The Precap | Desi Lydic on Trump Dollars, Moon Bases and Boner Honey

Summary

The Daily Show: Ears Edition – Precap | Desi Lydic on Trump Dollars, Moon Bases, and Boner Honey

Date: March 30, 2026
Host: Jason O. Gilbert
Guest/Co-Host: Desi Lydic

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Episode Overview

This episode of "The Precap" features Daily Show writer Jason O. Gilbert and this week’s host Desi Lydic in a hilarious, irreverent preview of the week’s stories. The pair riff on Trump’s latest move with U.S. currency, a historic social media lawsuit, NASA’s moon base plans, an eyebrow-raising FDA recall, and the ongoing Iran war—interwoven with signature Daily Show banter, playful hijinks, and news blooper nostalgia.

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Key Themes and Segments

1. Foxplains Origin Story & Banter

• [01:36 – 04:02]
• Desi and Jason open with mutual admiration, giving listeners behind-the-scenes insight into the genesis of the “Foxplains” segment.
  • Quote:
    “You write every single segment. And we're a huge part in coming up with a whole premise for the idea, right?” – Desi Lydic [01:45]
  • Quote:
    “We finish writing every script and we're like, this is trash…And then Desi reads it, she acts her heart out, and she makes it so, so much funnier than it is on the page.” – Jason O. Gilbert [02:06]
• The original “Foxplains” was written for Michael Kosta, but Desi took over when Kosta was absent, launching what became a recurring hit.

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2. Women's History Month & IBS Awareness

• [04:02 – 04:54]
• Desi jokingly laments the end of Women’s History Month and embraces transitioning into Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month.
  • Quote:
    “I'm straddling between Women’s history month, and I believe that April is irritable bowel syndrome month, IBS month. So I'm representing both communities.” – Desi Lydic [04:22]

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3. Trump’s Signature on U.S. Currency

• [05:02 – 09:05]
• Discussion of President Trump adding his signature to U.S. bills—the first president to do so since 1861.
  • Quote:
    “Wow. I guess inflation isn't the only way to make cash feel worthless.” – Desi Lydic [05:31]
  • Quote:
    “The man’s really got his finger on the pulse, doesn’t he?” – Desi Lydic [05:46]
• Skepticism about his motives and the timing (“putting your name on money…feels like something he’s been wanting to do for a really long time.” – Jason [06:11])
• Extended joke about how this move will “ruin cocaine” for Desi [06:51]
• Realization that the signature might appear on all denominations except the $2 bill
  • Quote:
    “If we've learned one thing from Donald Trump being president for the last 35 years, it's that it's always worse than it looks, isn't it?” – Jason O. Gilbert [08:39]

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4. Landmark Social Media Lawsuit: Meta & YouTube

• [09:05 – 12:35]
• Meta & YouTube found negligent in a historic case, fined for features that caused addiction.
  • Quote:
    “...these algorithms are dangerous and they're addictive, particularly for the brains of young kids. I have a kid at home who doesn’t have a phone yet…” – Desi Lydic [09:53]
  • Quote:
    “I don’t know what yours is like, but I keep getting ads for fitness apps that promise to an ass that won’t quit. Let me tell you, my ass quit a long time ago.” – Desi Lydic [10:33]
• Both hosts celebrate quitting Facebook (and feeling smug about it).
• Jason underscores the legal precedent, speculating this may set off future lawsuits tantamount to cases against “cigarettes and opioids.” [12:25]

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5. NASA’s $20 Billion Moon Base Plan

• [15:03 – 16:53]
• NASA unveils a 7-year, $20B moon base strategy.
  • Quote:
    “20 billion. Meanwhile, they’re trying to gut health care. So that sounds right.” – Desi Lydic [15:27]
  • Desi jokes the moon base is the government’s “golden parachute,” predicting politicians fleeing to the moon (“Can we make it happen sooner rather than later?” [16:01])
• Jabs about priorities: “We're sending money, literally, to the moon.” – Jason O. Gilbert [16:53]

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6. FDA Recalls Boner Bear Honey

• [17:03 – 20:11]
• “Boner Bear Honey,” a supplement, is recalled for undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients (Viagra/Cialis).
  • Quote:
    “Well, I mean, it's right there in the name. Was this really so surprising?” – Desi Lydic [18:11]
• Desi and Jason riff about whether there’s a “Boner Honey aisle” at the mall or a “Build a Boner Bear” store, pondering if it’s a food or a topical cream.
• Prolonged laughter at the expense of their producer, Alan, whose “algorithm” is presumably full of boner honey ads.

