeah.

13:12 So I would just love to see something happen with Kristi Noem next week. That'd be a lot of fun. She's a very-- in The Daily Show universe, as evil and terrible as she is, she's a fun character to play with. Because I mean, she wears giant cowboy hats. She kills her dog. I mean, what's not funny about that? She's optics. She's image. What we most likely will be covering next week will be how the Democrats have not figured out how to impeach her, or don't have the votes. Speaking of very well qualified and competent, capable law enforcement leaders, Kash Patel, leader of the FBI, he's doing a lot of stuff right now.

13:53 So he has set off international news by invading Mexico to arrest a snowboarder who they believe is in charge or involved with the cartel. And then he's also, just yesterday, raided a Georgia election office. Let's talk about the snowboarder. That's a little more fun. Yeah. This snowboarder involved with drug? Like, maybe even ordered some hits? By the way, of all the sports, that's the one it's going to be. Yeah, they do love snow. They love snow. But also, yeah, Ryan Wedding. Alleged drug lord, Ryan Wedding. If I recall correctly, when snowboarding was added to the Olympics, the very first Olympics, immediately one of their gold medal favorites tested positive for marijuana.

14:48 And they were-- I mean, it was like, these are the bad boys. KAT RADLEY: Yeah. My point is, these are the bad boys. I think don't snowboarders kind of have to smoke marijuana? Like, it's hard to find one that doesn't. Yeah, I mean, what do you do in the chairlift the whole time? I think what's crazy about this is that all the agents caught him on their snowboards. That's not true. But, yeah, I mean, this is a wild story. He was the top guy they were looking for. A Canadian. Is he Canadian, Alan? He's a Canadian Olympic snowboarder, somehow got tied in with the Mexican cartel dealing and delivering and enforcing drugs?

15:26 Come on. I mean, that's your first clue, though. If a Canadian snowboarder is in Mexico, he's not down there to snowboard. No, absolutely not. KAT RADLEY: There's something else going on snowboarding. He's "snowboarding." Yeah, I mean, I guess it just goes to show that anybody can be a criminal. Yeah. Presidents snowboarders. It is kind of crazy that the American government just goes to Mexico and apprehends a guy. I thought it does feel like we're almost-- I thought the whole point of fleeing the country was that you can't come back.

15:58 Yeah, I think Kash Patel did it without the permission of the Mexican government. You know, since when does that guy ask permission to do anything? This administration-- look, Americans, we can learn from this administration. Why don't we write and enforce more robust laws because they're pushing everything. Yeah. Every pipe, they're pushing and pressuring. So we need to learn how to enforce this stuff. Yeah, because the checks and balances are just nonexistent right now. Wacky tobaccy. And Kash Patel, it's just, he's so incompetent at his job, because even, I think they came out the lady in the pink hat who witnessed the Alex Pretti murder, she, in her interview on CNN, revealed that she has not been contacted by the FBI in the investigation.

16:43 Like, the number one witness to the incident they're supposed to be investigating. So, yeah, I'd say they're not really doing the "I" part of the FBI. This administration loves anything that garners attention. And this snowboarding story gets a lot of attention. It's interesting. It's drugs. It's a snowboarder. It's a Canadian. No one's getting killed in it. It's a white guy. You know what I mean? Come on. A white 44-year-old athlete. You can relate to that. I can relate to that. I can relate to being part of the drug cartel.

17:16 Wait. Alan, cut that. Kash Patel. Kash Patel. Speaking of snowboarding, what's coming up? The Olympics. Come on. Winter Olympics coming up in February. Next week's going to be the week leading up to the opening ceremony. So there's probably going to be a lot of news stories about preparations, things, athlete scandals. It's always a clusterfuck getting ready for the Olympics. It's so fun to just watch how ill-prepared they are. Like, oh no, there's shit coming out of the sinks. Like, what are we going to do? Oh, our elevators don't work.

