The Precap | Michael Kosta on Trump Accounts, Social Media's ICE Freeze, and a Hot Winter Olympics

Summary

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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Episode: The Precap | Michael Kosta on Trump Accounts, Social Media's ICE Freeze, and a Hot Winter Olympics
Date: February 2, 2026
Host: Michael Kosta
Co-host/Writer: Kat Radley

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Episode Overview

This episode of “The Precap” features Michael Kosta and Daily Show writer Kat Radley previewing the upcoming week’s news, discussing the latest political absurdities, and riffing on viral stories that may escape the main show. With Kosta hosting The Daily Show this week, they dish on major headlines including Trump’s new “accounts for kids” financial scheme, controversy over social media censoring anti-ICE content, and the myriad oddities in the lead-up to the Winter Olympics. The conversation is marked by their signature irreverent humor, dark wit, and candid political frustration.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Banter & Behind-the-Scenes (01:19–03:37)

• Kat and Michael reminisce about writing for each other and their shared penchant for dark, goofy comedy bits.
• Notable inside joke: Michael introduces his dog Walter, using affectionate insults ("you big shithead") as comic relief.
• They reflect on previous field pieces, including haunted dolls and “psychic pets”—noting the polarizing audience feedback on Twitter.

Quote:
"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.' Everyone just sees what they want to see."
— Michael Kosta (03:37)

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2. Trump’s “Accounts for Kids” Scheme (04:17–07:15)

• Trump’s new policy: $1,000 investment accounts for every newborn, accessible at 18. Major celebrities (Nicki Minaj, Kevin O’Leary, Cheryl Hines) are publicizing it.
• Both hosts are deeply skeptical, comparing the move to Sinclair Lewis's It Can't Happen Here, where dictators win loyalty through handouts.
• They joke about Trump extracting personal financial gain and question the true source of the funds.
• Kat likens it to “Rumpelstiltskin vibes."

Quotes:
"This is just classic authoritarian dictator. They always are giving money to the people."
— Michael Kosta (05:38)

"I personally, I would never open this account for my children. I don't need your dirty money."
— Kat Radley (06:05)

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3. Social Media & ICE Agent Controversy (08:17–12:44)

• Reports emerge of Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads) allegedly suppressing anti-ICE content or posts identifying ICE agents.
• Hosts criticize the hypocrisy: ICE agents masking their identities, though Republicans decried protester mask-wearing.
• Kat: “If you have to hide your face, you’re obviously doing something wrong.” (10:32)
• Michael outlines the First Amendment rights, emphasizing the public’s right to know who is enacting government authority.
• Discussion of a leadership shake-up in ICE, with political finger-pointing between Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, and calls for Noem’s impeachment.

Quotes:
"Many Americans voted for Trump on immigration reform, but if he would have campaigned on this... I don't think he would have gotten the vote. There's a big jump from immigration reform... and having six guys sit on top of another guy and then shoot him 10 times." (11:20)
— Michael Kosta

"The accusations of the radical left really appear to be presenting themselves quite accurately... All of us crazies are so justified right now." (12:26–12:31)
— Michael Kosta & Kat Radley

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4. FBI Scandals & the Incompetence of Kash Patel (15:02–18:33)

• Kash Patel, the new FBI head, is lambasted for “invading” Mexico to arrest a Canadian Olympic snowboarder allegedly tied to the cartel.
• The hosts mock the absurdity of a snowboarder (Ryan Wedding) as cartel kingpin (“Of all the sports... it’s gonna be snowboarding!”).
• They critique Patel’s grandstanding and ineptitude: key witnesses in high-profile cases have not been contacted.

Quotes:
"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." (16:22)
— Michael Kosta

"They do love 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." (18:18)
— Michael Kosta

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5. Winter Olympics Hype & “Penisgate” (18:51–23:14)

• With the Winter Olympics approaching, the duo revel in the inevitable chaos of Olympic host cities and new athlete scandals.
• Highlight: Norwegian male ski jumpers tried to hack their suit measurements by injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid for extra fabric (and thus, more aerodynamic benefit).
• The jokes escalate about “penisgate,” sports science, and the unfortunately-disqualified athletes.