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7. Iran War Updates, Trump’s Endless Victories, & “Gay Ayatollah” Rumor

• [21:35 – 27:36]
• Trump claims the Iran war is “almost over,” with administration predictions repeatedly missing the mark.
  • Quote:
    “The good news is Donald Trump keeps saying every time he talks about it, he says this war is already over…It's over and it's only just begun...we just keep winning more and more and more.” – Desi Lydic [22:42, 22:59]
• Trump administration pushes a baseless rumor the new Ayatollah is gay, characterized by Desi and Jason as “high school mean girls running the CIA.”
  • Quote:
    “I love that we're right back in the 90s where being gay is an insult.” – Desi Lydic [24:41]

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8. News Bloopers as World Metaphor

• [25:38 – 29:00]
• The hosts watch legendary news bloopers as comic relief and as metaphors for current events (notably the Iran war).
  • Quote:
    “Doesn’t that feel like how the Iran war is going? Oh, at the beginning, we were having tons of fun stomping grapes, and then at some point, you trip, you fall, and it looks like we're really hurt.” – Jason O. Gilbert [27:21]
• Running jokes about “IBS Awareness Month,” and the infamous “Check your panties” blooper, tying all back to IBS.
  • Quote:
    “Check your panties. Also a slogan for irritable bowel syndrome month.” – Desi Lydic [28:47]

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9. Daily Show and Tell: Recommendations

• [30:11 – 33:56]
• Desi: Enthusiastic for season 3 of HBO’s “The Comeback” (Lisa Kudrow).
  • Quote:
    “I think it's the greatest show of all time.” – Desi Lydic [30:31]
• Jason: Approaches Stockholm syndrome over multiple viewings of “The Emoji Movie” (with his toddler), noting the surprisingly strong comedic cast.
  • Quote:
    “It won the razzie that year for worst film of the year. It won several razzies, actually. I don’t think it’s that bad. I think it might be time for a critical re-evaluation.” – Jason O. Gilbert [31:16]
• The conversation returns to parental critiques and the perpetual theme: “Where’s the poop?” [34:00]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Trump’s Signature:
  “I guess inflation isn’t the only way to make cash feel worthless.” – Desi Lydic [05:31]

• On Social Media Addiction:
  “Let me tell you, my ass quit a long time ago. She’s retired and she’d like to be left alone.” – Desi Lydic [10:33]

• On the Moon Base Plan:
  “To me, this is giving me golden parachute vibes. Like this is all part of the game, that the shit’s gonna hit the fan and the president and the administration… they’re all just gonna peace out and be like, to the moon!” – Desi Lydic [15:34]

• On Boner Bear Honey:
  “Was this really so surprising? I feel like dudes who are buying Boner Bear Honey don’t really care about the fact that there are these ingredients.” – Desi Lydic [18:11]

• On U.S. Foreign Policy:
  “I didn’t realize that the CIA had a bunch of mean high school girls running it.” – Desi Lydic [24:55]

• On News Bloopers as Real Life:
  “At the beginning, we were having tons of fun stomping grapes, and then at some point, you trip, you fall, and it looks like we’re really hurt.” – Jason O. Gilbert [27:21]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Foxplains origin and mutual compliments: [01:36–04:02]
• Women's History Month & IBS jokes: [04:02–04:54]
• Trump’s dollars: [05:02–09:05]
• Meta/YouTube social media lawsuit: [09:05–12:35]
• NASA Moon base plan: [15:03–16:53]
• Boner Bear Honey FDA recall: [17:03–20:11]
• Iran war absurdities & “Gay Ayatollah” rumor: [21:35–27:36]
• News bloopers & metaphor: [25:38–29:00]
• Recommendations ("Daily Show and Tell"): [30:11–33:56]

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Tone & Style

The episode is fast-paced, satirical, and deeply irreverent, peppered with self-deprecating humor, topical punches, and outright absurdity. Both hosts maintain sharp comedic timing while still surfacing genuine critiques of politics, technology, and culture.

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Summary for New Listeners

If you missed this episode:

• You’ll be caught up on topical absurdities—Trump’s signature on money, social media’s legal reckoning, a moon base funded for the ultra-wealthy, health supplement recalls that are “just too on the nose,” and the endless, logic-defying Iran war.
• You’ll hear news dissected not with grave seriousness, but with caustic, playful wit.
• You’ll find laughter in the bleakest headlines, with news bloopers serving as a metaphor for world events.
• Plus, you’ll leave with pop culture recommendations (The Comeback for comedy lovers; The Emoji Movie for the parentally trapped), a recurring IBS callback, and the unshakable image of Boner Bear Honey sitting on the shelf next to the absurdities of the current decade.

