The Daily Show: Ears Edition - DOJ Buries Epstein Files on Trump & Snowball Fight Turns MAGA Into Snowflakes | Christa Miller

Episode Date: February 27, 2026

Desi Lydic dives into the latest fallout from the Epstein files: Bill Gates overshares about his romantic affairs, Bill and Hillary Clinton give closed-door congressional testimony about their Epstein ties, and an explosive allegation against Trump resurfaces despite the DOJ's best efforts to bury it. Plus, Republicans spin a snowball fight into an act of terrorism against the NYPD, and Michael Kosta heads to the scene to collect evidence before it melts. Grace Kuhlenschmidt has the latest on the hottest tech advancements, including fart-tracking underwear, science-backed dance moves for men, Waymo’s human solution to car doors left open, and an AI video of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise that answers the question: Who killed Jeffrey Epstein? Christa Miller, star and music supervisor of the Apple TV series “Shrinking,” joins Desi Lydic to discuss her personal connection to her character’s empty nester storyline, how this role has made her more comfortable with vulnerability as an actor, and what it’s like working on the series with her husband Bill Lawrence, the show’s creator and executive producer. Miller also shares how years working in NYC nightclubs prepared her for music supervision and Desi reveals the IMDB credit they have in common. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A snowball fight turns conservative... into snowflakes, and a new technology can analyze farts. If you fart, which I don't. You did just now. But first, let's get into our ongoing coverage of the very normal and not shady handling of the Epstein Files. Pretty boring stuff. When you see Epstein Files dropped last month,

creepy old men from every sector of society have fallen from grace, including one of the world's richest men, Bill Gates. Before the Epstein Files came out, we all just thought of him as Steve Jobs, no Riz. Now we think of him as Steve Jobs with no Riz from the Epstein files. And now he's doing damage control. Bill Gates apologized to staff of the Gates Foundation Tuesday, admitting he made mistakes that cast a cloud on the philanthropy. He also acknowledged two affairs but said they

did not involve Epstein victims. I did have affairs, one with a Russian bridge player who met me at bridge events and one with a Russian nuclear physicist who I met through business activities. Wow. I'm going into this much detail with your staff a giant HR violation. Thank you everyone for hopping on this Zoom call. Let's touch base on who I've been f***ing. Okay. First, Svetlana and who boy did we get freaky.

Let's just say nothing was micro or soft. Thank you. Thank you. I love how he's going out of his way to make sure people know how old the women were. I met her at Bridge. And then we went out to dinner at 4.30. We spent all night giving our social security numbers to a scammer on the phone.

And then she leaned over to me and whispered, I'm not wearing any depends. I rode the stair lift all the way up to her bathroom and shared a romantic soak in her walk-in tub. He's not the only person trying to explain their ties to Epstein this week. You all remember Hillary Clinton, the former senator, Secretary of State, and presidential nominee, and her husband, Bill,

who pretends to write political thrillers with James Patterson? They've been facing tough questions about their connections to Epstein, and now we might get some answers. Secretary Clinton sat for a closed-door deposition in Chappaqua, New York. Tomorrow, it's former President Bill Clinton. Oof, another Clinton deposition.

It's staggering to think about how much money lawyers have been paid because of Bill's penis. His dick has a higher GDP than most nations. But maybe, maybe this is a signal that Congress is finally ready to hold everybody accountable. A former president's never been compelled to appear before Congress. Is this where this is all heading as of today? Well, we've never had a former president either this close to a convicted felon either. I mean, it's problematic.

Yes, we must hold these former presidents accountable. I mean, who knows what kind of. former damage these former presidents could do with their former fingers on the former nuclear button. But obviously, they're not going to hold Donald Trump in for a deposition because, as you'll remember... I've been totally exonerated on Epstein. That's right. That's right. All the relevant files have come out. There's nothing incriminating about Trump, and that's what all the files, which we've all seen all of, have all said. So I guess case closed.

Nothing else to see here. The DOJ's release of the Epstein files is missing some very important and potentially explosive materials. As MS now reports, quote, The Justice Department has withheld notes and memos reflecting FBI interviews from its release of the Epstein files. Materials about an unproven sexual assault accusation against President Trump. Huh. That's strange. Trump's DOJ did that?

the same DOJ that promised to release the Epstein files and then gave influencers binders filled with old documents and they wouldn't release more so Congress had to pass a law saying that they had to, but they still missed the deadline to release the files, and then when they finally did, the files were riddled with sketchy redactions. That DOJ? Nah, I can't see it.

I don't think so. Now, usually, you would expect that a batch of missing files linking the president to international sex crimes would be the main story on any network. But conservative media has found a story even more disturbing and explosive. Socialist mayor of New York City still refusing to call for consequences for suspects that pelted New York police officers with chunks of ice and snow. They chalked this up to being a snowball fight. Not really. Looks like a bombardment. This is not fun. This is not kidlike.

