From FTC to NYC with Lina Khan
11/13/20251 hr 26 min
In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s historic election in New York City, Jon is joined by Lina Khan, former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission and newly appointed co-chair of the mayor-elect’s transition team. Together, they discuss what tools the government has — both federally and locally — to advance policies that benefit consumers, examine how corporate interests are prioritized at the expense of a competitive market, and consider what it will take to build an economy that delivers for working people. Plus, Jon talks about the Epstein files and Jewish space lasers! This podcast episode is brought to you by: MINT MOBILE - Go to http://mintmobile.com/TWS Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more:
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Jon Stewart· Host0:46
(instrumental music) Hey, everybody. Welcome to The Weekly Show podcast. My name is Jon Stewart. I will be your host for today's, for today's program this Wednesday, November 12th. You're probably getting it on Thursday. You're probably right now reading through the 22,000 pages of emails that Jeffrey Epstein (laughs) talked about with, uh, uh, Donald Trump. It, it gets deeper and darker as we speak. But I am focused on the future, and especially the future of, of the great city of New York City and, and this great nation. And we are always delighted