Memorable Moment:
The discussion on hyaluronic acid injections, aerodynamics, and the Olympic drive for microscopic advantage.
"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?'" (23:23)
— Michael Kosta

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6. Super Bowl Antics & Cultural Politics (23:41–28:08)

• Lead-up to the Super Bowl includes the Bad Bunny halftime show and Green Day’s political pre-show.
• The right-wing backlash includes Turning Point USA’s attempt at a parallel halftime show, still lacking a lineup.
• They scrutinize the MAGA movement’s faux nostalgia and fear of cultural evolution.

Quotes:
"They don’t want America to evolve... For them to embrace Bad Bunny is to embrace that yes, America is changing and progressing... It’s impossible for them to connect with that." (25:28)
— Michael Kosta

• Discussion of ICE’s threatening Super Bowl presence as a scare tactic.

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7. Looming Government Shutdown & Citizen Action (28:10–31:33)

• The threat of a partial government shutdown as Democrats refuse to pass a funding bill with DHS and ICE funding attached.
• Kat encourages listeners to keep calling their senators, emphasizing the real impact of constituent pressure.

Quotes:
"Even if the funding... [fails], they still need to hear your calls... They’ve been inundated with calls, voicemails... They are listening." (30:09–30:59)
— Kat Radley

• Frustration over tax dollars funding government overreach is palpable.

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8. Daily Show & Tell Segment (31:36–36:18)

• Michael's “show & tell”: Coping with Brooklyn's snowpocalypse and the futility of trying to dig out a street-parked car.
• Kat’s “show & tell”: Rewatching “Heated Rivalry,” an LGBTQ+ hockey romance series, as an antidote to the political doomscroll. She pitches it as essential viewing leading into Olympic hockey.

Memorable Moment:
"My show and tell was my car gets buried in snow. Kat’s is, I rewatched a gay sex show." (35:05)
— Michael Kosta

• They riff on how international gay love stories in sports could be “what is going to heal the world.”

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Notable Quotes by Timestamp

• On authoritarian payoffs:
  "This is just classic authoritarian dictator. They always are giving money to the people." — Michael Kosta (05:38)

• On ICE secrecy & hypocrisy:
  "If you have to hide your face, you're obviously doing something wrong." — Kat Radley (10:32)

• On radical left warnings coming true:
  "The accusations of the radical left really appear to be presenting themselves quite accurately..." — Michael Kosta (12:26)

• On Olympic penis doping:
  "When they were holding their penis in their hand, pumping it with hyaluronic acid, they should have said, 'Have I taken this too seriously?'" — Michael Kosta (23:23)

• On sports as political satire:
  “A much different Miracle on Ice if the Americans, when they beat the Russians in 1980, they had to have gay sex with them.” — Michael Kosta (35:39)

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Key Timestamps for Important Segments

• Show Opening/Banter: 01:19–03:37
• Trump’s Kids Accounts: 04:17–07:15
• Meta & ICE Content Suppression: 08:17–12:44
• ICE and Political Turmoil: 12:52–14:52
• FBI/Kash Patel & Olympic Scandals: 15:02–18:33; 18:51–23:14
• Super Bowl & Cultural Wars: 23:41–28:08
• Government Shutdown & Call to Action: 28:10–31:33
• Daily Show & Tell Segment: 31:36–36:18

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Tone and Style

The episode is fast-paced, biting, and layered with both dark and playful humor. Kosta and Radley strike a balance between comic absurdity and serious frustration with the political state, never shying from gallows humor or vivid metaphors (see: “penisgate”). The conversational tone feels unscripted, candid, and self-deprecating—in keeping with the ethos of The Daily Show’s writer’s room.

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Concluding Thought

This “Precap” is quintessential Daily Show fare: acerbic, topical, and unflinchingly honest about the troubling turns in American politics, yet still finding room to roast Norwegian ski jumpers and the culture war over Super Bowl halftime shows. If you missed the episode, this summary will have you in on every inside joke, headline, and Olympic penis reference the week is bound to bring.

