Podcast · 68 episodes
What Now? with Trevor Noah, page 3
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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Meet Joe Opio - My Favorite PeopleThe episode is a hangout-style conversation about Joseph Opio’s “favorite people,” with lots of banter about food, money pressure, accents, and cultural misunderstandings.18 Dec 2025 · 2 h 12 min · 45 chapters
Zohran Mamdani: New York's New Mayor Pops InTrevor Noah interviews Zoran Mamdani, New York’s incoming mayor, about how he’ll staff the transition and deliver his agenda: freezing rent for rent-stabilized tenants, making buses faster and free,…16 Dec 2025 · 56 min · 25 chapters
Eliza Filby: Hard Work Is a Lie, This Is What Rich People Never Tell YouThe episode argues that today’s economic struggle for millennials and Gen Z is driven less by “hard work” and more by an “inheritocracy” (a system where opportunities depend heavily on parents’…11 Dec 2025 · 1 h 58 min · 51 chapters
Dr. Becky: You’re Not a Bad Parent, You’re OverwhelmedParenting when you’re overwhelmed; separating identity from behavior; using curiosity instead of judgment; teaching coping skills for hard moments like tantrums; boundaries plus validation;…4 Dec 2025 · 2 h 7 min · 48 chapters
Tom Mueller: The Most Dangerous Part of America’s Healthcare System Isn’t What You ThinkThe episode argues that U.S. dialysis is a “microcosm” of healthcare failure driven by profit incentives, weak oversight, and profiteering—turning a medical miracle into something that functions like…27 Nov 2025 · 1 h 37 min · 38 chapters
Sam Morril: Jokes, Outrage, and the New Rules of ComedySam Morril discusses how comedy works in a polarized era—jokes vs outrage, “instant feedback,” and how audiences react when a punchline doesn’t let them escape reality.20 Nov 2025 · 1 h 53 min · 53 chapters
INTRODUCING: Hidden Brain on Finding Your PurposeHidden Brain introduces a conversation on finding purpose and meaning after profound grief, using Victor Strecker’s personal story and his research perspective.18 Nov 2025 · 10 min · 3 chapters
Carter Sherman: Why Gen Z Stopped Having SexCarter Sherman, a reproductive health and justice reporter at The Guardian, discusses her book The Second Coming and argues that headlines about a “Gen Z sex recession” miss the real issue: young…13 Nov 2025 · 1 h 36 min · 34 chapters
Josh Johnson: Finding Meaning in a System Built to Fracture YouJosh Johnson discusses finding personal meaning and artistic identity in a media/entertainment system that can “fracture” people—contrasting money-chasing with loving the process, and how comedy…6 Nov 2025 · 1 h 59 min · 39 chapters
The Broken Promise: Democracy, the Economy & What Comes Next with Pete ButtigiegConversation with Pete Buttigieg about democracy under strain, the economy and infrastructure, and what citizens can do next—plus a lighter segment on beard identity and social media.30 Oct 2025 · 1 h 50 min · 45 chapters
Roy Wood Jr. Gets Real About Fear, Fame, & FatherhoodRoy Wood Jr. and Trevor Noah discuss how Roy’s career and personal life are shaped by fear, professionalism, and fatherhood.23 Oct 2025 · 2 h 14 min · 41 chapters
99% Invisible and the Megachurch (featuring Gillian Jacobs)The Angelus Temple in Echo Park, Los Angeles—designed by Pentecostal founder Amy Semple McPherson—and how it became America’s first megachurch prototype, blending spectacle worship with mass media,…21 Oct 2025 · 36 min · 14 chapters
The Real Malala: Jeans, Crushes, & HealingMalala Yousafzai discusses her journey from defying the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education, to being shot on a school bus, to healing and rebuilding a “normal” life in the UK while continuing global…16 Oct 2025 · 1 h 50 min · 39 chapters
Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out LoudSenator Bernie Sanders argues that America is dominated by oligarchy—extreme wealth concentration, corporate control of the economy and media, and billionaire influence over elections—undermining…9 Oct 2025 · 1 h 27 min · 29 chapters
Kara Swisher: Tech, Power, and Why You Should Get the F*cking DuckTech power, privacy, and misinformation; how telecom/internet infrastructure and competition shape access; whether today’s tech is true innovation or mostly marketing/extraction; phone-camera and…2 Oct 2025 · 2 h 12 min · 54 chapters
Ezra Klein: America At Its Breaking PointEzra Klein (New York Times columnist and host of The Ezra Klein Show) discusses America’s political instability and the breakdown of “rules” in U.S.25 Sep 2025 · 2 h 24 min · 58 chapters
Mustafa Suleyman: Will AI Save Humanity or End It?Mustafa Suleyman (Microsoft AI CEO; ex-DeepMind co-founder) discusses what AI is, why it’s scaling now, and the major risks and governance needs—especially job displacement, environmental costs, and…18 Sep 2025 · 1 h 45 min · 47 chapters
What Now Is Back!This episode is a mix of ad reads and comedy. It highlights Whole Foods Market’s quality standards: since 1980 they ban 575+ ingredients across food, body care, supplements, and cleaning, including…15 Sep 2025 · 1 min · 4 chapters
Between the Seasons: Stories from a South African ChildhoodTrevor and a co-host revisit Trevor’s South African childhood to explain how prayer, community play, temptation, body norms, argument, and apartheid-era integration shaped his values and creativity.28 Aug 2025 · 26 min · 13 chapters
Between the Seasons: Trump Dropping Bombs for PeaceThe episode is a comedic “between the seasons” reflection on the Israel-Iran escalation, focusing on Donald Trump’s role and the idea of “de-escalation” through bombing.10 Jul 2025 · 12 min · 5 chapters