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Transcript

[Desi Lydic]

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[Jason O. Gilbert]

It is an honor to share.

[Desi Lydic]

No, it's our honor.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

It is our larger honor. No, really, stop.

[Desi Lydic]

You can really feel the respect in this battle. Pick a meal to pick a side. Ba da ba ba ba.

[Announcer]

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[Desi Lydic]

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[Jason O. Gilbert]

New habitats.

[Desi Lydic]

Zootopia has a secret reptile population.

[Announcer]

You can watch the record breaking phenomenon at home. Zootopia 2, now available on Disney. Rated PG. And right now, you can get Disney and hulu for just $4.99 a month for three months with a special limited time offer. Ends March 24. After three months, Plan Auto renews at $12.99 a month. Terms apply. You're listening to Comedy Central.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Hello and welcome to the Pre Cap, a daily show podcast where we sit down with this week's host to recap some of the latest news and preview what's coming up next. I'm Jason O. Gilbert. I'm a writer at the show. But enough about me. I'm joined today by your host for this week, Desi Lydick.

[Desi Lydic]

Jason, I'm not done talking about you. I want to talk about you some more.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Okay, let's do it.

[Desi Lydic]

Okay.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I got all day.

[Desi Lydic]

You said it. For the listeners out there who enjoy Fox Lanes, Jason is a huge part of why you enjoy Foxplains. Oh, that's true. That's very true. No, it's very true. You write every single segment. And we're a huge part in coming up with a whole premise for the idea, right?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Sure. Yes. But I will say that without you, it would be nothing. We finish writing every script and we're like, this is trash. We're gonna be fired. I'm gonna be working in advertising. And then Desi reads it, she acts her heart out, and she makes it so, so much funnier than it is on the page.

[Desi Lydic]

Aw, that's not true. I really set you up to pay compliments.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

You did. And you have my Venmo.

[Desi Lydic]

Yes. Yes, I will pay. You know what? I'm not even gonna wait for the pod to be over. I'll do it right now. I'll do it right now. Do you have the QR code?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I'll give you the money.

[Desi Lydic]

Perfect. Wait. But I do have a bone to pick, because Foxplains was originally written for Michael Kosta.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

It was. Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

What was behind that decision?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I think Michael was just available. And originally, the first ever Foxplains was like. It was an actual explainer of, like, a technical issue. Like, you know, I don't remember what it was, but it was like, a question that you might have had about how something was working.

[Desi Lydic]

So many questions.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And then we had Costa do it, and it was really funny because, of course.

[Desi Lydic]

Cause hilarious.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And then we wrote another one for him, but he was not in the building that day.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

So we were like, let's have Desi do it.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And the rest is history.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah. He was a little. He was sick, and he was just a little bitch and couldn't come into work because he was too.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

That's right. He had sniffles.

[Desi Lydic]

Too many sniffles that day. Biggest mistake of his life.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And now look at him.

[Desi Lydic]

It helps to be sitting on the bench every now and again, waiting for the coach to put you in.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

90% of comedy is showing up.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

That's what I tell aspiring comedians. And that's not true. And it's not helpful, but it's funny. It's funny. Well, Desi, we have a big week this week. Actually, you only have two shows this week. We're only on the air Tuesday and Wednesday.

[Desi Lydic]

I was recently told that. Yep.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. And I believe it's because women's history month is over on Tuesday. This is true. And they're like, all right, she's had a month. You get two shows this month.

[Desi Lydic]

Rip her off the air. Yeah, you get two, lady, and that's it.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

No more. And they do call you lady.

[Desi Lydic]

And they do call me. I insist.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Like an HR violation.

[Desi Lydic]

That's in my contract, though. I kind of like it. No, this week, I'm straddling between Women's history month, and I believe that April is irritable bowel syndrome month, IBS month. So I'm representing both communities.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Right. And I think if you have irritable bowel syndrome, you're aware of it 100% of the month.

[Desi Lydic]

This is true. You don't wait for April. You can't wait for April.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And being a woman, too, frankly, I've always said that being a woman is like having irritable bowel syndrome.

[Desi Lydic]

You would be right.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And I'm terrible on first dates. Can you believe that? Okay, well, let's.