Transcript

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[Kat Radley]

Foreign. Hello and welcome to the Pre Cap, 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 the latest news. I am Kat Radley. I am a writer here at the show and and I'm joined today by our host for the week, Michael Kosta.

[Michael Kosta]

I'm Michael Kosta. I'm the host for this week. Let's pre Cap it.

[Kat Radley]

Let's get pre cap pre capped.

[Michael Kosta]

You've been at the show a long time and we've worked together on so many different things.

[Kat Radley]

So many things.

[Michael Kosta]

And I love working with you.

[Kat Radley]

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 of. Get away with a lot of jokes. We can't for others that are just a little more goofy, a little more dark, which is like comics, you know, we love being able to write some dark stuff, but still very funny. Thank you. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

Those are very fun to do.

[Kat Radley]

I could have sworn I think I saw tears in your eyes for one of them.

[Michael Kosta]

It's possible, but I had. 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? Want to come. Come on, get up here, you big shithead. Get up here right now.

[Kat Radley]

This is how he talks to the staff?

[Michael Kosta]

No, but it's great to be here on the pre cap with Cat Radley. Have we ever done a pre cap before?

[Kat Radley]

No, but we've done when we used to do kind of 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.

[Michael Kosta]

I love water. Yeah, I love water. And I. And I. I use it every day.

[Kat Radley]

I've started dabbling in it.

[Michael Kosta]

Yes. What was the last field piece that we may have worked on together?

[Kat Radley]

Oh, man.

[Michael Kosta]

I feel like you get called in.

[Kat Radley]

A lot on the pieces, and I feel like it's been.

[Michael Kosta]

Did you do haunted dolls?

[Kat Radley]

Yes, I did some haunted dolls. I did. I mean, one of the prepper pieces you did, Psychic Pets.

[Michael Kosta]

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, Costa. You got her. And the other half was like, she's a wonderful psychic. She read that dog's mind perfect. It's like, okay. Yeah. Everyone just sees what they want to see.

[Kat Radley]

Do you think that's. She got Walter. Right?

[Michael Kosta]

I don't believe in psychics. But 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 gonna talk about things that we missed. So this past week, the news cycle is just moving faster and faster. So there's a lot of stories that we might wanna get to cover, but they'll be out of the news cycle by next week. A lot of stuff happened this week. Trump launched accounts for kids. He's gonna invest $1,000 for newborns, and that's gonna be like, an investment account that can grow, but the government's gonna give you the starting funds for it, and Nicki Minaj, Kevin o', Leary, Cheryl Hines, a lot of celebrities.

[Michael Kosta]

That's not exactly the trifecta of trust.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. When it comes to finances, I know exactly where does Cheryl Hines, I need to know.

[Michael Kosta]

I don't know this story perfectly well, but I just always feel like somehow Trump is getting a cut of this. Is this an investment into retirement fund or is it like a Trump.

[Kat Radley]

It's something they can access.

[Michael Kosta]

I feel like he created an index fund that he somehow probably gets fees on. I don't know.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah, they can access it when they're 18. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

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. 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 five. It's this.

[Kat Radley]

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 personally, I would never open this account for my children. I don't need your dirty fashion.

[Michael Kosta]

I need your dirty money. It is. Yeah, it does. It does make you wonder, like, what's.

[Kat Radley]

In it for him.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah. And also, whose money is this? Where's this money coming from?

[Kat Radley]

Like, they're gonna turn 18. You're gonna go to access it. They're like, oh, so actually here.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

There was, like, this crypto thing that he paid cash for. Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

Did they cut the funding for Kids AIDS in Africa so our newborns can get a thousand bucks 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 childcare. But that's not what this is.

[Kat Radley]

No. This isn't, like, 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.

[Michael Kosta]

If Nicki Minaj is in, I'm in. America loves a good celeb.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. And it's. I mean, she's had a MAGA turn recently.