17:53 Yeah. We didn't know that they were all coming. Yeah, well, there was a great story this week that we covered on Sports War, where these Norwegian ski jumpers, a lot of the ski jumpers, when they get measured for their suit, the crotch area is very important. So they-- Can we get that camera? Yeah, right here. Zoom in. They would pump their penis filled with a liquid to make it bigger. So then when they fit their suit, they get extra fabric in that area, which helps them in aerodynamics. And two of them got eliminated from the Olympics for this.

18:28 How do they check that? That's a good question. I don't know. I don't know. Like, those guys probably shouldn't have tweeted, just pumped up my penis to get more fabric for my jumping suit. One Swedish-made penis enlargement. That's not mine! I was on an airplane once during the men's figure skating final, and I really wanted to watch it. And I had to make the decision of, am I just the guy on the airplane watching the men's figure skating final while everyone can see what I'm watching? Which, by the way, I did it, but I was a little bit like, is this weird that I'm watching the men's figure skating?

19:06 Why is it weird? Because men shouldn't be cheering for artistic men. Does that make sense? - No. Men that, like, hit and punch. Tennis is the furthest I'll take it. Yeah. Because those grunts. Tennis is, like, in the middle. Yeah, pretty much. I mean, you can shut your eyes and listen to tennis and be like, what is this? What porn channel is this? What is this? I love the Winter Olympics. I think it's easy to make fun of the Winter Olympics. Even this week we had, like, five jokes making fun of the Winter Olympics.

19:35 It's the best. Yeah, because I mean, it is a lot of people in very tight clothing, like the speed skaters. The skeleton luge. Yeah, it's a lot of very tight Spandex, bodies pressed against each other. MICHAEL KOSTA: Speed. Speed, zero degree temperatures. Dude, there's a sport in the Winter Olympics where you carry a gun on your back. Yeah, while skiing. While skiing. I mean, the Winter Olympics kicks ass. 100 years from now, we're going to talk about the Winter Olympics. It'll be like, there used to be natural occurring snow.

20:09 Oh yeah. People used to put on these long shoes that had gliding surface. So I'm very much looking forward to this. Very much looking forward to how many Russian athletes win, but then get their gold taken away. - The non-Russian athletes. - Yeah, non-Russian. Yeah, it's like they're Russia, but not competing under Russia. I'm very excited about that. I got to go back to this penis injection thing. Let's go back to the penis injections. What were they injecting the penis with? Hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid. Which is something that I guess we put in our face cleaners and-- Oh OK.

20:43 Did it go into the scrotum or the shaft? I know the way I do it is I go through the anus. Yeah. Just take the long route. It's all connected. But really, it also is a testament to how specific these sports get technically. Like, they have figured out truly that a centimeter more of fabric-- Come on. It's more than a centimeter. Give yourself some credit. --equates to a certain distance advantage of time in the air. Yeah. These guys should be getting, like, science Nobel Prizes. Totally. Totally. Yeah. Sky jumping rocked by penis-gate.

21:24 Everything's "gate." Oh, I was just going to say, I'm so sick of putting "gate" on everything. It's just, can we stop doing that, please? It's like democracy's-over-gate. Yeah. Dictator-gate? Yeah. So that ski jumper, they've been disqualified? Yeah, the two of them have been disqualified. And acid injections in the penis, yeah. - That's unfortunate. - Yeah, it's too bad. Yeah. It would really suck because as an athlete myself, former athlete, I do, I feel bad for these athletes because they did compete their whole life for this.

21:55 Yeah. And at some point when they were holding their penis in their hand, pumping it with hyaluronic acid, they should have said, have I taken this too seriously? Yeah. And you probably know the pressure came from, like, a coach or something, or like, a partner who's like, honey, you gotta get it going on down there. Honey, you need to win gold. Do whatever it takes. - Yeah. Another fun sporting event that might be happening as we're leading into next week is the Super Bowl hype. America loves a good hype leading up to the event.