[Desi Lydic]

Speaking of irritable bowel syndrome, what's Trump doing this week?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yes. Speaking about our irritable bowel syndrome in chief. He put his signature on the $100 bill. He's going to be the first president to have his signature on currency since 1861. He's going to share the hundred dollar bill with the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Besant. Desi, do you love this move? What do you think?

[Desi Lydic]

Wow. I guess inflation isn't the only way to make cash feel worthless. This. It's just so funny that of all times, now is the time to change cash, which is something that everyone uses every day.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Sure. Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

The man's really got his finger on the pulse, doesn't he?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. I think he has a big announcement about VHS tapes coming up soon.

[Desi Lydic]

Exciting. Cash, VHS tapes, ballrooms.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Sure. Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

He really knows what the people want.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

What do you think? This feels very on brand for him, though.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

It does. I mean, putting your name on an art center.

[Venmo Advertiser]

Yes.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Doesn't feel like Donald Trump putting your name on money. That feels like something he's been wanting to do for a really long time.

[Desi Lydic]

I agree.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And I guess we should be happy that he's not putting his photo.

[Desi Lydic]

Oh, God, don't even say it. Now that you've said it, he's probably gonna do that.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

There's still three more years left of his term. Two.

[Desi Lydic]

What year? I have no idea. It feels like it's been 17 years since inauguration.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

There's two more women's history. Months left in Donald Trump's term is how I count it.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah. Yeah. I think the most disappointing thing is it's for me. It's gonna ruin cocaine.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Sure.

[Desi Lydic]

Because now I've got to stare at his signature every time I want to see Ski that booger sugar.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. That's what's going to ruin cocaine for you.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah. It's the one thing not being a parent. Yeah. Let that stop me.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

No. Yeah. We're going to have to find something else to snort cocaine with. Maybe a Chinese takeout menu.

[Desi Lydic]

Now we're talking.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah, now we're talking. He can't put his name on that, right?

[Desi Lydic]

I hope not.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

It's not going to be the Donald J. Trump chef king of East Flatbush, is it?

[Desi Lydic]

You know what if he does have at it? I say have at it. I give him that.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. That seems. It seems like every week he figures out that he can put his name on something else with no pushback whatsoever.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

So you know the hundred dollar bill, you know, that I use so often and that I look at every day? It's ruined. You're right.

[Desi Lydic]

Totally ruined.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Especially at a time that, like, no one has any money.

[Desi Lydic]

This is so true.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

You're putting your name on the $100 bill when everyone's feeling poor and the pain at the pump.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah. Wait, is it the hundred dollar bill or is it the $1? Can we fact check this?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Fact checking? I assume it's the hundred dollar bill. It would be very off brand for him to do the $1 bill.

[Desi Lydic]

Ego would want the $100 bill.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Right.

[Desi Lydic]

So that.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Wait, so it's all money? Trump's signature just start appearing on the $100 bill? $100 bill, other bills.

[Desi Lydic]

Oh, well, folks, you're really getting a sense of how the sausage is made around here. We only read the headline. We don't read the full articles.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

That's a little more disturbing than I thought.

[Desi Lydic]

So it's worse. It's worse than we originally, originally learned.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

If we've learned one thing from Donald Trump being president for the last 35 years, it's that it's always worse than it looks, isn't it?

[Desi Lydic]

It's always worse than we think it's gonna be.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Why would his mind. You know what? I'll just take the $100 bill. No, no, no, Scott Besant, you can have the 20, the 5, and the 1.

[Desi Lydic]

Not gonna happen.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And the 2.

[Desi Lydic]

He wants all of it. I think it's all but the two.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

All but the two.

[Desi Lydic]

He wants every bill but the $2 bill.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

All but the two is the slogan of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month. Actually, speaking of irritable bowel syndrome, what if that's the segue for every story? Meta and YouTube were found negligent in a landmark social media ruling. They were ordered to pay $6 million in damages to a young woman who says that she was addicted to their products.

[Desi Lydic]

Shocker.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Features like the infinite scroll and algorithmic recommendations were cited in the lawsuit. This is a major case that some are saying might be akin to the rulings against cigarettes and digital casinos.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Desi, what's your take on this lawsuit?