This is an assault. This is a crime. That was not a snowball fight. That was cops getting pummeled by snowballs. That's not snow. That's this weapon at this point. what a riot looks like and that's what we have in New York City. Yeah, that's right. It was a riot, an ambush, an insurrection. Yeah. And on Monday when NYPD officers got hit with snowballs when they walked into the middle of a giant snowball fight. And while the police left without breaking up the snowball fight, they did later go back through the evidence and make an arrest.

Can you just imagine the guy in jail waiting to get booked? What are you in here for? First degree snowball? God damn, that's cold. Look, this incident has become a big controversy here in New York. Was it just an incident snowball fight? Did people go too far? All I can say is, as a New Yorker,

I just hope spring gets here soon so that we can get back to hitting each other with hammers. Some more on this snowboard. fight in and its aftermath we go live to Washington Square Park with Michael Costa latest doesie the NYPD is on the scene collecting evidence snowballs like this will be sent to the lap uh shit it melted my bad I left it on my laptop Michael isn't the NYPD overreacting here I don't think it warrants this much of an investigation I totally agree Desi the police response is completely

completely over the top. At the end of the day, it was just some kids having fun. Who doesn't love a good snowball? Okay, nice one, Timmy. You know, you got me good. Totally fun. Let me ask. If the snowball throwers are actually arrested,

what consequences could they be facing? Well, according to the police commissioner, they could be looking at some serious legal... Oh, God, okay, hey! Timmy! That one had some ice in it. got some ice in it. There's a couple sharp edges here.

Still fun. Just trying to do a little work. Anyway, police are looking at security footage, which they are determined. Hey, Jesus! That one was yellow. Throw pissballs at me, a little punk. This is rhino's skin.

Do you need a minute? You seem a little worked up. No, no, it's just rhino skin is expensive and it's hard to get. It's actually illegal. This is all fun in the snow. Hey, stop it. Jesus Christ! I'm serious! This is assault!

This is attempted murder. I could have been killed! How could you have been killed? This is New York. These snowballs can be filled with syringes, knives, STDs. Maybe all three. I'm done with you, Timmy. I'm calling the cops. Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Costa. Get a hold of yourself. Okay, they're just kids. Well, police, I like to report a hate crime.

You're going to get the chair, Timmy, and I'm going to dance on your grave, you bitch. Oh, my God. Rino-skinned Americans like me. are a protected class, Desi. Offenders must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. And I'm... Just a snowball fight.

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To find out more, we turn to Grace Coolinchment in our ongoing segment, Tech Yeah. Technosapians. I'm Grace Cooling Schmidt, but you can call me by my first screen name, the Color Purple 29, inspired by my favorite color unrelated to the film about domestic abuse. Sorry, Oprah. Anyway, this is Tech Yeah, where I tell CPU all about the biggest stories in tech. Let's begin with some news from a town I've been told I'll never working again. Hollywood.

Where the city of Angels just might be turning into the city of A-I Angels. Two of the biggest stars in the world, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, apparently duking it out on the roof of a skyscraper, but it's completely fake. Digily created with AI technology. It's the video that has Hollywood freaking out. You killed Jeffrey Epstein, you animal. He was a good man. He's crazy.

I literally wrote a movie with that exact scene in it. Great mind. Why everyone in Hollywood is freaking out. This looked so real. Right down to the glimmer of hope in Tom Cruise's eyes that this stunt would finally be the one that kills him. Or some haters are weird. worried that it's going to destroy the entire film industry and ruin countless lives along the way.

Well, you know what? That's what Hollywood gets for not casting me in sinners. Michael B. Jordan gets to be two people, and I can't even be in one of the many cunnelingus scenes. Make that make sense! You can't make it in Hollywood. You can always fall back on your second dream job. Waymo has come up with a low-tech solution for a high-tech problem. Customers are leaving doors open after exiting the self-driving vehicles, making them inoperable. Waymo is now paying nearby door-dashers to shut the open doors so the driverless cars can pick up their next passenger. It's just like they say, when God closes a door, he can make six bucks on door dash. Some this is, most people are stuck in an office all day, but you, you get to drive.

around hunting for open car doors. And if you close enough of them, you get to eat dinner. The future is amazing. I'd be great at this job. I love closing things. Gates, trunks, coffins. I don't care if the funeral is open casket.

Your grandma is busted. Being on, because it's time for tonight's study that makes you go, hmm. Tonight's study is all about this. If you wanted why some guys light up the dance floor while others look like they're swatting invisible flies, science may have the answer. In the study by Northumbria University, volunteers dance for 30 seconds while motion sensors tracked and removed. They were later turned into faceless 3D avatars to allow women to rank the routines.

