Talib Kweli & Jon Stewart On Activism, 'The Daily Show,' Israel & Palestine | People's Party Full

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In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli sits down with comedian, political commentator, actor, director, and television host : JON STEWART Here's what we got into: • Jon and Talib becoming friends at Dave Chappelle's Yellow Springs festival. • Coming up in New Jersey, bussing at Trenton's famed City Gardens nightclub. • The similarities found in the punk and hip hop music of the 80's and 90's. • His stint as the last performer for many nights at New York's, Comedy Cellar. • The notable stars who made their names known on 'The Daily Show.' • How trust should be earned while people are choosing their news. • Why he chose to leave the Daily show and pass the torch to Trevor Noah. • Trevor Noah turning down early invitations to join Jon on The Daily Show. • What Jon learned from Leslie Jones' memorable time as guest-host. • The path of Jon's personal journey to becoming involved in activism. • Jon's approach to holding his interviewees accountable for their words. • His take on the government's stalling of the PACT Act for US veterans. • The differences of 'The Daily Show' and the new, 'The Problem.' • Jon's take on the separation of malevolence and ignorance in society. • His unflinching approach in interviews with people like Tucker Carlson. • Reflecting on if his time at the Daily Show helped the country progress. • The move of having an all-white panel discussing systematic racism. • Why so many resist the concept of systematic racism in America. • Jon's powering through an audience who weren't feeling his jokes • How globalization sometimes resembles modern-day colonialism. • Facing backlash while advocating for the Palestinian people. • The 2014 film, 'Rosewater' that Jon wrote, directed and produced. • Jon and his wife's farm sanctuary for abused and neglected animals. 🔔 Subscribe to UPROXX Video and ring the bell to turn on notifications: https://uproxx.it/5rzazsh 🎙️ New Episodes of People’s Party with Talib Kweli every Monday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://uproxx.it/avxtjgf 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://applepodcasts.com/peoplesparty Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/72bYFZB... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/peoplesparty The UPROXX Family 🎧 UPROXX Music youtube.com/uproxxmusic 🎥 UPROXX Studio youtube.com/uproxx FOLLOW Jon Stewart ➕Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonstewart FOLLOW UPROXX ➕UPROXX.com: https://uproxx.com ➕Instagram: https://instagram.com/uproxx ➕Twitter: https://twitter.com/uproxx ➕Facebook: https://facebook.com/uproxx More Jasmin Leigh: https://www.youtube.com/jasminleigh https://www.instagram.com/realjasminleigh Hip-Hop Heads Playlists: 90's Hip Hop ▶️ http://bit.ly/90sHipHopPlaylist 2000's Hip Hop ▶️ http://bit.ly/2000sHipHopPlaylist 90's R&B Hits ▶️ http://bit.ly/90sRBPlaylist ABOUT UPROXX VIDEO: UPROXX Video celebrates Hip-Hop, Style, and Creativity through a mix of original shows and music videos from the biggest artists, entertainers, and innovators from our culture. PEOPLE'S PARTY WITH TALIB KWELI People's Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh. Guests range from the biggest names in hip-hop to global entertainers to the most progressive minds moving our culture forward. The audio podcast is available on Apple and Spotify.