[Desi Lydic]

I think this is huge. I think this is a really, really meaningful case because I think it could set a precedent for future cases, I think. Look, we talked about this earlier. It certainly can muddy the conversation in terms of freedom of speech. But. But there's no doubt about it that these algorithms are dangerous and they're addictive, particularly for the brains of young kids. I have a kid at home who doesn't have a phone yet, but might be asking for one soon. So, like, as a parent, I was really, really happy to see that they're being held accountable in some way. Plus the fact that it's so annoying as a full grown adult even to be being fed an algorithm constantly. I don't know what yours is like, but I keep getting ads for fitness apps that promise to an ass that won't quit. Let me tell you, my ass quit a long time ago. She's retired and she'd like to be left alone.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Okay.

[Desi Lydic]

So stop sending me that shit.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. You know, there should be. You should be able to submit something to Facebook saying like, hey, my ass quit.

[Desi Lydic]

Just quiet, leave it alone.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Like a memo.

[Desi Lydic]

She doesn't want to be talked to. Yeah, please.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

It's like when someone at the Daily show leaves you get a memo on Friday, that's like, hey, everyone, FYI, Desi's ass quit. This is. Desi's ass is Gmail, if you want to keep in touch with her.

[Desi Lydic]

Oh, my God.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

What's your. Well, what do you. What do you think of that? Of this case? Like, do you have a. Do you have a strong feeling?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I think, you know, this argument that Meta and YouTube were making that they aren't designed to be addictive doesn't hold much water to me. I'm just not. I'm not sure. I'm not sure what the meaning of addiction is in this case. Where is it like cigarettes or is it where that kills you? Or for adults especially, is it more of. They're just trying to get your attention,

[Desi Lydic]

just like, sell you shit.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

They're just trying to sell you stuff. Just like television is trying to optimize for your attention. Right.

[Desi Lydic]

Yes.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

So I am happy to see these platforms being held accountable, especially for the way that they optimize to take our kids attention.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And I'm curious to see what's next. I mean, this feels like they're going to be facing a barrage of lawsuits in a similar way that the cigarette companies and the opioid companies were. So this feels like the beginning of something much bigger. It feels like we're at the beginning of the story.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah, totally agree.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And as someone who actually quit Facebook 10 years ago, I feel morally superior. Like, I was able to quit, you know, And I'm thinking, congratulations. Yeah, maybe.

[Desi Lydic]

I also quit Facebook quite a while ago. You did? I did.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

A long time ago.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

So we're. We're both feeling Pretty good about ourselves.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah, yeah. We are better than everyone else.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I've said it all along. Except for the ibs.

[Desi Lydic]

Speaking of ibs, Speaking of ibs, we have another story.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

We're really doing a lot of free PR for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month.

[Desi Lydic]

I mean, I don't think they have enough people talking about it. They don't.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And they don't have the budget to buy a sponsorship on this show which runs in the millions of dollars, I assume, Alan, is that correct? In the millions of dollars for an Alan?

[Desi Lydic]

Don't answer that.

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[Jason O. Gilbert]

NASA has unveiled a $20 billion moon based strategy as part of a seven year plan to build a permanent moon base. Desi love it.

[Desi Lydic]

I mean, how big is this ballroom going to be? This is crazy. Wait, how much? 20 billion.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

$20 billion over seven years.

[Desi Lydic]

$20 billion. Meanwhile, they're trying to gut health care.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yes.

[Desi Lydic]

So that sounds right.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

That sounds right. Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

To me this is giving me, this is giving me golden parachute vibes. Like this is all part of the game that the shit's gonna hit the fan. And the president and the administration, the administration, the cabinet members, they're all just gonna peace out and be like to the moon and then leave us with a huge mess. To clean up.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Right. That would be great if they all got on a spaceship at the end. Great visual.

[Desi Lydic]

Can we make it happen sooner rather than later?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. Seven years feels like a really long time for me.

[Desi Lydic]

Long. Yeah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. I mean, they can't extradite you from the moon, can they?

[Desi Lydic]

No, no.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I like the idea that they're only doing this for themselves and that they're going to recreate. The one thing they're building is the ballroom. Ballroom is the first thing they're gonna build. They're like, do we need houses? Do we need a hospital? Do we need food up there? Make it all blow let's do the waltz.

[Desi Lydic]

Finger on the pulse Finger on the pulse Finger on the Cash and ballrooms Cash and ballrooms. Moon landings.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And moon landings. It just feels like they held a big event for it, and maybe they just should have done it without being like, hey, you know how you're struggling right now and you can't afford healthcare and you can't afford gas? We're sending money, literally, to the moon.

[Desi Lydic]

Yes.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Like, we're gonna fly. We're gonna fly a space shuttle full of Donald J. Trump $100 bills to the moon.

