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The Daily Show: Ears Edition
September 15, 2026
This week's host Josh Johnson sits down with Daily Show writer Joe Opio to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. Josh Johnson and Daily Show writer Joe Opio break down this week's news, from Hasan Piker's semi-nude pic at the GOP's midterm convention to Apple's new foldable iPhone.
Speakers Joe Opio, Josh Johnson
TopicsComedyNewsDaily News
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Joe Opio (1:36)
You're listening to Comedy Central.
Hello, and welcome to The PreCup, a Daily Show podcast where we sit down with this week's host to recap the latest news and also preview what's coming up next. I'm Joe Opio, a writer on the show, and I'm joined today by your host this week, Josh to the J, to the O, to the H, or as I call him, Big J Dog. Okay, I don't recall you that.
SPEAKER_1 (2:21)
Yeah, I was like, what are you?
Joe Opio (2:22)
No, I'm just thinking, what are we doing here? I think the producers of this podcast have a very interesting psychopathic sense of humor because you and I, they keep putting us on these things together, but we have very different energies.
Josh Johnson (2:39)
Y'all 100 percent.
Joe Opio (2:40)
It feels like if you're wedding DJ, played classical music, you being classical music, and then played DMX right after, like what are we supposed to do?
Josh Johnson (2:50)
Yeah, there is a clash, but I enjoy it. It's a good excuse to see you and to chat and everything.
Yeah. How's your week been?
Joe Opio (3:00)
No, my week has been good. Actually, last time I saw you was the World Cup live stream.
Josh Johnson (3:05)
Yeah, yeah.
Joe Opio (3:05)
That was fun.
Josh Johnson (3:06)
That was a great time.
Joe Opio (3:07)
Yeah, that was fun.
Josh Johnson (3:08)
That was, what? It was Spain and...
Joe Opio (3:13)
Was it Spain, Portugal, I think?
Josh Johnson (3:17)
Yeah, I think it was Spain, Portugal. And not a lot happened for a good portion of the game.
Joe Opio (3:23)
Of the game, yes.
SPEAKER_5 (3:24)
And then it all happened.
Joe Opio (3:25)
And I remember we were watching it and we were like, this is the worst game to invite an American to.
Because an American wants a back and forth. But enough about the World Cup, that's a long time ago. Let's talk about what have you been doing. You've been on tour, that I know. You have a band camp going around America. Which, as I was complaining before we came on, I haven't been invited to.
Josh Johnson (3:46)
No, no, you'll have to come.
You'll have to come. No, we're going to be doing the Beacon next year. So yeah, Comedy Band Camp is the tour and I've been really excited about it. We've been traveling all around the country and everything, been going overseas as well. Oh wow, overseas as well. Yes, yes, so did Europe, did some Canadian dates, have more Canadian dates coming up. And yeah, it's been really cool. I never got to go to camp like this as a kid, so I just sort of recreate the experience for everybody. So that's been a big part of the excitement around doing it, is just like having that environment and seeing so many people come and be a part of it.
Joe Opio (4:26)
I feel like this is how you know you're balling. Like, you know, this is how you know you're balling out of control when you can recreate or at least try to recapture some of your childhood magic.
SPEAKER_5 (4:36)
Oh, sure.
Josh Johnson (4:38)
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