[Michael Kosta]

She has, Right.

[Kat Radley]

Because, I mean, she came out on stage with him and was just like, I love this guy.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

And I would imagine many of her fans were not a fan of that. I know I won't be listening to her music anymore.

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

I kind of hate, like, 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.

[Kat Radley]

Oh, totally.

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

Another big story that came out this week is meta pretend, 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.

[Michael Kosta]

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. You know, it's like. 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 think that's.

[Michael Kosta]

I don't understand how that's allowed.

[Kat Radley]

I mean, it shouldn't be.

[Michael Kosta]

It shouldn't be.

[Kat Radley]

I mean, that's it.

[Michael Kosta]

It probably isn't.

[Kat Radley]

I mean, it's. It's not. Especially if you're a law enforcement agency. Everyone has the right to know your identity, see your badge number. Clearly, they are not doing any of the typical law enforcement protocols because they're not acting as law enforcement. So, yeah, it's really. It. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

I mean, I believe. And this, you know, again, I'm gonna 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.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

And to me, knowing a plus right there, a plus for Costa, knowing what agent is confiscating your family or child. You would, you know, 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.

[Kat Radley]

I know the fact that, I mean, the Internet sleuths are doing incredible work. The shit that they're able to dig out is great.

[Michael Kosta]

That's nuts.

[Kat Radley]

But it shouldn't have to come to that.

[Michael Kosta]

Right, Right, right.

[Kat Radley]

But it is. I mean, it's just very obvious that if you have to hide your face, you're obviously doing something wrong.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

And I was thinking, like, the Nazis didn't hide their face. Like, these ICE agents are kind of bigger pussies than the Nazis.

[Michael Kosta]

That's a very funny point.

[Kat Radley]

It's like the Nazis were like.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah. Also kind of with our next story, there's one guy involved with ICE who doesn't wear a mask. Bavino. And they just fired him.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

They're literally like, hey, man, we all know who you are and we hate you, so peace out.

[Kat Radley]

And you're like, 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. So the hypocrisy, it's just insane.

[Michael Kosta]

I think John even said it in the Monday meeting. He was like, these are the guys who refused 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 vote. 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.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. 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 gonna do, but people were too naive and ignorant or checked out.

[Michael Kosta]

It is kind of crazy. That, like the. It's kind of crazy that the accusations of the radical left really appear to be presenting themselves quite accurately.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

You know, like, crazy left. They're saying he's gonna do this. It's like, oh, yeah, well, the radical left just nailed it.

[Kat Radley]

All of us crazies are so justified right now.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah, I know. Yep.

[Kat Radley]

It feels good. No, it doesn't.

[Michael Kosta]

No, it doesn't. 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.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. And being a safe place for our children and everyone, citizens and non citizens, to be able to walk down the street.

[Michael Kosta]

And when I cash in my child's $1,000 retirement Trump account and it's gonna.

[Kat Radley]

Be 1001 by the time you cash it out. Alan, is this funny enough for you, though? I do like that. So Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller are, you know, playing the blame game of, you know, whose fault is it for all of the fuck ups in ice and, you know, whether it should be Bovino and everyone's calling for Gnome to resign, especially the senators who voted for her.

[Michael Kosta]

How about impeach her?

[Kat Radley]

Yeah, impeach her and then they have to like remove her. So I do think that's something that might be happening like next week while you're hosting.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

If the pressure against Gnome keeps mounting, we might actually see something change for her next week if she gets fired or not.

[Michael Kosta]

That would be great. I mean, just, you know, where she so blatantly lied to us about the video with her perfect hair. I was like, you spent 45 minutes on your hair? And you know about spending time on your hair?

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

You spent 40 minutes on your hair.

[Kat Radley]

No, I don't.

[Michael Kosta]

Christy Gnome. And no time analyzing this video. You know, I called a gap this week. Gap Clothing.

[Kat Radley]

Oh, okay.

[Michael Kosta]

Because I asked.

[Kat Radley]

I'm glad you said, because I had no idea what you were talking about.

