Podcast · 68 episodes
What Now? with Trevor Noah, page 2
by Trevor Noah · English
Trevor currently hosts a weekly podcast titled What Now? with Trevor Noah. In this new podcast, listeners get a chance to hear Trevor like never before. Trevor is joined each episode by celebrities, thought leaders, athletes, and friends to chat about the contemporary topics on everyone’s minds. He brings the kinds of conversations that happen behind the scenes to light - full of radical candor, authentic back-and-forths, and honest reactions, with Trevor bringing to bear his classic, effortlessly playful and equally probing style. Get in touch with us! Send your voice recordings to whatnow@dayzeroproductions.com with suggestions for topics, guests, or what you would do If You Ruled the World and we may just use it on the show! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of What Now ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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Hasan Piker: Fighting the Democratic EstablishmentHasan Piker discusses why he says the Democratic Party “establishment” is too moderate and conciliatory to right-wing culture framing, arguing that this messaging/policy failure helped Democrats lose…28 May 2026 · 1 h 57 min · 41 chapters
Meet Wil Sylvince - My Favorite PeopleWil Sylvince discusses growing up Haitian in East New York, Brooklyn; his family’s escape from François “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s dictatorship; his engineering curiosity and later career as a comedian;…21 May 2026 · 2 h 24 min · 65 chapters
Kareem Rahma: Content OverloadKareem Rahma (Subway Takes/Keep the Meter Running creator) and Trevor Noah discuss content saturation and incentives in short-form video, whether subway “takes” are staged vs algorithm-driven, and…14 May 2026 · 2 h 2 min · 53 chapters
Katie Couric: Is Objectivity Dead?Katie Couric and Trevor Noah discuss whether “objectivity” in journalism is dead, using examples from the U.S. and South Africa.7 May 2026 · 2 h · 51 chapters
Vic Mensa: The Power of PerspectiveVic Mensa discusses perspective—how location, language, and technology change meaning; how “time” and social cues differ across cultures; and how online fragmentation and misinterpretation affect…30 Apr 2026 · 2 h 14 min · 52 chapters
Ian Bremmer: Who Is Actually Running the World?Ian Bremmer discusses who effectively “runs the world” as global leadership diffuses from governments to other actors, especially technology companies and AI systems.23 Apr 2026 · 1 h 47 min · 57 chapters
Oobah Butler: The Digital MirageTrevor Noah and guest Oobah Butler discuss “The Digital Mirage,” focusing on how online review platforms can be gamed and how people respond to hype and false scarcity.16 Apr 2026 · 2 h 4 min · 56 chapters
Dex Hunter-Torricke: Translating the Titans of TechThe episode argues that major tech platforms (especially Meta/Facebook and YouTube) are structurally designed to keep people—particularly children—engaged, and that this contributes to social harm,…9 Apr 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 30 chapters
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?The episode is a wide-ranging conversation that uses two anchors: (1) how true-crime storytelling is formulaic and how victim families experience the “episode count” and dramatization, and (2) Trevor…2 Apr 2026 · 2 h 23 min · 70 chapters
Meet José Andrés - My Favorite PeopleJose Andrés (World Central Kitchen) discusses emergency food aid as a trust-building, logistics-driven “first contact” operation—arriving quickly, partnering with local cooks and leaders, adapting on…26 Mar 2026 · 1 h 33 min · 30 chapters
Emily McDonald: Can You Rewire Your Brain?How to “rewire” addictive and compulsive behaviors by understanding habit formation, dopamine-driven learning, and using deliberate “gaps” between craving and action; plus a discussion on how…19 Mar 2026 · 1 h 55 min · 40 chapters
Arthur C. Brooks: Are We Happy Yet?The episode explores what “happiness” really is and why formative embarrassment and suffering can become turning points. Arthur C.12 Mar 2026 · 2 h 4 min · 51 chapters
Malcolm Gladwell: Do Fairytales Make Adulthood Harder?The episode debates how modern media and “reimagined” fairy tales shape attention, imagination, and expectations about how life turns out.5 Mar 2026 · 2 h 2 min · 54 chapters
Hilke Schellmann: Is Your New Boss a Robot?How AI is reshaping hiring and work—especially job interviews, resume screening, and “vibe checks”—and why AI can reproduce or amplify bias rather than eliminate it.26 Feb 2026 · 1 h 14 min · 32 chapters
Dr. Steven Hassan: Are You In a Cult and Don't Even Know It?Steven Hassan, former Unification Church (Moonies) member and cult-education therapist, explains how destructive cult recruitment works and how to recognize mind control today.19 Feb 2026 · 1 h 47 min · 42 chapters
Dulce Sloan: Will You Be My Valentine?Dulce Sloan discusses dating, loneliness, gendered safety fears, and how “choice” and modern dating apps affect relationships.12 Feb 2026 · 1 h 54 min · 52 chapters
Cleo Abram: What Could Go Right?The episode is a conversation about how “Huge If True” (Eugene Mirman’s/host’s explainer approach) counters media pessimism by making optimistic, visually engaging explanations of hard problems.5 Feb 2026 · 2 h 9 min · 57 chapters
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are A**holes)Bertie Gregory, a wildlife filmmaker/explorer, argues that conservation is about keeping ecosystems healthy for human survival and livability, not “saving the world” for its own sake.29 Jan 2026 · 1 h 31 min · 43 chapters
Rachel Yehuda: The Biology of What We CarryThe episode argues that trauma is not only a psychological experience but also a biological stress response, visible in the body (especially threat circuitry and stress-hormone regulation).22 Jan 2026 · 1 h 32 min · 23 chapters
Prime Minister Mia Mottley: Climate, Immigration, and the Power of Small NationsPrime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados discusses how small nations can lead on climate, immigration, education, and development; she connects Rihanna’s global influence to Barbados’ values of…20 Jan 2026 · 1 h 35 min · 35 chapters
John Oliver: Why Everything is a Scam: FIFA, Mergers, & Information LiteracyJohn Oliver and Trevor Noah discuss how media and institutions can be scams, using examples from FIFA/World Cup corruption, mergers and “information literacy” (how people are manipulated), and the…15 Jan 2026 · 2 h 2 min · 54 chapters
Dr. Jessica Knurick: Is American Food Actually Poison? Debunking the MAHA Movement & Nutrition MythsDr. Jessica Knurick (Nurik) debunks nutrition myths and criticizes the MAHA/“Make America Healthy Again” movement’s messaging style, arguing that many claims are sensational, selectively true, and…8 Jan 2026 · 1 h 49 min · 42 chapters
A New Year's Repost! Zohran Mamdani (NYC's Brand New Mayor) Pops InTrevor Noah interviews Zoran Mamdani, NYC’s incoming mayor, during a transition period before January 1.1 Jan 2026 · 56 min · 25 chapters
Wesley Morris: How Critics at Large See the Stories We MissWesley Morris (Critic at Large) discusses how critics read culture by tracking what society fixates on and what it ignores, using examples from film, sports, and naming trends.25 Dec 2025 · 2 h 13 min · 47 chapters