Men rated as good dancers showed more variety and upper body movement while repetitive moves and stiff twisting scored near the bottom. Next to this cutting edge tech, scientists have confirmed what we already suspected. Women love men having seizures. My cousin has epilepsy, and he is drowning in pussy. It is very useful, because now we know if you're a good dancer and can't get a date, you ugly, brother. Of course, you can't just dance to attract women. You need to have the perfect pickup line as well. Luckily, I know just the one.

You killed Jeffrey Epstein, you animal. He was a good man. Yeah, that's a panty dropper. And speaking of underwear, if you, like me, love putting gadgets in all the wrong places, have I got a tech and product for you? Researchers are looking for volunteers to put on a new type of smart underwear designed to track human flatulence and also stress test them. University of Maryland scientists say that the garment has a snap in device,

which acts like a glucose monitor, but for intestinal gas. that it could open the door to measuring gut microbiome metabolism. That is the smell of innovation. And falafel, sorry. But I love this product, finally a way for health nuts to get in there 10,000 farts a day. Heck, I think I'll get two. One for the back and one to track my cooter tutors.

I swear, when those two get to yapping, I'm like, you gals should start a podcast. learned from this data so far. Previous studies asked people to estimate, and they guessed between 10 to 15 times a day. Early testing has revealed something interesting. We found that people farted an average of 32 times per day. The average person farts 32 times a day? Imagine if you're an above average person.

Like, Beyonce must be farting 6,000 times a day. What a lucky horse. Know what you're thinking. must be part of this study. Well, bad news, because due to overwhelming demand, enrollment in the fart tracking study is currently paused. But lucky for you, I'm conducting my own study. All you have to do is email me every time you fart

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Please welcome Krista Miller. That's exciting. I love that episode in the show. Thank you. No secret that we are huge shrinking fans here. We were lucky enough to have Jason Siegel on the show and Michael Yuri and our good friend, Jessica Williams, who you get to work with now. Yes. And I have to say, Liz is quite the scene stealer in every single scene.

You are so brilliantly hilarious. Thank you. It feels, this show is so funny and heartfelt and moving. It feels really cathartic to watch. Like therapy, for those of us who need it desperately in this moment in time. Does it feel that way to make the show? You know, it's interesting because my Harrison's character is based on my actual psychiatrist. So we have a lot.

That is so funny. That's true. That's true. Does your psychiatrist know that? Yes. Does it make your sessions awkward? Yes. Wonderful.

And so, and my psychiatrist, he's written a book called The Tools. It's all about the tools. Actually, Jonah Hill made a documentary about him on, for Netflix. His name is Phil Stutz. Anyway, so they will use some of his tools on the show, and it'll be sometimes in scenes that I'm not in. And when I watch the show, I'm like, oh, I gotta use that tool. Yes.

That's a tool I've been forgetting to use. Oh, all of them. I'm taking notes constantly while watching it. Liz has a great storyline. I don't want to give anything away, but this season about being an empty nester, which is something so wonderful to see on screen, to see on screen because we don't see that story being told very often.

How does it feel to be able to explore that? Was that important to you? Well, I have to be honest. So I'm actually nothing like Liz. You said that. That sounds like something Liz would say. We have three children. And my husband is actually more like Liz than I am like Liz.

And my husband, kind of our last child. went to college this year, and my husband kind of fell apart. I mean, he's managed to find a week. My son's at NYU. He's managed to find a week to teach at NYU, you know, just to be close to my son. So funny. And he's with my daughter now.

My daughter's on Tori's with her now. You know, so he's got, like, he's, and I'm more like, peace out. Yeah. Peace out, free bird. Sure. I'm a free birder. I, I, I, I, I,

Because you need a break at some point, right? I'm like, I'm happy for them to be, but when they get older, it's worse. I don't know if anyone is three older children, but it's just playing whack-a-mole all the time. But like with, like, I think though with Liz, like the fact that her son won't speak to her after she gets caught saying that mean thing, I think she feels like she's going to die. Yes. That she's really going to die. And anyone who's a parent feels that, feels that pain.

And on that, you're such a brilliant comedic actress, but to get to see Liz in a more vulnerable space this season is really a pleasure, because you're such a beautiful, dramatic actress. Was that exciting to get to do that? It, you know, this show has been really magical in terms of in every way with the writers and the cast and everyone, and also it's a place where you can fail, which I think that it's safe to fail.

But it was like the same. second episode we ever shot, I did a line that wasn't supposed to be vulnerable, but it hit me in the moment that I felt vulnerable. And all the writers went, oh, and I also clicked into that's who she is and why she won't be annoying. And why, because that character could be annoying, you know, someone that you wouldn't like. I think she's perfect in every way. That may say something about my personality, but. It probably does a little. tiny bit, does he? I'll investigate that with my therapist.