[Desi Lydic]

Oh, my God. The lack of awareness is astounding.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

It is. Speaking of irritable bowel syndrome, Desi, we gotta talk about the fda. They made a big announcement this week. Alan brought this story to my attention. He won't stop emailing me about it. Boner Bear Honey has been recalled for dangerous, undeclared ingredients. The Sweet. I'm reading Alan's email here. One of dozens. The Sweet Male Enhancement supplement contain unlisted sildenafil and tadalafil, the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis. So the Boner Bear Honey, which is a supplement, contained Viagra and Cialis unlisted, which is illegal.

[Desi Lydic]

Right. I think we know what's in Alan's algorithm.

[Announcer]

Yeah,

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Alan doesn't have a microphone to defend himself.

[Desi Lydic]

No, he doesn't. Sorry, Alan. Just endless Boner Bear Honey ads.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

He's sitting right behind me, just going like this.

[Desi Lydic]

Fuming.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah, this is. Well, I mean, it's right there in the name. Was this really so surprising? I feel like dudes who are buying Boner Bear Honey don't really care about the fact that there are these ingredients. They're like, oh, honey, that'll make me hard. Hold on, let me just check the label first. Yeah, that doesn't feel natural to me.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

This feels like, on the scale of recalls, to be a pretty good reason that one of Your products gets recalled. Like, we hear all the time, like, oh, this frozen product has been recalled because it causes, like, lung cancer or it can kill you. And this is like, the product does what it says it does, but with an ingredient they didn't tell you about.

[Desi Lydic]

Right. With an ingredient that actually works.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Right. Boner Honey. I have a lot of questions about this. Is this a class of products? Like, is there a Boner Honey aisle? And it's only this. Boner Bear Honey is the name of the product.

[Desi Lydic]

That's a great question. Is there an entire Boner Bear Honey store, like a brick and mortar that we can pop into, build a Boner Bear?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

It's at the mall next to Jared's Diamond.

[Desi Lydic]

It's your birthday, buddy. Nope, sorry. Wrong location.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Mom, I don't like this at all.

[Desi Lydic]

Whoopsie. Alan, cut that out.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And also, I'll ask Alan about this later. Is this a topical cream or do you eat it?

[Desi Lydic]

Oh, that. Another excellent question. I assumed you ingested it, but it

[Jason O. Gilbert]

could be you can drizzle it on an apple, or do you have to.

[Desi Lydic]

Do you just drip it in your tea?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. Alan, can you. Can I be fired for this podcast for HR violations?

[Desi Lydic]

We can't afford HR anymore.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

No, we don't have that anymore, do we? Good.

[Desi Lydic]

I think all bets are off. You're free.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

More money for the Boner Honey in the kitchen.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah. This podcast has been brought to you by Boner Bear Honey and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Do you think they're still listening, or did they turn us off long ago?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah, I just see empty chairs behind me, so spinning.

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[Jason O. Gilbert]

Desi. Speaking of irritable bowel syndrome, we Have a full week of stories coming up for your two days of hosting.

[Desi Lydic]

Oh, God, how will I get through it?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I don't know. Lots of boner, honey, that's for sure.

[Desi Lydic]

Oh, boy.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

But coming up next in our we're going to be turning our attention to Iran, I'm sure.

[Desi Lydic]

Yes.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Donald Trump once again says that the war is almost over and that they are negotiating with Iran.

[Desi Lydic]

That's right.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And I have to say we did a foxplanes about the Iran war a few weeks ago. And I remember we were trying to figure out, like, how long is this war going to last? And we put together a montage of different predictions by the Trump administration and the high end estimate was like four to six weeks. Yes, we're already nearing that.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah, we are.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Right. Like there were people saying this could be like a weekend war or this could last one to two weeks. Yeah, we're blowing past that.

[Desi Lydic]

Yes, we are.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

The good news is Donald Trump keeps saying every time he talks about it, he says this war is already over.

[Desi Lydic]

Yes, it's over and it's only just begun. And the great news is that we're winning. And I think that's why it's still going on. I think that's why we're sending troops in, because we are winning so hard. We just keep winning more and more and more.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

We're on a heater. We're like at the blackjack table and we haven't lost a hand in 20 days. You can't walk away when you're up.

[Desi Lydic]

No, you cannot. You cannot. We're on a roll.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

We're 50 now.

[Desi Lydic]

How many times do you think we'll win next week?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I mean, I would expect just based on the law of averages, we'll lose one. But I would say in a seven day period. No, you're shaking your head.