[Michael Kosta]

I called a gap in New Jersey and I said, how long, how long do you train your employees? You know, 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.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Kat Radley]

That does not seem like enough.

[Michael Kosta]

But also, if you're a police officer right now, you're like, thanks, ice. You're really making us look good.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. But the heat's definitely off them now.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

So I would just love to see, you know, something happen with Christina 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 it?

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Kat Radley]

Don't have the votes. Yeah. Speaking of very well qualified and competent, capable law enforcement leaders, Kash Patel, leader of the FBI. He is. He's doing a lot of stuff right now. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah. This snowboarder involved with drug.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

Like, maybe even ordered some hits, by the way. Of all the sports, that's the one. It's gonna be.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

It's never.

[Kat Radley]

They do. They do love snow.

[Michael Kosta]

They love snow. But also. Yeah. Ryan wedding. Alleged snowboard 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. And they were. I mean, it was like, these are the bad boys.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

My point is, these are the bad boys, I think.

[Kat Radley]

Don't snowboarders kind of have to smoke marijuana? Like, it's hard to find one that doesn't.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah. I mean, what are you doing? 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, like, 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. Come on.

[Kat Radley]

I mean, that is. That's your first clue, though. If a Canadian snowboarder's in Mexico, he's not down there to snowboard.

[Michael Kosta]

No, absolutely not.

[Kat Radley]

There's something else going on.

[Michael Kosta]

Snowboarding. Yeah. I mean, I guess it just goes to show that anybody can be a criminal.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Presidents, snowboarders.

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Kat Radley]

I think Cash Patel did it without the permission of the Mexican government. Yeah, but that's, you know, since when does that guy ask permission to do anything?

[Michael Kosta]

This administration. You know what? Look, Americans, we can learn from this administration. Why don't we write and enforce more robust laws? Because they're pushing everything.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

Every pipe. They're pushing, pushing and pressuring. So why don't we. We need to learn how to enforce this stuff.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah, because the checks and balances are just non existent right now.

[Michael Kosta]

Wacky tobacco. Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

And Cash Patel, it's just he's so incompetent in his job because even I think they came out the. The lady in the pink hat who witnessed the Alex Preddy murder, she in her interview on CNN revealed that she has not been contacted by the FBI in the investigation. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

They do love 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.

[Kat Radley]

No one's getting killed in it.

[Michael Kosta]

It's a white guy.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

You know what I mean?

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Come on, a white 44 year old athlete. You can relate.

[Michael Kosta]

I can relate to that. I can relate to being part of the drug cartel. Wait, Alan, cut that.

[Kat Radley]

Cash Patel.

[Michael Kosta]

Cash Patel. So speaking of snowboarding, what's coming up?

[Kat Radley]

The Olympics?

[Michael Kosta]

Come on.

[Kat Radley]

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 new stories about preparations, things, you know, athlete scandals. There's always, 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 gonna do?

[Michael Kosta]

Oh, our elevators don't work. Yeah, we didn't know that they were all coming. Well, there was a great story this week that we covered on Sportswar where these Norwegian ski jumpers, a lot of the ski jumpers, when they get measured for their suit.

[Kat Radley]

Mm.

[Michael Kosta]

The crotch area is very important.

[Kat Radley]

Okay.

[Michael Kosta]

So they.

[Kat Radley]

We have that camera.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah. Right here. Zoom in. They would pump their penis filled with a liquid to make it bigger.

[Kat Radley]

Okay.

[Michael Kosta]

So then when they fit their Suit, they get extra fabric in that area.

[Kat Radley]

Okay.

[Michael Kosta]

And that's helps them in aerodynamics. And two of them got eliminated from the Olympics for this.

[Kat Radley]

How do they check that?

[Michael Kosta]

That's a good question. I don't know. I don't know. Because especially like, those guys probably shouldn't have tweeted. Just pumped up my penis to get more fabric for my jumping suit.

[Kat Radley]

One Swedish made penis. That's not mine.

[Michael Kosta]

I was on an airplane once during the men's figure skating final, and I had to make. 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? Finally, 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 skin?