22:25 Yeah. We'll have media day. Media day will be when I'm hosting. So it's usually something happens there. KAT RADLEY: Yeah. It's all pretty cliché and boring, but usually something comes out of that. There's some sort of behind the scenes scandal, especially now. So the Bad Bunny Halftime Show-- Yeah, that's right. --is going to be exciting. Also Green Day is going to do the pre-show. So people are-- they're anticipating that because they can get pretty political. That's right. I bet you they're pumping their penises up with hyaluronic acid right now.

22:57 Oh, they're pumping their penises. Oh, I would love it if somebody was political. I would love it. There's no way Billie Joe Armstrong will not say something about them. As someone whose husband is obsessed with Green Day and Billie Joe Armstrong, I've been to several of their concerts, and he's been doing anti-Trump chants in his concerts, like, for the past decade. MICHAEL KOSTA: Yeah. So I'm very excited about it. And the Bad Bunny performance too, obviously, people on the right are upset about it because they're racist.

23:28 Because what? Yeah, because he's Latin? Yeah, they don't like Spanish speakers. They also think he's a little gender fluid. They don't really like all that going on. OK. And so they are going to be doing their own halftime show to counter the official halftime show. It's sponsored by Turning Point USA. And they have yet to announce a lineup. So I feel like they announce it, be like, yeah, we're going to do it. And then like, ICE shit got so much worse. And they were just kind of like, oh, yeah, we haven't really found anybody.

24:02 They don't like-- look, this sums up a lot of MAGA. And-- how do I say all this? They don't want America to evolve the way that it is. They want Make America Great Again, back there in the '40s and '50s when everyone was white and looked the same. And for them to embrace Bad Bunny is to embrace that, yes, America is changing, and progressing, and is a multifaceted, diverse culture. And it's, like, impossible for them to connect with that. What they're so dumb about is, like, white people are still around crushing it, too.

24:46 You know what I mean? Look at me. Crushing it. Also I have some knowledge. I do know what drum beat Bad Bunny is going to be using during all of his songs. Are you ready? KAT RADLEY: I'm ready. - Dun, dun, dun, dun. Dun. Dun dun dun. Dun. That stays in, Alan. See them come for that. Could you point out Bad Bunny in a crowded restaurant? - I could, yes. - I could not. Yeah, I know. I like his music when I'm like in the car, and I'm like, oh, this is good. What is it? And they'll be like, it's Bad Bunny. I'll be like, oh, I like it.

25:17 But I could not point him out. See, that's the thing. I don't really know his music, but I know his look and his vibe. Like, I've seen his SNL appearances and stuff. He's got a great look. He's usually got, like, glasses, a nice facial hair thing going on. He'll wear a dress, cape, hat. yeah. Oh, I danced with that guy a couple of weeks ago at a party. What? - It's too bad that he's not going to be performing at the Trump Kennedy Center anytime soon. No, he will not. I'm sure that really hurts. And he's also been vocal about-- I think, correct me if I'm wrong-- I'm pretty sure he stopped performing in America because he was afraid his fans would get picked up by ICE-- Oh, that's right.

25:55 KAT RADLEY: --like, outside the shows. I remember that. Yeah. So he's been doing a lot of international shows. And I think they did announce that ICE is going to be present at the Super Bowl. Yeah, they tried to announce that as a scare tactic, which is a scare tactic, for sure. It's like, Super Bowl tickets are so expensive. Like, the people-- they're like, oh, the day laborers and stuff, they're not-- not that they should be picked up. They're here legally, and you know. But like, you're going to get, like, douchey, rich, white guys going to the Super Bowl.

26:27 And yeah, it's just all a scare tactic. But I mean, I think they still will be there. And I think there will be protests against them, so. They're mad that a Latin guy is popular and killing it. That's what this is all about. KAT RADLEY: Totally. Yeah. OK, so another big thing coming up next week-- OK. --that I think you're going to end up covering. We might be in a partial government shutdown. That's right. So the appropriation-- This is a tricky one. Yeah. Yeah. Appropriations bill has to be passed, and the Democrats actually are trying to stand their ground.