[Desi Lydic]

No. No, I think times are unprecedented and I think we can only win.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I think we're going to run the record up to 40 and 0. 50. 0.

[Desi Lydic]

Oh. Oh, that's higher than I thought. Okay.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah. So, I mean, that's something to look forward to is the unprecedented winning streak of a war that's already over and that continues to this day. And it seems to be ramping up as talks are winding it down.

[Desi Lydic]

That's exactly right. Yeah, that's exactly right.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

And I want to turn our attention to a little piece of news. We covered this on the show last week. There were rumors that the new Ayatollah, the new Ayatollah Kameni is gay. It turns out, according to New reporting that Trump and his MAGA team may have come up with this in a group chat. It's not based on any intelligence. This wasn't news. It was just, like a rumor started by Trump national security people to troll Iran.

[Desi Lydic]

You know what? I am so sick of this queer baiting. First the heated rivalry. Guys have girlfriends. Now the gay Ayatollah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Come on, the heated rivalry for. You guys aren't gay.

[Desi Lydic]

I hear they have girlfriends.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Wow.

[Desi Lydic]

One of them definitely does.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

One of them does, right? Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah. This has gone too far.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

It really has.

[Desi Lydic]

I love that we're right back in the 90s where being gay is an insult.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah, it is. Like, dude, this war is going totally radical.

[Desi Lydic]

What's your damage, Iran? Don't answer that.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Don't. Please don't answer that.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah, I didn't realize that the CIA had a bunch of mean high school girls running it.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah, I mean, frankly, that might be an improvement on who was actually running the CIA at that point.

[Desi Lydic]

Gay Ayatollah says what?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

That's how we're gonna get him. What is this supposed to accomplish? Is like the idea that America decapitated the entire Iranian government. That didn't lead to the expected uprising in Iran, but the rumor that the Ayatollah is gay, that'll get them. That'll get some butts out of the seats. Right?

[Desi Lydic]

I mean, it's just classic. I mean, what is any of this for? It just. None of it makes any sense. Jason, do you know what the story's reminding me of?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

What's that?

[Desi Lydic]

The greatest news blooper of all time.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Okay.

[Desi Lydic]

Where the woman introduces a man who's climbed Mount Everest. Yes, but not just that. I don't want to say it. Can we. Can we. Alan, can we find that clip? Right after the break. We're going to interview Eric Weihenmayer, who climbed the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. But he's gay. I mean, he's gay. Excuse me. He's blind. So we'll hear about that coming up. Okay, as we head to the break,

[Announcer]

a look at the six o'.

[Desi Lydic]

Clock.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

That is. Yeah, that's a CIA briefing now. There's a new Ayatollah, but. But he's gay.

[Desi Lydic]

He's gay. Sorry.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

He's the supreme leader of Iraq. He's not gay.

[Desi Lydic]

What if the entire rumor just got started from a bad news blooper? Yeah, just a journalist who misspoke.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Doesn't that feel like the world we're living in? That. That could happen. Yeah, right.

[Desi Lydic]

Can we all just double down on it somehow. Stamp of approval from the CIA.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Hey, let's watch some more news bloopers. Alan, do we have the lady stomping the grapes in Georgia? Yeah, a lot of fun.

[Desi Lydic]

A whole day. Stop. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Stop. I can't breathe.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Stop.

[Desi Lydic]

I can't breathe. No, this is the best part here.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I think she's actually hurt.

[Desi Lydic]

No, I think she is. She's hurt.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

She took a hard fall off there.

[Desi Lydic]

Okay.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Gosh, I hope she's okay.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah. Okay, we're gonna make sure she is.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Try and check on her and get back as soon as we can.

[Desi Lydic]

We'll be back right after this.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Not. Not to belabor the this point here, but doesn't that feel like how the Iran war is going? Oh, at the beginning, we were having tons of fun stomping grapes, and then at some point, you trip, you fall, and it looks like we're really hurt.

[Desi Lydic]

It looks really like we need desperate help from anyone who will help us. Only no one will because we've alienated

[Jason O. Gilbert]

all of our allies. We're at a vineyard and they don't have. Where were they?

[Desi Lydic]

Do we have more news bloopers we could watch? Jason, I could do this all day.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah, this is gonna be a six hour podcast.

[Desi Lydic]

You know what? These two episodes this week are just gonna be all news bloopers. We're gonna break the form. I'm so pale.