Something you should look into. You could talk to Harrison because, you know, he and my psychiatrist are quite close now. Yes. Oh, I bet. But I think that and to lean into it more, it's made me really inspired work-wise, and now I don't have kids in the house. And it just, this show has been really inspiring for me and to go deeper and to, you know, it's easy to fail. It's easy to fail comedically.

You know it. You hear crickets. You know, you just botched it, but you tried it. But it's kind of easy to do that. Failing when you're being vulnerable is harder. Extremely. And so it's, I know it's a good day. Jason Segal said to me when we started saying,

I know it's a good day when I failed four times. And on the way home, I can go, oh, those four times were just terrible. But you tried on it. Oh, I feel so much better hearing you all say that. I'm like, okay, I'll cut myself some slack. Just terrible, it's good. Yeah. And so I went, okay, well, I'm going to do that then.

Your husband is Bill Lawrence, who created the show. The two of you have worked on several projects together. I'm just wondering, my question is, why would you give my husband permission to think that that's a good idea? I deeply apologize. Yes, thank you. I deeply apologize. Here's where you and I may differ.

Yeah. My husband, I mean, if you saw him at home or doing things in the home or just being at home, you would think that's someone that was, shouldn't be at a home by himself. You know, that he should maybe have supervision. He called me the other night and he says, it's so hot in here. And I'm like, you don't know how to use the air conditioner. And at work, he's kind of, he's a genius. He is, like, so sexy and charismatic.

And also at home, he wants to follow me around, ask me questions all the time. Oh, no. No, we don't have time for that. Follow me around. What are you doing? Where are you going? I'm like, you need to chill.

Like, I'm having alone time. And at work, he treats me like every other actor. I love it. And he's, like, doing nine things at once. he's whispering in actors' ears like jokes after we finish, and they're so funny. I mean, thank goodness. So it's really keeping things alive.

It's keeping things alive. Nice. Yeah. Nice. Yeah, like if I had just see him at home, the pandemic was tough. For all of us. For all of us.

Yeah. You're also the music supervisor on shrinking and also on previous shows. How did you fall into that? Well, I used to, I grew up in New York, and I used to do the door at clubs. I did the door at a club called Nels in New York, which was very cool in its day. As a DJ? No, I did the door.

I was the door person letting people in. Okay. Judging. Judging. I'm not like Liz. I'm not like Liz at all. And, but before that, like I would sub in for the DJ. I could DJ for about 20 minutes, but I always made mixed.

tapes for people. I always, you know, my mother was a supermodel, and my mother always had cool music playing, and I was exposed to a lot of cool music. So when they did scrubs, Bill wasn't happy with the music that they put in in the pilot, and I said, let me try it. And then I did, and Bill's like, and now you're the music supervisor. Just like that. Just like that. So all the boys and girls are like, I was like the mixed tape bringing the mix tape to parties, like doing all of that. You know, it paid off for me in the end. And my father used to say, if you knew your homework, as much as you knew the words to every song,

I'm like, it paid off for me ultimately. It did, and it adds, it really is like a whole character, the music to the show. It adds so much, so you're excellent at it. Thank you. Speaking of Scrubs, Scrubs, is back. Scrubs is back. Yeah. Yes, I did. I just did the finale.

You did? Oh my God, it was the most fun. Because first of all, if you remember, it was shrinking, we've got like, No commercials, and we can go over half an hour, and you go in, and it's like, it's 21 minutes that show. It's on network. So it was like to go in with the pace and to play with everyone, and also I know that character so well, it's so, we had a blast.

Oh, I can't wait to watch. I'm so excited. I have to tell you, Scrubs has a personal, I have a personal connection with Scrubs. I got my sad card from doing extra work, and one of the shows that I did, extra work on was scrubs. And I, at one point, played a featured extra named Nurse Butterface. Yeah, I don't want to brag.

I don't want to brag, but I did. It's not believable. I was Nurse Butterface. They were very classy about it. They didn't show my face. It's not a true story. It's not believable. I'm going to dig up my SAG, my extra voucher,

and I will show you, I was Nurse Butterface. Does anyone believe this? This is true. I swear to that. No, they do. See, they're like to take it as a compliment. They didn't show my face, and it's hard to make your ass look good in scrubs.

So, but honestly, it was, it was, that's how I got my sad card. So I'm just wondering, could I reprise my role? Is there an opportunity? They have asked, but before I came on, they had asked if you might be able to reprise your role. I figured, I figured. They're thinking of you.

Great, I'll be on set tomorrow. Thank you for being here. I have the hugest girl crush on you. Oh, right. That action. The biggest girl crush. Well, I see a storyline for shrinking next season when it comes back. Yes.

Yeah, you never know. You never know. Thank you for being here. Thank you for having me. I've got the best seat in the house in many ways, right? I'm sitting right next to the Speaker of the House. I'm sitting right behind the President of the United States. And I've got one internal monologue going on, one thought of my head the whole time,

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