27:01 They're saying they will not support a bill that has the DHS funding in it. They want it to be pulled out and negotiated separately. They want to propose legislation that will rein in ICE, force them not to wear masks, to wear body cameras. And a lot of it, though, is kind of like laws that are already in place, like, they're already not following the laws, but they are at least trying to do something. They've been listening to calls. People have been calling their senators. So we'll see if we're in a shutdown, or if Democrats caved, or what is going on with that next week.

27:34 It's a tricky one for Democrats because they don't want to have the government shutdown on their shoulders, but also many, many, many, many, many Americans, including the great city of Minneapolis, is literally fighting to make change right now over ICE. And if Democratic congresspeople and senators just fund DHS, it looks awful. It's completely out of touch with what people want, the majority of people want on both sides of the aisle. And I mean, a shutdown, like, shut it down. What's it doing now anyway? You guys aren't doing shit anyway.

28:12 It is a particularly awful time for the federal government. KAT RADLEY: Yeah. I don't even think if you supported this administration would you say this is a good time for the federal government. No. Like, even they are having to solve crises that they've created. So that's going to be happening next week. We'll probably be covering that, which there should be some fun-- from a hosting perspective, there will be a few characters that sound off on that, and that should be fun to play with. Because there are even a few Republicans now coming out against ICE and wanting Noem impeached, not wanting funding.

28:49 Is it the Republicans who are not up for election and have nothing to lose now? Yes, but-- Yeah, I know. --one thing, so the reason why this fight is happening is because people have been calling their senators. I've personally been calling every day. And it's something we should all do. Even if the funding, let's say, like, they don't pass the bill and they're negotiating, they still need to hear your calls to know that, like, you care. Don't back down. Don't cave. When they check their phone messages and there's 6,000 messages, it means something to them.

29:21 It does. They've been inundated with calls, voicemails. Once or twice I've heard of people who do, like, happen to get a staffer. And they are listening. That's their job. I mean, that's their job. Yeah. I mean, they do work for us. Like, they get paid with our money. MICHAEL KOSTA: We do forget that. Isn't it? Like, you really do. When you think about, like, how rich they are and how checked out they are. Like, wait a minute, no, I'm your boss. Also, I just paid taxes. And it's, like, awful to then turn on TV and you see the federal government doing this stuff.

29:55 And you're like, I paid for that. I paid for their hotel at the Homewood Suites. Yeah. Like, I'm getting ready to write my tax bill check, and I'm like, wait a minute. What the fuck am I doing? It's very frustrating. Very frustrating. All right, it is time for something we call the "Daily Show and Tell." This "Daily Show and Tell" segment is brought to you by Ninja Lux Cafe. The three-in-one machine that makes espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew. No barista skills required. In "Daily Show and Tell," we just get loose.

30:24 Something doesn't have to be political. Something that you've watched, read, listened to, been thinking about, been talking about. You got a "Daily Show and Tell"? This is my first time living in Brooklyn when a lot of snow has arrived. And I also have a car. You street park it. What I didn't know, because I'm a Michigander, I've always had a garage, when the snowplow comes, it buries your car. Do you know this? - Yeah, I've been seeing it. You've been seeing this. So I don't know if probably-- And I've been laughing my ass off.

30:55 A lot of people don't know this because you don't street park. And if a snowplow comes-- I don't know. So it just buries your car. So your car is just fully buried in snow. So I dig it out Sunday night so I can take my kids to school. And then as I'm digging out, the snowplow comes and just re-buries it. And it is funny until you actually, like, need to do stuff. And I just want all listeners to know, this place when it snows and then freezes is tough. Yeah. Getting to work is tough. Like, walking, subway or driving, everything slows down.

31:31 Everything slows down. Ice on the train tracks, car accidents. It's just a shit show, and that's my show and tell. You can see because we're both wearing snow boots, because you literally, there's like a two-foot snow bank in one of the crosswalks that you have to climb through to get to the other side of the sidewalk. And as a Michigander, you know, you're used to snow, but you shovel and then it goes away, and then you just throw it on the lawn or whatever, but there's nowhere to put the snow. So it's just extra complications.