[Kat Radley]

Why is it weird?

[Michael Kosta]

Because men shouldn't be cheering for artistic men. Does that make sense?

[Kat Radley]

No.

[Michael Kosta]

Men that, like, hit and punch.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

Tennis is kind of the furthest. I'll take it.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

You know, because those grunts.

[Kat Radley]

Tennis is like, in the middle.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah, pretty much. I mean, you can shut your eyes and listen to tennis and be like, what is this?

[Kat Radley]

What porn channel is this?

[Michael Kosta]

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. It's the best.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah, it's because it's. I mean, it is A lot of people in very tight clothing. Like the speed skaters.

[Michael Kosta]

Skeleton luge.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah, it's a lot of very. Yeah. Tight spandex bodies pressed against each other.

[Michael Kosta]

Speed.

[Kat Radley]

Speed. Zero degree temperatures.

[Michael Kosta]

Dude. There's a sport in the Winter Olympics where you carry a gun on your back.

[Kat Radley]

While skiing.

[Michael Kosta]

While skiing. I mean, the Winter olympics kicks ass. 100 years from now, we're gonna talk about the Winter Olympics. There used to be natural occurring snow.

[Kat Radley]

Oh, yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Kat Radley]

But non Russian athletes.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah, non Russian athletes.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. It's like they're Russ. But not competing under Russia. I'm very excited about that. I gotta go back to this penis injection.

[Michael Kosta]

Let's go back to the penis.

[Kat Radley]

What were they injecting the penis with?

[Michael Kosta]

Hyaluronic acid.

[Kat Radley]

Hyaluronic acid.

[Michael Kosta]

Which is something that I guess we put in our. It's in our face cleaners. And.

[Kat Radley]

Oh, okay. Did it go into the scrotum or the shaft?

[Michael Kosta]

I know the way I do it is I go through the anus. Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

Just take the long route.

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Kat Radley]

Come on, it's more than a centimeter. Give yourself some credit.

[Michael Kosta]

Equates to a certain distance advantage of time in the air.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. These guys should be getting like science Nobel Prize. Like, that's.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah, yeah. It's in a sky jumping rocked by penis gate. Everything's gate.

[Kat Radley]

Oh, I was just gonna say I'm so sick of putting gate on everything. It's just. Can we stop doing that, please?

[Michael Kosta]

It's like democracy's over. Gate.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Dictator gate.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

So that ski jumper is. They've been disqualified. Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

The two of them have been disqualified. And acid injections in the penis. Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

That's unfortunate.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah. It's too bad.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

It would really suck because I as an athlete myself, former athlete, I do. I feel bad for these athletes because they did compete their whole life for this.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

And. 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?

[Kat Radley]

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.

[Michael Kosta]

Honey, you need to win gold. Do whatever it takes.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Another fun sporting event that might be happening as we're leading into next week is the super bowl hype.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

You know, America loves a good hype leading up to the event.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah. So we'll have media day. Media day will be when I'm hosting. So it's usually something happens there.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

And it's all pretty cliche and boring, but usually something comes out of that.

[Kat Radley]

Some sort of like behind the scenes scandal. Especially now the. So the Bad Bunny halftime show.

[Michael Kosta]

That's right.

[Kat Radley]

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.

[Michael Kosta]

That's right. I bet you they're pumping their penises up with hyaluronic acid right now.

[Kat Radley]

Oh, they're pumping their penises.

[Michael Kosta]

Oh, I would love it if somebody was political. Oh, I would love it.

[Kat Radley]

There's no way Billie Joe Armstrong will not say something about them. As someone who's. 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. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

Because what? Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

Cause he's like, yeah, they don't like Spanish speakers. They also think he, you know, he's a little gender fluid. They don't really like all that going on.

[Michael Kosta]

Okay.

[Kat Radley]

And 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, like, announced to be like, yeah, we're going to do it. And then, like, I got so much worse. And they're just kind of like, oh, yeah, we haven't really found anybody.

