Jon Stewart Make the headlines in February When he appeared on “CBS Mornings” before his return to accommodation “of the Central Comedy”The Daily Show“And said that Apple Canceled his previous talk show, “the problem with Jon Stewart” because “they didn’t want me to say things that could cause me trouble.” In the April 1 episode of “The Daily Show”, Stewart was in more detail on the concerns of Apple concerning the management of his now focused talk show and the corresponding podcast.
Stewart interviewed the president of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan on “The Daily Show” and told him that he had once presented to have him as guest on the Podcast “The Problem”. Given Khan’s work to the FTC targets the monopolistic practices of technological giants, Apple did not want Stewart to disseminate the program to speak of these subjects.
“I wanted to have you on a podcast and Apple asked us not to do it,” said Stewart. “They literally said,” Please don’t talk to him. “”
Stewart went a little further and said that Apple did not even want him to talk about AI’s perils on his podcast. He said, “They would not let us do this stupid thing that we have just done in the first act on AI”, referring to A segment of almost 15 minutes Stewart made earlier in the program in which he criticized the rise of AI and explained how it makes human workers obsolete.
“Like, what is this sensitivity?” Stewart asked Apple questions. “Why are they so afraid of having these conversations in the public sphere?”
“I think it simply shows the danger of what is happening when you concentrate so much power and so many decisions in a small number of companies,” replied Khan.
Variety contacted Apple representatives to comment.
Stewart started his Apple series in 2021 as part of a first year agreement over several years He signed with the technology giant streaming arm. The first season of the show broadcast episodes every two weeks, while the second season has increased to a weekly format. “The problem” explored Stewart only one subject with each episode. The streamer confirmed last October that the Stewart program would not come back for a third season.
While an individual with knowledge of the situation said at the time that the split of Stewart and Apple was amicably, The New York Times reported that the duo had disagreements on subjects that were to be covered during the third season, including AI and China. Members of the American House of Representatives Later questioned Apple CEO Tim Cook, if the technology giant’s decision to cancel the Stewart program was because the host may have planned an upcoming episode on China.
Stewart hosts new episodes of “The Daily Show” on Monday evening on Comedy Central.