32:02 And this is my first time really experiencing it, and I wanted to share that with you. Share this hellhole that you've been going through. I will share, I guess, I'm a basic bitch like everyone else out there. That's for sure. I've just finished my second full viewing of Heated Rivalry. Wow. Second. The second view, because I watched it for the first time, and I told my husband, you have to see this show. And so I got him to watch it with me for the second time, because episode five is one of the best episodes of television in history.

32:31 If you're not watching it, or if you haven't watched it, one, I'm sorry you're so homophobic. And two-- I'm afraid to watch men's figure skating on an airplane. You would hate it. No, you would like it. It's good storytelling. It is a lot of graphic gay sex. But the story, it builds and it's just beautiful. And it has, like, moments you cheer for. And it's just, it's lovely. Great. And I think everybody should watch it, especially leading into the Winter Olympics, because like, I think you're going to see, especially with the international hockey coming up, you're going to be missing out.

33:09 You're going to be lost in all the Heated Rivalry jokes and references and fun that everybody's having. So if you want to get in on the spirit of it and be in on all the jokes, you got to watch it. And it's really lovely. And it's been a bright light of joy for me. Yeah. Like, as I'm scrolling and watching, like, ICE abduction videos, then I'm like, all right, I'm just going to go back and watch the last five minutes of episode five of Heated Rivalry again as like a palate cleanser. So it's beautiful. Get in on it.

33:37 My show and tell was my car gets buried in snow. Kat's is, I rewatched a gay sex show. - Yeah. - No. This is what happens when your country is descending into authoritarianism. Are we going to see every sports show now doing this genre? Probably. I mean, maybe, if they want to capitalize on it. And I'm going to be, like, I'm going to watch the hockey and the Olympics, and I'm like, I swear to god, if two of these dudes don't start making out on the ice, I'm going to lose my shit. Hey, man, it really would have been a much different miracle on ice if the Americans, when they beat the Russians in 1980, they had to have gay sex with them.

34:17 KAT RADLEY: Yeah. I mean, we'd be in a much different place internationally than we would right now. MICHAEL KOSTA: We would. Maybe no war in Ukraine. I'm just saying, international gay love stories in major sports is what is going to heal the world. Probably. Probably. So if we can just get there all as a society, I think we'll be OK. It'll be good. This "Daily Show and Tell" segment was brought to you by Ninja Luxe Cafe. The three-in-one machine that makes espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew. No barista skills required.

34:49 Thanks Kat. Yeah. OK, so this has been The Precap. I've been Kat Radley. I'm Michael Kosta. I'm hosting The Daily Show this week on Comedy Central, Paramount Plus, and right here in podcast form on The Daily Show-- Ears Edition. - Thanks, guys. Stay safe out there. Thank you. NARRATOR: Explore more shows from The Daily Show podcast universe by searching The Daily Show wherever you get your podcasts. Watch The Daily Show weeknights at 11:00/10:00 Central on Comedy Central, and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus.

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Who speaks in "Pressure Mounts On ICE and Noem as Super Bowl and Winter Olympics Approach | The Daily Show"?

Kat Radley (Host), Michael Kosta (Guest).

What is "Pressure Mounts On ICE and Noem as Super Bowl and Winter Olympics Approach | The Daily Show" about?

As the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics approach, pressure mounts on ICE and Governor Kristi Noem, highlighting the political and social implications surrounding immigration enforcement and local governance. The discussion includes a blend of humor and personal anecdotes as the hosts explore the intersection of current events and pop culture.

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15 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Michael Kosta, Kat Radley, Ice King, Donald Trump, Cash Patel, Winter Olympics. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Pressure Mounts On ICE and Noem as Super Bowl and Winter Olympics Approach | The Daily Show"?

The episode runs 35 min; the transcript is about 6,414 words in 62 timestamped sections.

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