[Michael Kosta]

They don't like, look, this. This sums up a lot of Maga and I. How do I. 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.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

You know what I mean?

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

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.

[Michael Kosta]

That stays in.

[Kat Radley]

Alan, see them come for that.

[Michael Kosta]

Could you point out Bad Bunny in a crowded restaurant?

[Kat Radley]

I could. Yes.

[Michael Kosta]

I could not.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah, I know.

[Michael Kosta]

I like his music. When I. 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. But I could not point him out.

[Kat Radley]

See, that's the thing. I don't really know his music, but I know his look and his vibe. Like, I've. I've, like, seen his SNL appearances and stuff. He's got a great look. He's, you know, he's usually got, like, glasses, a nice facial hair thing going on. He, you know, he'll wear dress, hat. Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

Oh, I danced with that guy a couple weeks ago at a party. What? It's too bad that he's not gonna be performing at the Trump Kennedy center anytime soon.

[Kat Radley]

No, he will not.

[Michael Kosta]

I'm sure. That really hurts.

[Kat Radley]

And he's also been vocal about kind of. He. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

That's right.

[Kat Radley]

Like, outside the shows.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

So he's been doing a lot of international shows. Yeah. And I think they did announce that ICE is going to be present at the Super Bowl.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah, they tried to announce that as a. As a scare tactic, which, you know, is. Is a scare tactic for sure.

[Kat Radley]

That's like, super bowl tickets are so expensive. Like, the people, you know, they're like, oh, the day laborers and stuff. Like, they're not. Not that they should be picked up. They're here legally, and. Yeah. You know.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

But, like, you're gonna get, like, douchey rich white guys going to the super bowl, 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.

[Michael Kosta]

So they're mad that a Latin guy is popular and killing it.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

That's what this is all about.

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[Kat Radley]

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[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

Okay. So another big thing.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

Coming up next week.

[Michael Kosta]

Okay.

[Kat Radley]

That I think you're gonna end up covering. We might be in a partial government shutdown.

[Michael Kosta]

That's right.

[Kat Radley]

So the appropriations.

[Michael Kosta]

Tricky one.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Appropriations bill has to be passed, and the Democrats actually are trying to stand their ground. 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 rain in ice, you know, force them not to wear masks, to wear body cameras. And a lot of it, though, is kind of like laws that are kind of already in place. Like, they're already not following the laws, but they're 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.

[Michael Kosta]

It's a tricky one for Democrats because they don't want to have the government shut down 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 just looks awful.

[Kat Radley]

It's completely out of touch with what people want the majority of people want on both sides of the aisle. And, I mean, it Shut down. I'm like, shut it down. What's it doing now anyway? You guys aren't doing shit anyway.

[Michael Kosta]

It is a particularly awful time for the federal government.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

I don't even think. If you supported this administration, would you say this is a good time for the federal government?

[Kat Radley]

No.

[Michael Kosta]

Even they are having to solve crises that they've created.

[Kat Radley]

So that's gonna be happening next week.

[Michael Kosta]

So we'll probably be covering that, which there should be some fun, you know, 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.

[Kat Radley]

Are even a few Republicans now coming out against ICE and, you know, wanting nomen. Peach not wanting funding. Is it the Republicans who are not up for election and have nothing to lose now? Yes. But one thing, though. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

You know, when they check their phone Messages and there's 6,000 messages, it means something to them.

[Kat Radley]

It does. They really, like, they've been inundated with calls, voicemails. Once. I've heard of people who do, like, happen to get a staffer, and they. They are listening.

[Michael Kosta]

Yeah.

[Kat Radley]

So, yeah, that's their job.

[Michael Kosta]

And we. That's their job.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. I mean, they do work for us. Like, they get paid with our money.

[Michael Kosta]

We do forget that.

[Kat Radley]

So it's. Isn't it like, you really do. When you think about, like, how rich they are and how checked out they are, you're like, wait a minute. No, I'm your boss.