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[Desi Lydic]

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[Jason O. Gilbert]

Texoma. It says in the background. Is that a place or is that a. Are they near the Texas Oklahoma border?

[Desi Lydic]

Oh, that's a cute.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Let us know in the comments. I've never heard of that before.

[Desi Lydic]

I so pale.

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[Desi Lydic]

Oh, God, I could do this all day.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

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[Desi Lydic]

I couldn't warn you, but gosh. Bless his heart. Check your panties. Also a slogan for irritable bowel syndrome month. Irritable bowel syndrome?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

That's really the theme. If you weren't aware of irritable bowel syndrome before this podcast, you sure as heck are.

[Desi Lydic]

You will be now.

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[Jason O. Gilbert]

Desi it's time for something we call Daily show and tell oh, so what's something that you've watched, read, listened to, argued about, or just been on your mind lately?

[Desi Lydic]

Do you know what I'm so excited about?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

What's that?

[Desi Lydic]

The Comeback.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

The Comeback. The HBO show.

[Desi Lydic]

The HBO show with Lisa Kudrow. Lisa Kudrow.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Hilarious.

[Desi Lydic]

Michael Patrick King. It has come back for a third season. I think it's the greatest show of all time.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Wow. Very funny show, that. Very underrated.

[Desi Lydic]

You watched it, right? That first season? The first first episode. It's a perfect pilot in every way. I just think she's so brilliant. Yes. Season three. I'm very excited that this is back.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I'm gonna recommend something that I'm not that excited about, but, you know, I have a young daughter at home, a toddler, and she has recently started watching the emoji movie. I watched it three times this weekend.

[Desi Lydic]

You're a good dad.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I'm a good dad. And you know, what can I say? It won the razzie that year for worst film of the year. It won several razzies, actually. I don't think it's that bad. I think it might be time for a critical re evaluation. It's streaming on Netflix. At the time, everyone was like, oh, a movie about emojis? This is ridiculous. Now it seems natural to me that there would be an emoji movie.

[Desi Lydic]

Is it one of those movies that the more you watch it, the more you convince yourself that it's good?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

Yeah.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

I mean, I did walk through my in therapy, we talked about why it was good and why I actually like it. And yeah, I've hypnotized myself into thinking it's. It's good, but it's got a great voice cast. It has Sir Patrick Stewart is the poop emoji a career highlight. And, yeah, it's got funny people. It's got Steven Wright, one of the funniest comedians of all time, as the meh emoji. Stephen Wright and Jennifer Coolidge are a married couple who are both meh and they're really funny. Okay, so I'll recommend the emoji movie. Why not?

[Desi Lydic]

You're convincing me to go watch this movie.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Well, if you want to come over and watch it seven to eight times, you can come over at bedtime tonight.

[Desi Lydic]

It's the only way to see it.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Way to see it is with my daughter constantly screaming, where's the poop? Like, whenever the poop's not on screen, she's like, where's the poop?

[Desi Lydic]

Has your daughter irritable bowel syndrome effects? It all comes back to ibs. Has your daughter watched anything that you've worked on?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

No. We're getting close because I did watch the Oscars with her, and she thought that the intro sketch that Conan o' Brien did where he's the lady from weapons and he's getting chased by the kids, she's also obsessed with that. So we've watched that every day since it's come out. That's the closest we've gotten to her watching something that I might have worked on that's like, in the arena of sketch comedy. Otherwise, we're watching Frozen and Spider man and Friends in the emoji movie.

[Desi Lydic]

I would love it if she was highly critical of all of your comedy work, and she has very detailed notes for how it could be improved, but she just loves the shit out of the emoji movie. Like, this is perfection. This is art at its best.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah, she's like. She watches Foxplains and she's like, this satire is tired, but the emoji movie

[Desi Lydic]

not funny right now.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Yeah.

[Desi Lydic]

Have you seen the state of the world?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Things are serious. Dad,

[Desi Lydic]

where's the poop?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Where's the poop?

[Desi Lydic]

Where's the poop?

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Okay, that is all for this week's edition of Pre Cap. I'm Jason O. Gilbert. You can catch Desi Lydic hosting the Daily show two days this week on Comedy Central, Paramount, and right here in podcast form on the Daily Show Ears Edition. Desi, this was so much fun.

[Desi Lydic]

This was fun. Thanks for doing this.

[Jason O. Gilbert]

Absolutely. Let's go see if there's any boner honey left in the kitchen. Oh, my God, we gotta get that boner, honey.

[Desi Lydic]

Get that boner, honey.

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