[Michael Kosta]

Also, I just wrote, you know, I just paid taxes, and it's, like, awful to then turn on TV and you see the federal government doing this stuff and you're like, I paid for. I paid for that. I paid for their hotel at the Homewood Suites.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Like, I'm getting ready to, like, write my, like, tax bill check, and I'm like, wait a minute.

[Michael Kosta]

I know.

[Kat Radley]

What the fuck am I doing?

[Michael Kosta]

It's very frustrating.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

Very frustrating.

[Kat Radley]

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 kind of get loose. 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.

[Michael Kosta]

You know, 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 snow plow comes, it buries your car. Do you know this?

[Kat Radley]

Yeah, I've been seeing it.

[Michael Kosta]

You've been seeing this. So I don't know if any.

[Kat Radley]

Probably laughing and I've been laughing my ass off.

[Michael Kosta]

A lot of people don't know this because you don't street park. And if a snow plow comes, I don't know. So it just buries your car. So 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 reburies it. And it's, 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, is tough.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

Getting to work is tough.

[Kat Radley]

Like walking subway or driving. Everything slows down.

[Michael Kosta]

Everything slows down. Ice on the train tracks, car accidents. It's just a shit show.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

And that's my show. And tell.

[Kat Radley]

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 like climb through to get to the other side of the sidewalk.

[Michael Kosta]

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 what It's. But there's nowhere to put the snow.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah.

[Michael Kosta]

So it's just extra complications. And this is my first time really experiencing it. I wanted to share that with you.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Share this hellhole that you've been going through. I will share. You know, I'm, I guess a basic bitch like everyone else out there.

[Michael Kosta]

That's for sure.

[Kat Radley]

I've just finished my, my second full viewing of Heated Rivalry. Wow. And the Second View. Cause I watched it for the first time. Then 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. If you're not watching it, if you haven't watched it. One, I'm sorry you're so homophobic.

[Michael Kosta]

And two, two, I'm afraid to watch men's figure skating on an airplane.

[Kat Radley]

You would hate Heater. 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 moments you cheer for, and it's just. It's lovely. And I think everybody should watch it, especially leading into the Winter Olympics, because I think you're gonna see, especially with the international hockey coming up, you're gonna be missing out. You're gonna 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 gotta watch it. And it's really lovely. And it's been a bright light of joy for me. Like, as I'm scrolling and watching, like, ice abduction videos, then I'm like, all right, I'm just gonna go back and watch the last five minutes of episode five of Heat of Rivalry again is like a palate cleanser. So it's beautiful. Get in on it.

[Michael Kosta]

My show and tell was my car gets buried in snow. Katz is, I rewatched a gay sex show.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. This is what happens when your country's descending into authoritarianism.

[Michael Kosta]

Like, are we gonna see, like, every. Every sports show now doing this genre? Probably.

[Kat Radley]

I mean, maybe if they want to capitalize on it. And it's. I'm gonna be like, I'm gonna watch the hockey in the Olympics. And I'm like, I swear to God, if one of two of these dudes don't start making it on the ice, I'm gonna lose my shit, man.

[Michael Kosta]

I really would want to be a much different miracle on Ice if the Americans, when they beat the Russians in 1980, they had to have gay sex with them.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. I mean, we'd be in a much different place internationally than we would right now. Maybe no war in Ukraine. Just saying international gay love stories in major sports is what is going to heal the world.

[Michael Kosta]

Probably. Yeah, probably.

[Kat Radley]

So if we can just get there all as a society, I think we'll be okay.

[Michael Kosta]

We'll be good.

[Kat Radley]

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.

[Michael Kosta]

Thanks, Kat.

[Kat Radley]

Yeah. Okay, so this has been the pre cap. I've been Kat Radley.

[Michael Kosta]

I'm Michael Kosta. I'm hosting the Daily show this week on Comedy Central, Paramount and right here in podcast form on the Daily Show Ears Edition.

[Kat Radley]

Thanks, guys. Stay safe out there.

[Michael Kosta]

Thank you. 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 1110 Central on Comedy Central and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount. This has been a Comedy Central podcast.

[Kat Radley]

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